i learned the hard way on the "oversized alternator" <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />...
the unnamed auto store... err, checker, assured me that it would work for my powerwagon. right. worked great until the ENGINE FIRE <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/angry.gif" alt="" />! melted quite abit of wiring that day... turned out to be an alternator for something different, gm 400ci if memory serves. needless to say i got a "free" upgraded brandspanken new alternator (that ran for better than 3 bills) and all the stuff i needed to repare it, plus they payed for the towing <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />.