Recent content by eherlihy

I know this is an old thread, but I have been dealing with the thermostat on my circa 1986 M25 this week. I have had a 180ºF thermostat installed for the past ten years, with only a 1/16" hole. The M25 has a bypass hose and fittings that allow the cooling water to bypass the thermostat. Why...

That is a 90A alternator. Actually, I can continue to raise the adjusting arm. The only thing that holds the arm in place, and the alternator in position, is the friction between the arm and the bracket, caused by the tension from the bolt. As I said, I am not very impressed with this...

That will not work with the M25. There is just barely enough room to fit the coolant hose along the engine and run it between the engine and the lower arm of the bracket. A shorter belt would cause the arm to be closer to the engine, and the hose would no longer fit. Yes, I did. I carefully...

Here is a pic of my engine with the new bracket, and the upgraded alternator (not on an Ericson BTW); (I'm not too impressed with this kit either).

Caution - mounting bolts Last year I installed the upgraded Alternator mounting bracket, and a new Leece-Nevile / Prestolite 90 amp alternator on my Universal M25. If you are reading this far, you probably know that the new alternator uses EXACTLY the same housing as the old 55 amp Motorola...