I guess I should have clarified that the alternator I was working on was the one that was on my LS1. I don't think those alternators are meant to be torn down and rebuilt. The field has to be driven out of the casing. The bearing has to be pressed out of the casing. The output leads are soldered to the rectifier bridge and have to be broken loose to take the casing  apart. It was a bear to work on. But it still works.

The original alternator in our cars are a cakewalk to take apart compared to those LS type.
Eddie 702007-09-03 18:51:25

[QUOTE=SFVette]Aaahhhh......'what is Sea Foam' you ask, me darlin'?

It's my latest fave. Works wonders.

With the engine running, pull the far end of a vacuum hose that goes to the intake manifold (like the one that runs from the PCV valve to the manifold, for example). I use the end of the vacuum hose that goes from the power brake booster to the intake manifold. Pour part of a can of this miracle liquid into the open hose. When you're done, replace the hose and immediately turn off the engine; wait five minutes (or 15, which I do); turn the engine back on......rev it a bit, to about 1,500-2,000 RPM....and voila, marvel at the clouds of carbon that are being burned off your top end!

And I do mean clouds. You will smoke the neighborhood. Trust me. But after about five minutes or so, you got no more smoke. But you do got one nicely cleaned up top end.

I have been amazed at how much stuff Sea Foam burns away. And my impression is that the engine idles better, and acceleration/throttle response is improved (I've used it on more than the Vette).

It ain't gonna turn our L48's and L82's into 496/502 beasts--but it's such an easy-and-cheap-maintenance step, that performs just as it promises, that for me anyway it's something I plan on repeating on a regular basis.

You can get it at most auto parts stores for about $7 (they also make an aerosol 'deep creep' penetrating lubricant......oops, sorry; I said this wasn't the X-rated section, didn't I??) [/QUOTE]

I swapped the 85 mph speedo for a 165 speedo and while in there changed out all the bulbs.  I also changed out the steering box. 

[QUOTE=74-454]You got that right.  When I fix one thing, I cause two more problems.  I certainly don't need the help of others to add stuff on my to do list. [/QUOTE]