1963 Alternator boot

[Andy C.]

Does anyone know how many alternator boots were made during the 1963 production? see the pic from Vin#9403.

[Jimmy G.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

I went junking with John Pirkle a lot and I have seen at least three different versions of the 63 boot

[Tracy C.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

I can't imagine this boot unique to Corvettes. This style was likely used on any General Motors automobile produced in 1963.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

Does anyone know how many alternator boots were made during the 1963 production? see the pic from Vin#9403.

Andrew------


If you're looking for the guy that knows how many alternator boots were manufactured during the 1963 model year, you're going to be looking for a LONG time.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

Probably 10's of thousands. Not unique to a Corvette. All 628 alternators had them. That would include Chevys, Nova's and most all GM cars of that era using the 628 alternators.

JR

[Keith W.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

Back in the 80ts I worked in automotive world making various rubber components.
the picture with the red wire are various boots - if you look at the boots and where the ridges are / cross or Ts they are called kiss offs this is where the rubber pellets were heated up and purged through the mold after a few seconds the mold was lifted and the rubber boots removed.
This could be done with the wires in place or a fitting that could be removed and re used so it's just a boot.

These would have been done on original GM molds back in the day - look how sharp the lines are




This is a repo boot from a famous big time corvette supplier - look how uneven the kiss off is , it's not sharp

[Keith W.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot



Off my SWC 10293

[Joe L.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

Here's an NOS example:

[Perry M.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

Is there supposed to be a red plastic piece with a lip that the boot snaps over to hold it tight to the alternator? I believe mine had one but when I got it back after being restored, all I had was a reddish fiber part that has no lip. The boot is always loose from the alternator. When I asked the restorer about it, he said that is the way it's supposed to be.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

Perry,

The red plastic insulator with a lip is correct as the boot is held along with the wire to the alternator.
They are common and you can find one at almost any junk yard.

JR

[Perry M.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

thanks for confirming my thoughts on this plastic insulator Joe

[Timothy B.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

Perry,

The answer depends on if your 63 car is early or late. The red insulator with lip started later in production, early cars just had the flat insulator.

Look in the archives, I remember it was discussed years ago.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

Perry,

The answer depends on if your 63 car is early or late. The red insulator with lip started later in production, early cars just had the flat insulator.

Look in the archives, I remember it was discussed years ago.

Timothy,

Here's me eating my words officially! Have many 628 Alternators and the parts taken from those. Both early and late 63 among them. I have about 15 red insulators from those alternators and ALL of them have NO lip. Not a red insulator in the bunch with a lip. Tastes really bad to be wrong but I gotta eat my words anyway.

JR

[Timothy B.]

Re: 1963 Alternator boot

You just need another cup of coffee this morning.

The insulator with the lip is so much better especially because this red battery wire is hot. I noticed looking at the pictures that most of the time to get that boot to stay put on the (no lip) insulator you bend the red wire out to force the rubber boot to sit flush against the back of the alternator, I did the same thing on my 63.