The AVI160T2002-3 is supplied with the mounting adapter kit that may be necessary to complete the installation. The installation sheet is complete with photographs from an actual installation performed by one of our field application specialists.

As always please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments.

One of the improved features of the guide is a reference showing all available clocking positions for each of the Titan 105 and Titan 125 starter motors (see page 45).

As always please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments.

We are thrilled to be a supplier to TecDoc, and will be included in the next electronic catalogue publication due out on 6 July, 2009. This has been a substantial international project for us, and reflects our continuing commitment to the European marketplace.

Joe has an impressive track record acquired over 20 years in operations and general management positions worldwide. Prior to joining the team at Prestolite, Joe was President and CEO of Precision Parts International, a leading supplier of fineblanked and conventionally stamped components for automotive and industrial applications.

Joe has also held leadership positions with Magna, Volkswagen, and GM. You can read more about this by downloading the official announcement below.

OK, in plain English, let's say that you have a heavy duty tractor that needs a new alternator. You get the number off the unit, do a quick Google search and find that we are the original manufacturer. You contact one of our distributors, only to have us tell them that we can't sell them the part, and that you'll need to contact a dealership or service center that is an authorized representative for that original OEM in order to get a replacement.

This has been more than a little frustrating to consumers and distributors alike. Not so much because they need to go through the OES channel, but that we didn't show that initially. There's nothing worse than someone showing you a product on a website and then telling you that you can't have it.

So here's what we're going to do to fix that.

First, let me say something that isn't said nearly often enough. Prestolite Electric has the best, most qualified, most knowledgeable and highly trained aftermarket distribution channel of any company in business today. Period. These are the folks on the front lines (you know who you are), the ones that have been crawling in, under and around the heavy trucks and equipment where you'll find our products. These are the guys and girls that keep the entire world moving, because just about everything you see around you on every single day was, in whole or in part, delivered or handled by one or more of these pieces of equipment. And I just want to say 'Thank you' to everyone out there that works so hard to keep these vehicles up and running.

One of the things we've struggled with over the years is a way to let consumers know where it is they can find this expertise. To address this we've been working hard to update and centralize the information about our distributors, and have now integrated that information with Google Maps on our main website.

OK, in truth it usually comes out more along the lines of 'How on earth could you guys have taken something that should be so simple and turned it into such a mess?'. Well, believe it or not, we actually have a [good reason] [logical explanation] excuse.

Call it what you will, we can explain most of it, and have written a technical bulletin that describes in detail what most of our US alternator product numbering means and from where it came.

However, some OE vehicles (certain Mack Trucks, for example) come equipped with protective circuit breakers rated at 105 amp (12 volt) in the negative circuit near the battery. This can create severe service issues for these vehicles, and may falsely indicate that the alternator is not functioning correctly. Fortunately, this can be easily remedied in most cases.