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How hot does a alternator get?

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Mustang4119

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I ask this because I just received it. I want to paint it, but I already have rustoleum black spray paint. Do I need to really put on high temp engine paint? Is this pulley suppose to have 5 little ribs in it? I thought it was a 6 rib?
 

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The belt should have 6 ribs, the pulley will have 5... Kind of an optical illusion. The alternation gets EXTREMELY hot...
 
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it gets wicked hot. use high temp paint.
 

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Like bdcardinal says, it gets WAY hot, use the highest temp paint you can find. I used 1500 degree paint and its holding up well...excessive...yes...but I didnt want ANY flaking.
 
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