The dynamo in the Amazon is rubbish, and was from new. It produces no charge at idle, and precious little at higher revs. I find myself having to lump the aged battery out and charge it once a fortnight to make sure KGA starts.
There are plenty of ideas around for upgrading to a modern alternator, as on the Volvo Owners' forum here:
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=36163
But it narrows down to:
1) the SWEM alternator upgrade kit - which is highly regarded but on this side of the water, the recommended AC Delco alt is hard to come by;
2) the Scandcar alternator replacment - on the same continent and has everything you need. According to the website only the 35A version is suitable for a '66 Amazon, but I've mailed them and they confirm the 65A model will be fine.
I'll be going for the latter, when time and budget permits.
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