1965 barracuda charging issue

I actually ran my 69 RR for a short time with two diodes cut out, they had shorted. It was between paydays LOL. The "infamous" failure was a loaner car I had about a 69 Valiant. Went out one morning to start it and warm it up. When I got back out, the loose belt was smoking. I did not realize a diode had fallen out of the mount and inside the alternator. When I wiggled the pulley with a rag, the diode wire shorted and burned up the underhood harness, THEN popped the link. Called the dealer and told them "send a wrecker and a different loaner." They sent the wetback with booster cables. HE looked at it and said "you are gonna need a tow truck!!!."