Alternator question July 26, 2006, 11:45:48 PM So my alterantor decided to just die this afternoon. It was fine this morning when I drove it and it charged fine. I started the car this afternoon to move it around the garage and it sounded weird. It had a werr werr sound and the voltage guage was low but not low enough to trip the warning chime. Sure enough it was the alternator. I got a new alternator from Ford (I know I could have gone to a 3G but some of us are crazy and like to keep the cars as original as possible for car shows ) and I have a question about it. The alternator has the lower connector(not the voltage regulator connector) already in it. It has 3 wires on it with crimp conectors on them and heat shrink tubing on the wires. I don't really want to splice the wires if I don't have to. Do I have to use this new connector or can I just unplug the one from the old alternator and plug it in to the new alternator? Is there a reason that the new altenator already has this connector on it? Just wondering. Thanks in advance. Quote Selected
Alternator question Reply #1 – July 27, 2006, 12:02:32 AM I hate when they do that. They do it to keep cost down for combining a multitude of parts. If you want to keep it original, do what a lot of guys with collectable cars do and bring the old one to a rebuilder and have them rebuild yours. Quote Selected
Alternator question Reply #2 – July 27, 2006, 12:07:09 AM Sooooo can I just unplug the old connector and plug it into the new alterantor? I can get the connector off of the new alternator really easy I just want to make sure it's ok to do that. Quote Selected
Alternator question Reply #3 – July 27, 2006, 12:29:39 AM I know the ones we sell at work come with the plug and a warning stick that say if you don't replace it that the warranty it VOID. But I just unhooked it and used the factory. They a problem with those plugs getting hot and causeing a fire. So look over yours and make sure it isn't going to casue a bad conection Quote Selected
Alternator question Reply #4 – July 27, 2006, 12:51:48 AM I've seen many ford cars with the replacement connector.. hell my ranger even has it... I guess its just one of those Ford things. Quote Selected
Alternator question Reply #5 – July 27, 2006, 01:02:24 AM I keep hearing about this old connector causing a fire. I don't know if the connector on mine has been changed or not. If I plug this old connector into the new alternator am i going to have a flaming T-bird :flame: ?Does anyone have a pic of this new vs. old connector? Quote Selected
Alternator question Reply #6 – July 27, 2006, 08:43:17 AM The old ones get hot, then brittle, then crumble, allowing the wires to short-circuit to each other. Is your old plug brittle or still flexy? Quote Selected
Alternator question Reply #7 – July 27, 2006, 09:14:31 AM Quote from: MasterBlasterThe old ones get hot, then brittle, then crumble, allowing the wires to short-circuit to each other. Is your old plug brittle or still flexy?Yeah, check your wires from the plug back to there respective places, if they are still plyable then I would say it's okay to re-use the old plug. Just make sure to put some die-electric grease on the connecting blades before you plug it in. Quote Selected
Alternator question Reply #8 – July 30, 2006, 12:41:44 PM Sorry I took so long to reply but I was busy the last two days. The old plug and wires were still good so I reused them. I hooked everything up and it works fine. Now I can drive the car with A/C in this 95* heat :D Quote Selected
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