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Offline MERDO-FORD

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66' ALTERNATOR
« on: October 01, 2013, 04:53:55 pm »
     JUST WONDERING IF SOME ONE OUT THERE CAN TAKE A PIC OF THEIR EXTERNAL REG ALTERNATOR WIRING FOR ME.
     MY WIRING HAS A  T SHAPED RUBBER BOOT WITH TERMINAL LUGS... BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE ON THE CORRECT WAY.
     WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FOR SURE SO WHEN I PUT MY NEW CHROME ALTERNATOR ON IT IS CORRECT.
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Offline DUNRITE66

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Re: 66' ALTERNATOR
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2013, 05:10:51 pm »
Google a schematics diagram of the wiring to the alternator for a 66...  You should have 3 wires yeah.  What alternator have you purchased.

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Re: 66' ALTERNATOR
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2013, 05:27:30 pm »
there is the full  original Ford 1966 workshop manual available free to all on the MOCA wesite in the Technical section.

http://www.mustang.org.au/technical-links.html
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Offline MERDO-FORD

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Re: 66' ALTERNATOR
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2013, 05:37:24 pm »
I HAVE 3 WIRES COMING FROM THE RUBBER T' BOOT....BUT ALL UP THERE ARE 5 TERMINALS ON THE BACK OF THE ALTERNATOR. I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CHROME EXT REG ALTERNATOR OFF EBAY COMES WITH A NEW REGULATR ALSO. HERE IS A PIC.
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Offline MERDO-FORD

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Re: 66' ALTERNATOR
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2013, 06:26:21 pm »
there is the full  original Ford 1966 workshop manual available free to all on the MOCA wesite in the Technical section.

http://www.mustang.org.au/technical-links.html


THANK'S FOR THE LINK, AT LEAST NOW I SHOULD BE ABLE TO ID THE WIRES BY COLOUR.
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Re: 66' ALTERNATOR
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2013, 09:22:46 am »
good luck , pleased to help :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
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Re: 66' ALTERNATOR
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2013, 06:36:56 pm »
I HAVE 3 WIRES COMING FROM THE RUBBER T' BOOT....BUT ALL UP THERE ARE 5 TERMINALS ON THE BACK OF THE ALTERNATOR. I HAVE BOUGHT A NEW CHROME EXT REG ALTERNATOR OFF EBAY COMES WITH A NEW REGULATR ALSO. HERE IS A PIC.

Looks nice mate.

This might be a dumb question
but that alternator looks like a modern type/style
Are you sure it doesn't have a regulator built in.

Why don't you bolt it on, but don't hook up the wires and stat it up and see what voltage it pumps out?

Moz

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Re: 66' ALTERNATOR
« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2013, 10:15:30 pm »
WELL IT ARRIVED AND ITS IN PLACE.....LOOKS GOOD...BUT THIS IS WHAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH WIRING WISE...
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Re: 66' ALTERNATOR
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2013, 10:15:27 am »
I JUST TOOK A GUESS...BIT HARD TO KNOW THE WIRING COLOURS THEY DONT MATCH THE COLOUR CODES IN WIRING DIAGRAMS....I HAVE 1 X BLACK WIRE,1 X LARGE BLACK WIRE WITH YELLOW TRACE,AND WHAT SEEMS TO BE 2 X WHITE (OR YELLOW THEY ARE OLD) WITH SEEMS TO BE BLUE TRACE. THERE IS NO ENGINE BLOCK GROUND EARTH WIRE TO THE BLOCK....
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