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Alternator option Ford 3g
Just wanted to share my alternator option. I had a Nissan Quest unit, but it was drawing .5 to .7 amps, so it needed to go. I saw a thread from a 928 group about using the Ford Contour unit. This was a very easy conversion. Only the mounting ears needed very little material removed from the back side, and if you use 8mm or 5/16 mounting bolts, it goes right onto the stock mount with no modifications. The alternator I bought was from a 95 Ford Contour 4cyl, it had the correct pulley, and uses the stock belt. The regulator needs to be changed to 97 F150 or equivalent. I am about 200 miles in on this, and it’s working great.
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Welcome to Carpokes and great post! I have the Nissan alternator and it's been working great for years (after finally finding a quality rebuild), but I've always thought there must be other alternators that are a closer fit without all the extensive grinding needed for the Nissan one.
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Fantastic! I have the Quest alternator, but for some reason mine didn't go happily onto the stock mount, even with all of the mods. I *also* ordered the Bosch Ford Scorpio unit from Germany, and either ordered the wrong part, or that one ALSO doesn't fit. I'm $400 into ill-fitting alternators (and my stock unit is now running happily again with a fresh regulator), so at this point, what's one more? Maybe I can turn them all into an art piece eventually.
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The Quest mount simply doesn't fit the stock mount, at all. Maybe they vary, but I had to seriously grind and hack at mine (and the mount) to get it in there.fasterfaster wrote: Sun Jul 26, 2026 1:45 pm Fantastic! I have the Quest alternator, but for some reason mine didn't go happily onto the stock mount, even with all of the mods. I *also* ordered the Bosch Ford Scorpio unit from Germany, and either ordered the wrong part, or that one ALSO doesn't fit. I'm $400 into ill-fitting alternators (and my stock unit is now running happily again with a fresh regulator), so at this point, what's one more? Maybe I can turn them all into an art piece eventually.