mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:01 PM |
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smallest alternator
whats the smallest alternator i can get away with on my 2.0 zetec??
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Fatboy Dave
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:06 PM |
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There's loads of topics on this one, one just before the weekend...
45A is what I use on mine. You don't need anything bigger.
Dave
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:09 PM |
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do you have a part number for one? then i can pick one up from the factors
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Fatboy Dave
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:13 PM |
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I'm using a Lucas LRA101 from a mk3 Escort 1.1 on a fwd Escort Zetec bracket with a Sierra CVH pulley.
Dave
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:14 PM |
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were does that locate that on the engine??
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Fatboy Dave
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:31 PM |
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Low down on the nearside
Dave
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:36 PM |
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hmmm, will it fit on my engine??
![](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/spunky18/DSC07636.jpg)
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big_wasa
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:54 PM |
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p
![](/galpreviews/) ![](/gallery/)
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Fatboy Dave
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:55 PM |
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Got a pic of the side of your engine? i'll tell you if it will or won't...
Dave
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 10:59 PM |
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the inlet side??
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Fatboy Dave
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:12 PM |
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Yarrrrrr
Dave
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:21 PM |
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sorry poo photos but there is not much space, i think big wasas dunnell kit might just fit!
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Fatboy Dave
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:28 PM |
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Errrm, sorry, I actually meant exhaust <ahem!>
EDIT: the mk5 bracket woul;d also look like it'd fit round the back too... Look for similar moounts on the opposite side of the block to see
what I mean.
[Edited on 26/1/08 by Fatboy Dave]
Dave
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:33 PM |
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lets try again, bit more room this time
![](http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/spunky18/DSC07647.jpg)
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Fatboy Dave
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:36 PM |
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Can't seeclearly around your engine mount, but two of the three mounts (the square land above the waterpump outlet and the one between numbers 1
and 2 primaries in your second pic) are certainly present and unoccupied
Dave
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:38 PM |
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this is tricky without seeing what you have in mind!
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Fatboy Dave
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:47 PM |
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Scratch that, I'm talking bobbins, I wa slooking at the wrong lands. I think you've used the opnes required for your engine mounts
Don't have my digi cam so here's the ebst I can find off the net. I have the first type on my car; second type is off a Fiesta depending
what type of alternator you're using. Escort is over hung(!), Fiesta is over mounted (IYSWIM)
![](/galpreviews/mk5escalt.jpg) ![Mk5 Escort Alternator bracket](/gallery/mk5escalt.jpg) Mk5 Escort Alternator bracket
![](/galpreviews/festeraltbracket.jpg) ![Description](/gallery/festeraltbracket.jpg) Description
[Edited on 26/1/08 by Fatboy Dave]
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:53 PM |
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i might see if the dunnell one fits, i can always sell it on after! but yoru right the holes are used for my engine mounts
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mongrelwestie
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posted on 26/1/08 at 11:57 PM |
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nope ill make something custom!
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Paul TigerB6
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posted on 27/1/08 at 09:58 AM |
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I junked the standard Tiger supplied Lucas LRA101 for a Nippondenso alternator off a Daihatso Hijet van. It was about 2/3rds the size but gave plenty
of output to keep the battery topped up and was much more reliable (i fried 3 Lucas alternators as they wouldnt take the high revs with the Tiger
supplied pulley!!!).
It looks like this anyway (paid around £20 from a breakers) ......
Nippondenso alternator
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lsdweb
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posted on 27/1/08 at 10:58 AM |
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Daihatsu alternator on my old Zetec (also set back 9 inches!)
Here
And here
Wyn
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SeaBass
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posted on 27/1/08 at 11:40 AM |
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^^^^^^^
Same here. I mounted in a very similar way but on a blacktop with serpentine belt to run the waterpump. Mine came from a Suzuki Swift in the scrappy.
I've since picked up a similar one for my next project from a Kubota grass machine.
Cheers
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RazMan
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posted on 27/1/08 at 01:12 PM |
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You can get away with an even smaller alternator if you use my LED lights. It will probably save you 5A or more when the lights are switched on ![](/images//smilies/wink.gif)
Cheers,
Raz
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