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Tech Talk => Engine Mechanical / Electrical => Topic started by: 78centurian on April 29, 2009, 02:23:43 PM

Title: YET ANOTHER QUESTION.....
Post by: 78centurian on April 29, 2009, 02:23:43 PM
on a 460 ford the alternator has 3 wires going to it......my questions is where do those 3 wires to to on the motor/ignition..
Title: Re: YET ANOTHER QUESTION.....
Post by: 78centurian on April 29, 2009, 04:30:40 PM
damn no one huh?
Title: Re: YET ANOTHER QUESTION.....
Post by: LBsuperjet on April 29, 2009, 04:39:40 PM
no worries, someone will chime in soon dont worry...id answer this, but im afraid ill be wrong...almost always haha

Reid
Title: Re: YET ANOTHER QUESTION.....
Post by: pw_Tony on April 29, 2009, 04:46:38 PM
Do you have a Ford alternator or a GM alternator?
Title: Re: YET ANOTHER QUESTION.....
Post by: 78centurian on April 29, 2009, 05:26:30 PM
the one thats on there right now is a gm i believe...it has 2 wires

the one i want to put on and i know for 100% it works is a ford one with 3 wires
Title: Re: YET ANOTHER QUESTION.....
Post by: Stevecat on April 29, 2009, 05:32:12 PM
Maybe this will help?

And thanks to whomever posted these diagrams - I think I scraped them off this site long ago!! Whoever you are - U da man!
Title: Re: YET ANOTHER QUESTION.....
Post by: pw_Tony on April 29, 2009, 06:18:16 PM
Quote from: 78centurian on April 29, 2009, 05:26:30 PM
the one thats on there right now is a gm i believe...it has 2 wires

the one i want to put on and i know for 100% it works is a ford one with 3 wires
On the GM you only have to run the one power wire to it, and bridge the two terminals off the back. Ford alternators need a resistor, stick with the built in one on the GM
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