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??
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big_wasa
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| posted on 26/1/08 at 10:54 PM |
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p
 
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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
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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)
 
Mk5 Escort Alternator bracket
 
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 
Cheers,
Raz
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