This is what is in the 63 Falcon. As far as I am concerned ditching the generator is a great thing but it would have been nice if someone had tagged it with something that says what year and model ford it came from.
It obviously launched the rear bearing out of the case. My spare motor had a much larger alternator that wouldn't fit in the engine bay but it used the same bearing so I pressed it in. It is a bit noisy now and I would like to replace it and need to know what to ask the parts guy for.
I can't tell you what year or model but it looks like the type of alt. that Ford used for may years. The actual amps produces may vary between models of alt. but that style was very common. What you can do is visit an old school auto parts store and hope that they have some "old school' countermen there who can ID that alt. Or you can do a search for a alt/starter rebuilder in your area and take it there. I'm a bit spoiled as I have one not 3 minutes from my house.
Anything readable on the tag? Thats the rebuilders label. The alternator is just a typical old externally regulated Motorcraft alternator, used on everything till the mid 80's. The trick is the size and location of the ears. If it winds up being too odd, buy one that looks roughly the same, and swap the front housing from yours.
yeah, just another generic Ford alternator.. personally, i'd throw it away and go with a newer Delco- a 10SI or 12SI from the 70's to the late 80's are an upgrade over that Motorcraft part, but the CS 120 series alts that came out in the late 80's were pretty powerful and light and are really easy to wire in, with only a wire from the ignition switch thru an idiot light to turn it on, another wire looped from the plug to the stud on the back of the alternator, and a big wire from the battery to the terminal on the back needed to make it work..
sergio
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4/8/13 12:15 a.m.
Looks like the one my 77 351 Cougar had. Don't know the amps. Maybe if you take it to an alternator shop they can rebuilt it or ID it.
That is a Ford 1G externally regulated alternator used from '63 or '64 up through about 1981 when it was superseded by the internally regulated 2G. For the most part the 1Gs are all interchangable. Tell the parts guy you want one for a '72 Maverick 6 cylinder, leave 35 or 40 bucks behind and walk out with a rebuilt one.
Well, we could start with what it doesn't go to. 
Why not just replace the bad bearing...?
(Just askin'...)
noddaz wrote:
Why not just replace the bad bearing...?
(Just askin'...)
I did and it is still putting out a healthy 14+ volts but to get a new bearing or replace the whole (now slightly noisy) unit I kinda needed to know what I was shopping for. If a replacement bearing is $10 and a rebuilt alternator is $35 I will just get the whole thing though.
