Howdy all,
Just joined the site and have my first question.
I picked up a '66-'67 Falcon a few months ago but am just now starting to work on it. It's in bad shape but it's a work of love.
It has the 200ci engine in it. I bought a 3g alternator to convert it (had an old 1g alt in it) but recently figured out that I purchased a large case 3g. The problem is that the upper arm is too short and causes the case of the 3g to contact the bolt closest to the timing cover on the bottom bracket. Because of this there is no way to adjust the belt tightness. I really don't want to grind anything down to make it fit.
The return window has passed on this 3G as well as the Painless wiring kit I have so I'd really like to make this work.
After doing some digging I suspect the upper mounting arm may actually be for a "generator" and not an alternator. The part number on this arm/bracket is C5TE10145B. It measures 6" tip to tip. The slot in the arm is completely straight and has no curve to it at all. If this is a generator mounting arm, then what is the correct one to use? I found PN C8DE10145A that looks to be maybe an inch longer and has more curve to the slot that might work but not sure. If that's not the correct one to use, then can I use a lower mounting arm off of a 289/302/351?
Just three more items to finish and I can finally start this thing. (Alternator mounting, rebuild the carb, install and plumb the gas tank)
Thanks!
Just joined the site and have my first question.
I picked up a '66-'67 Falcon a few months ago but am just now starting to work on it. It's in bad shape but it's a work of love.
It has the 200ci engine in it. I bought a 3g alternator to convert it (had an old 1g alt in it) but recently figured out that I purchased a large case 3g. The problem is that the upper arm is too short and causes the case of the 3g to contact the bolt closest to the timing cover on the bottom bracket. Because of this there is no way to adjust the belt tightness. I really don't want to grind anything down to make it fit.
The return window has passed on this 3G as well as the Painless wiring kit I have so I'd really like to make this work.
After doing some digging I suspect the upper mounting arm may actually be for a "generator" and not an alternator. The part number on this arm/bracket is C5TE10145B. It measures 6" tip to tip. The slot in the arm is completely straight and has no curve to it at all. If this is a generator mounting arm, then what is the correct one to use? I found PN C8DE10145A that looks to be maybe an inch longer and has more curve to the slot that might work but not sure. If that's not the correct one to use, then can I use a lower mounting arm off of a 289/302/351?
Just three more items to finish and I can finally start this thing. (Alternator mounting, rebuild the carb, install and plumb the gas tank)
Thanks!