In my continuing saga of putting a 200 in my 62 Comet, the motor is now in and I'm hooking up everything. Oh no! I rotate the generator up to meet the bracket, and it hits the timing cover before it gets there! Crap...looks like the timing cover is made for an engine that is alternator equipped. I have an alternator bracket, so I guess I'm converting...What else do I need...a different voltage regulator? Anything else?
Dropping in a 200
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You need an alternator voltage regulator and alternator brackets. If you already have a later timing cover with the mounting boss then it is a simple swap.
Here's a site that shows how to swap it with wiring diagrams: http://www.blert.net/comet/gen2alt/
Here's a site that shows how to swap it with wiring diagrams: http://www.blert.net/comet/gen2alt/
Thanks Guys, What happens to the 3 wires that now are going to the generator? (On a one-wire conversion). I Just looked at the site you mentioned--very good. The only difference Is that I have the jumbo bracket that holds an a/c compressor on top. Guess I can use it as a display shelf, or location for my horn, since the bracket extends into the area where the horn is now!
The wires that went straight from the generator to the voltage regulator can be removed. Then there should be the main wire that feeds the harness, the B post on the generator voltage regulator. That one should be able to be connected to the new alternator output. So you'd have the 1 alternator output going to the battery side of the solenoid, and then that wire that feeds the harness on the same battery side of the solenoid.adamscm":3e69tglr said:
adamscm":2mdyb629 said:
Should be something like this. You can disregard the other wires.
You'll want to run probably a 10 gauge wire from the alternator to the battery side of the solenoid, then just connect the main wire there as well. That way you're not trying to charge through your harness wire.
Some 1 wire alternators have a plug for the indicator light, you can run your original indicator wire to there. Should be a small yellow one I think.
Here's the "new" 200 installed in the '62. Still a few things to complete obviously, generator, battery, connect exhaust, and fix my clutch problem (noted elsewhere on this forum!). Can't wait to fire up this powerhouse and see if my home-garage rebuild actually runs! The yellow valve cover and air cleaner are correct for a 62 Mercury 144.
That is a real beauty!
Can't wait to do the swap to my 63, I need to source an engine soon. Did you keep the factory tranny? Did it require anything special or did it bolt right up?
I wanted to see if I could do a swap to a c-4 or something to give it a bit more go since I have the factory 2-speed and a 0-60 time of "eventually".
Can't wait to do the swap to my 63, I need to source an engine soon. Did you keep the factory tranny? Did it require anything special or did it bolt right up?
I wanted to see if I could do a swap to a c-4 or something to give it a bit more go since I have the factory 2-speed and a 0-60 time of "eventually".
Well, basically it bolts up. A good resource is the Falcon Six Performance Handbook. Little challenges here and there, like the timing cover on the 200 won't allow me to get the old generator back on, so I'll either take the cover off the 144 or convert to an alternator. I have the same 3-speed, which bolts up, but having a bit of a clutch issue at the moment that I've posted about elsewhere.
Update: Last night, I reconnected the exhaust, using a "flexible" pipe and clamps from the auto parts store. This is temporary just to get it to the muffler shop, but will allow me to fire it up without busting eardrums. I also jacked up the car, ready to remove the transmission this weekend, and figure that thing out for once and for all (hopefully!)