3G alternators

[fastford91]

i have a question about the 3G alternator! i know they are on 94-95 mustangs but are they on all of them or only on the 4.6? would they be on a 6cyl car also? the reason I'm asking is I'm going to go to the wreckers today and try to find one for my 5.0 also if i do find one is there any special brackets needed to install this or will it fit in the stock location? i have the wiring diagram that someone has supplied on here ! so any help would be great thanks guys!

 

[jrichker]

Any 94-95 Mustang has the 3G alternator you want. The 6 cylinder & V8 alternators are the same.

You use the same alternator mount bracket. A little cutting and filing makes everything fit.

See http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=646825 for all the 3G install information you will ever need.

 

[fastford91]

thanks for the info !

 

[fastford91]

hey my autowreckers only has a alternator out of a 97 mustang ! will that fit or is it different?

 

[jerryD]

as long as the mounting tabs are 180* apart it should work. you want one that looks like this

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not like this

 

[fastford91]

OK thank you ! ill be going tomorrow to pick one up ! along with an aluminium drive shaft out of a aerostar!

 

[fastford91]

OK guys i got all the parts i said i was going to get! got the alternator for 60$ got the mass air for 50$ and the aluminum drive shaft for 75$ ! so all in all i say i made out OK! i have the wiring diagram for install of alternator and i know how to do the mass air! but Ive never done a drive shaft before! i remember someone saying i needed u-joints from napa 353? i believe! i went now I'm in Canada remember so the #'s might not be the same! the ones they have under 353 are ones for ford trucks and ones for amc! so my question is which ones do i need? do i need 2 or 1? and on the aluminum drive shaft i have bought it still has everything attached to it! I'm assuming these are the u-joints! and if so do i need to take these off and how! i know you have to remove the little clips but after that im stuck! i know you have to hit it to make them pop out but I'm not sure where to hit!never done this before! i can take a motor out and build a 400hrsp motor but i cant figure this drive shaft u-joint thing out! LOL any help would be good or pics if anyone has any or links to picks or instructions thanks guys sorry for the long post!

 

[HISSIN50]

Jrichker has info on the changes needed for an AWD Aerostar DS swap.
I use a ball joint press to remove the caps on the U-joints. You can also use sockets that are just bigger and smaller than the caps (for pressing the caps in and out with a hammer) but that's kinda brutal.

A mod motor MAF is not a plug and play modification. The transfer curve is different than that of the stock MAF.

Good luck with the new stuff!

 

[fastford91]

i got the u joints off using the socket method! it worked pretty easy with a c clamp! and the mass air i hooked it up and pluged it in and it works fine! its out a 95 3.8L mustang! ive heard of these working sometimes and not othertimes! fortunatly it worked for me! why i dont know! but it worked! now i just have to wait for jrichters post for the aero star aluminum drive shaft!

 

[HISSIN50]

........the mass air i hooked it up and pluged it in and it works fine! its out a 95 3.8L mustang! ive heard of these working sometimes and not othertimes! fortunatly it worked for me!

That's the right one. I thought you donor car was a 97. My bad.

Wait for Jrichker's post but your 353 U-joint sticks in my mind as being correct.

 

[fastford91]

yes it was out of a 95 the mass air and it works fine! the u joints are 353 from what i remember ! at my napa they listed 2 types one for ford tucks and one for AMC! both listed as part 353! now im in canada so i dont know if the #'S are different or the same ! so ill wait to see if someone can tell me what ones i need! im thinking it will be the ford turck ones but ill wait for jrichter to post i hope he sees this!