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Realmongo

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Anyone know where the numbers are stamped into the alternator? I keep turning this thing over and over and can't find any kind of identification on it.
 
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Alternator stamping started in mid-69. Before that, it was ink-stamping.



 

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Thanks, I guess there is no way to identify it then.
 
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You sure you have an original Ford alternator ? These things got swapped out several times on most cars in the past 40 years.
 

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I will try and get a picture.
 
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An early Mustang alternator will have a rounded mounting ear (like the picture above) and the word Autolite cast into the back of it plus the inkstamp. The squared off mounting ear is a dead giveaway but the Autolite casting not so noticeable once installed.
 
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