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will a 4cyl alternator fit a 5.0

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  • Start date Start date Sep 22, 2006

Roland69

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just as the title says....I am putting my car in storage next weekend and need to install a alternator first...than in the spring I will do the good old 3G swap
 

Roland69

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anyone
 
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Search for both on a parts store's website and see if the part numbers match.
 

Roland69

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still couldn't find anything
 

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ttt
 

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They are different part numbers, so I would say no.
 

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Autozone.com and others I've looked up list the same part # for the V8 and 4 cyl cars for 88. They are the same.
 

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they are the same my buddy ran one on his car needed one in a bind and I happened to have one, works still using it 6months later
 

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I stand corrected, MotorCraft does list the same part number.

ACdelco showed a different part number via google search, my apologies for making a false statement.
 

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yeah should be the same
 

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4 banger is a 75 amp, so might give you like 5 or 10 amps
 

Roland69

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what is the V8 one like 95 amps....I will be using the 4 banger one in my GT
 

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They are both 75. If they were any differen't they would have different part numbers.
 

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yeah i was thinking of the older cars, my 85 has a 60 amp, and the newer ones have 75, or so i've been told...
 
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They are the same but the one halve of the housing faces a diffrent way. If you undo the 3 bolts(i think) you can turn the housing to face the proper way and the plugs will be in the right postion.
 
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