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<blockquote data-quote="Bobcat632" data-source="post: 137988" data-attributes="member: 25558"><p>Short question: </p><p>Does anyone know if an alternator for a 71/72 Pinto is a drop in replacement? It is a Ford 1.6L Kent motor. It is a 3 wire alternator. Two wires in a 3 position plug, and the Batt wire terminal on the back. </p><p></p><p>Long story: </p><p>A few weeks back i purchased a 632. Runs pretty good, but didn't like only having the dummy light for engine temp. Considering there isn't much in the way of parts for this dinosaur. So i bought a coolant temp gauge for it. Wired it up.</p><p></p><p>Previous owner had a toggle switch to turn the ignition on then use the key to start it. He said that the battery would drain if I left the switch on. I knew it wasn't right, but the machine ran good and I just put that off as a project for a rainy day. </p><p></p><p>Well i hooked my gauge up to work with the toggle switch on, but as soon as I would turn the key on, my gauge would go blank. So I started digging into the wiring. Did you know that the dye they used in the wiring for a 40 year old Bobcat disappears, so now every wire is a white wire, yay! And then to top it off someone had cut out the plugs of the wiring harness between the rops and frame. </p><p></p><p>So after probably 8-10 hrs I traced all of the wiring out trying to figure out why my gauge would go blank and why did they have a toggle switch to stop the battery from draining. I don't know if the switch was faulty but the acc side of it would only work with the ignition off and the key turned to acc only. So I replaced it. Gauge worked but still had the battery drain. I ended up finding that the "batt" terminal on the alternator is creating a 4.5A drain. Now if I can just find a replacement that doesn't cost $175. The autozone near me can get an alternator for a 71/72 Pinto. Just don't know if it is a drop in replacement.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any help you can give!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bobcat632, post: 137988, member: 25558"] Short question: Does anyone know if an alternator for a 71/72 Pinto is a drop in replacement? It is a Ford 1.6L Kent motor. It is a 3 wire alternator. Two wires in a 3 position plug, and the Batt wire terminal on the back. Long story: A few weeks back i purchased a 632. Runs pretty good, but didn't like only having the dummy light for engine temp. Considering there isn't much in the way of parts for this dinosaur. So i bought a coolant temp gauge for it. Wired it up. Previous owner had a toggle switch to turn the ignition on then use the key to start it. He said that the battery would drain if I left the switch on. I knew it wasn't right, but the machine ran good and I just put that off as a project for a rainy day. Well i hooked my gauge up to work with the toggle switch on, but as soon as I would turn the key on, my gauge would go blank. So I started digging into the wiring. Did you know that the dye they used in the wiring for a 40 year old Bobcat disappears, so now every wire is a white wire, yay! And then to top it off someone had cut out the plugs of the wiring harness between the rops and frame. So after probably 8-10 hrs I traced all of the wiring out trying to figure out why my gauge would go blank and why did they have a toggle switch to stop the battery from draining. I don't know if the switch was faulty but the acc side of it would only work with the ignition off and the key turned to acc only. So I replaced it. Gauge worked but still had the battery drain. I ended up finding that the "batt" terminal on the alternator is creating a 4.5A drain. Now if I can just find a replacement that doesn't cost $175. The autozone near me can get an alternator for a 71/72 Pinto. Just don't know if it is a drop in replacement. Thanks for any help you can give! [/QUOTE]
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