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    3G Alternator Swap Please Help

    Ok went to the junkyard and i got my parts for a 3G alternator swap i need to know how to install it in detailed sentences with pics. I got the alternator out of a 1997 Ford Taurus 3.0 V6 It says 75 on the alternator. I am guessing 75 amps. I also picked up the thick yellow wire that bolted onto the alternator i also cutted the connections off in case i need them. I also took 3 175 Mega Fuses. What do i need to do.






    Pics of the new alternator





    Plugs






    NOTE: The stator plug is white so is one of the three wires on the other plug i was thinking of just soldering the two together. Is that fine or is that wrong.


    The Yellow bolt Cable








    The 3 Mega Fuses(175 Amps)




    please help me set this up.

    1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)    -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
    1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.
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    Splice the white stator wire back to the white wire on the regulator. Thats actually how it would have been on the car. Just a word of advice in the future, cut yourself longer pigtails. It makes things much easier.

    The green/red wire is on the I terminal of your extermal voltage regulator. Disconnect it from the old VR and connect it to the new alternator. Otherwise, the install is the same as anything else. See info here:

    Large case 3G install w/Explorer charge harness - GrandMarq.NET - Panther Headquarters
    http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?t=32827&highlight=3g+alternator
    Everything to do with interior and body electrical including headlights and tail lights. CFI specific discussions and AC/heating systems.


    Thats actually for a car with an external regulator, so it should be very close to what you're looking at.
    86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
    5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

    91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

    1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

    Originally posted by phayzer5
    I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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      #3
      3G Alternator in and all working great better than my original alternator. Thanks guys and Lincolnmania.

      1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)      -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
      1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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        #4
        i have a problem now my car idles high for a while and kicks down after excessive driving. Then it will idle high again. Is this caused from overcharge or is my Temperature sensor need replacing.

        1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)        -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
        1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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          #5
          How much voltage do you have at the battery? If its not over 15, then its not overcharging.

          ah shit, I just remembered something. The "choke" on your car probably tied into the stator wire on the old alternator. See if there is a wire at the old voltage regulator that matches the color of the wire on the hockey puck thing on the side of the CFI unit. If there is, tie the hockey puck into the little white/black wire on the 3g and it should work again.
          86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
          5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

          91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

          1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

          Originally posted by phayzer5
          I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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            #6
            i will check that also today when i shut the ignition off and then put it back to run position the car stayed running.

            1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)            -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
            1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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              #7
              did you not leave it in the off position for at least a couple of seconds, or did it just not attempt to shut off? If you just blipped the key to off and back to run, it usually will keep running because the motor hasn't stopped rotating.
              86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
              5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

              91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

              1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

              Originally posted by phayzer5
              I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                #8
                thats what i did i think it's fine. Also i checked the wire it's like i think a filthy orangish white wire with a thin black stripe in it. It goes to the S on my old regulator as the wire goes to the s mark of the old regulator which means stator. That wire does run to the choke. Now where would i cut the wire and run it to. Do i cut from the old regulator or from the hockey puck and just take the end of the wire and combine it to the Stator wire on my new alternator and the other end of the wire just seal it up with Cork screw cap fitting on so no current goes through it.

                1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)                -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
                1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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                  #9
                  Cut it from the old regulator plug and connect it to the short white/black jumper wire on the alternator. The one that goes from the regulator plug to the little individual plug-in on the side of the alternator. Don't use wire nuts, they suck. You want crimp connections.
                  86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                  5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                  91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                  1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                  Originally posted by phayzer5
                  I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                    #10
                    i use butt connecters. But can you butt connect two wires at one end and one wire at the other.

                    1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)                    -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
                    1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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                      #11
                      Yes.
                      86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                      5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                      91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                      1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                      Originally posted by phayzer5
                      I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                        #12
                        well i combined the two white wires from both plugs that i got with my new alternator and crimped a butt connector on one side and the stator wire from the old regulator to the other end of the butt connector. Works now and my car now kicks down. The idle is very smooth now.

                        1982 Lincoln Continental Mark VI Bill Blass Designer Series 2-Door(Larisa)                        -Mods: HO Roller 302, GT40P Heads, Explorer Intakes, HO ECM(D9S), Autodimming w/compass and outside temp rearview mirror, Daniel Stern Lighting Mod, Dual Exhaust, 90's GM C/K Series Retractable Hood Light, Red Digital Dash Display, 92-94 White Leather Town Car Signature Cupholder Armrests, HPP Wheels, Police PS Cooler, Police Trans Cooler. More to come!!!!
                        1998 Ford Explorer Limited 5.0 AWD(Fiona)-Mods: Lincoln Navigator THX Audio System, Ford Explorer Sport Instrument Cluster.

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                          #13
                          Cool
                          86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                          5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                          91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                          1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                          Originally posted by phayzer5
                          I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                            #14
                            w00t! another happy cruiser!

                            my idle likes to wobble a bit at startup, but settles down after about 10 seconds. I'm guessing that's the warm-up time for the heated o2 sensors. At any rate... not gonna bother with it since everything works on that car.

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                            Originally posted by gadget73
                            ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.

                            Originally posted by dmccaig
                            Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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                              #15
                              Glad to hear it's working good.
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