3G Upgrade

[nitroracer]

I have the new 3G alternator sitting in my trunk waiting for me to install it but I have one question for you guys-how did you route your cable back to the battery? Post a picture if you can. I still have to get the right length of 4-gauge wire and an inline fuse.

Found a nice write-up from a google search on an 89' Marquis too: http://www.oldengine.org/unfaq/3ag/3ag.htm

[Archangel]

I'll try to take a pic tomorrow, tho it's pretty hard to see where it goes. Look through the Townie part my SuperMotors.net account tho, you might see something there.

[interceptor1985]

I am trying to do this as we ..um sit here... and I have no clue what the heck I am doing.I know I need the alternator and what else and lot of pics would be super! thanks

[Archangel]

You need alternator (the correct one, as there are two that look he same but ain't), 4awg wire, inline fuse, and that's about it.

[Lincolnmania]

check the 06 boulevard cruiser thread in scott's auto
i route the cable around the front of the motor, comes out by the ac compressor

[saiyaneye]

Omg i just realized date of post disregard this/

[interceptor1985]

ok I have the large alternater so I think I am going to need the large mount I havent picked up the car yet I'm just trying to get all the parts off this one before we trash it.

[interceptor1985]

got pics

ok I got the thing out and it is the large one this is going to go in that 83 vick so I need to find a police 100 amp bracket.

I need to put new brushes in the alt. and i'm taking as much of the harness I can...I'm just not sure exactly how to hook it up...I never did this one before.

[Archangel]

Wait, you're putting this in an '83 car? That's EEC3, which is different than EEC-4, so harnesses might be different. Look at the harness that currently connects to the stock '83 alternator - does it have a plug that looks like it can go in the Taurus alternator? I'm pretty sure it's different, which means Pete will be the one to help you out as I only know how to wire up EEC-4 and Chevy carbed engines.

[85crownHPP]

CD all you gotta do is hot wire it to self excite.
I know theres a thread here where some one tells what wires went where, but i dont know for sure whats what.
But I do know that the 1G alt connection wont plug right in. At least one of the small wires that presses on a stud on the back of yours will need to be hooked up to the 3g for the warning lamp.
Another of the 3 on the 3G will plug into the stator plug on the alt, and the 3rd will be the excite wire, which can either hook up to the key-on wire that went to the original 1G alt, or wired to the big output stud on the 3G to self excite.
dont quote me on any of this, yet.

[89mercury]

A more complete list.

Large case 3G 130amp 7” mounting hole ctr to ctr (direct fit for 2G 65 amp)

1994 Mustang 3.8 or 5.0 ; Thunderbird 3.8 ; Cougar 3.8
1995 Mustang 3.8 or 5.0 ; Thunderbird 3.8 ; Cougar 3.8
1996 Mustang 3.8 only ; Thunderbird 3.8 ; Cougar 3.8
1997 Mustang 3.8 only ; Thunderbird 3.8 ; Cougar 3.8
1998 Mustang 3.8 only
1999 Mustang 3.8 only
2000 Mustang 3.8 only