Hi folks. I'm looking to mount a 1 wire Powermaster alternator on the passenger side of engine but down low. I've heard that Galaxie alternator mounts might work as they had a smog pump mounted up high where my smaller Ford alternator is mounted. The 1 wire won't fit in the stock location as the alternator hits the head. I'm running an electric fan and need the amperage.
Thanks!
Eric

 

Noone here has mounted a one wire alternator on a FE?

 

Try the search option in the tool bar right above this form post. It has 12 options of what you can do on FTE. Search is one of them I did it and found enough posts that should answer your question.

 

Modify the existing bracket to relocate the alt. The Powermaster is a lot bigger than the normal GM or ford Chassis.

Garbz

 

Thanks Dave. I found a pic of what I can do. The adjuster bracket will go under the alternator and bolt to the timing cover with a longer bolt and spacer. The top alternator bolt will have a spacer and bolt into the bottom of the head like the old Galaxies that had smog pumps. Electric fans raise havoc on my small radiator.

 

how many amps do you need? you could probably save a lot of $$ by using something like a 94-amp Delco 12si, and it might solve your clearance problem, as well. lots of reasons why using a 3-wire would be better than a 1-wire.

 

I already have a 1 wire sitting here that I've had lying around. Why would a 3 wire be better?

 

lots of good info here:
Catalog

but to make a long story short, the 3-wires
1. are much cheaper
2. available at any parts store
3. will allow you to use your dash warning light
4. give you 'remote voltage sensing'

i helped a friend put one into his '47 Plymouth recently. the wiring is really easy. one wire to battery, one wire to ground, one wire to 12v "key-on", one wire to the location you want to use for the remote sensing.

 

Good read and thanks! I'm not having much luck finding the depth of the alternator though. Any deeper than my current externally regulated and it will hit the head.

 

didn't realize it until just now, but there's a tech article right here about this:
One Wire Delco alternator Installation In A Classic Ford Truck .: Articles

the article incorrectly calls it a "one wire", and kind of cheaps out on the voltage sensing hookup, but the rest is good.

i don't have any info on the dimensions, though. good luck!

 

Hah! Right under our noses! Thanks.