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Jul 13, 2006 | 06:45 PM

danny_g_76

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From: saranac lake

altinator

my cousin has a 86 e-150. it has the 302 5.8L. I want to taqke the altenator out and put it in my 92 f-150. i figured this would work because they are the same engine. are they the same or similar? All i need is for it to get me like 20 miles home from my uncles. thanks.
Dan

Jul 13, 2006 | 07:03 PM

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Well, if you only want to go 20 miles, you **MAY** get that far off a fresh battery alone with no alternator. Just don't use any lights, radio or A/C. But that will only work if you have a good, new, fresh battery for it.

I think you may have your engines mixed up. A 302 should be a 5.0, and a 351 will be a 5.8. If they really do both have the same engine, you should be okay, to the best of my knowledge.

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Jul 13, 2006 | 09:17 PM

danny_g_76

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From: saranac lake

sorry I was thinking of my older truck. you are right he has the 5.0 302 and so do I. I guess I should proof read better.
Dan

Jul 13, 2006 | 09:32 PM

Cheggie

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I've driven about 45 miles on a bad alternator, and it was ok. I had no choice at the time. The fewer accessories on, the better.

Jul 13, 2006 | 09:35 PM

danny_g_76

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From: saranac lake

well I really want to use the altinator because i have ok batteries but i dont want to buy one if i have to buy an altinator
Dan

Jul 14, 2006 | 11:19 AM

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the alt may be different. look into doing a 3g upgrade. you can find these from J yards cheap and that will outperform what you currently have. its common to find 130amp ones. do a search on the web for 3g altenator upgrade and also check out www.fordfuelinjection.com for additional info

Jul 14, 2006 | 02:04 PM

puck1263

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go to an autoparts website. Put in the info for your cousin's vehicle and get the alternator part numbers. Then, ut in the info for your truck and compare part numbers. If same part number, alternators are inter-change-able.

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Jul 16, 2006 | 08:55 PM

rlw626

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i agree, i have drove many miles when ne ccessary with justthe battery , andis a good idea to upgrade as long as yo uhave it off , many of the 73 amp or so alt that ford uses have a real bad problem of catching on fire , the vehicle doesnt even have to be running fo rthis to happen, they have a pro blem withbeing built to light with internals, i can speak from experience on this one , and the shop that did the upgrade for me has had many fords do this.