alternator ?

Sn95Willis · Sep 7, 2009

ok I have a 98 gt and i have to replace the alt.. Now I was told that an ALT from 96-04 4.6 2v would work on mine... Well I am 0 for 2.. Both the alts i have looked at were off and 01 and 03 and the plugs were not the same.. So I guees ill have to go ahead and buy a new 1 for a 98..

vermilion · Sep 8, 2009

all mod motors 96-04 had same alternators.

MustangChris · Sep 8, 2009

^+1 i dono why they wouldnt work on yours.

ive heard some rumors about the aluminum crossover causing ford to make a new design, but i dono.

Sn95Willis · Sep 8, 2009

I dont know.. The plugs dont even match.. The one I took off the car to the ones I tried to get..

MustangChris · Sep 8, 2009

hm. id try and get one from autozone.

ThePope · Sep 8, 2009

xploder17s said:
all mod motors 96-04 had same alternators.

99+ has a different alternator. All 96-98 GT's are the same.

mach1197203 · Sep 20, 2009

The Pope is right. Alternators from 99 and up where Vistion units where are the earlier one's where not. You are better off getting one from a 98 and call it good.

Sn95Willis · Sep 20, 2009

Yea the plugs are diff on the 99+.. I went ahead on bought a new one..

GDawg · Sep 20, 2009

Silver281GT said:
Yea the plugs are diff on the 99+.. I went ahead on bought a new one..

What did you pay? I got one off a Lincoln Towncar (I think it was a '96) at the junk yard. It was an exact Motorcraft replacement. It works perfectly (did all the diagnostic tests at school on it) and it looks brand new! I paid less then $30 total!

Sn95Willis · Sep 20, 2009

I paid 160 bux for it... Alot more then i wanted lol..

GDawg · Sep 20, 2009

Silver281GT said:
I paid 160 bux for it... Alot more then i wanted lol..

AutoZone Duralast? My autoparts catalog wanted $460 (plus $90 core) for a rebuilt Motorcraft.

"Pay and Pull" can be your friend. Me and a friend are looking at going back in and stripping all the cars we can for motorcraft parts. We get a 30 day warranty.

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