looking for two that have brushes longer than 1/2'' , qty 2, must be known good.
zip 24941,,
this relates to an electrical tech thread i have pertaining to lighting strobing.
You should be able to get a new regulator/brush holder/brushes kit for under $20. Is there a place handy to you that rebuilds starters/alternators? Also, before putting a new reg in take the old one out and have a look at the slip rings on the rotor. They're known to wear out on 3G's.
If the '97 Thunderbird had a 3G alternator on the front of a V6, I've got those parts laying around somewhere.
the brush holder assy was like 40 or 50 bux at advance.
the reg was about 150.00 at advance.
I had them check the charge system and of course it checked good...lol
I suppose I have to learn the internals on the 3g's and find out whats going on inside em.
We dont have a local resource for alt rebuilding or starters, im pretty sure I can figure it out and when i run into a question, ill just have to ask here.
both 3g's i have are marked F4 in the begining of the pn sequence so if yours has that number, its probably the same.
Autozone is full of
http://www.nationsautoelectric.com/Ford.html
or
http://www.alternatorparts.com/3G_products.htm
advance auto was where i stopped in at.
thanks for the links.