zetecbeast

Its off my 1800 zetec turbo engine (current one not the new 2 litre I've built) and it needs replacing...

can anyone confirm what exactly I need to buy please?

Ive noticed CVh ones look the same but have a different pulley.

I have heard of people swapping the 6 rib one on? if so where can I get a new pulley please?

this is my alternator






Cheers

Oh, Im sure its a Lucas A127 alt, but am not sure if these are all the same frame size, and they dont come with the pulley I need, off ebay at least!

Karlos G

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It looks like a CVH with a Zetec pulley fitted (what you do when using it on a ZT) but the CVH wiring doesn't normally plug on it's bolted (at least on the Escorts, I've not looked at a Fiesta so could be that).
You just swap pulleys mate you don't need to buy a new one, just the replacement alternator.

jamie's

as you say its just a A127, so will fit a cvh(as well as 100's of others)
pulleys are interchangeable, if you have any probs wiring it up just pm me and i'll talk you through it
but its 1 of the oldest simplest alternator designs out there so realy realy easy to make them work on pretty much anything

zetecbeast

Cheers guys
I will get a new one ordered.
I was thinking of swapping the pulleys but this one is a bit manky...!!! I wanted to put a new one on so it's new looking for the new built motor I've got to go in over winter
I will see if I can source a pulley and meantime use mine.

Thanks jamie's, will do mate.

I have currently got a bolted one instead of the connector as a member on here sold me a 'new' alternator and it fitted fine and then I was driving along a day later and it got noisy...
I removed it and it turned out the pulley must have been loose or incorrectly fitted as it was loose on the shaft

Is it just a case of gripping the fan and trying to get the nut off to swap the pulleys? Is an airtool a better bet?
cheers

jamie's

if you can get use of an impact gun 99% of the time the big nut will just buzz off
just watch how it comes apart as sometimes theres a spacer and spring washer in it that needs to go back on in the right order

zetecbeast

Cheers mate.
Yes, Ive got one luckily. Will have a crack at getting it off then. Does it have a shape cutout that fits on to a matching shape on the shaft? I am trying to work out what could have caused it to come loose on the shaft?? The nut was still frickin tight as I couldn't get it off.... it was all looking spot on charging voltage wise until it started making horrid noises

jamie's

yeah theres usualy a notch in them like a woodruff key kinda thing

zetecbeast

cheers mate

zetecbeast

So this is the right one lads, yes??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RIGHT-HAND...item2c724c5eaf


Id rather buy a genuine lucas than a pattern part jobby!!

jamie's

looks right
if it is a genuine lucas then it will be old stock as locus ceased trading a few years ago
and the owners of eurocar parts bought it get all the old stock
there are a lot of alternative makes around claiming to be genuine lucas so watch out
but even the cheap 1's are generaly good enough anyhow tbh

zetecbeast

Nice one.
Well it's on it's way so I will update if its genuine or not when i have it