Hey All, OK my alternator is dead. I want to replace it with the Bosch alternator for the Ford Fiesta. FROm reading the articles on VTR it sounds like a straight replacement. The problem is I didn't
Hey All, OK my alternator is dead. I want to replace it with the Bosch alternator for the Ford Fiesta. FROm reading the articles on VTR it sounds like a straight replacement. The problem is I didn't
didn't know which year car. (how dare I expect him to help me!) Another parts store said it looked like it would come out of a 91-93 Ford Fiesta. Is this correct? John, You've hit on a pet peeve of m
I know exactly what you mean. I asked at auto zone and said 'Well can you just look at all the model years and see if it changed?" Answer : "Hungh!" I finnaly gussed and said 1978. They quoted me a $
I owned a 78 Fiesta. There was no 91-93 sold in the USA as far as I know. The Fiesta was the same for 78-80, at which time they came out with the vastly inferior Escort.
It seems that there were at least two alternators used on the Fiesta. One, the bosch is rather expensive but apparantly is plug compatible with many Triumphs. The other is a Ford alternator and it re
I think there's a Ford Festiva... 91-93 seems about right. It's like the Suzuki Forsa (early chev. sprint), probably built by Mazda. Methinks the kid at Pep Boys can't read, either :o) -Malcolm
pep boys people cant find the paint when you paint "PAINT" in 3 foot letters above the cage....so rather than train the lad to know where the paint is they remove the sign. --Original Message Follows
If you are a little patient, I'll look up the number on mine (takes till tomorrow), didn't have such a problem in Scotland, went up to the autoelectrician, said" I like a Bosch replacement for the on
Hey Tim, This is what I found out. The Bosch Alternator is for a 78-80 ford fiesta. The price I am being quoted by two sources is $90. The 'Non-Bosch' alternator is an Autolite, and will not mount up
Hey All, Does $90 for a rebuilt Bosch Alt from a 78-80 Ford Fiesta seem about right. What have people paid for these things? Anyone get one from a junkyard? On a side not I have attempted to fix the
1. Your new regulator is faulty. 2. Your field coil is broke, and your old unit is faulty. I suspect the latter. To test for this check the resistance of your field coil. High resisteance is not goo