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Re: TR6: Ford Fiesta Alternator on a TR6

To: Bollen <bollen@ibm.net>
Subject: Re: TR6: Ford Fiesta Alternator on a TR6
From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 1998 20:49:22 -0800 (PST)
Cc: Tim Taylor <tim@versa.com>, John Duhart <DUHART@symbol.com>, Triumphs@Autox.Team.Net

On Wed, 1 Apr 1998, Bollen wrote:

> > 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 $30 price for a non-bosch
> > Ford Fiesta alternator.  Sounds like a deal, but does anyone Know if this
> > will fit?
> > 
> > > John Wrote ....       I went to PepBoys yesterday and the guy got all
> > >pissed off that I 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?

> 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.

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


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