92 VE alternator - 2 entirely diff. models???
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92 VE alternator - 2 entirely diff. models???
i just bought an alternator from another member with the same make and model as me, a 92 VE... but when i got the alternator in the mail... i realized right away that they were completely different. look below, which one do you guys have?
the new one wont fit on the bracket, the plug is located on a different side, the bracket is about 45 degrees around the opposite way, the BATT bolt is a different size and location, the E bolt is in a different loc. as well. basically nothing is the same except that the mounting bolts are the same width...
i just dont get it.
take a look
the new one wont fit on the bracket, the plug is located on a different side, the bracket is about 45 degrees around the opposite way, the BATT bolt is a different size and location, the E bolt is in a different loc. as well. basically nothing is the same except that the mounting bolts are the same width...
i just dont get it.
take a look
![](http://www.geocities.com/thomasablair/alts.jpg)
#8
Originally Posted by mtnbikeair
Okay, well i sold him the alternator... so how did a VG bolt up to my VE then? I took it right off of the VE and then put it into a box...
#9
Originally Posted by mtnbikeair
Okay, well i sold him the alternator... so how did a VG bolt up to my VE then? I took it right off of the VE and then put it into a box...
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Easiest way to tell which it is, VG has intake manifold running to the front of the car, down in front of the engine, and then snakes around to the intake, where the VE has a smarter intake thats right inline with the intake.(But Im sure thats redundant right?)
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#13
yes, i could use a ve alternator. that is what i thought i bought. my car is already ****ed up and i've already spent a ton of money trying to fix it. this is just another can of worms. BUT just for the record - has anyone bolted a VG alternator onto the VE?
#15
if the VG and VE alternators are diferent, they must be different for a reason. the VG alternator may not be storong enough for the VE or somethign ,ya never know, but just think. why would ther be one ffor a VG and a different one for a VG???
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Yeah i do know the difference between a VG and a VE... and obviously a VG bolts up to a VE somehow, i have no idea how... i bought the car used and never replaced the alternator while i had it so whatever was done to the car before i bought it is a mystery to me.
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