What The Fu.....Alternator?

[kylez26]

My alternator decided to quit on me the other day. So i thought thats fine, Went out and picked up an alternator off a 3100 lumina, Went home to put it on and to my surprise they were different? My alternator is squared off and the edges and has a square plug with 3 wires, The other one is more round on the edges and had a oval plug with 2 wires. So I Took a trip to the Scrap yard with all of the older cars, Searched about 150 3100 motors and Not the one had the alternator i need?
Does anyone know what cars have the alternator i need, or does anyone know how i could wire the 2 wire alternator on my car?

Any help is greatly appreciated Seeing how my car is stuck in the middle of my driveway.

Kyle.

[Travelor]

An alternator isn't something you really want to replace with a used one, who knows how long it would work before doing the same thing.

Just buy a new one from somewhere, and depending on where they usually have a pretty good warranty.

[Money pit Beretta]

Don't get a cheap one. Isaac did and it let loose. He ended up with a hole in his hood.

[3400beretta]

What year is your car? I'm assuming a 94-96? If so, then any 94-96, and some 97 & 98 3100 equipped cars will have what you need.

The more round alternators are the newer variety - mostly on 99 and newer cars.

And many yards offer excellent warrenties on their alternators - for a fraction of the price of a rebuilt one. Considering that most rebuilders out there are junk, I know I will be sticking to junk yard stuff.

The exception here would be a quality reman - like motor city. But again you get what you pay for.

[kylez26]

I need something to tie me over for a bit till my Motor Dies. Because its getting there. Then ill Be putting a 3400 Motor into it.

[DTMAce]

I usually swap in a reman 80-90 buck alt and good to go for a while. I did pick up an Alt cooler from Styluss, but I have yet to put it in... lol