Alternator electrical hook-ups
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Asked by jokoza58 Feb 16, 2022 at 04:34 PM about the 1988 Ford Festiva LX

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I bought a new alternator, and it has no hook-up slot that goes up to the
carburetor choke coil. Where else can I get the proper voltage source for the
Choke coil to operate correctly?  

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Gene answered 2 years ago

Then you have the wrong alternator.

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