# 352 doesn't have alternator hole **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford, alternators\ **Created:** [April 20, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372 "2009-04-20T01:32:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![390bigblock-power](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/390bigblock-power/32/549_2.png) [@390bigblock-power](https://community.cartalk.com/u/390bigblock-power)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372/1 "2009-04-20T01:32:11Z")
I bought an old 1962 Ford 352 that I’m planning on putting in my truck. When I was working on it I realized that it has no tapped hole in the block to thread an alternator bolt into. How do I put an altornator on this engine? ---
**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372/2 "2009-04-20T02:00:20Z")
I guess you’re saying it didn’t come with an alternator eh? I could well be wrong, but I think the '60s vehicles still used generators instead of alternators and may have been bolted on (using brackets) with bolts/lock washers and nuts. ---
**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372/3 "2009-04-20T03:30:31Z")
I had a 62 T-Bird with the 390. The generator bolted to a bracket low on the front right side of the block. The bird really wasn’t that fast. I have read that 352’s and 390’s respond better than most to cam,manifold,carb up-grades. ---
**Author:** ![hellokit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6a8cbe/32.png) [@hellokit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hellokit)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 9:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372/4 "2009-04-20T09:56:47Z")
You may be able to find an alternator mounting bracket from a later year. ---
**Author:** ![joethemechanic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4491bb/32.png) [@joethemechanic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joethemechanic)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372/5 "2009-04-20T11:12:52Z")
Go get a 10-SI delcotron and fabricate a bracket for it somewhere. Probably be the easiest thing ---
**Author:** ![390bigblock-power](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/390bigblock-power/32/549_2.png) [@390bigblock-power](https://community.cartalk.com/u/390bigblock-power)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372/6 "2009-04-22T00:47:54Z")
and now today i also noticed that the motor mounts are different between this 352 and the 390 that was originally in the truck, does anyone have an idea on what to do here? ---
**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372/7 "2009-04-22T00:57:54Z")
For the engine mounts you may have to do some welding on the truck. ---
**Author:** ![kmccune](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/kmccune/32/1237_2.png) [@kmccune](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kmccune)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 10:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/352-doesnt-have-alternator-hole/29372/8 "2009-04-22T10:16:42Z")
Excuse me but does that old FE have the 3 point mount? and scrounge around-there were a lot of different accessory brackets for those engines-the comment about the Delco S1 is a good one {easy to wire-you only need one wire}-Kevin