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That link isnt working for me, however I would believe that it could be an issue.
Underbonnet heat klilled the alternator on the Jeep that I had as a company car...and it got damn hot under the bonnet so hot you couldnt touch the bonnet to open it in summer, hot enouight to destroy the rubber in the engine mount near the exhaust manifold too!
Under normal use the one on the Mx6 would probably hold up, but track use, maybe not.
I recently got enother secondhand alternator off a Falcon EL, this time it was 110A. The bearings in the one that I originally got needed replacing. Another $40 at Pick&Payless.
I think the current specification seems to vary with equipment levels on the ford...I have seen units up to 130A.
And the Bosch units on the same model car, the only physical difference that I could quickly spot on the outside was the lack of a mistubishi 3 diamond star on the back, but it looked like a copy.
apart from the bearing trouble, I have been running the falcon alternator since I started this thread, and its all been going well.
Even managed to jump start a mates car, that had a completely dead battery!
I should really do an idle speed current test to prove how well it works, but its been low on my list of jobs, and I've been really busy.
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