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does ne know how hard it is to change the alternator on a v6 contour

Yes.

Not hard, but long, it's also a pain in the butt. However, it is worth doing yourself, just to save the labor charge. Check out Ray's How-to, and get a good collection of extensions for your ratchet.
Scott

From the FAQ on this forum.
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=v6maint&Number=838883&Forum=v6maint&Words=alternator%20how%20ray&Match=And&Searchpage=0&Limit=2500&Old=allposts&Main=838883&Search=true#Post838883

I tried mine and it was absolute pain in the ass. I did the one on my Zetec which wasn't hard at all. Then came the Duratec, and it was a pain. I finally broke down after tinkering with it for 2 days and getting 1 bolt out (and had to have the car back for work/school) and took it to Stazi.

Thanks for the side-mounted engine!