Well, you don't want it too tight. With tensioners, this can be less of an issue. I am just parroting one of the key things I was taught about alternators as a younger lad.
As for the grounds, I meant in gerneral terms. Believe me, if I had a map of all of the grounding points in the Contour, I would have posted it aeons ago.
If you are replacing the alternators with remanufactured units, that could be your problem. IIRC, that issue has popped up a lot on the boards.
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