BlackNBlue65
Aug 19th, 05, 4:36 PM
Funny to read the other post similar to this here today. :mad: That kinda funny. I didn't want to hijack his post, so i started this one.
I put in my perty chrome alternator in last night. I clearly made errors in the wiring as about 10 minutes into my commute this morning, the battery had used up it's juice and the car shut down. FORTUNATELY, i had set the old alternator and wiring in the car along withe tools. I did a road-side reswap back to the old setup and stood with jumper cables in hand waiting for a good semaritan to stop and give me a jump. 10 minutes of no luck followed by one nice guy in a white SVT Mustang and vroom..back to normal and down the road I went.
No, to the questions at hand. The alternator I have uses the new style GM plug. I was told that this alt was made to EITHER use the internal regulator or an original external regulator. I took that for Gospel and just snipped off the old style plug, replaced it with the new style GM plug, snapped it together and viola. WRONG. Apparently, that doesn't work :clonk:
I'm going to forget about trying to use the external regulator and just wire it as a one wire. I've read enough and seen diagrams on it...correct me where I'm wrong please. The main alternator post goes right to the + battery terminal. The clip/plug on the alt is ONLY used to control the idiot light right? It can be completly left off, but if I want to retain the idiot light, the S wire gets connected back to the light and the F wire can be jumped over to the main alt post.
Good so far?
The real question I have is if I don't run the existing main wire off the alt that runs to the regulator, will I be depriving other systems of juice? Do i need to run a pigtail to the regulator to provide power elsewhere? Can I eliminate the regulator all together and if so, how? Which wires get elimiated and which get jumpered.
Unfortunately, I don't have a wiring diagram yet..it's on the list of stuff to buy.
Thanks for ANY help!
I put in my perty chrome alternator in last night. I clearly made errors in the wiring as about 10 minutes into my commute this morning, the battery had used up it's juice and the car shut down. FORTUNATELY, i had set the old alternator and wiring in the car along withe tools. I did a road-side reswap back to the old setup and stood with jumper cables in hand waiting for a good semaritan to stop and give me a jump. 10 minutes of no luck followed by one nice guy in a white SVT Mustang and vroom..back to normal and down the road I went.
No, to the questions at hand. The alternator I have uses the new style GM plug. I was told that this alt was made to EITHER use the internal regulator or an original external regulator. I took that for Gospel and just snipped off the old style plug, replaced it with the new style GM plug, snapped it together and viola. WRONG. Apparently, that doesn't work :clonk:
I'm going to forget about trying to use the external regulator and just wire it as a one wire. I've read enough and seen diagrams on it...correct me where I'm wrong please. The main alternator post goes right to the + battery terminal. The clip/plug on the alt is ONLY used to control the idiot light right? It can be completly left off, but if I want to retain the idiot light, the S wire gets connected back to the light and the F wire can be jumped over to the main alt post.
Good so far?
The real question I have is if I don't run the existing main wire off the alt that runs to the regulator, will I be depriving other systems of juice? Do i need to run a pigtail to the regulator to provide power elsewhere? Can I eliminate the regulator all together and if so, how? Which wires get elimiated and which get jumpered.
Unfortunately, I don't have a wiring diagram yet..it's on the list of stuff to buy.
Thanks for ANY help!