PBucch

One of two wires coming out of the connecter below it, the other is a ground, white wire. When hte battery is hooked up that wire has constant power. I am not sure where it goes? to an alternator post? that is my best guess looking at the diagram, but which post on the alternator is the right one?

Thanks guys!

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96Turbo

i'm pretty sure it goes to the positive post of the alternator

there's a somewhat smaller black wire that bolts to the body of the alt (ground)

edit: definitely alt (+) wire

PBucch

Thanks for the fast reply.

How do I identify the positive post with the alt on the motor?

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96Turbo

its the only post on it

there's a plug (plastic), the (+) post, and then like 2 threaded holes where you use a bolt to attach ur ground

the post uses a nut to attach the + wires

PBucch

ok, so it must be the empty one with the black nut?
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96Turbo

precisely, the plastic surrounded thing is the (+) Anywhere else on the body of it is ground

my RB alt has bolts for ground...but urs has ground posts too

PBucch

oh, wow, ok, i must have had them messed up i was using the plastic one as the ground, thats probably how i popped the 75amp link. thanks a lot of your help today buddy.

looks like i am mixed up as you can see ground straps on that terminal. the empty one up top in that pic is the ground and hte one i have the grounds to now is the +?

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96Turbo

lol, that would definitely blow a fuse.

The plastic insulated post is the alternator output (where the current comes out while it's charging). That should go straight to the (+) terminal on your battery (which it basically does through that plug...it's just fused). More specifically the white wire with the rubber boot on the end

attach ur ground to anywhere you wish on the body of the alternator. Doesn't matter
where. that's where the black wire coming out of the same plug (i think its the same plug as the white wire) goes

PBucch

gonna go throw em on and see how it goes, thanks bud.

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96Turbo

no prob. let me know how it works

PBucch

everything looks good, no smoke, nothing burned up, but hte dash lights are staying on when the keys outta the car. That cant be good, must be draining hte battery right?

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96Turbo

for sure.....

it didn't do this before you changed the wiring around? all i know about interior wiring is that the plug that goes straight to the + terminal on the battery to the fuse box is what powers the interior

im not sure what would cause that, but i would assume its with the wiring under the dash, not under the hood

PBucch

fucking strange.

we had the car running before, now im not getting any fuel pressure either, ugggh how can this be so easy for everyone and im just having so much fucking trouble I do not get this....

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wangan_cruiser

alternator i think

PBucch

jesus christ if its not one thing its another, now my fucking fuel pump isnt priming.

I have juice at the connecter, took the pump out and tested it, it pumps, but when the key is on, nothing.


FUCKING SUICCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDE

What does that blue relay in the front passenger fender do? two plugs going into it, its up front beside the battery. Its clicking like hell when the key is in the crank position. going to find another one now...

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