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Ford alternator

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:46 am
by McGyver
hi all i have done the ford alternator conversion to my sierra, and it is all in but before i hook it up i was wondering which wire goes to with pin? i dont wanna f#@% up and cook it after grinding it down and swapping pulleys(which is a royal pita)

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:57 am
by want33s
It won't do any harm if you don't get them right first go.
Just hook it up and start it ... if the alt light goes outy you got it right.
If the light doesn't go out then swap the two wires around.
On mine the black wire with white trace hooks onto the pin closest to the main power wire.
Jas.

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:36 am
by McGyver
ok fair enough, thanks for that

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:16 pm
by McGyver
gday another question the new alternator is in and charging but even if i unplug the plug the battery light wont come on now, what do those 2 wires do?

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:15 pm
by Gwagensteve
one is ig+, and pulls in the alternator. the other is normally marked L and does to the charge light.

Steve.