MFCptnMorgan

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I've been tracking down a problem with my car and might have found it. First the problem, when i crank my car up sometimes it likes to reset the computer which is giving me awful gas mileage. Can anyone tell me what the wire connections go to?

94'BLKBRD

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Is that a stock alternator or a truck higher amp alternator?

From what I remember ls1 f-body alternators only have one wire coming from the alternator connection.

astro11271984

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thats the exiter wire is what i think its called only one wire is used it tells the alternator to charge the battery

sjsingle1

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MFCptnMorgan

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So the alternator can work with that being the only wire? What are the other wires for?

sjsingle1

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only 1 wire on a f bod alt.........*reference said pic*

Paul Bell

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The wiring harness on a F-body to the alternator has just that one wire in it.

I'd say it's highly doubtful that the alternator or it's connections are causing the PCM to reset when starting. Does this happen every time you start it? Check all your ground points as well as main positive connections. Are the battery connections good, clean and solid? Everything to the starter is good?

beyonddisturbed

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the connectors ive found both the ac delco on rock auto and bwg at oreilly from the first page of this thread https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...-failures.html have four wires. someone explain?

sjsingle1

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some replacement wire connectors you can buy will have 4 wires......but the f bod ONLY needs ONE

sjsingle1

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MFCptnMorgan

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It doesnt happen everytime i start it just sometimes, the connections are good to the battery and the starter. This problem has been off and on, I've read that if your volts drop beyond a certain point on crank up it can cause it to reset. I got the alternator checked out and it was shot.

Paul Bell

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Cool. Did replacing the alternator fix your problem?

Usually, a bad alternator causes the battery to run low to the point that the engine won't crank.

beyonddisturbed

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i understand it only needs one. strange that the oem ac delco part has 4? just extras to cut? weird

sjsingle1

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other body styles do use the extra wires