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Old May 25, 2010 | 02:52 PM
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I have a '91 s10 and i am trying to make an alternator work thats from a '99 blazer. The blazer alternator had just one single red wire in the plug. My factory '91 s10 plug has a brown wire and a pink with brown stripe wire. How do i make this work.



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Old May 25, 2010 | 03:00 PM
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buy the right alternator
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Originally Posted by 98SuperchargedLs1
buy the right alternator
There is no "right" alternator. Its a 6.0 going in a '90's s10.
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Old May 25, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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just hook the brown wire up to the PCM connction or do the light bulb (resister) trick
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Originally Posted by 98SuperchargedLs1
buy the right alternator
And the Lester number for the correct alternator would be???

I don't expect you to know the answer, I've read some of your other useless posts
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I am running a carb so I wont have a pcm. The blazer that this alternator cam out of only had one red wire where I have two on the connector.
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Old May 25, 2010 | 06:14 PM
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http://http://www.madelectrical.com/...hreewire.shtmlHere is a pretty decent article that explains the how's and why's. Hope this will help you out a little, or at least get you going in the right direction.
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470ohm resistor hooked to a 12v IGN source

Do a search on "Thee alternator thread." All the info about it you could ever use
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Originally Posted by tennerv8
I am running a carb so I wont have a pcm. The blazer that this alternator cam out of only had one red wire where I have two on the connector.

is it a CS130?
The print only shows the red wire being used

You should be able to hook the idiot light, where it normally goes to the PCM
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Originally Posted by poconojoe
is it a CS130?
The print only shows the red wire being used

You should be able to hook the idiot light, where it normally goes to the PCM
I think its just a 100 amp from a '99 blazer. Im not sure if its a cs130. So would i even need the brown wire that is on my alternator plug? So I just hook the pink wire on my plug to the terminal "L" on the alternator?
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Hook the brown wire from your harness to the new alt. Discard the pink/brown wire.
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Originally Posted by G-Body
Hook the brown wire from your harness to the new alt. Discard the pink/brown wire.
Doesnt the pink/brown wire go to the "idiot" light?
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Look at the connector, the wire in pin "B" goes to the light, the service manual says it should be red, it doesn't list another wire. I looked in both 98 and 99, they're the same

Looking at your picture, there is a notch in the plug where it goes in to the alt, the wire next to it is "B"
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So the brown wire in my harness is all I need? Just discard the pink/brown wire?
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Yep, you just need the brown wire. The pink wire is no longer needed.
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Great, we'll see if I can go mess this up. I think I got it guys thanks!
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