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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 04:58 PM
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so i relocated my alternator to the top passenger side of my motor and now its not charging at all.. so i bought another alternator thinking that was the problem since the car has been sitting for several months. and after installing still no charge.. there is only 1 wire that goes to a 13mm stud on the back...correct? there is a plug but there are no wire in it... just wondering if anyone else has had this problem before.. any ideas or insight would help a bunch! thanks
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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there is a plug with a smaller red wire look for it down near were it used to be
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by vogun16
so i relocated my alternator to the top passenger side of my motor and now its not charging at all.. so i bought another alternator thinking that was the problem since the car has been sitting for several months. and after installing still no charge.. there is only 1 wire that goes to a 13mm stud on the back...correct? there is a plug but there are no wire in it... just wondering if anyone else has had this problem before.. any ideas or insight would help a bunch! thanks
your missing the red wire that goes to that plug.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by vogun16
so i relocated my alternator to the top passenger side of my motor and now its not charging at all.. so i bought another alternator thinking that was the problem since the car has been sitting for several months. and after installing still no charge.. there is only 1 wire that goes to a 13mm stud on the back...correct? there is a plug but there are no wire in it... just wondering if anyone else has had this problem before.. any ideas or insight would help a bunch! thanks
I guess I miss read your pm. You need to extend the plug up and around to the top to plug into the alternator.
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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Yep you need to find and move the little wire also, I didnt have to extend mine at all just traced it, pulled it out of the harness and reloomed it.
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Old Mar 27, 2009 | 05:32 PM
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thanks guys.. you where right.. im an idiot! haha the wire got ripped out of the plug and got lost deep down by the up pipe, but i found it had to pull the terminal out of the plug and solder the wire back in to it
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