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Old Mar 18, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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1997 corvette alternator,how do I wire it up to make it work without pcm???i been searching all Over the forum and I seem to get conflicting information!i called S&P performance and mark there told me pin D goes to solid 12 volts and pin C goes to 12v switched on by key!!is this correct??
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Based on that you could replace Pin C with a solid 12 volt wire or piggy off Pin D. You might have a little better feedback on EXTERNAL engine, as this is an accessory. Good luck
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Yes rules , rules ,,,,,,,,,,,not only is this thread in the wrong section/forum but You should'nt double post ,,,,,,reason is LS1 Tech has well over 200,000 members and 12 or 13 million posts so ram or whatever are a constant problem for them from what they say and I can believe it . Anyway thanx and good luck .
Autozone sells a voltage reg for an older Chevy for about $15 . It will have wirng instrutions with it .

First , what's the symptoms and what happened with the alt ,,,,,,what led You to believe the volt reg in the PCM is bad ?????
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Yes rules , rules ,,,,,,,,,,,not only is this thread in the wrong section/forum but You should'nt double post ,,,,,,reason is LS1 Tech has well over 200,000 members and 12 or 13 million posts so ram or whatever are a constant problem for them from what they say and I can believe it . Anyway thanx and good luck .
Autozone sells a voltage reg for an older Chevy for about $15 . It will have wirng instrutions with it .

First , what's the symptoms and what happened with the alt ,,,,,,what led You to believe the volt reg in the PCM is bad ?????
Yeah, I thought this question looked familiar...
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Sorry guys,I thought a deleted other post!and sorry I posted in wrong section!what year voltage regulator should I look for???thanks guys!!
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I'm converting to Holley dominator efi and I'd does not have a plug to run alternator so I'm trying to figure out how to make it work
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