Posted By: fattire
One wire alt. sorry - 02/14/11 03:07 PM
I know this has been gone over many times but can someone tell me again what to do with the wires from the old voltage regulator??
One wire alt. sorry
Posted By: 05dakota
Re: One wire alt. sorry - 02/14/11 04:56 PM
tape them up.
Posted By: Boosted
Re: One wire alt. sorry - 02/14/11 05:16 PM
That is what I did..... Tape them...
Posted By: fattire
Re: One wire alt. sorry - 02/14/11 06:57 PM
Sounds to simple 
Just tape up the wires that went to the regulator and then take the regulator and the wires that went to the alt. and put them on the shelf. All the guages and everything else will work and be OK ??
Just tape up the wires that went to the regulator and then take the regulator and the wires that went to the alt. and put them on the shelf. All the guages and everything else will work and be OK ??
Posted By: Boosted
Re: One wire alt. sorry - 02/14/11 07:11 PM
yep.. I left all that stuff on my car for looks but there is nothing hooked up the the little alt except for the one wire...
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Posted By: Triggerfish
Re: One wire alt. sorry - 02/14/11 07:34 PM
I pulled the pins out of the plug inlet on the regulator & left the harness plugged into the voltage regulator, so it appears to look original, but isn't hooked up.
Posted By: babarracuda
Re: One wire alt. sorry - 02/14/11 07:46 PM
Be sure that the wire from the alternator is at least a 10 or better an 8. I used 2 #8 for my one wire. No such thing as too big, but too small is a killer.
Posted By: Dodgem
Re: One wire alt. sorry - 02/14/11 08:45 PM
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Be sure that the wire from the alternator is at least a 10 or better an 8. I used 2 #8 for my one wire. No such thing as too big, but too small is a killer.
I use double 10 but am going to # 6 alt to trunk! # 1 trunk to starter!
Posted By: fattire
Re: One wire alt. sorry - 02/15/11 02:35 PM
What about the blue wire ? I think that it is for the ignition. I have one green wire that goes from the reg. to the alt. and one blue that goes from the reg. then splits to the alt. and goes to the ignition I think. Thanks for the advice on wire size I had some work done to the alt. at a shop and he said it put out 87 amps. at 3k so I used #10 wire. I found an 140 amp. at Summit in the bargin section for $75 looked it up in the book and it was $189 so I couldn't pass it up. It is not a mini and I run a Meziere water pump so now I have to come up with some way to mount the thing.