Alternator and Electrical Question Options

[Barretta]

Quick question, I know all you knowledgeable 914'ers must be burnt out on electrical questions, so I'll keep it breif--for now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif). My 74 1.8 isn't charging but the light will go off on the dash and when the alternator is unplugged and re-plugged into the main harness you can notice a parasitical loss...but it doesn't read that it is charging when tested on the battery. There is a red w/ white stripe wire (seems to be a live wire) that has been snipped off the alternators harness...what is this for? where does it go? could it be the problem? Any ideas would be a lot of help. Thanks.

I am a newbie to the 914 land, obviously.

[ejm]

The alternator harness has four wires. Three are small diameter wires that terminate at the plug on the relay board and then connect inside the board to the voltage regulator. The other wire is a heavy wire from the alternators D+ terminal that goes to the post on the starter that the battery cable is connected to. Check this wire first, it is sometimes left off when the starter has been removed.