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Barretta
post Sep 2 2006, 07:28 PM
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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.
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post Sep 3 2006, 10:53 AM
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Alright, thanks for all the help, and quick. But I still don't understand why the heavy gauge red.white wire comes out at the end of the harness--where the three small wires go to the relay. It's definitly a live wire, but where is it supposed to be hooked back up to? Run it back to the starter? Battery post? I am confused.
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Barretta   Alternator and Electrical Question   Sep 2 2006, 07:28 PM
drive-ability   Well by you seeing the light on the dash go off te...   Sep 2 2006, 08:01 PM
ejm   The alternator harness has four wires. Three are s...   Sep 3 2006, 06:47 AM
Barretta   It is the heavy red/white wire that is cut, not th...   Sep 3 2006, 07:10 AM
Tom   Barretta, The book I have has three wires from...   Sep 3 2006, 09:22 AM
Barretta   Alright, thanks for all the help, and quick. But ...   Sep 3 2006, 10:53 AM
Dr Evil   The reason you would run it to the starter is beca...   Sep 3 2006, 11:33 AM
Barretta   I follow what everyone is saying...and the help is...   Sep 3 2006, 06:05 PM
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