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JDMonster
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Ok My alternator went bad in my RHD 70 Bluebird. It had a upgraded alternator in it from an unknown Nissan. The voltage regulator is not under the hood so im assumeing the previous owner bypassed it and the new chargeing system was a internal regulated alternator.

Soooooo, I got the 94 Saturn alternator, fabed up the bracket and got it all mounted in. I grounded the wires that were grounded on the old setup just the same to the new one. I bolted up the wiring to the positive lead on the back of the new system just how it was on the old one (a large red wire and a large solid white wire). That left two wires, theses had been spliced into a new harness that was on the old alternator (a large white wire and a small white wire). So i figured that there were only two ways to hook it up. I tried wireing it both ways to the two wires on the Saturn alternator and both ways as soon as I un hooked the battery the car died, So im assumeing its not chargeing or wired correct. any ideas?
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Disconnecting the battery with the engine running is a good way to kill an alternator.
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best way to check to see if its chargeing?
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do you have a milti meter?
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Yeah. Engine off, measure battery voltage. Engine on, measure battery voltage. Engine on, the voltage should be higher (something in the mid 13s is normal).
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Any pics of your car?? I would like to see it.....
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goichi1 wrote:Any pics of your car?? I would like to see it.....
Rich,

The setup he is talking about, sure sounds like my old Coupe.
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I dont have a stock saturn pigtail for my '95 alternator what 2 wires out of the 4 on the alternator are for the signal and charge lamp?
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