Re: Official Saturn IR Alt. Swap
Posted: 20 Apr 2010 12:17
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?
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?