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Old 08-30-2012, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ha_pe_1968 View Post
It is a single wire alternator.
I would say charging light works ok - ignition on, charging light on -
engine running, light of - engine shut of, light running
Seems ok for me.
Nothing wrong with a single wire, it just means that diagram in my first post doesn't apply. If you do a troubleshooting search on the MSD web site, their suggestion for single wire run on is to use a Chrysler Dual Ballast resistor. It puts enough of a load on the smaller red wire which, they say, results in the car shutting down when you turn off the key. But before I did any of that, I would check the model of your alternator and see if there is a "conversion kit" for it that the previous guy didn't use.
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