gm alternator, truck wont shut off!
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gm alternator, truck wont shut off!
i installed a gm alternator in my 79 and everything worked fine. i swapped it into my 75 wired the same way and it wouldnt shut off. even with both battery cables removed and the key shut off and removed from the ignition, the truck was still running, until i unplugged the alternator. it only has the charge wire from the alternator to the starter relay (battery positive) and the exciter wire going into the cab. Had to unplug the exciter to get it to die. It does not need that wire to charge above idle. but it worked fine in my 79. was the 79 factory ford wiring different that the 75 somehow? Sorry this might be kind of hard to follow.
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First of all what are you thinking putting a government motors anything in a ford no wonder it doesn't wanna work LOL go to your local automotive electrical shop they should have a direct plug in diode that goes in line with the gm plug .plug it in and presto it'll shut off!!! they some time's feed power back through and allow the ignition to stay powered up
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I have had a GM alternator in my F350 for years.
It was sold to me as a stock item referred to as a 'one wire GM Alternator'
the diode was already built in.
Apparently used in some old farm tractor applications too, where generators were no longer available.
The wiring to the alternator was inoperable when I bought the truck so I installed this type of alternator.
It was sold to me as a stock item referred to as a 'one wire GM Alternator'
the diode was already built in.
Apparently used in some old farm tractor applications too, where generators were no longer available.
The wiring to the alternator was inoperable when I bought the truck so I installed this type of alternator.
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I am guessing the Brown "I" wire somehow is connected to full voltage.
With the switch off, reconnect the battery and see if there is voltage at the coil.
Josh
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I would think you've wired the alternator wrong. To make a GM internally regulated alternator work you just have to jump from the power wire to the field wire of the alternator.
Sounds like you've tied something to the I terminal of the solenoid which is feeding the ignition.
I've always run GM Alternators in my Ford so I have at least one reliable part in the truck. Actually one of them is running on a Chrysler ignition module after the Ford box failed.
Sounds like you've tied something to the I terminal of the solenoid which is feeding the ignition.
I've always run GM Alternators in my Ford so I have at least one reliable part in the truck. Actually one of them is running on a Chrysler ignition module after the Ford box failed.
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