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Dec 1, 2012 | 04:14 PM

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Help alternator plug??

I installed another alternator bit the plug in is different. It has a 3G style. How can I make this work. The harness I found at oreilly that fits has 3 wires mine has 2.

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Dec 1, 2012 | 04:20 PM

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I installed another alternator bit the plug in is different. It has a 3G style. How can I make this work. The harness I found at oreilly that fits has 3 wires mine has 2.

Ask JOSH he will know where to get the Adapter

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Dec 1, 2012 | 04:22 PM

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I have a adapter but my alternator has no where for 3rd wire center wire(white)

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Dec 1, 2012 | 04:33 PM

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I installed another alternator bit the plug in is different. It has a 3G style. How can I make this work. The harness I found at oreilly that fits has 3 wires mine has 2.

What year is your truck? Are you going from a 2G to a 3G ALT.

The newer voltage regulators (VR) found on the newer ALT (2G or 3G) need to have all 3 inputs to make it work.
Jim

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Dec 1, 2012 | 04:42 PM

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Josh went 6g to 3g IIRC

is that what you did

IDK the total story what changes are from 6G to 3G

It wont charge???or just worried about the extra Wire or Battery Light On

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Dec 1, 2012 | 04:45 PM

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Soon as I hook battery to it dash lights came on and radio with no key in ignition

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Dec 1, 2012 | 04:54 PM

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Soon as I hook battery to it dash lights came on and radio with no key in ignition

And your shure the pigtail is for a 6g to 3G Conversion

sounds like wrong pigtail

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Dec 1, 2012 | 04:59 PM

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Here is a photo of the 3G VR plug.

Does it look like this?

http://store.alternatorparts.com/ima...dPlugCombo.JPG

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Dec 1, 2012 | 05:01 PM

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Ok work inning left the white wire unhooked and tied other 2 direct not adapter. Tks

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Dec 1, 2012 | 05:01 PM

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Here is a photo of the 3G VR plug.

Does it look like this?

http://store.alternatorparts.com/ima...dPlugCombo.JPG

Sweet looks like you been down this road B4

thanks for the Help

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Dec 1, 2012 | 05:06 PM

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The white wire circles back and clips onto the spade on the alternator and has nothing to do with the rest of the harness.

Josh

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Dec 1, 2012 | 05:40 PM

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My conversion harness was purchased locally, but they are available on eBay for $12-15. Summit Racing wants a fortune for theirs, but that is an option too.

Close-up of the white wire and the connection to alternator.

A direct connection is more than adequate as well. Funny thing... you won't find a commercially available 3G to 6G conversion connector.

Josh

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Dec 1, 2012 | 06:39 PM

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Yes the white with black strip had no place to connect on my alternator so I left it unhooked n it's working fine tks

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Dec 1, 2012 | 06:48 PM

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Yes the white with black strip had no place to connect on my alternator so I left it unhooked n it's working fine tks

What alternator did you install then? All 3G alternators use the white wire. You didn't install a 4G did you?

Josh

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Dec 1, 2012 | 09:36 PM

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It is a 4g

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