Stator terminal
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Stator terminal
Can anyone tell me just which one of the terminals on my alt. is the stator terminal or wire, I want to run a wire directly from it to the choke, because for some strange reason that little relay box on the firewall on the drivers side shorted out and when I finally found a replacement there was no fire going to the choke when the engine was running, so I unplugged the choke wire and completely leaned the choke out so the butterfly wouldn't close while I was driving. Now with the colder weather coming I would like to use the choke to get away from the hard starting. The truck is a 1986 F250 5.8 or 351W factory holley. Thanks to all in advance: JohnB1986
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Gary, thanks for the respponse, but the alt on my truck is a transistorized type and does not have the terminal that you are referring too on it, I will just find the wire that is hot when the engine is running and use it.
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Stator is a white and black wire.
If you have a 2G alternator (two plugs on back, fan on front) you can see the plugs here;
And a basic schematic here;
Images from Ryan at oldfuelinjection . com
Hope this helps.
If you have a 2G alternator (two plugs on back, fan on front) you can see the plugs here;
And a basic schematic here;
Images from Ryan at oldfuelinjection . com
Hope this helps.
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ArdWrknTrk, thanks for the pics/reply, but my wire is light/brown, I think I might try using that one. Thanks for the response.
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If you have a factory 4 barrel (4180) you will find that the single terminal Motorcraft choke element is connected to the stator wire which is 12V AC, but reads more like 7-8VDC.
If you'd like to hook it up to 12V DC in 'Run' perhaps you should get the 2 terminal Holley 45-258 12V element to keep it from opening too soon.
If you'd like to hook it up to 12V DC in 'Run' perhaps you should get the 2 terminal Holley 45-258 12V element to keep it from opening too soon.
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I have the factory 4180 Holley, but the problem is I wasn't getting fire to the choke through the grey wire that was connected to the choke terminal, so I decided to just connect a wire directly from the alternator's "S" terminal. I just wanted to be sure of the correct terminal on the alt(thanks for the picture) to connect the wire too. Thanks for your help, it was truly appreciated.
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Yeah mine went bad, and the battery kept going dead for some reason, and I traced it to that relay, finally found one on ebay but I don't think it is a perfect match because with the engine running there is no fire going to the choke as it was with the old one, that is the reason I was looking for the stator terminal so I could just jump/splice into it and have a choke again.
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I wish I had pictures, on my 87 F250 I had to rebuild my alternator harness because it was rubbing against the frame. One of the two main wires was melted away...
Anyway I remember it having that wire to the carb but I forget exactly where it hooked up. I have the 4180.
Anyway I remember it having that wire to the carb but I forget exactly where it hooked up. I have the 4180.
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