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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 06:33 PM
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Alternator charging issue

HI guys - 91 Bronc 5.0 auto trans auto hubs

I just had the engine replaced - I bought the beater with a rod knocking & had a local shade tree drop in a junk yard replacement.

Lucky for me the JY engine had been rebuilt - it runs strong.

BUT.....you get what you pay for.

The alternator does not charge at all. I found a broken thingy & I'm not sure what it is.

The wire harness plugs into the bottom of the alternator. About 6 inches down the line the harness splits into a Y & about 6 inches up the other side of the Y is a plug.

That plug believe it or not is still plugged into something broken & smashed. I can't see where it should go or what it should be attached to.

Any help will be appreciated. I can get pictures later.
 
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Old Dec 17, 2013 | 07:33 PM
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 09:24 AM
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Anyone know what this used to be?






Its on the harness coming from the alternator - I thought TPS for a while - but now I dont think so.

Gotta figure this out.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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i believe that goes into the back of the alternator

what year 5.0 did you drop in and did you reuse your alt and such from the bad motor?
 
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Old Dec 18, 2013 | 10:14 AM
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Reused my old alt. Eng came from a 90 f150.

Kept my old throttle body too.

The back of the alt? So is this a voltage regulator?
 
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Fixed it. Voltage reg.
 
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