Alternator Pigtail?????
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Alternator Pigtail?????
Hello guys,
My battery light has been flickering on and off. When I wiggle the wire closest to the passenger side on the pigtail the light goes out. I have looked for a new pigtail at Auto Zone, O' Reilly's, and NAPA without luck. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
My battery light has been flickering on and off. When I wiggle the wire closest to the passenger side on the pigtail the light goes out. I have looked for a new pigtail at Auto Zone, O' Reilly's, and NAPA without luck. Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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This may be the part # you need wpt119 http://catalog.powerstrokeshop.com/partlocator/index.cfm?action=searchCatalogOEM&siteid=214083
Check this link or go to powerstrokeshop.com and search wpt119. Not 100% sure this is the one you want but it sounds like it is.
Check this link or go to powerstrokeshop.com and search wpt119. Not 100% sure this is the one you want but it sounds like it is.
Last edited by Betthebux; Nov 30, 2006 at 02:48 PM.
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does it seem the wire itself is loose IN the connector (look closely!) or that the connector is loose? If not, go to your local parts store or radio shack and get some "Electrical Contact Point Cleaner", aka carbon tetrachloride. with the connectors apart, spray all connections down liberally, brush, spray again to rinse, blow dry...
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Originally Posted by mrfixit64857
How did you accomplish that?
I did this a lot a few years ago at my business. VW/Audi used a very poor quality metal in the wiring for the charge system. The older ones used aluminum for the conductor. Lot's of dead batteries after a long drive in bad weather with wipers, heater, rear window and heated mirrors on. The alternator was able to keep up with demand but the wire between it and the battery would eat a volt and the battery would slowly go dead. The solution was as easy as you see in the picture. Make a positive cable from the alternator output to the positive on the battery and a ground cable from the body of the alternator to the negative post on the battery. I use heavy brass connectors, crimp them, solder them as well and then put some heat shrink insulation on them.
Once that was done you could turn everything on on the car and the charge voltage would be the same at the battery as at the alternator.
.0000001 voltage drop.
And no more dead batteries in the morning.
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Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
I built it myself with supplies that I bought from Interstate Battery.
....And no more dead batteries in the morning.
....And no more dead batteries in the morning.
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Originally Posted by mrfixit64857
That is so cool.... all these years I just assumed everything HAD to be the way it was... but quite obviously, the genious is in the simplicity! Now, will a questionable armature cause a draw-down with this setup, and does your in-cab voltmeter still operate this way?
It's simply piggybacked onto the alternator post along with the factory wiring harness. Nothing has been removed, just the extra wires added.
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Originally Posted by cangim
Kwik, did you add anything to the ground side of things as well? i.e. Cab to frame, frame to engine.
So now I'm thinking that I need to do the same to this truck.
Add another project to the list.
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Dan is the man. I would be very interested in the final overall schematic of this when you do it.
Edit: Not to hijack or anything, I noticed it was cold up there last week with the Seahawk game. How is the intank pump working?
Edit: Not to hijack or anything, I noticed it was cold up there last week with the Seahawk game. How is the intank pump working?
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Originally Posted by Tenn01PSD350
Dan is the man. I would be very interested in the final overall schematic of this when you do it.
Edit: Not to hijack or anything, I noticed it was cold up there last week with the Seahawk game. How is the intank pump working?
Edit: Not to hijack or anything, I noticed it was cold up there last week with the Seahawk game. How is the intank pump working?
I have the healthiest sounding Powerstroke on the planet. Can't say the same for the Seahawks.
I'll start a new thread on the "Grounding mods" when it happens.
Most likely sometime after Christmas. After I get my turbo up-pipes and clutch done.
Dang the list gets LONG!!!!