Yes MIke, unfortunately your alternator is not the same as mine, I do
not have the additional connection beside the D+ bolt.

Chris

On 12/18/05, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Did you get the email I sent with the picture that clearly showed that
> the blue wire does NOT connect to the same place as the big red wires?
>
> Mike
>
>
> Christopher Gronski wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I have run into a difference of opinion. I have it on good authority
> > from several reliable sources that the blue wire I have been having
> > such difficulty with goes on the B+ spade connector, I also have
> > strong evidence to say that it goes on the D+ connector.
> >
> > So here is what I did, I was leaning toward the D+ connector as there
> > was already a spade connector on the B+ that did not look like it was
> > once a double connection. I started the engine and touched the bare
> > blue wire to the nut that the D+ red wires connect to. Sucess the red
> > charging light went out. That leaves me with the following questions'
> >
> > 1: Does this blue wire just run the light? If so I may leave it off
> > until I get someone with some skill to look at it.
> >
> > 2: If I actually was wrong about the location would touching the wire
> > have shorted or not shut down the light or something else that would
> > have indicated I had the wrong location?
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12/18/05, Christopher Gronski <gronski@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Mark have a look at these photos. The first one (titled
> >>"disconnected") is the rear view of my alternator with the
> >>disconnected wire. There is already a black running to the D+
> >>connector you are talking about. The second is the offending PS piump
> >>wire (titled "PS pump"). The last two are from Robert Rountree and
> >>they really make it look like the blue runs to that same 14" fitting
> >>with the bolt.
> >>
> >>I have not done this with the engine running but if I touch the blue
> >>wire to the alternator terminal, I can hear a click from somewhere up
> >>front (near the driver).
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>
> >>On 12/18/05, mark drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>>NO.The blue wire connects to the alternator lead labeled D+ on the
> >>>alternator. It is either a very small threaded stud next to the large
> >>>red wire connection stud or a male spade in the same area. DO NOT
> >>>connect to any spade labeled W.
> >>>
> >>>Mark
> >>>
> >>>Christopher Gronski wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>So Robert the Blue wire connects to exactly the same place as those
> >>>>two thick reds?
> >>>>
> >>>>Chris
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>