>
> There's a spot on the starter for the female spade connector, got
> that.    Then, I asssumed, the threaded/bolt connector next to it is
> for the big red wire from the alternator, right?
>
> So what happens to the big black wire running from the front of the
> Vanagon?
>

Big red from alternator and the big fat battery lead both sit on the large
threaded connector on the starter, as I recall. Does the big black wire show
12V? If so, it's the battery lead.

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John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"