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Subject:Re: alternator / battery light on question
From:Jim Felder
Date:Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:47:02 -0500

It's easy (if you don't know quite what you're doing sometimes, like
me) to find the wrong place to put the wire. I'm betting that's what
happened. Or else the wire got broken under the insulation, which I've
had happen too.

Jim

On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote:
> That's what I suspect, but without him taking a photo it's difficult to tell
> him what to look for as he's no mechanic. He says the blue wire is attached.
>
> Karl
>
> Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>> If it is indeed charging fine, then it either has a broken or
>> misconnected alternator light wire. I've made the same mistake on
>> FLAPS alternators that came with no terminals on the back, just studs
>> and nuts.
>>
>