Need Help With CS144 Alternator Install
Team Owner
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I guess there is a little more to the CS install than I originally thought. Thank anyone who cares that I did not start the engine yet. I'd have hated to fry my alt too. Bad luck man if that's the outcome.
Le Mans Master
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From: North Alabama
Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
Taking mine back by the shop today for a bench test to see if I fried it trying all this crazy wiring
I can no longer get that 18v peak I originally got trying to hook it up, no matter what wiring configuration I try
I can no longer get that 18v peak I originally got trying to hook it up, no matter what wiring configuration I try
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Melting Slicks
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J,
Did you ask the guys at the alt. shop what regulator you had in you alt and what was the correct way to hook it up.? Also, did you say you are no longer getting 18 volts? If so, what is your voltage now?
Bernie
Did you ask the guys at the alt. shop what regulator you had in you alt and what was the correct way to hook it up.? Also, did you say you are no longer getting 18 volts? If so, what is your voltage now?
Bernie
Le Mans Master
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From: North Alabama
Originally Posted by BerniesVette
J,
Did you ask the guys at the alt. shop what regulator you had in you alt and what was the correct way to hook it up.? Also, did you say you are no longer getting 18 volts? If so, what is your voltage now?
Bernie
Did you ask the guys at the alt. shop what regulator you had in you alt and what was the correct way to hook it up.? Also, did you say you are no longer getting 18 volts? If so, what is your voltage now?
Bernie
Melting Slicks
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So let's recap where you are with the connections. You now have the white wire connectd to the L terminal, the S terminal connected to the batt lug and your main charging wire connected to the batt lug, is this correct?
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
Checked "good" surprisingly enough. Now I'm really gettin' confused. Fusable link somewhere maybe?
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Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by shafrs3
So let's recap where you are with the connections. You now have the white wire connectd to the L terminal, the S terminal connected to the batt lug and your main charging wire connected to the batt lug, is this correct?
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07
I thought all C3s had the "GEN" warning light in the center console. My SI alternator has two wires running into the plug. Those are the two that will be cut and attached to the CS plug.
Team Owner
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Originally Posted by I'm Batman
I thought all C3s had the "GEN" warning light in the center console. My SI alternator has two wires running into the plug. Those are the two that will be cut and attached to the CS plug.
There must be both out there since all places that sell the harness adapter ask you to specify if you have a warning light or not.
Burning Brakes
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this might help, at the bottom of the page probably pertains to your year
http://www.idavette.net/hib/reman.html
http://www.idavette.net/hib/reman.html
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
I never had the S wire off of the CS144 plug connected to the "Batt" terminal on the back of the alternator. I am trying that now. But you are saying to connect the Red wire from the original 2 wire plug to the Batt terminal on the back of the CS144 as well? So...that means I have 3 wires going to the back Batt terminal on the CS144? The Red S wire from the CS plug, the red wire from the original 2 wire plug that plugged into my original 63A alternator AND? the original red wire that was laready on the BATT lug on the original 63A alternator? And the "L" wire from the CS144 plug goes to the white wire on the original 2 wire alt plug? With no resistor?How about a picture?
Lets try another way:
A wire connecting the S terminal to the Batt lug of the alt.
Your original white wire connected to the L lug of the alt.
Your original large gauge red wire (to the horn relay) to the batt lug of the alt.
Last edited by shafrs3; Sep 9, 2006 at 06:51 PM.
Team Owner
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Originally Posted by Older Than Dirt
this might help, at the bottom of the page probably pertains to your year
http://www.idavette.net/hib/reman.html
http://www.idavette.net/hib/reman.html
Good site, very informative. Where can those wiring adapters be bought? They gave the part numbers, but no links to who still sells those. I had a good link, but they sent me a one-wire adapter, and I need a two-wire adapter.
Le Mans Master
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Originally Posted by shafrs3
No no, do not connect the original connectorized red wire there!
Lets try another way:
A wire connecting the S terminal to the Batt lug of the alt.
Your original white wire connected to the L lug of the alt.
Your original large gauge red wire (to the horn relay) to the batt lug of the alt.
Lets try another way:
A wire connecting the S terminal to the Batt lug of the alt.
Your original white wire connected to the L lug of the alt.
Your original large gauge red wire (to the horn relay) to the batt lug of the alt.
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
Judas preist Can you do something with this?
The white wire from the "original plug" connects to the L terminal of the CS144.
The "original red going to batt terminal on 63Amp alt" connects to the batt lug of the CS144.
Last edited by shafrs3; Sep 9, 2006 at 07:12 PM.
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Good site, very informative. Where can those wiring adapters be bought? They gave the part numbers, but no links to who still sells those. I had a good link, but they sent me a one-wire adapter, and I need a two-wire adapter.
Here's some adapters....
http://www.alternatorparts.com/CS-144_Special_offer.htm
Team Owner
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Originally Posted by shafrs3
Yes, that red wire on the lower left hand side of the CS144 connected to the S terminal needs to connect to the Batt lug of same. That is, connect a wire bettween the two so they become connected to each other.
The white wire from the original plug connects to the L terminal of the CS144.
The original red going to batt terminal on 63Amp alt connects to the batt lug of the CS144.
The white wire from the original plug connects to the L terminal of the CS144.
The original red going to batt terminal on 63Amp alt connects to the batt lug of the CS144.
Okay, you say the red from the CS plug goes to the batt post, and the while from the CI plug goes to the brown wire. Where does the red wire from the original CI plug go? Does it go to that batt/red CS wire?
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Okay, you say the red from the CS plug goes to the batt post, and the while from the CI plug goes to the brown wire. Where does the red wire from the original CI plug go? Does it go to that batt/red CS wire?
Last edited by shafrs3; Sep 10, 2006 at 09:22 AM.