Bare wire by alternator help!
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Bare wire by alternator help!
Found bare red wire on my 75 coupe with ac....I put a wire nut on it temporarily. Should the go into the clip in first picture? Pointing to bare wire in bottom pic, pointing to clip in top pic after I wire nut covered it. Thanks in advance.
If if does go into that clip any advice on seating it in there, do I need a new clip?
Last edited by pmr2000; Feb 4, 2017 at 02:53 PM. Reason: Typo
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Yes, that is where is goes. It looks like the connector is broken. The old broken piece should come out of the plastic connector after being release by a thin screwdriver. You will then be able to see what you need.
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The clip comes out and clips in ok, the bare wire is just pulled out of the metal in the connector.....can I push it back in and crimp or resoder? It probably got knocked out when wiping down the engine.
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From the pic it looks like the metal connector is broke, but if not then you should be able to insert wire into connector and solder it. Then insert back into plastic connector, then onto the alternator.
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Make sure before you do that you cut the old exposed copper wire and restrip it and have clean copper going into the clip before you solder.
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I accidently touched that bare wire thicker wire to the alternator body when discovered...it did spark.
Do you guys think this would have caused any damage, fusable link, fuse, etc that I should check before I swap the connector?
Do you guys think this would have caused any damage, fusable link, fuse, etc that I should check before I swap the connector?
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Just looked for pigtail for 12si ...
Pigtail PT2288. I'd get it locally, $3.29 at local az store.
Strip, solder, and heat shrink and you'll be good as new.
I would fix the pigtail first and then check for other faults. Other than a cursory check for obvious damage.
Strip, solder, and heat shrink and you'll be good as new.
I would fix the pigtail first and then check for other faults. Other than a cursory check for obvious damage.
Last edited by carriljc; Feb 6, 2017 at 10:46 AM.
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Probably not but disconnect the battery before you do anything else.
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Hi,
Is the second red wire (the loose one) only on cars with a/c?
And, what happened to the second wire that's normally in that connector?
Is it done away with on cars with a/c?
Regards,
Alan
Alternator connections on non a/c car.
Is the second red wire (the loose one) only on cars with a/c?
And, what happened to the second wire that's normally in that connector?
Is it done away with on cars with a/c?
Regards,
Alan
Alternator connections on non a/c car.
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The pics I put up are my car which is a 75 coupe with factory ac.
So not sure if the thick red wire is ac only, interesting enough I just tried to use ac (not working) for the first time right before this happened, opened the hood found it loose before I disconnected the battery.
I do have a second thinner gauge wire in the connector.
I still have the frigidaire compressor on the car and belted.
So not sure if the thick red wire is ac only, interesting enough I just tried to use ac (not working) for the first time right before this happened, opened the hood found it loose before I disconnected the battery.
I do have a second thinner gauge wire in the connector.
I still have the frigidaire compressor on the car and belted.
Last edited by pmr2000; Feb 6, 2017 at 01:40 PM.