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Old Mar 9, 2003 | 12:48 AM
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All those should go off when you're charging. They come on for a "bulb"

check. Then when the output voltage of the alt passes the battery voltage,

they go out.
Old Mar 9, 2003 | 01:02 AM
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When the key is on, all the lights ground through the reg
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Old Mar 9, 2003 | 01:03 AM
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they all go to term "L" on regulator
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Old Mar 9, 2003 | 01:08 AM
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i feel dumb, what book is that from, the haynes manual.....
Old Mar 9, 2003 | 01:12 AM
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Looks like the haynes paper wieght.
Old Mar 9, 2003 | 01:21 AM
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yes that's where I "borrowed" it from
Old Mar 9, 2003 | 11:36 AM
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i was looking at mine and i think all of the 12v power comes from 1 wire, they are all white with black stripe



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Old Mar 9, 2003 | 12:28 PM
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do you mean black with a white stripe??? so you are saying the alt wire is not where it should be, because the lights stay on when the car is running....well, i guess i need to try and rethink/rewire the alt. thanks man.
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 03:24 PM
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.......damnit....i hate wiring.....
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Hereonout' date='Mar 9 2003, 10:28 AM
do you mean black with a white stripe??? so you are saying the alt wire is not where it should be, because the lights stay on when the car is running....well, i guess i need to try and rethink/rewire the alt. thanks man.
yeah it might be black with white, if you bug me tonight i can look at mine



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