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Old 08-05-09, 11:42 PM
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Question alternator question...

i was looking through my things...and i found a nice sized alternator...it looks liek it would fit my car..and my car does need an alternator upgrade...thing is...this one doesnt have that T looking plug on the right side of the stock one...does that mean that the new alt wont charge without it?
maybe it doesnt have the plug because its a self charging alternator? idk if that even exists
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Old 08-06-09, 01:09 AM
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Not enough info, like what did the alt come off of. Simplest upgrade is an S4, it's plug and play.
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I might be WAY off with this but that "t-plug" is for the voltage meter on the dash. I'm not positive on that, but i think so. The small round wire is the charging one i believe. But if I was you, I'd go with the S4 alt. It'll be the easiest by miles.
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I might be WAY off with this but that "t-plug" is for the voltage meter on the dash. I'm not positive on that, but i think so. The small round wire is the charging one i believe. But if I was you, I'd go with the S4 alt. It'll be the easiest by miles.
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so just plug and play with the s4 s4 being 89-91? correct me if im wrong?
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S4 is '86-'88. The S5 ('89-'91) require a simple wirining change, but are otherwise bolt-on.
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why isint this in the archive?
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