180AMP 6G Large Case install... no charge **PICS**

BigHairyMonkey

Founding Member

Jun 18, 2003

411

1

16

Houston (Bellaire) TX

Mar 30, 2008

#1

• Mar 30, 2008

• #1

I just finished installing my 6g, yet it wont charge. any suggestions?

I have

1. Sawed off piece of the bracket and mounted the alternator
2. Snipped off the factory alternator harness and attached the new one (as per instructions)
----attached the green wire to the green wire
----attached the yellow wire to the yellow wire
----left the white/black wire alone... capped off

3. Ran 4awg from the the alternator post through a 200amp fuse to the solenoid.

Started the car up and the car is not charging... the gauge is burried at the bottom. In the instructions it said to attach the power wire to the battery + side but i ran it to the solenoid like it is factory.. thinking i might have made a mistake i attached it directly to teh battery and it still doesnt work.

here is some pics.. wires are not wrapped for viewin purposes

[/URL][/IMG]

[/URL][/IMG]

[/URL][/IMG]

 

93 LX

Founding Member

Jun 2, 2000

3,081

3

0

Norwalk, CA.

Mar 30, 2008

#2

• Mar 30, 2008

• #2

where is the white wire? The white wire tells the alt to charge.

 

BigHairyMonkey

Founding Member

Jun 18, 2003

411

1

16

Houston (Bellaire) TX

Mar 30, 2008

#3

• Mar 30, 2008

• #3

hmmm.. the instructions said to cap off the white wire as it is not used.. were they incorrect?

 

93 LX

Founding Member

Jun 2, 2000

3,081

3

0

Norwalk, CA.

Mar 30, 2008

#4

• Mar 30, 2008

• #4

All i know is that is the sence wire.. maybe I am wrong but when i did my 82 Capri to 3G I had to make that harness special because the 82 has external regulator.

 

BigHairyMonkey

Founding Member

Jun 18, 2003

411

1

16

Houston (Bellaire) TX

Mar 30, 2008

#5

• Mar 30, 2008

• #5

ok so where am i to attach this white wire if i am to use it?

 

HISSIN50

"How long does it take to get help in here?

15 Year Member

Nov 29, 1999

31,179

33

129

Mar 30, 2008

#6

• Mar 30, 2008

• #6

6G's dont use an external stator circuit as I recall.

There are a couple of versions of 6G's. Do you know what color regulator you have? If grey and black, you should be ok.

Double check the regulator wiring. The terminals should be labeled. I is the ignition wire and A is the remote sense wire for the regulator (it sees battery voltage).

Otherwise be sure your fuse didn't blow. If that doesnt solve it, I'd get it bench tested.

Good luck.

 

BigHairyMonkey

Founding Member

Jun 18, 2003

411

1

16

Houston (Bellaire) TX

Mar 30, 2008

#7

• Mar 30, 2008

• #7

the remote sense wire is white and the ignition wire is what color on the stock harness? green or yellow?

 

HISSIN50

"How long does it take to get help in here?

15 Year Member

Nov 29, 1999

31,179

33

129

Mar 30, 2008

#8

• Mar 30, 2008

• #8

BigHairyMonkey said:

the remote sense wire is white and the ignition wire is what color on the stock harness? green or yellow?

Click to expand...

I don't have a 93 so I can only relate how early aero foxes are. On those:

The ignition wire is Lt green/red at the regulator.

The remote sense is yellow/white.


I think this matches up just right with the 6G regulator A and I pigtail wiring colors.

 

BigHairyMonkey

Founding Member

Jun 18, 2003

411

1

16

Houston (Bellaire) TX

Mar 31, 2008

#9

• Mar 31, 2008

• #9

checked everything over and it seems fine.. fuse is in tact.. i guess i will pull the alternator to get tested although it looks brand new.

 

S

svtpower

New Member

Apr 30, 2005

257

0

0

Wisconsin

Apr 1, 2008

#10

• Apr 1, 2008

• #10

180AMP 6G

180AMP 6G

What in the heck would you need that for?

UPS just dropped off my PA Performance 130A 3G. The paperworks says it's an improvement of 3-4X over stock...

 

BigHairyMonkey

Founding Member

Jun 18, 2003

411

1

16

Houston (Bellaire) TX

Apr 1, 2008

#11

• Apr 1, 2008

• #11

svtpower said:

180AMP 6G

What in the heck would you need that for?

UPS just dropped off my PA Performance 130A 3G. The paperworks says it's an improvement of 3-4X over stock...

Click to expand...

Constantly running the taurus fan during the houston summers (its a power hog...), plus all the electronics, upgraded audio system, ac, etc.

 

S

svtpower

New Member

Apr 30, 2005

257

0

0

Wisconsin

Apr 2, 2008

#12

• Apr 2, 2008

• #12

Ok

BigHairyMonkey said:

Constantly running the taurus fan during the houston summers (its a power hog...), plus all the electronics, upgraded audio system, ac, etc.

Click to expand...

Fair enough. I'm planning on running a taurus fan too, but I bought a DCC fan controller to help lessen the stress on the electrical system. I am not running anything special for a stereo either.

Anyway, back to the topic. Did you get the alternator tested?

 

Markus

Member

Feb 29, 2004

238

2

19

germany

Apr 2, 2008

#13

• Apr 2, 2008

• #13

Hello,

i had a similar problem with my 130 amp alternator. This damn thing don´t loaded.
I checked all wires ten times, no problem to see.
After 2 hours i saw a few black powder on the alternator bracket. The belt slip over the alternator pulley. I streched the serpentine belt...... problem solved



Markus