Swapping out the crappy old 1G alternator in my '84 5.0 CFI and swapping in a 3G alt from an early 90's Mercury Sable 3.0L wagon. I kept the stock plug from the Sable and I've got the 4-gauge power and ground cables all done and set. Everything's bolted into place and everything else is all ready to go, I just need to know what to hook this stupid green wire off the 3-wire plug into for a 12-volt switch-on source.
I know I could always run a wire all the way into the interior to the fuse block to get a 12-volt source if I absolutely HAD to, but that'd be kinda ridiculous. Isn't there something on the old external regulator's wiring harness that I could splice this wire into? Everyone keeps insisting there's a green wire to hook into, but there's no such colored wire anywhere in my engine bay that was connected to the old alternator or external voltage regulator - they're all orange or red or yellow.
I also dunno what to do with the old charge cable that went to the 1G alternator, or the wire that went to the Field post on the back. Do I just tuck them neatly out of the way, or can I safely clip those suckers off and tape off the end? And do I need to leave the old regulator in there, or can I unplug that and yank that sucker outta the engine bay?
Really need to get this thing finished up before the end of the weekend because this is my DD and they kinda prefer that I actually show up to work on Monday morning.
I know I could always run a wire all the way into the interior to the fuse block to get a 12-volt source if I absolutely HAD to, but that'd be kinda ridiculous. Isn't there something on the old external regulator's wiring harness that I could splice this wire into? Everyone keeps insisting there's a green wire to hook into, but there's no such colored wire anywhere in my engine bay that was connected to the old alternator or external voltage regulator - they're all orange or red or yellow.
I also dunno what to do with the old charge cable that went to the 1G alternator, or the wire that went to the Field post on the back. Do I just tuck them neatly out of the way, or can I safely clip those suckers off and tape off the end? And do I need to leave the old regulator in there, or can I unplug that and yank that sucker outta the engine bay?
Really need to get this thing finished up before the end of the weekend because this is my DD and they kinda prefer that I actually show up to work on Monday morning.