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2wires to altenator

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99N/Afuturebeast

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literally blowing my mind right now. After replacing altenator because i got it tested and the voltage regulator tested bad. Been having idle problems and though i finally found what was wrong. HARD NO. With the 2 wire disconnected it idles and runs perfect, with it connected it will not idle. Just dies just as before. Any thoughts?
 

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Which 2 wire disconnected? Do you mean the connector to the regulator? What is the voltage at battery and/or alternator when disconnected and when connected?
 
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Yes to the voltage regulator. 12.4 when disconnected and 13.8 when connected. Battery light on dash just came on today. Was playing with grounds to see if that chamged anything and it didn't.
 
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I've been throwing parts at this thing trying to fix adle problems and i literally found this by accident
 
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