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General Information => General => Topic started by: adi on March 23, 2011, 05:52:15 pm

Title: rev counter wire...
Post by: adi on March 23, 2011, 05:52:15 pm

My car has the rev counter, and I believe it takes its feed from the alternator, however the wire is dangling and there doesn't seem to be a male spade on the alternator anywhere. I have a black plastic cover for the end of the alternator that has a connection for it, but the wire on the inside of the black plastic cover has broken off. Where on the alternator do I connect the loose wire to make my rev counter work?

Title: Re: rev counter wire...
Post by: rabbitman on March 23, 2011, 09:24:27 pm

There should be a connection set apart from the rest marked "W". If not you might have the wrong alternator.

Title: Re: rev counter wire...
Post by: adi on March 24, 2011, 02:51:16 pm

the plastic cover that broke off has the W connection, but the wire on the inside of the plastic cover has broken off. I've heard that the wire attaches to one of the 3 red wires on the back, as theyre a 3 pahse alternator? I need to know which one of these 3 parts I need to reconnect the wire to?