Tony71502

The orange/black wires have fusible links. No need to run a fuse on them. If you upgrade you just need to run the bigger wire with a megafuse in addition to the stock black/orange wires.

brnc_bstr87

So do I splice the bl/or & yellow wires coming out of the plugs to the new upgraded wire? Thanks for your help :-)

Tony71502

Can you take any pictures? The bl/or wires shouldn't be touched and should be bolted to the alternator post along with the new 4g power wire. The 4g power wire should run from solenoid to alternator with a mega-fuse somewhere in between.

Here we go.. this looks like how it should be set-up. This is how mine is. The two bl/or go to the post. The yellow is spliced to a new white plug which goes to the alternator along with the stock plug.

http://www.musclemustangfastfords.co.../photo_16.html

Read that whole article for more info.

I just dug up my photobucket picture. This is how it should be. Notice the stock connector has the new plug spliced in. And you can also see my bl/orange wires in the picture.

brnc_bstr87

I believe I've got it figured out now. I'll wait till I get a 3g alternator hopefully this week or next & take some pics for you. Thanks again for your help! ~Q

brnc_bstr87

Ok I got a 3g alternator finally! Here's how I hooked it up... Battery cable wire (4 ga) from positive side on starter terminal to mega fuse (it's either a 175amp or 250amp). Ran another battery cable wire from that to the back of the alternator. On the alternator I took the plug that it keeps from the old system and ran the yellow wire to the same place as the battery cable, white wire to the rectifier? plug & the green wire to the old green wire for the key in run position. So the only wire that I'm using from the original system is the green ignition wire. Got that all installed, charged the battery & started 'er up. Ran good, battery gauge on dash reading higher than used to. Let it run idle in driveway for ummm maybe 15 - 30 min? Turned it off to try to start it & battery is dead again! I'm so frustrated & I'm not sure where to go from here. Does anyone have any suggestions??? How can I tell if something is drawing from the battery (but if the car is on it should be recharging itself???)? Do I test with a meter at alternator & battery? If so what do I touch to get a reading & what should I be getting? I know, I know lots of questions haha. Please help! Thanks ~Q

Boss_Hotrod

If you're getting 14v at the battery you may have a bad battery. Get it tested.

brnc_bstr87

@ Boss Hotrod: I've already had the battery tested but thanks for the suggestion :-). Here's an update on what I have now... 3g alternator from '94 mustang w/ a regulator plug, post for power to battery, &, in place of the old rectifier plug, a single plug. From the regulator plug I wired the yellow to the post, green to old green wire for hot with key in on position, and the white wire to the single plug on the alternator. That leaves the white & yellow wire on the factory harness unused. The wires from the old rectifier plug were 2 black/orange wires & a white wire. I took the 2 black, orange wires and put them on the alternator post. Which leaves the white wire unused on the factory harness. From the positive on the starter solenoid I ran a 4 gauge to a 175 amp fuse & the other side of the fuse another 4 gauge wire to the post on the alternator. Charged the battery completely, went to hook the battery up, put the negative on but when I touch the positive to the battery the engine trys to crank! That's never happened before. Does this have something to do with the ignition coil (maybe a short?). I noticed the plug into the ignition coil is kinda old with the wires a little loose. Also, I need to know if I properly wired up the alternator??? I so appreciate everyone's help so far! ~Q

Edit: I fixed the cranking issue. Turns out I had the 4 gauge wire from the alternator on the negative side of the starter solenoid (yeah I know dumb me I was just concentrating on the other wiring I guess haha). Anywho, I still need to know if the other wires are wired properly. Thanks!

brnc_bstr87

Okay tried something new yesterday... On the regulator plug I wired the white back to original white, green to original green, & yellow to alternator post. The wires from the old rectifier plug I took the 2 or/bl wires & put them to the alternator post & the original white wire to the single D shaped plug on the alternator. That leaves just the factory yellow wire to the regulator unused. It seemed to fire up real good but once again after 10 min if wouldn't start back up. I did notice that the starter solenoid was pretty warm but I don't think it got warm while it was running. So maybe I have my wiring right now but it's not transferring to the battery??? Then again though the alternator doesn't actually start the car right? Any help would be awesome! ~Q

Another thought here... If the starter is bad and won't let the car restart once it's warm can that make it seem as if the battery is dead???

Project 5.GO!

Are you testing the battery after it fails to start? If you have no means to do that, let it sit for a couple hours and try starting it again. That ought to eliminate any question of the starter. If it starts right up after sitting, the starter might be bad.

When you try to start it after you turn it off, does it try to turn over slowly, or do you get a clicking sound, or do you hear nothing at all?

The battery is what provides the voltage to start the car, the alternator charges the battery and provides power while you are driving.

brnc_bstr87

Well.... Success!!! Finally got it running strong & dependable. I took the starter off & had it tested. It blew the auto parts testing fuses twice it was drawing so much amperage. I also replaced both battery cables & cleaned the grounds. I want to thank everyone for their help! You guys have been awesome :-). Now just to save up for a new transmission since the fifth gear is shot in mine. Does anyone have any ideas what might cause 5th gear to be out in a T5??? I'm not sure if I should find a solution & rebuild it or get another one either salvaged or refurbished w/ warranty??? Hope everyone had a great weekend! ~Q