Abdalla

Has anyone tried something like this out? http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads20/911+Cup+Holder1333081743.jpg

My understanding is, when you start the car you should get a charge light for a couple seconds. I don't get a light at all. I'm assuming the bulb is out.

I totally forget about this thread. It turned out the alternator I had gotten was bad lol. Oops. Got it replaced and its been running great since then. I still don't get a charge light on the dash but the car has been running fine for a while now without it.

No, I am testing the T plug at the alternator. I'm under the impression that the white/black wire is the L wire. Please correct me if I'm wrong. If I end up getting this thing to work, I think I might write a more dummy friendly write up lol.

Alright so I went out and tested the T plug with a volt meter and here is what I got. At the yellow cable: At the white & black cable with ignition off: When the ignition is on, I get 12v. Here are the connections I have for those two cables: White and black cable is connected to the blue which is giving it power when the ignition is at the on position. Yellow cable I spliced into a new electric cable that is running directly to the battery. I'm still not getting a charge light at the dash board and the I'm pretty sure the car is still running off of the battery and not the alternator. All your help is appreciated. I'm not definitely a newb when it comes to wiring. Thanks!

I didn't modify anything on the T plug. I plugged it right into the new alternator. I'll test it with a voltmeter and report back. So I need to splice the L wire into something that only runs with the ignition on. Basically take the yellow wire and run it directly to the + on the battery or starter and the check really gets spliced in under the passenger seat?

I'm doing the ZX alternator upgrade but I'm not getting a charge out of the new alternator. I followed the steps on: http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/alternatorswap/index.html. Here is my old Alternator: 76 280z New Alternator: 81 280zx Turbo And the wiring: After following the instructions, I plugged the car up to the jumper cables to start it and it fired right up. As soon as I disconnect the jumper cables. The car will idle rough and shut back down. Also, the charge light in the dash does not come on at all. So it seems to me as if the car is running off of the battery and not getting a charge for the alternator. My questions is, did I wire something wrong? I can't figure out if the yellow cable coming out of the new alternator needs to be used. Aside from the two cables that need to be spliced, are there any other cables I should be splicing? I did a lot of google searches and I searched the forum for a solution but I can't seem to find anything. Thank You, Abdalla