AZGhost623 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 2nd Alternator in a year to have gone bad now, with a bad regulator. Not sure if wiring harness or just bad luck. I want to do a simple 2 wire hook up with the new replacement alternator. The T Connector from what I have seen has a "Sense" and a "Field". Are either of those related to the voltmeter in the car or regulator in the alternator? Can they be omitted? I want to bypass as much of the original harness as possible for now by doing this setup. and FWIW, drove over 90 miles on battery with headlights on, with battery only. Optima Yellow Top batteries rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Parts store rebuilt alternators have a reputation for poor quality. My junk yard Nissan factory stock alternator has lasted three times as long as my parts store unit did. A year and a half or more, versus six months. I have a "new" replacement parts store unit on the shelf in the box from the lifetime guarantee that I will probably never use. No matter how you wire it, the same parts will be loaded in the alternator, so the time to failure will be the same. You have a 76, did you convert to an internal regulator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZGhost623 Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Yes I converted to the internal regulator on the last failure.Finding a junkyard alternator may be a problem out here... I found a used one from a member on here... 40$... came off an engine with 140k miles on it. Hope it was changed out at some point during its lifetime. Has the nissan stickers on it so looks legit. Ill give it a go, and get the one replaced so I have a spare on shelf now. I cant believe that all remanufactured alternators are crap. There has to be some good brands no? Rock Auto lists several ... ACDelco? Pure Energy? Remy? Edited November 24, 2014 by AZGhost623 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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