Does the alternator work with this wire disconnected? If so, I'd leave it
off. I'm not familiar with the wiring of your car, but you should get a
wiring diagram and verify that this wire should always be powered.
"Donald L. Gilbert, Jr." wrote:
> A new twist for you all in addition to my last note. I have the
> alternator with 4 wires plugging into it. There are 2 fat brown wires
> and one brown/yellow wire in the plastic harness and then a small brown
> wire that plugs in by itself.
>
> The small brown wire is always hot with the battery hooked up. So I
> unplugged it. The ignition lamp went out. Turned the key to the on
> position, ignition lamp came on as it should as well as the brake light.
>
> Are these symptoms pointing back to the alternator again?
>
> Don
>
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