lowbush
Bronco Guru
OK Guys I am literally at the end of my project I am going down to the tag office in a few days to register the thing but I have one last issue:
EZ-Wiring says to build a bypass for the alternator by wiring it to the starter If you take a look at the image below you will see what I am talking about.
Now when I do that, the starter stays charged the entire time the engine is on and grinds, like when you try to start and already started vehicle.
I have the battery to one side of the old ford style starter solenoids that sits on the firewall, the one with 4 post on it. The battery goes to one large post and the starter is connected to the other large post. The starter I have also has a solenoid on it that is jumped with a little black wire. See the images below for reference. I am assuming that the bypass wires to the post on the back of the alternator pictured, that is where I had it wired to, I disconnected it for the time being so it is not attached in the picture. On the other side of the wire at the starter the bypass wire is connected to the large top post. Is there another way to do the alternator bypass that will not leave the starter hot after initial ignition? I admit I don't understand what the bypass is for other than it is a potential fire hazard to not do it, but I don't understand what is being accomplished by doing it, so I cannot formulate an alternative plan to fix the issue. Wiring is the one area that I am not strong in automotives. My gut tells me that this is trying to tie the alternator directly into the battery input on the starter and given my wiring set up it should be routed to the battery side of the firewall solenoid, but I am not sure that that is what is supposed to be accomplished by this bypass.
Starter:
Alternator:
EZ-Wiring says to build a bypass for the alternator by wiring it to the starter If you take a look at the image below you will see what I am talking about.
Now when I do that, the starter stays charged the entire time the engine is on and grinds, like when you try to start and already started vehicle.
I have the battery to one side of the old ford style starter solenoids that sits on the firewall, the one with 4 post on it. The battery goes to one large post and the starter is connected to the other large post. The starter I have also has a solenoid on it that is jumped with a little black wire. See the images below for reference. I am assuming that the bypass wires to the post on the back of the alternator pictured, that is where I had it wired to, I disconnected it for the time being so it is not attached in the picture. On the other side of the wire at the starter the bypass wire is connected to the large top post. Is there another way to do the alternator bypass that will not leave the starter hot after initial ignition? I admit I don't understand what the bypass is for other than it is a potential fire hazard to not do it, but I don't understand what is being accomplished by doing it, so I cannot formulate an alternative plan to fix the issue. Wiring is the one area that I am not strong in automotives. My gut tells me that this is trying to tie the alternator directly into the battery input on the starter and given my wiring set up it should be routed to the battery side of the firewall solenoid, but I am not sure that that is what is supposed to be accomplished by this bypass.
Starter:
Alternator:
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