Fuse links

[silversteed]

I was messing with my alternator wiring putting in the Forced4 wiring upgrade and ran into a bit of a problem with the alternator wire that runs to the starter relay.

The main wire off the alt runs to a big clump that has a couple of fuse links and a couple of other wires all tied up at one point. One of the fuse links separated at the rubber thing that says "fuse line" so I cut the rubber part off and soldered the two wires together. Then I just unbundled the whole clump, cut out all the junk, and solder them all together at that same point. So I'll now just have that clump of wires going to the starter relay and the Forced4 one going to the alternator and two new Forced4 wires going from the regulator to the alternator.

Question: Is it okay to solder that clump of wires and fuse links? What are the other wires that run off that one alternator wire? Is there a fuse of some sort in the Forced4 wire?

Thanks for any incite into this.

Jim

[Pat_in_L.A.]

and two new Forced4 wires going from the regulator to the alternator.

There is a fuse on the end of the 4 gauge wire underneath the heat shrink. The original 10 gauge wire can be removed. Hook the two small wires to the respective stator and field wires after removing the old harness connector.

[silversteed]

There is a fuse on the end of the 4 gauge wire underneath the heat shrink. The original 10 gauge wire can be removed. Hook the two small wires to the respective stator and field wires after removing the old harness connector.

Thanks that gives me some reassurance. Also, the original 10ga wire goes to the relay and that needs to stay connected as it has one wire that goes toward the front of the car and another that goes toward the firewall, I assume these are for other things. Correct?

[Pat_in_L.A.]

Also, the original 10ga wire goes to the relay

It goes to the B+ (Battery positive) lug on the starter solenoid.

and that needs to stay connected as it has one wire that goes toward the front of the car and another that goes toward the firewall, I assume these are for other things. Correct?

It only appears to go to the firewall. It makes a "U" turn inside the loom near the master cylinder area. That 10 gauge wire gets hot and brittle over the years. You should trace it back in the loom all the way to the solenoid just in case it may have damaged other adjacent smaller wires in the loom.

An ounce of prevention is ... you know the saying.