Fw: alternator - blue wire connects to what?

["Dave and Carol Ewing" <dcewing@prodigy.net>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>If I remember correctly, while rewiring my Rabbit with the 16v harness, the
blue wire goes to the instrument cluster (I know you know that already).
The important thing that I remember is that the charging system WOULD NOT
CHARGE without that wire hooked up correctly.  So, I believe that it is the
field wire.  Where exactly it hooked to I cannot remember, and while I was
doing the swap, I had borrowed a friends bentley (I know, I know, I need my
own) so I don't have the wiring diagrams here in front of me.  So, if it is
cut on your harness, I don't know how you are getting it to charge.  HTH!!

Dave


> OK, the continuing saga..sort of..
>
> I slapped a new Alternator Voltage Regulator in the alternator last
> night and tested the voltage ouput of the alternator.  It is pumping
> out 14.4 volts!! Woohoo!  I hope this takes care of the charging
> problem.
>
> Question:  Upon examination I nothiced that the thin blue wire bolted
> to the back of the alternator casing (coming out of the D+ terminal,
> if I remember correctly) was not connected to anything at the other
> end...it was cut after about 2 inches.  I look in Bentley and it seems
> that the wire is connected into the wiring harness, which goes into
> the fuse panel.  Through the panel it is connected to the alternator
> warning light and eventually to the 'CAT mileage counter'
>
> I am not sure what this thing is..is it the odometer, the box that
> sits behind the coolant reservoir with the OXS sensor light reset
> button?
>
> Soo, where does this blue wire connect to in the wiring harness?
> Which wire?  I could track down the wire from the panel, butI am
> hoping a list member can save me some time.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Victor



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