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bosephus · 03-29-2009, 08:22 AM

I've got one along those same lines.To get the assorted lights to work on my truck I had to do some wiring.The PO had the alt. hooked up with two spade connecters where there's usually a plug.No problem,just hit the HELP shelf at my parts store and walla!WRONG!The wires on the plug were bass ackwards from the way they were on the alt so I hooked them up that way.The truck started and charged fine but would not shut off so I took a pick and swapped the wires around in the plug,easy huh.WRONG!Now the truck has(still) a key-off drain.Hook the wires up correct-no drain but truck wont shut off and vice-versa.Buddy of mine came over and said "I had that happen and used a relay switch to fix it".We stole a switch off an outboard motor and hooked it to the igniter wire and it works perfectly(even if it's now a Chevyrude!)

03-29-2009, 08:22 AM	#2
bosephus Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: texas gulf coast Posts: 211	Re: add some useless info here I've got one along those same lines.To get the assorted lights to work on my truck I had to do some wiring.The PO had the alt. hooked up with two spade connecters where there's usually a plug.No problem,just hit the HELP shelf at my parts store and walla!WRONG!The wires on the plug were bass ackwards from the way they were on the alt so I hooked them up that way.The truck started and charged fine but would not shut off so I took a pick and swapped the wires around in the plug,easy huh.WRONG!Now the truck has(still) a key-off drain.Hook the wires up correct-no drain but truck wont shut off and vice-versa.Buddy of mine came over and said "I had that happen and used a relay switch to fix it".We stole a switch off an outboard motor and hooked it to the igniter wire and it works perfectly(even if it's now a Chevyrude!)