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64fleetside · 07-20-2011, 08:55 PM

That will leave the field energized all the time, leaving you a dead battery when the truck sits w/engine off. The smaller(usually white)wire on the plug only needs power when key is on.

07-20-2011, 08:55 PM	#10
64fleetside Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: arkieland Posts: 1,070	Re: Alternator help!!! That will leave the field energized all the time, leaving you a dead battery when the truck sits w/engine off. The smaller(usually white)wire on the plug only needs power when key is on.