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69Chevyc10 · 05-10-2003, 10:53 PM

Im getting ready to rewire my engine they are just laying in the engine compartment. There is one yellow wire that goes to the starter and I have two yellow wires in there. Also im converting to internal regulating alt. is it easier to just get the 13.00 conversion or can you make it work. I wish I could find a wiring diagram of this. thanks Brian

72 CustomCamper · 05-11-2003, 12:13 AM

Hey Brian hope this helps, here is the site to the wiring diagrams http://www.geocities.com/chevroletc1...ngdias.html... And here is the pic that Andy sent out a while back...

Chuck

XXL · 05-29-2003, 03:55 PM

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Originally posted by 69Chevyc10
Im getting ready to rewire my engine they are just laying in the engine compartment. There is one yellow wire that goes to the starter and I have two yellow wires in there. Also im converting to internal regulating alt. is it easier to just get the 13.00 conversion or can you make it work. I wish I could find a wiring diagram of this. thanks Brian

You could go with the $13 conversion, but it might be better if you install that $13 in an envelope alonh with another $47 and send it to slammed67 since you still owe him that money.

**COBALT** · 05-29-2003, 04:36 PM

For the starter issue there should be a red and a yellow to the same side of your starter. The red goes up to the + side of the coil straight from the starter. The yellow one is actually one side of a parallel circuit that ties into the original wiring harness above the center of the firewall to a white wire (covered in fabric) that runs to your ignition switch system. The other side of this parallel circuit is also yellow, of the same guage, and runs to the + side of the coil along with the red (or it's supposed to). Therefore from a distance it looks as though the yellow wire is redundant, since it looks as though it runs the same path as the red one, but if you open the wiring harness above the firewall you'd discover it isn't.

Before the coil has induction for the distributor when the truck is running there needs to be power to the coil - hence the second yellow wire. When initially starting your truck the starter and the coil both need power. Once the truck is running only the coil needs it.

I found this out the hard way when the yellow wire that was supposed to connect to my starter from the coil was dangling loose, and was shorting out the circuit by grounding to the transmission flange. My truck would periodically miss out so bad it would quit every once in a while. When I unwrapped the wiring harness I figured it out.

Good luck.

Slammed67 · 05-29-2003, 05:28 PM

Maybe if everyone stops giving him advise and helping him with his petty problems, he'll realize how valuable this forum is and pay me the money he STOLE from me.

Just a thought.

**COBALT** · 05-29-2003, 05:37 PM

Well, I still think this back-and-forth stuff on the board is a bit ridiculous, but to be honest I didn't equate him with the guy you were talking about until now. Needless to say I think it's up to you to get this worked out, and it needs to stop plaguing the board. If you and the admins come to an agreement with this guy, or you figure out a way to get your $$ back that's great, but I'm not going to start keeping a list of board members I refuse to help because of various disagreements I'm not involved in. It's a bit out of my realm to think that way in the first place.

knucklebuster · 05-29-2003, 05:48 PM

I personally think it's a good way to let us know what kind of person he is.Just my 2 cents

lukecp · 05-29-2003, 06:02 PM

While i also am in the dark about this disagreement, i believe that a member who cons or steals money from another member has no right to come back to the board and get free advice. However, there are two sides to every story. Thats my $.02, and now i will just stay out of this one......

**COBALT** · 05-29-2003, 06:05 PM

I think the "pay up or else, dude" tactic isn't working, hasn't worked for a year, and probably won't work. Unless Slammed67 either takes legal action, or contacts someone with some authority over this kid he's not getting his money back, which is a meager $60 to begin with over a YEAR's time.

I've been ripped off a couple of times from people on or off this board, and I ultimately chalked it up as my gamble and loss - let the buyer beware. I don't see any point getting in arguments on the board. Telling people not to buy from them in the future is a smart idea, but getting all unhinged over a transaction that should have been more thought out is another thing.

Now banning him, that's another story, but again that has nothing to do with me either...

I don't see him banned yet. Why is that?

Longhorn Man · 05-29-2003, 11:38 PM

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Unless Slammed67 either takes legal action, or contacts someone with some authority over this kid

Well, his daddy got on here and said he'd make it all good...I say ban them both.

05-10-2003, 10:53 PM	#1
69Chevyc10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: ND USA Posts: 122	wiring question Im getting ready to rewire my engine they are just laying in the engine compartment. There is one yellow wire that goes to the starter and I have two yellow wires in there. Also im converting to internal regulating alt. is it easier to just get the 13.00 conversion or can you make it work. I wish I could find a wiring diagram of this. thanks Brian

05-11-2003, 12:13 AM	#2
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,369	Hey Brian hope this helps, here is the site to the wiring diagrams http://www.geocities.com/chevroletc1...ngdias.html... And here is the pic that Andy sent out a while back... Chuck Attached Images __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"

05-29-2003, 04:36 PM	#4
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Re: Re: wiring question For the starter issue there should be a red and a yellow to the same side of your starter. The red goes up to the + side of the coil straight from the starter. The yellow one is actually one side of a parallel circuit that ties into the original wiring harness above the center of the firewall to a white wire (covered in fabric) that runs to your ignition switch system. The other side of this parallel circuit is also yellow, of the same guage, and runs to the + side of the coil along with the red (or it's supposed to). Therefore from a distance it looks as though the yellow wire is redundant, since it looks as though it runs the same path as the red one, but if you open the wiring harness above the firewall you'd discover it isn't. Before the coil has induction for the distributor when the truck is running there needs to be power to the coil - hence the second yellow wire. When initially starting your truck the starter and the coil both need power. Once the truck is running only the coil needs it. I found this out the hard way when the yellow wire that was supposed to connect to my starter from the coil was dangling loose, and was shorting out the circuit by grounding to the transmission flange. My truck would periodically miss out so bad it would quit every once in a while. When I unwrapped the wiring harness I figured it out. Good luck. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA. Last edited by COBALT; 05-29-2003 at 06:12 PM.

05-29-2003, 05:28 PM	#5
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	Maybe if everyone stops giving him advise and helping him with his petty problems, he'll realize how valuable this forum is and pay me the money he STOLE from me. Just a thought. __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra

05-29-2003, 05:37 PM	#6
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Well, I still think this back-and-forth stuff on the board is a bit ridiculous, but to be honest I didn't equate him with the guy you were talking about until now. Needless to say I think it's up to you to get this worked out, and it needs to stop plaguing the board. If you and the admins come to an agreement with this guy, or you figure out a way to get your $$ back that's great, but I'm not going to start keeping a list of board members I refuse to help because of various disagreements I'm not involved in. It's a bit out of my realm to think that way in the first place. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA. Last edited by COBALT; 05-29-2003 at 06:13 PM.

05-29-2003, 05:48 PM	#7
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	I personally think it's a good way to let us know what kind of person he is.Just my 2 cents __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

05-29-2003, 06:02 PM	#8
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	While i also am in the dark about this disagreement, i believe that a member who cons or steals money from another member has no right to come back to the board and get free advice. However, there are two sides to every story. Thats my $.02, and now i will just stay out of this one...... __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

05-29-2003, 06:05 PM	#9
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I think the "pay up or else, dude" tactic isn't working, hasn't worked for a year, and probably won't work. Unless Slammed67 either takes legal action, or contacts someone with some authority over this kid he's not getting his money back, which is a meager $60 to begin with over a YEAR's time. I've been ripped off a couple of times from people on or off this board, and I ultimately chalked it up as my gamble and loss - let the buyer beware. I don't see any point getting in arguments on the board. Telling people not to buy from them in the future is a smart idea, but getting all unhinged over a transaction that should have been more thought out is another thing. Now banning him, that's another story, but again that has nothing to do with me either... I don't see him banned yet. Why is that? __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.



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