ok i justput my new motor in and am hooking al the stuff up to try to get it fired tonight, and i came to a little delema, where does the plug that plugs into the top of the alternator go, the #2 wire(red) its short(liek 4") and has a loop conector on the end. where does it go to? is it a ground? i cant remember where it came from because the #1 black wire that goes from the plug to the wireing harness pulled out of the plug so i cut the plug off and added new conectors, now i have just about everything hooked up but i dont wanna just assume its a ground and short it out by accident.

 

come on i know sombody can just look at there alternator and tell me. all the pics i find are for later models and mine is an 84 carbed lg4

 

The red short wire goes to the back of the alternator. There is a stud there for it. It controls the internal regulator and tells the alternator when to charge.

 

ok thanks i knew that was one possibility since its within its reach. now i'm working on the front accessories, hopefully i can finish this thing tonight