I have the older style one that has a clip with a brown wire. (gauge)..and a thick red wire...where does it go? also there is a post on the back, what goes there,,,thanks for any help...
sorry 5-7 I couldnt wait!!

 

Insulated post on the back = thick wire that goes to the battery

Brown wire = idiot light

Thin red wire = sense lead (hooks to the point that the alt will then attempt to maintain at exactly 14.2 volts or whatever)

 

RB..I have a thick red wire in the clip with the brown one..could this go to the starter?

 

Probably goes to the big post, along with the one that goes to the batt; or to somewhere along the battery run under the hood, such as the starter post or one of the splices. To hard battery in any case. In my 83, it originally was about 6" long, and just jumped over to the post, out in the open.

The batt one is often part of the positive batt cable.

 

Brown wire = volt meter on instrument panel.

Red wire = fusible link to starter solenoid.

Post on back of alternator = black wire to positive terminal on battery.

 

thanks fellas. I think I have it now. Doing a search there were so many different ideas, I just got more and more lost! Just waiting on the mini starter now!!!