Pulled the alt out of my junk s10 to replace the generator in my 63. Got it in and it charges, but I can get the charge light to come on?
It's a plfS connector. All I have connected is the Battery terminal and the 'L' terminal connected to the charge light with the other side connected to switched power. As I said, the alt will charge - I have an amp gauge. But when I turn the key to 'run' with the engine off, the charge light doesn't come on. If I touch the wire on the alternator side of the light to ground, it lights. No light when the engine is running either.
Is there something I need to wire different, or is the alternator bad?
It's a plfS connector. All I have connected is the Battery terminal and the 'L' terminal connected to the charge light with the other side connected to switched power. As I said, the alt will charge - I have an amp gauge. But when I turn the key to 'run' with the engine off, the charge light doesn't come on. If I touch the wire on the alternator side of the light to ground, it lights. No light when the engine is running either.
Is there something I need to wire different, or is the alternator bad?
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