How To Connect Your LS Swap Alternator To Your Old Car “Gen” Dashboard Light

[@WiringRescue]

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[@PrydeWater901]

5:22 Saw an opportunity to add information to an already informative video. Hats off!

[@WiringRescue]

Absolutely! Anytime I can share information that will make somebody else’s job easier, I try to do so! Thank you for watching!

[@petejoseph8257]

The light on the dash comes on when grounded, not powered. When the alt is running the 3rd wire in from the left becomes ungrounded causing the light go out, stop the alt (with key on ) and the light will come on.

[@pucegtr]

Great job Homie, Thanks for Ur Help/Tip!!!!! I got a 63 and 64 super sport, my self I'm LS swapping...

[@GenesCustoms.]

Nice job! I am sure that this will be a big help on one of my two '64 Ls swaps!

[@WiringRescue]

Heck yes! I’ve also got two 64’s! Nice to have another 64 enthusiast out there!

[@GenesCustoms.]

@@WiringRescue Hell yeah lol

[@billygarrity4379]

Thanks for the Intel,this will help with my ls swap in my 1967 c 10 short bed God bless.

[@WiringRescue]

Thank you for watching! I appreciate you!

[@dave9271]

How's it going wanted to ask what wire on the firewall bulkhead do you use for your keyed on source in your ls harness any help us really appreciated.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Dental picks work well for de pining connectors as well bro

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

@Owen Deandre why do you people post this only on my comments on other people's channels stop

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Good old Metal Hood Prop 👌 love it bro

[@DanielRunions]

Great video,but i ran into a different issue...i have a LS 2 wire connection.How do i go about that? do i have to connect it with a resistor? i did a Carb LS swap so no longer use a computer wiring harness

[@harrynutz4550]

Great info , I subscribed to your channel, I’m working on a LS swap in a 1959 Buick LeSabre , should be cool

[@WiringRescue]

That’s awesome! 59 Buicks are sweet as hell. Thanks for subscribing and watching!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Very nice repair Bro

[@dave9271]

Thanks for sharing wanted to ask what if you have a 2 wire alternator?

[@WiringRescue]

I’m not entirely sure, because I haven’t had to wire one. Maybe try to find a wiring diagram for a car that uses the two wire alternator and copy that as best you can?

[@dave9271]

@@WiringRescue ok thank you very much

[@smithmj2010]

Hi On your swap did you have to do anything special with the Horn relay. As you know power comes from battery to horn relay and from relate to Alternator. Did you beef up the wire from battery, Did you run a wire straight from battery to Alternator. Thanks

[@WiringRescue]

I didn’t touch the relay at all. I used the original power wire coming from that regulator and hooked it up to the LS alternator. I believe that actually means I’m running and external and internal regulator at the moment, but it seems to work well. At some point I do hope to clean up that entire area of wiring and remove the external regulator and all of its additional wiring. I just haven’t done it yet.

[@smithmj2010]

Thanks that is the way mine is setup and the old 2 wires to alternate are just hanging. I'm going with a digital dash.

[@332ARA]

@@WiringRescue Update on removing the external regulator?

[@firstgenerationgarage2803]

Great video I'm working on a 1969 Firebird you can look up Luis Leon 1969 Firebird

[@WiringRescue]

Your Firebird engine sounds awesome, and the body work is coming out great. Awesome car!

[@firstgenerationgarage2803]

@@WiringRescue Thanks brother I love Pontiac cars

[@332ARA]

Is the stock GEN light wire still going through an external regulator? I took mine out and can't get my light to go on

[@espuroshow]

I have a 2 pin white and brown pins connector on my alterator bought from lkq and on my wiring harness i have three pin connector blue, white, brown can u plzz help me on the wiring i will gladly apreciated

[@larrykoob8444]

I'm no mechanic, so please excuse my lack of knowledge. I have a restored 1964 impala with a stock 283 engine and stock alternator. Twice I was unable to get the car started, one time it was the points, the next time it was the condenser, so a friend removed the points and condenser and installed a PerTronix lode sensor electronic ignition system. Now the gen light stays on all the time. My friend says the alternator is working properly and the battery is being charged properly. Do you have any thoughts on why the gen light stays on? The car has been in winter storage since late November so it has not been started/driven since then.

[@WiringRescue]

Check out the wiring that goes to your Gen light and see where it is connected. Maybe it is simply unplugged?

[@caprize2001]

Will this work if you have a resistor

[@martysheets6882]

Great Video, thanks.

[@WiringRescue]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching it!

[@jus10inla]

I removed my cs130 , and installed a cs130d… the alternator is not charging now. I have it in the L position for the gen light. I am lost on what to hook upnow. I have the same connector u do with the 3 wire

[@jus10inla]

Oh. Truck is a 1993 k1500

[@infamousnova]

Can you trace the 2 original alternator wires back to the firewall, in trying to see which wires is which

[@332ARA]

What "letter" is the terminal on the alternator for the GEN light?

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Working On a Hp upgrade on a 2005 Ford excursion limited 4x4 6.8l 2 valve v10 doing the bigger pistons and timing chains and heads right now don't have the videos up yet should be sometime soon. When I get to the videos

[@thedesertyeti8339]

So as long as your running the oem dash light theres no need for the 470 ohm .5 watt resistor?

[@WiringRescue]

I am actually not familiar with running a resistor. Feel free to educate me on that if you have a second. I'd love to know more.

[@thedesertyeti8339]

@@WiringRescue ive seen others use this resistor in swaps but not in your application so i was wondering what the difference was.im guessing its the dash light that drops the voltage.im going to start wiring the 5.3 to my 70 Camaro soon and am following your builds for reference.

[@332ARA]

are you running 470 ohm resistor?

[@WiringRescue]

I wasn’t running one in this video, but I am now actually. I can’t see a difference but I guess it’s the right thing to do.

[@332ARA]

@@WiringRescue I think it has to do with longevity. Also I have a 68 tempest ls project. I have trying to figure out the best way to bypass the external regulator. My problem is theere are two patterns for the four VR plug(splices). one is F4,23 the other is F3,24 patterns. Can you please tell me what wires you joined together and also what terminals on the LS alternator you joined? I'd be particularly interested what was done on the Pontiac. Thanks!

[@trxtech3010]

damn is this guy 12 years old earth 35 years old... lol

[@WiringRescue]

I’m actually 38, and I’ve owned my 64 for 23 years! The earth is around 4.5 billion.

[@trxtech3010]

Ratty Muscle Car hahah I was close! With the face shaved uo you look supernyoung. Great video by the way!

[@WiringRescue]

TRX Tech - Im trying really hard to not get old. If I took my hat off, you’d see my lack of hair. Getting old is not cool!

[@trxtech3010]

@@WiringRescue Hey nothing wrong with that bro!

[@irvingolivissr.3172]

I have a 1961 impala