At 10:31 PM 5/29/03 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm going to be putting a 360 Magnum in my Dart, and I'd kind of like to
>keep the serpentine belt system. This means I'd have to either find some
>way to mount my existing alternator to the Magnum engine, or use a Magnum
>alternator. I think it'd be easier to use the Magnum's alternator. I
>need to know what/where the connections on the alternator are wired to. I
>know there's a battery post that connects directly to the battery, and I
>know one of the field posts connects to fused power. In the service
>manual for my Dakota, I see that the other field post is connected to the
>PCM. Shouldn't it be connected to ground, in order to complete the
>circuit? What is the PCM doing with that signal? Shouldn't there be a
>voltage regulator in there somewhere?
Can't answer the other questions but I almost 100% certain
that the voltage regulator is in the pcm.
Bob Tom Burlington, Ont., Canada
'97 Dakota Sport, 4x2, CC, Flame red, 5.2L, 44RE auto., 4.56SG
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