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Alternator Ground Wire Smokin' 200 1992

posted by  Stormie on  Sat Nov 26 15:34 CST 2016
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Got a '92 244 with a bad alternator. Replaced it, reconnected all wires properly at the alternator. Put negative battery cable on the negative battery post, sparks from the negative battery cable and the ground wire was smoking. Ground wire insulation was destroyed.

Alt is a rebuilt Bosch, battery is good and fully charged.

Do I need a larger gauge ground wire from the engine block to the alt? Any other items to check? I've replaced multiple alternators before and have never had this.

Thanks






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