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thats the biggest butcher job i have ever seen.you need to go by the BBB in your area and turn his ass in 79 trucks had a 40 amp alternator and the regulator had a green plugcant remember if it was 5 or 6 wires but DAMN
PLEASE post the name /business of this self proclaimed mechanic so no one else ever goes to him for anything
"a few weeks till it went bad" i would say the autozone regulator died, they can and do go bad
fwiw my 79 has the 40 amp, green plug on alt and reg
It sound like the regulator is messed up. If i were you id get an un rigged harness and start over. BTW my 80 pickup has a six prong connector and a 40 amp alternator. I know the 55 amps were avabile but ive never personally seen one. Ive got a 80 FSM so if you need any more info on wiring or any diagrams let me know.
To help answer the problem about the regulator hooked up or not and the truck keeps running has nothing to do with the fuel shutoff solenoid. Its for california models when you let off the gas when at speeds it prevents more fuel from entering the carb and stops overheating and afterburing in the exhaust.
The reg hooked up or not when you try to shut it down is creating a short to power and back feeding the system with power keeping it running.
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thanks. you just go to the junk yard and find the biggest lincoln car you can, or ford thunderbird. as long as its a 90 something and has lots of fancy features in the car (electric windows and locks, digital dash, A/C) it will have the 3G alternator. 130 amps. $21. 2 flopin wires to hook up! i cant see why anybody would rather have a toyota alternator when the conversion is SO SIMPLE, but thats just my opinion. ive had really bad luck with my truck and :pokinit:ty toyota alternators. i even broke one in half from wheeling too hard. i absolutely H A T E the first gen external regulator charging system. its very rewarding to rip all that external regular B S out. i highly reccomend it!!
if it helps, i have a printout from WWW.ALLDATA.COM of the whole first gen toyota wiring harness. i can scan it onto the computer and post it up. its pretty dang helpful
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