n00blar

Where all the wires in the alternator get hooked up - after almost a year with no engine in my ZX, well..now I can't make out which cable goes where.

Will anyone be so kind as to take a picture or give me a quick run down as to where each cable goes connected on the alternator?

thxone

I hope this helps...best I could do with the pics... it is an Alt from my '82 N/A and it is in my '79 N/A...works perfectly.

n00blar

Thanks man!

That will do...just fine.

lww

This is why, when I pulled the motor and tranny out of my white 240Z, I spent a total of an extra hour labeling every connector and hose on BOTH ends! And think about how many FEWER wires the 240Z has than a ZX...

$25 label maker from Office Depot and it's even legible! If you can't spring for that, painter's tape and a sharpie are just as effective.

Even if you don't know what the wire or hose does, numbers work just as well. After doing this a couple of times, the thing actually goes back together FASTER than it came apart!

thxone

LOL I still have painters tape on alot of the wires on my gold ZX from the first week I got it...lol

snwbrderphat540

i used masking tape and different colored sharpies and then numbers 1-9 so i would spend less time, i marked both ends and the device on the motor, so its just matching game the number and color to a number and color.... much easier and MUCH faster.

n00blar

I actually took digital pictures, but somehow I missed the alternator. (somehow in this mind of mine, I thought putting those wires together would be cake - boy, was I wrong!)

I have a pretty decent collection of digital pictures related to removing parts on my ZX.

lww

It's always the one you think you'll never need!

n00blar

Well, I think I got this part done right, but I think I have a short circuit somewhere.

As soon as the positive cable touches the positive side of the battery, I heard a cracking sound and then...smoke, so blew this....

Now, I need to somehow find this and replace it

lww

That would be a fuseable link. You are correct, you have a short somewhere that is blowing the fuseable link instead of frying something WAY more important.

DO NOT southern engineer a bypass for the fuseable link. It's there to protect your ECU and any number of other important electronic components no longer manufactured!

Find the short, then replace the fuseable link and you'll be in business.

If you're interested, some people have replaced the fuseable link block with a fuse block from Summit Racing or some other supplier. That way, you can replace them with standard automotive fuses.

Get yourself a cheap multi-meter and get to work!

n00blar

Yeah, I found the replacement fusible link block that you're talking about, but first I need to find that damn short. I think I might know where it is.

Would you happen to know the amp resistance for the black fusible link? I looked all over my Haynes book and they don't talk much about it or are these link pretty much on the same amp resistance?

n00blar

Question, do these fusible links have a some sort of amp resistance or gauge that I should be aware of?

I notice that there's a green, orange and black, so I'm wondering if each have a different gauge resistance or amperage. I can't find fusible link for my ZX on my local stores and I've found some on ebay for 280z, but I just want to make sure I'm buying the right wires.