is what I am trying to accomplish. I know that the "traditional forum" police are going to try and get me for this, but I am converting to a GM style 1-wire. I have already built all the necessary brackets to bolt the alternator up, and I am aware that all I have to add on the wiring side, is to run one single wire from the charging post on the alternator, to the hot side of the starter solenoid, or the battery. My problem comes in here. In order to eliminate the old voltage regulator off the core support, I know that there are wires that I can clip, and others that have to be tied together in order to maintain voltage to the rest of the car. I performed this conversion on a '61 comet about 2 years ago, and have completely forgotten what I did. I found this wiring diagram, I hope it is helpful: http://www.tocmp.com/tOCMP/wiring/5765wiring diagrams/Ford/MWire5765-180.jpg Thank you in advance!!!
Oh yeah, I forgot to include the way I think I remember doing it. looking at the diagram, the simplest way it seems to me would be to clip the "field wire" out of the equation at both ends, and tie the black "B" post wire and the "A" yellow/black wire together at the regulator. I hope that makes sense. Please let me know if anyone sees an error in this or a reason why it would not work.
GM came out with alternators in '62 or 3, by definition they fit this board. You're in the clear. As far as I know, you can bypass the regulator completely. I've done this in the cars I've put 1-wires in as well as the ones if rewired as a whole. No problems.
I believe "t-town-track-t" has it correct, but I would add to leave the smaller yellow-black wire, at regulator terminal "A" disconnected. That is the one for the idiot light which won't work on a one-wire.
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