1984 Chevy Camaro altanator

Tiny
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1984 Chevy Camaro V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic

my altanator onley charges when I put the left wire facing in front of the car on the battery. My battery goes dead over night when I hook that wire back up
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 AT 11:27 AM

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Tiny
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Hello, the brown wire at the connector should be excite voltage. Without that the alternator won't charge. If the alternator is causing the battery to run down, it may be a faulty diode.

Any wire your talking about, can you give us the wire color?
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Saturday, February 28th, 2009 AT 12:05 PM

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