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  1. Tow4

    Alternator Shorting battery

    I suggest you start your own thread to deal with your specific problem.
  2. Tow4

    Alternator Shorting battery

    Do this first. Take the wire(s) off alternator #2's negative terminal and tape them up. Run a test wire from alternator #2's negative terminal to the negative post on the rear battery. Verify the large wire connected to the positive terminal on alternator #2 goes to the rear battery positive...
  3. Tow4

    Alternator Shorting battery

    I think I may see your problem. The ground terminal on alternator #2 does not connect to the chassis ground, only to the negative battery post of the rear battery. Since the positive post on the front battery and the negative post on the rear battery are connected (the front and rear batteries...
  4. Tow4

    Alternator Shorting battery

    If this is an isolated ground alternator and there is no connection to the isolated ground terminal (I don't see one in the picture), the alternator will not work. If you were to connect the positive post from the front battery directly to this terminal and it's isolated from ground, it cannot...
  5. Tow4

    Alternator Shorting battery

    Why don't you take a picture of what you have now so maybe we can help you?
  6. Tow4

    Alternator Shorting battery

    The alternator in the pictures is not isolated ground. The circle in the picture is the ground on an isolated ground alternator.
  7. Tow4

    Alternator Shorting battery

    Is alternator #2 isolated ground?
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