Hi guys, would love some more advice from the various oracles if I may? In order to drop the engine out of my frame, I had to cut the three wires from the stator to the rectifier. My question is, would there be an issue with joining the wires together via a plug instead of solder? Which would make the rectifier easier to replace when it dies again Thanks
Where have you got the information you need to cut wires from ? The generator wiring on all of my 4 x 748 engines have plugs with corresponding sockets on the wiring loom. Andy
This is an OE rectifier/voltage regulator part no. 54040111C which as you can see has a white connector for the generator wires and a black connector for the battery. Your's shouldn't be any different. Andy
Can't see a reason to do that but at least you've only one colour to worry about and it doesn't matter which yellow goes to yellow. Andy
This is the situation I've got. Pic is taken from the back of the battery tray, where the rectifier wires thread through. At least that answers my question, think I'll put a plug in there then. Thanks guys
I've cut my block out cos they get full of dirt and can cause the rectifier can over heat and burn the wire which happened to me
I use a water proof heat shrink over the two regulator connectors as they are at the mercy of the elements. Andy
Hi rob I had to solder my reg/rec wires and had to cut them also just rejoin them when it goes back together. Just to be nosy why you taking the engine out??
Plenty of peeps have soldered wires from alternator to reg/rec.It removes a posible join that may corrode and overheat.
Hi, I dropped the engine out to repaint it and I had the frame powder coated. Just generally trying to tart it up
Keith has got it, the std connector plug is often the first part of that loom run across the engine to cause a problem. It's a slightly under par connector in the long run when it comes to warding off damp and corrosion and so starts to create resistance and overheat sometimes with disastrous consequences. You could either introduce a more robust plug or just sold together preferably using fatter wires, have done the latter many times.
