1977 Ford F250 stator wire, short to power, but i cant loca

1977 FORD F-250
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1977 Ford F250 V8 Four Wheel Drive Automatic N/A miles

I hope some one can answer this ?, i need to know what the stator wire connects to after it goes to the fire wall from the alt. To this point the voltage -key on, engine off-is right, just below 8 volts, behind the firewall, or on its way around to the ignition coil-at least i am assuming this wire goes to the coil,-some where in this line im grounding to power and overcharging 16-17V. My main question is what does the stator wire connect to bfore it make its way back around to the voltage regulator? Leaving the alt its a white wire with a black stripe- going back to the Volt. regulator its a green with red/orange as it plugs into the S.

where does this little guy go?
Mar 20, 2009 at 4:36 PM
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It goes to the ignition switch
Mar 20, 2009 at 4:47 PM
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After leaving the igition what else does this wire come in contact with, I guess i should have been more specific, I need to know the path or journey this thing takes so i can eliminate the other variables, where does it turn into a green and red wire? does it go from the ignition switch to the coil? or just to the ignition and back. this switch has been hacked so bad, i dont know what went where originaly. I cannot find any scematics that show this. I have been fighting this for almost a month now and its driving me crazy.
Mar 20, 2009 at 5:55 PM
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Do you have an ammeter or charge indicator lamp?

If its charge indicator the stator S terminal of the alternator goes straight to the regulator S terminal.

Ammeter-at the voltage regulator S terminal it should have a green and red stripe this wire goes back to the ignition switch. This is all I got from my school references for Ford charging system dated back 1987 with external type voltage regulator.
Mar 20, 2009 at 6:41 PM
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the "I" terminal is the green wire yes run the ignition to the I terminal
Apr 14, 2009 at 4:02 AM