[colinlesser]

ok i was reinstalling my alternator ghetto style cuase the spacer has become lost so i was using washers and as im tightening the alternator a wire that comes from my alternator to my starter solenoid explodes in a fireworks sound and lots of smoke, so the wire is defanitely fried, what guage wire should i use to replace it? and will the solenoid be ok?


and yes you can rip on me for not disconnecting the battery:banghead

 

[collinsperformance]

might see why it sparked....sounds like a short. i would use 2 guage or larger.....mike

 

[axaviere]

alt to starter really dont need more than 4ga but its your money. you may want to see why it sparked in the first place. there should be no current from the alt unless it was running when you were doing this.