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Expert: - 5/14/2009


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I have a 1964 AMC American Rambler and I am trying to figure out if i have the generator hooked up right or not there are 2 wires that i don't know where they go A green wire and a orange wire can you help?

Answer
The generator system on your car should be a Deco Remy with two wires going from the generator to the regulator. The terminals on the generator should be marked "A" and "F" with the "A" terminal being larger. The two wires if they are the original should be two different sizes as well. The heavier wire should be connected to the "A" terminal and the smaller to the "F". These wire as I said run to the regulator "Gen" and "field" terminals. The "Gen" terminal is the middle terminal on the regulator. The "Field" terminal will be the one on the right when the terminals are pointed down.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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Moto Award winner. And much more.

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