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Ford Externally Regulated Alternators
The two remaining wires, a 14 gauge black/red wire printed #995 REGULATOR
BATTERY POWER and a 16 gauge black/brown wire labeled #914 ALTERNATOR
EXCITER, will connect to the regulator.
Route the two wires of the Painless harness to the connection point on the
regulator and cut to length. Strip ¼” of insulation from both wires.
The factory 4 pin alternator connector from a factory harness will need to
be used. Due to a lack of usage by most customers these connectors are
not included with this Painless chassis harness. If you do not have these
connectors they can be obtained online, at a local auto parts store, or you
can use the loose piece insulated terminals in the parts kit to make
connections.
Connect the black/red #995 to the “A” terminal on the regulator.
Connect the black/brown #914 wire to either the “I” terminal on the
regulator or to the “S” terminal. The two diagrams provided on the next
page show two different ways to power the regulator. The difference in the
diagrams is where the #914 wire connects, which in turn, will decide how
many wires run from the regulator to the alternator. See the diagrams on
the next page. Please be advised that a charge indicator light will only
work if the regulator is wired according to Method 1.
Depending on how the #914 wire was connected, one or two 14 gauge wires
which run from the regulator to the alternator and a 14 gauge wire for a ground will need
to be provided by the installer to finish the connections. These wires are not in the
Painless harness.
If the #914 was connected to the “I” terminal on the regulator. Connect the
“S” terminal on the regulator to the “S” or stator post on the alternator.
If the #914 is on the “S” terminal of the regulator, “S” or stator post on the
alternator will not be connected.
Connect the “F” terminal on the regulator to the “F” terminal on the
alternator.
The last connection will be connecting a wire from the “G” post on the
alternator to a chassis ground source.
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