Originally posted by Big Daddy Kane:
...Originally posted by Tony2005:
If you look at this diagram from Autozone and the description from Ray's Alternator how-to, the ground and RIIC are supposed to be in two different bolts. So technically, if the ground is on and the RIIC is not on, the car should start.
I remembered to put the ground strap on, but not the RIIC since it had fallen behind where I couldn't see it.
They're on different bolts, the ground strap is on the driver side front bolt, the RIIC on the passenger side front bolt.
Hmmm....then maybe I was wrong about the "waves" from the ignition causing problems with the radio. Maybe it it the magnetic "waves" from the alternator causing interference to the ignition (and radio)? I have always remembered since young that if you had issues with the radio reception in the car (if it is not a problem with the antenna), to first change the "filter capacitor" for the radio. Maybe some expert RF CEGer can chime in with their thoughts.
"Always do the cheap and easy ones first."
1996 V6 ATX 96K miles
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