K Series alternator wiring

[Mikey UC]

I’ve swapped my old crossflow for a k series and have a few wiring ‘issues’

 

The alternator is a standard Rover item with a Lucas 3 pin block connector.

 

So far its connected with the two large brown wires and the brown/yellow wire in the connection block, as the crossflow, but I can’t find a terminal on the alternator for the feed back to the dash indicator light.

 

Pikie of alternator

 

here

 

I guess it does need one, but there doesn’t seem to be anything obvious to connect on to.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

[Jonathan Kay]

I think the brown/yellow wire is usually the charging indicator... and it looks as if it's already connected... should be a smaller terminal than the others...

 

Jonathan

 

Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 17 Jun 2014 11:41:59

[revilla]

Is your K Series EU2 or EU3?

[Mikey UC]

Thanks Jonathan, yes the brown/yellow is the smaller cable.

I just had an extra cable on the crossflow alternator.

 

Hi revilla - it's an EU2

 

Edited by - Mikey UdaleClarke on 17 Jun 2014 13:08:40

[Mankee]

That's a Lucas A127 alternator, commonly fitted to British classics. I have the same setup as you on my K-series. There is a normally a small wiring connector, held in place with the wire clip you can see, but the insulated terminals you have are fine too. The smallest of the three terminals is for the warning light, as pointed out above.

[Mikey UC]

 

Thanks Mankee