Powergen wiring help needed please

[danliveshere]

Guys I’ve installed a 36 wiring harness in my 35 roadster so I can use a 36 fuel gauge with 12-6 volt reducers.
My question is when hooking up the 12 v pos ground powergen alternator, should the Hotwire go straight to the fuse block under the dash as per original wiring(YB colour) or should I install a separate wire straight to the 35 starter switch, or both? Thanks Dan.

[ford38v8]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the '35 - '36 used a starter solenoid, which in that case will require cables, not wires.

[danliveshere]

Alan they use a starter switch on the floor, not a solenoid and dash button.

[Brian]

Dan, I run a single wire alternator and run the hot wire as per the original.

[danliveshere]

Thanks Brian. I’ll start with that.

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You should wire it just like the original, making sure that the gauge of wire you're using is correct for the AMP output of the alternator. Original generators put out less than a 1/3 of what your new Powergen most likely does - but at 6V, so it may not be an issue (12V needs 1/2 the wire gauge at the same amperage).

[TJ]

The stock 6 volt wire should be fine. 6 volt wiring (stock) is a larger gauge wire than needed for 12 volt.

[koates]

If you wire up the power wire for your alternator straight to the starter switch battery side then you will not get a charge showing on your dash ammeter as the original generator did. Regards, Kevin.

[danliveshere]

Thanks Kevin, that’s how it used to be years ago, the auto electrician told me it wouldn’t work like original so he had the Hotwire going straight to the starter switch.