SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
did 2 things today... first, I fixed the horn
I bought a pigtail for a regular GM column.edited the system in the C3 is maddening because it relies on a pedestal to maintain contact - downside is putting it together, you're more likely to cause the push bit to come apart then you are to actually get it together.... this solves that problem
left is the stock set up, right is the replacing wire
use the spring from the stock set up and lock on the new wire (cut the spade end off to assemble)
I'm too cheap to buy spacers so some 1/4" vacuum hose became a spacer
the offending stand
now a spade male end
on to alternators.....
key off, voltage present
key on, full 12v (the brown wire - which should have a resistor in line)
the fix is simple, a one-wire alternator.... and now we know why I kept losing alternators.
I bought a pigtail for a regular GM column.edited the system in the C3 is maddening because it relies on a pedestal to maintain contact - downside is putting it together, you're more likely to cause the push bit to come apart then you are to actually get it together.... this solves that problem
left is the stock set up, right is the replacing wire
use the spring from the stock set up and lock on the new wire (cut the spade end off to assemble)
I'm too cheap to buy spacers so some 1/4" vacuum hose became a spacer
the offending stand
now a spade male end
on to alternators.....
key off, voltage present
key on, full 12v (the brown wire - which should have a resistor in line)
the fix is simple, a one-wire alternator.... and now we know why I kept losing alternators.