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Old 09-14-2007, 09:34 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by johnjzjz View Post
i have seen this before - some alternetors when shut off will back power the car if the starter sol it shows does not have a diode between the plus side and the wire shown for ign switch 14 gauge -- the alt shown is a race type one wire - do you have that type if not - that dia will not work for you and no it wont pass tech - the car when the master switch is thrown must shut off - jz
I ran into that issue once. The alternator can backfeed the system and the car won't shut off when you cut the battery out of the system. You need to kill the battery and the alternator.
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