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We take a vote. It's used to be before labor day to minimize conflict with kids in school, etc But I think last year was an exception, and IDK what will happen going forward.

Will If you're going to go with a 3G alternator I'd suggest simply getting a 7V Motorcraft style choke cap and running the choke directly from the Stator (b/w #4) wire. Eliminate the complexity, confusion and possible failure of a relay. (like you already found disintegrated in your truck) The wiring is simpler and worked for decades in 10's of millions of Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles. These choke caps can be found from other brands, not only OEM. Here's one made in the USA, with a tab on the edge, just like yours. https://www.carburetor-parts.com/motorcraft-thermostat-th1023 Edit: they call it a thermostat because it is a bimetallic clock spring, just like the classic domed Honeywell T87F 2873 mercury bulb thermostat.

I hope I'm not coming off the wrong way. I'm just trying to be helpful and answer your question and address your observations.

This is a schematic from a 1985/6 351HO. None of this stuff came on your '82 400 F-250.

Dark blue is the fuselink color code for 20Ga.💡 The 37 wire is yellow, like the rest of the main cab power wire.... ETA: 302 is an eyelet at the hot stud of the fender relay.

You just need to see that the stator (4 b/w) is pulling in the relay (the other side of the coil (57) is ground) And that 67 gy/w is actually the other side of 4 (stator) going to the choke heater. The stator pulls in the relay and the relay takes power from the main power (37 Y) through a fuselink, and feeds the choke. Look at only this....

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**Man, I apologize for misreading your name**. Welcome! Glad you are here. Quite the stable!

Thanks! I'm trying to thaw my hands and the icy wet stream that ran down the back of my neck. I wish I had dry clothes and a place to change right now. The "adventure" gets old real fast when you're past 60. 😂😂😂

Big steps! Congratulations .

You have a plan! Good luck. 🤞

I appreciate your effort. I know nothing about the backend of the forum software.

Gary, can you pull Will a 351HO schematic? It's sleeting here and the roads are claiming victims continually. It's not fun being on the same blind corner that just took out a car with traffic rushing past. 😨

If you ARE using it to power the choke then it has to do BOTH. In ANY case, it has to go from regulator to stator

Edit: a 2G doesn't have the independent stator plug that the 3G has... That place mgworld(?) I linked above has the stator pigtail for $6.... Edit: also note that Gary has amended the EVTM to correct the wire placement in the 2G regulator plug. IIRC they are not the same as a 3G.

You're talking about the regulator plug. You'd still need the odd little grey stator plug. You can buy the pair of these pigtails from eBay or Amazon for about (corrected) $12 delivered to your door (new!) https://www.ebay.com/itm/384382776664?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=z4bth1kvrpo&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=V52-0s-ZTpm&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=EMAIL IMHO it's not worthwhile scavenging 35 year old electrical junk.

It does get your attention. But you can't do the red to the title of the request a vendor review thread? I'd hope that many members have tales to tell (good and bad) that would expand the category and promote member interaction.

The OEM ductwork, for anyone who wants to know... https://www.ebay.com/itm/324241723475 https://www.ebay.com/itm/256323306848

Yes, I mean the title that appears to be pinned at the top. Edit: maybe unpin the others so there's a distinction? Do you have to have them in alphabetical order?

I remember. (and you have a LOT of cables on Big Blue) Just putting it out there. You can get lugs with solder pellets built in.

Is there some way you can bold it or make it red through HTML?

My 3G cables from RJM came with solder 'nuggets' in the 2/0 lugs. You clamp the lug in a vise, hold the cable end on the solder and heat the lug with a torch. When you feel it bottom out remove the torch and hold the cable until the solder frosts over. It is a great solution for those of us who aren't willing to pay for a tool that we will only use once and don't have room for.

Should I change it to the 1-5 star rating like the rest? Should I point out that there's a vendor review request category for those who can't make a poll there?

I screwed up his username until I went to tag them, so it was "a happy accident" on my part. I don't know how many -if any- other vendors are members, but it might help them... Did you note the ewissions? 😉. 😂

Ready for the zombie apocalypse??? Some setups have the senders switched at the actual switch in the climate control. You could find that p/n and just run the wires..... 💡