[steve meltzer]

Thanx again, Patrick. Are you saying to swap the "I" and "A" terminal wires, if the experiment works??

When I got the car from Kirkham (I'm the only owner, and no wiring has been modified under my stewardship), the alternator was NOT wired the way the diagram shows! (but consistent with your humorous observation that "not all cars are wired the same"). There was no wire from the alternator's "stator" terminal and there was a ground wire, unlike the schematic I sent, that relies on the block to provide the ground for the alternator.

thanx again. steve