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3 wire to 4 wire Alternator OBD1 to OBD2 Help!

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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:06 AM
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Default 3 wire to 4 wire Alternator OBD1 to OBD2 Help!

Quick INFO:
EX Manual 1998 Vtec Engine Harness OBD2
Alternator OBD1


Im doing a swap next week JDM b16a and when i was putting my engine together i noticed my OBD1 Alternator was 3WIRED and the engine harness was 4 i been looking around the web but came up short, is there a way i can convert this 3 wire OBD1 to 4 wire OBD2



Something like this picture?!

Can someone give me the Color Matching And What not...Thank you first swap yes im a noob!
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 12:54 PM
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Default Re: 3 wire to 4 wire Alternator OBD1 to OBD2 Help!

You can try to swap the voltage regulators over if they match up:
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...ebabee/alt.jpg

Or use an OBD2 4 wire plug and run the additional wire to your ECU using this chart:
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...alternator.jpg

Sorry photobucket is down
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 08:21 PM
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Default Re: 3 wire to 4 wire Alternator OBD1 to OBD2 Help!

Originally Posted by HondaPartsHero
You can try to swap the voltage regulators over if they match up:
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...ebabee/alt.jpg

Or use an OBD2 4 wire plug and run the additional wire to your ECU using this chart:
http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/a...alternator.jpg

Sorry photobucket is down
Can I match up the colors and discharge one of the wires? Or how hard is swapping out the voltage regulator?
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