Update:
I traced the heavier gauge wire from the alternator to....it seems to run to the (aftermarket) headlight switch, and from there to the dash amp gauge. That gauge has been replaced by a Dakota set of 3 mounted under the dash, so I don't need the dash version anymore.
I've never encountered a vehicle without a fuse block, and this headlight switch seems to me an odd way to route electrical. So again, please forgive my ignorance. Here's where I am now:
Again, I clearly should and do not have a wire from the alternator to the starter (or battery). That is, unless this headlight switch system includes that connection.
Before I disconnect the present heavy gauge wire from the alternator, tape it off, and run one directly from alternator to starter, what will I lose by eliminating that run to the headlight switch?
I did all of this work over a year ago, and then all kinds of life issues meant the project got set aside. Thus, my memory of the work I did and connections I made is fuzzy. But does that alt-to-headlight wire provide power to everything else??
