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by Robert The first time I started up my "68" Square the green generator light stayed lit. We put the meter on it & it read 3.5 volts. I had heard before that when a car sits long enough the generator looses it's magnetic poles so I did a little research & found some instructions on how to "polarize" it. Now before I begin keep in mind that in no way do I consider myself an expert. In fact I had no idea what I was doing, I just did it anyway & it worked so I thought that I would share the information. The first step was to remove the belt........ http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/eva65/68%20square/DSCF0747.jpg I didn't remove it all the way since it is a pain on a T3 but I made sure that it wouldn't interfere with the pulley turning. Next I connected a jumper wire form the "DF" terminal to a chassis ground....... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/eva65/68%20square/DF2.jpg The "DF" is the one on the lower left. I ran it across the top of the generator to the stud for the strap mount. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/eva65/68%20square/DF1.jpg http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/eva65/68%20square/DF3.jpg Then I connected a six foot jumper wire to the "D+" terminal....... (the top one) http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/eva65/68%20square/D1.jpg Now all you have to do is touch the six foot wire to the positive post on your battery .... http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/eva65/68%20square/Battery.jpg The instructions said not to do it for more than two seconds so you don't over heat your generator. So two seconds it was. Then I did it a couple of more times because I thought it was cool. :D After that it's time to hook the wires back up. Be sure to clean them well first. http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c156/eva65/68%20square/CleanTerminal.jpg When the meter went back on it read 13.5 volts so I guess it works..!!

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