2001 Sebring 2.7L LXi

So the battery light on my Sebring came on. Brand new battery, alternator bench test checked out fine. I just replaced the lead from the battery to the starter, which was rotted through. I replaced the acc belt to no avail. So I'm feeling around the main wire harness that wraps around the front of the engine and find a lead completely burned out and rotted through and no longer connected to anything. I traced it to find that it was the main lead that connects to the front of the alternator. I'm confident I can replace the lead myself, but where does the other end go? I can't find any schematics for the charging system nor have I found any other burnt off wires. I personally think that it connects to the starter and I just didn't see it when I was replacing that starter lead, but I'm not sure. Any ideas?

 

wire color and size?

 

It looks like a battery lead... Red and prolly 3/8" thick.

 

More than likely it is a fuse link. check to see if the wire you have is hot battery voltage in it. you will have to keep looking in the harness for the other end. just don't put a piece of wire in there get a fuse link match the color of wire to get the right one. you can't solder them you must use a butt end wire connector and a crimping tool.

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks for your help! It was the lead from the starter connector to the alternator.

 

if this wire burns you may have a shorted alternator. this wire goes to the starter but so does one from the battery, this how the battery is charged. it is fused just for this reason so it won't burn your ride to the ground.

Good luck.

Let us know how you made out.