Good advice, just got home from work, will go put the alternator in.

I assume I should see continuity from the alternator output wire to the positive battery cable?
Will check that before I hook up the battery and see if there is 12 volts on the "T" connector with the key on.

Ok, got it back together

Check for continuity between the alternator output post wire and positive battery cable, which it did.

Started it up, and got 14.8V at the battery........ so that's a good sign.....

I did leave off the positive wires for the circuits that were hooked up to the positive battery cable:

1. Headlight Relay Upgrade

2. Parking Lights Relay Upgrade

3. Driving Lights

4. Stereo

I will work and check those circuits this week.

I suspect now that either the alternator was/is flaky, or one of the wires coming off the alternator might be flaky. I will start it up with and wiggle the wires with a meter connected.

Not sure if I am happy or confused.......

Any other advice on what to check?

Edited 12 hours ago12 hr by 70z4fun

Maybe the spade connections at the adapter plug just lost contact. "New" connector in to old connector. Would have showed up with the T pin voltage check. Next time...

Might explain the "meltiness" of the adapter also. Poor connections can produce heat.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Zed Head