Hi everyone,
I have a 2001 Mirage that I use for track duties.
It has had an engine swap from a Mitsubishi FTO MIVEC.
Today I noticed that it is missing the alternator relay, instead it has what seems like a home made hotwire kit to provide a "constantly on" status.
1. What does the alternator relay do? Does it turn on/off the charging or something?
2. There are 4 slots there (which I believe is what most relays have?) however only 2 slots have anything behind them. This is where it was hotwired. What controls the relay?
3. What is the issue with having this hotwired and always set to the "on" position?
I have a 2001 Mirage that I use for track duties.
It has had an engine swap from a Mitsubishi FTO MIVEC.
Today I noticed that it is missing the alternator relay, instead it has what seems like a home made hotwire kit to provide a "constantly on" status.
1. What does the alternator relay do? Does it turn on/off the charging or something?
2. There are 4 slots there (which I believe is what most relays have?) however only 2 slots have anything behind them. This is where it was hotwired. What controls the relay?
3. What is the issue with having this hotwired and always set to the "on" position?