Will,
The white wire that connects the dash warning light is fed from the ignition switch terminal block by the steering column. It may be connected to the ignition (run) terminal instead of the accessory terminal. A quick fix would be to add a diode in series with the blue/black wire and the alternator's # 2 terminal.
John
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