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Old 05-27-2007, 09:43 PM
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Re: Voltage Regulator?

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Fate works in mysterious ways, don't it?

The voltage regulator is inside the alternator. It is a triangular piece with two blade terminals on it, mostly ceramic with an aluminum bottom. It is these two blade terminals that your wires plug into. You can obtain a replacement regulator from Autozone for around $10 or so.

You may want to consider a "rebuild kit" which includes the regulator, rear bearing, brushes and a diode trio and go ahead and rebuild that thing while you're in there. Last time I had such a failure it was a combination of both the regulator and the diode trio.
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