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Ok, I’m trying to catch up with your language here. And I apologize. I’ll get some sleep and post tomorrow but I’ve been awake since 2am and want...
Hey there- with the new regulator, not jumping around. I’m sure I screwed up the air gap on the cutoff relay. Trying to dial in the spring tension...
You may haven’t read above so I’ll fill you in. Old regulator swung from high 12s to low 14s in a single drive on a full battery and was pretty...
After working the vampire shift, just came home to tweak the spring tension. After going back and forth with too low and too high, I’m now sitting...
ground is good, all contacts are cleaned and there was no problem until I went it alone and cleaned the relay point on the old regulator with some...
I hear ya. Said regulator was much more stable before I “cleaned” (messed up) the points. It was only after that, it started jumping around.
Okeedokee. I found this online shop manual- been reading up, good stuff. http://www.ruiter.ca/mc/info/PDFs/1R-116.pdf
So, back to the new regulator. tweaked the voltage regulator spring a tiny bit, loosened the spring tension. Down to 12.2v. Added back a bit of...
Ok, I just read what I wrote- to clarify, the original regulator, before I cleaned the contacts today didn't flicker back and forth from 12-14.5...
Well, Friday fails! :p I cleaned the contacts VERY gently with some 1000 grit and got some gnarly black stuff off the contacts so that wasn't...
Good to know
Insomnia is a pain in the ass. So I got up early and pulled the cover off the new one and the old. The old one has screw adjustments for the...
Thanks man, good to know. Quite honestly, I’ll likely try putting the old one back in and cleaning up the three wire contact points a little and...
Thanks for posting. Good info, I didn’t double check the gauge reading with the engine running across the battery terminals with a digital...
ah, got it! Working today and checking this thread when I can- I’ll try to get after it tomorrow with both the old and the new and report back.
Ok, I’ll disconnect the battery and take a look tomorrow.
thanks for the question- the reading was as stated when cold but did not settle down after running for 20 minutes and warm.
I have a 1954 3100, just rewired with an EZ wiring harness, and a Ron Francis closed loop ground harness. It is still on a 12v 35 amp generator....
Yup. Didn’t move nada, zero, zilch. I think I’m dealing with a dead gauge out of the box. Was probably manufactured overseas and has had a long...
Sorry about the late response, been doing errands all day. Disconnected the pink wire that goes to sender. Turned key on, no change. Tapped test...
FYI, this is the part....
;);) It’s a reproduction gauge and yep, it’s a 1954 Chevy 3100. It’s a gauge that goes in the original gauge cluster to look like original. I...
Great question. It isn’t new that’s for sure. Anyone know how to get at them in these trucks? No access under the truck that I can see, and...
Think I’m running 35 degrees at 3500 (total timing, not with vacuum). Probably watched too many episodes of Engine Masters. ‘62 327 with the...
Upon turning key for first time to “on”position, the new 12v reproduction gauge buried itself off the gauge past “Full”. It does have the...
Thank you! The “Judge” avatar is from an old rear view mirror ornament he hung on it for years- It says “Here Come The Judge”. But around the...
Since mine is a ‘54, mine are below the headlights on the front fenders. But yeah, that’s the function that they’ll do with the stock wiring...
Well I found one culprit- there’s a couple different diagrams out there that are floating around and I was using one that was incorrect. The...
Upon going through the rewiring process for 12v, I bought a new 12v headlight switch from Classic Parts. I buttoned up everything yesterday and...
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