Eating Voltage Regulators
By subforry
Can I get a sanity check here. My '66 Charge is eating a VR about once a year. The amp gauge pegs and the voltage hits 18v. I just replaced the VR with a 2VR9 and all is fine. The resistance over ground is 1ohm. The voltage diff of the battery compared to the ignition lead at the VR is -1.2v. I have included a picture of the old VR, the new VR installed, and the alternator. I mostly want to confirm I have a correct match of VR to alternator. The alternator has battery lead and a... Read more


