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120 What did I melt?!? 120-130 1967

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posted by  JohnMc on  Tue Oct 13 02:20 CST 2009
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I'm pretty certain those aren't of Bosch/Volvo OEM origin, as far as I can tell Baron's ID'ing of them as noise filters is probably accurate. Generators tend to put out more electrical noise than alternators.

As for the main issue, I'd guess that someone kept bumping up the regulator voltage (well, I guess it's more of an amperage regulator on a generator?) in an attempt to keep the old worn generator charging. And once the rebuilt generator went in it proceeded to let it overcharge the system. Which will make a battery go bad in fairly short order.

It's been a long time since I had to mess with a generator equipped car, but as I recall the shade tree method of setting it about right was to start the car up, rev the motor up some (say 2000 rpm, since generators don't really do much at low engine speeds), then turn on all the electrical gadgets (wipers, fan, headlights on high beam, mainly), and then bend the tab in the regulator so the headlights perk up some.
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'63 PV544 rat rod, '93 Classic #1141 245 (now w/16V turbo)






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