badjuju Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 It's on a chevy c10 pickup, 1967 Anyone know what this part is? I'm sick of messing with my charging system, it seems to work depending on the weather, so I'm just gonna go ahead and run a gm charging system, not just a new alternator. Any way, my alternator runs to this part: anyone know what it is? it's mounted behind the grill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdmanZ Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 It's the voltage regulator. It controls the voltage going through the field coil which will regulate the amount of output the alternator gives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 voltage regulator what else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twizted Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 It is the voltage regulator. There is a way to simplify the charging system but better left to someone that has done this before. It's common to run a GM one-wire altenator. Most auto parts places with a KNOWLEDGEABLE parts person will walk right to the shelf and get you one. Anyways try getting with a local shady tree mechanic and seee if he'll hook it up for you. He may just do it for a 6-pack as it'll be sonmething he'd actually be proud of to help you out with. Not knowing what's happening with your charging system tho, you can always take of your old alt. into an auto parts store to have them check it. Bring in your voltage reg as well. Regs cost under $15 and would be recommended to replace anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badjuju Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 well see, I want to put a whole new charging system into my Z. I've already replaced the alternator, it's not the alternator. The origional one that I replaced still works actually. so, it's something else. I have been chasing it for like 7 months and i'm just F'n sick of it. Can someone draw me up a diagram or just tell me where all the wires go for a 1 wire alternator? I don't need to know where it goes to in the car, I'm talking like, if it runs to different electrical stuff, relays, fusible links, etc, I want to know how to install a new 1 wire alternator. "one wire goes straight to batt, one goes straight to ground, and one goes to a relay which is switched on by the power switch and blah blah blah" or something like that, rather than "the BW wire goes to the blue wire on the passenger side fusible link box", since I want to run all new wiring to it anyhow. Also, that pic is of my truck, which has an external voltage regulator, while I would assume a new 1 wire that i would install would have an internal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COZY Z COLE Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Check this link... http://www.nk.ca/~zcar/pages/articlepages/alternator.html LARRY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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