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| | | | | | | | Crazy mods by MufflerMan Mike - April 15th 2024 8:19 pm
| |  Re: Should I have a voltage regulator here??? | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 323 enthusiast | OP  enthusiast Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 323 | Reed & Heavy389
Your true gentleman!!, thank you so much for your time and the info you've posted, really pleased you've established that my regulator is still there! Don't know if theres not many of this type around (inside gauge cluster)as all the posts on the net seem the plug in at back type.Other memebers will probably find this of use as well.Now we've established its there i'll get a friend of mine whos got a voltmeter to have a look and using the manual see what he can find.
Will let you know if anything comes to light, thanks again.
Mark
| | | Re: Should I have a voltage regulator here??? | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,825 veteran | | veteran Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,825 | Reed & Heavy389
Your true gentleman!!, thank you so much for your time and the info you've posted, really pleased you've established that my regulator is still there! Don't know if theres not many of this type around (inside gauge cluster)as all the posts on the net seem the plug in at back type.Other memebers will probably find this of use as well.Now we've established its there i'll get a friend of mine whos got a voltmeter to have a look and using the manual see what he can find.
Will let you know if anything comes to light, thanks again.
Mark
Good luck! and Reed showed me sumptin.I didnt know they were in an out !! Bought my van new in 79 so, I know it was their or sumptim cause mine always worked from new !! lol
![[Linked Image]](http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/heavy389/IM002861-Copy.jpg) 79 B-200
| | | Re: Should I have a voltage regulator here??? | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,825 veteran | | veteran Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,825 | O an reed were ya get info from? service manual? Been lookin for 1 for my 79 but havent found one yet!
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| | | Re: Should I have a voltage regulator here??? | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12,107 Likes: 37 Maniac | | Maniac Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12,107 Likes: 37 | Happy to help. I got my info from the 1983 Factory Service Manual I bought on eBay back when I got my van. Here's a 79 FSM for $30. Here's a complete set for all 1979 vehicles for $50 with shipping.
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| | | Re: Should I have a voltage regulator here??? | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,825 veteran | | veteran Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,825 | Happy to help. I got my info from the 1983 Factory Service Manual I bought on eBay back when I got my van. Here's a 79 FSM for $30. Here's a complete set for all 1979 vehicles for $50 with shipping. yea seen both of them today,look to be like a chilton,have been lookin for sumptin from dealers or sumptin,would b pissed if they turned out to be like chiltons or haynes.......
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| | | Re: Should I have a voltage regulator here??? | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 323 enthusiast | | OP enthusiast Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 323 | Totally agree, really good of Reed to photograph / post that, I'm sure we won't be the last vanners to look at those photos and learn something. | | | Re: Should I have a voltage regulator here??? | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12,107 Likes: 37 Maniac | | Maniac Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 12,107 Likes: 37 | The manuals I posted are both factory Dodge service manuals, the ones you want. They put cheesy covers on them back in the 70s.
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| | | Re: Should I have a voltage regulator here??? | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 323 enthusiast | | OP enthusiast Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 323 | IT'S SOLVED!!! My friend ran some tests on the circuit and said he found a wire from the headlight switch was shorting the board, you can just see the offending wire top right of photo. Not sure what he's done but both gauges and all my lights are working fine.
Thanks again for all your help guys and now I know where that "stealth voltage regulator" is, when it blows I'm changing over to the IC set up Reed mentioned so I can actually see it!!
All the best
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