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@Mattax here is the old alternator and old VR - from my understanding on a different thread asking about wiring this should be OK. Light Green wire is from the FLD terminal on the VR to one of the FLD terminals on the alt. Brown wire is GRD from the VR bolted to the body to the other FLD...

Well, there's a dark blue wire from the fuse block to the IGN post on the regulator and I'm finding that the A100 pickup/van has differences from other A bodies. If that IGN post on the VR is supposed to be connect elsewhere it's news to me.

The wire inside the regulator to the top contact point: I'm not sure if the wire to the IGN post on the regulator being connected to the 4 way/cig lighter slot that has power at all times might have been the problem and/or the fact that the fuse in that slot was a 30 amp and the regulator is...

I have no idea if the truck may have originally had AC. One wiring diagram I found has that slot marked as Alt./Reg. so I figured that was where the wire from the fuse block to the regulator was intended to go and the clip just broke at some point. Even if it's supposed to be empty it still...

I got this from another thread here, printed it off and taped the two pages together. It was posted as a 66 A100 diagram, but I haven't found one anywhere for a 68 and since all the wires I've looked at have matched up I'm guessing there aren't any real big differences across the late 60's.

The slot for the alt/reg fuse in my 1968 A100 is missing a clip/tap. Does anyone have a replacement clip to repair this? I'd also be open to a replacement fuse block if that might be an easier or better option. My searches online so far have come up empty.

This is about the best I can get of the wiring side. All the colors seem to be correct for the wires that are listed on the diagram I have. There are some wires not called out on the diagram. The hand writing is just me noting what size fuses are currently in each slot. I'm not really sure...

Looks like ebay may be the place to look. I'll have to poke around while waiting to see if any other forum members have further thoughts or sources to check.

No wires on the clip that's in that alt/reg slot - the back side of it is totally empty. The blue wire on the left side of the second pic is the wire from the VR that is supposed to go to that empty slot. It was plugged in to the slot for the 4 way/cig lighter seemingly by my dad who had the...

The slot for the alt/reg fuse in my 1968 A100 is missing a clip/tap. Does anyone know if it's possible to get a replacement clip and repair this? I'd also be open to finding a replacement fuse block if that might be an easier or better option. My searches online so far have come up empty.

I appreciate the additional advice/guidance.

You mentioned that earlier... this electrical dummy doesn't really understand what that means. Can you give me an example of how that green field wire might become grounded? And what's the difference between that and what I'm doing by connecting the second field terminal to the ground thus...

Yes, I've seen that what is posted in #17 is an updated 1970 and newer wiring that many people do with an electronic regulator replacing the mechanical one I have now. I have a new mechanical/grounded field VR that exactly matches the one the wire melted in. The thing I don't understand at the...

I decided to pull the cover off the old regulator and found the wire for the upper contact is melted. Remember, this is how my Dad had it wired: green wire to one FLD, brown ground wire to the other FLD. No jumper wire to the case. I don't have the old alt any more (turned in for core) so I...

Life took me away from things for a bit... I've spliced the black jumper wire in to the brown ground wire that is currently connected to the second FLD terminal. I still have continuity between the two FLD terminals, but also between either FLD terminal and the GRD post now. Is that what's...