I have spent quite a bit of time going through all the threads I can find on changing out the old single field alternator to one with the 2 field connections but can't seem to find the info I was hoping to find. I am changing out my single field on my 69 Dart due to an unfortunate battle with fire, I have read that you can just ground the one field and leave the other wired as normal, seems simple enough, in my reading I found some info that upgrading the VR would create a more stable charging system, update to wiring is simple enough, maybe I missed some info?
My questions:
is there anything actually gained by updating the VR instead of just grounding the extra field?
I am swapping out the old distributer with a ready to run type similar to a MSD/Mallory, it seems like this could cause an issue with the updated VR with the wiring, anyone done the change where they had to tie both ignition wires together that connect the ballast resister for a different distributer? maybe overthinking this one.
My questions:
is there anything actually gained by updating the VR instead of just grounding the extra field?
I am swapping out the old distributer with a ready to run type similar to a MSD/Mallory, it seems like this could cause an issue with the updated VR with the wiring, anyone done the change where they had to tie both ignition wires together that connect the ballast resister for a different distributer? maybe overthinking this one.