alternator/voltage regulator advice

[pedalpowerceo]

Okay my 68 dart 318 will run for an hour or so untill the battery dies and needs recharged.

I have a really old crusty alternator with two field connections (one of which I have grounded like I read about in another thread here)

I have an equally old and nasty looking external voltage regulator that probably isn't working.

I want to make the car more reliable and I am trying to make it a daily driver. I am spending a car payment amount of money on it each month to get her fixed up.

I was going to buy a summit single pulley (I don't have a/c) single wire, internally regulated alternator. when I get this thing, I can eliminate the external regulator and run a wire to the battery and be good to go right?

thanks in advance for the advice/opinions.

 

[1wild&crazyguy]

Buy a new power master dual field replacement with a mopar regulator to match.
If the electrical is questionable of there is a lot of resistance then it doesn't matter what you buy, it'll be working it's arse off till it fails.

 

[74fldart]

yes you can do that but go to madelectrical .com and do their bypass of the bulkhead connector and the ammeter bypass and clean all the other bulkhead connections.

 

[pedalpowerceo]

thanks!

 

[cudajim]

Whatever you decide to do make sure you match the proper regulator with the alternator. As explained above it's detailed well at madelectrical .com.

 

[RedFish]

Buying a internally regulated altenator will probably cost more than trading that crusty old core for a reman'd unit both today and tomarrow. I think the last solid state regulator I bought was 13 dollars at autozone.
I would definately add the 6 foot piece of blue wire to that second field terminal on the squareback altenator. Good luck

 

[pedalpowerceo]

I think I will go with a voltage regulator from a late 70's model car (two wire mopar type). a new style connector for it, and a two field alternator... I'll probably stick to a 70 amp... I have no electric fans, just a plain ol' radio, lights, and msd box to run.

I don't want to tempt frying any wiring... I just replaced the wiring harness with a good solid one that has no splices, but is still forty years old. If there was no advantage to an external voltage regulator I was going to do the one wire, because I like keeping the alternator as far away from my harness as possible, but after talking to y'all and reading around some more, I see the LIGHT!

thanks again.