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09-08-2004, 10:49 AM | #1 |
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Location: Chandler, AZ
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HEI & external regulators?
My alternator guage tends to jump around the middle mark (at idle), particulalry with the lights or signals on. You can see a slight dimming in the lights corresponding with the guage jump. Here's what I've looked at so far:
*Checked wires & grounds for good connections- they were good. *Checked battery. It's clean, in good condition, and reads a 12v, engine off. *Checked battery, engine at idle, lights on and off. 15v either way. *New belt, correct tension. The battery stays charged. The guage only does this at idle. I have heard that externally regualted alternators, which are designed to work with a points ignition set up, may do this when the system is converted to HEI as mine is. What say you? Should I be looking at an internally regulated alternator? Thank you.
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