getting rid of the voltage regulator - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

meathead95 · 05-16-2007, 05:24 PM

what all do i have to do

brak · 05-16-2007, 05:25 PM

here ya go...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=119379

Hooker · 05-16-2007, 05:32 PM

This is so easy and the best thing i have ever done!!!

meathead95 · 05-19-2007, 07:14 PM

thank you sir

19673ontree · 05-19-2007, 10:13 PM

I see the change from the fender mounted regulator and change to HEI (NO POINTS) thread's on here all the time and I would just like to say that I DO NOT UNDERSTAND ?
I have had 64 thru 74 GM vehicle's for 25 year's and have NEVER had one single problem , point's are all but trouble free and cost like $2 buck's per year to keep in good shape , the GM alternator with the regulator mounted on the fender is a bullet proof system it give's no trouble whatsoever it is easy on the drag and would charge with a string for a belt where as the one's with the internal regulator has to have the belt banjo tight and it still sqeel's and slip's , and not to mention the trouble they cause from either over or under charging ,
I was left beside the road twice in a GM vehicle both time's it was those HEI unit's , and I used to have a 80's S10 and those alternator's are nothing but trouble !!
I am keeping my point's and stock alternator forever !!

dave2953 · 05-19-2007, 10:28 PM

When I swapped motors I had to change alternators also and the new one was internally regulated. That's why mine was changed. For some it's a personal preference. I absolutely love my HEI and don't miss points whatsoever, but like I said, it's a personal preference. I've had it 3 years now with no problems at all. A lot of guys on here have had nightmarish problems with points and the swap solved them. I think it's cool that you are keeping yours stock; stick with whatever works for ya.

barn9 · 05-19-2007, 11:50 PM

I switched 6 years ago, would never have points in anything again if I could choose. To each his own, but points belong in the trash can IMHO. If my truck could vote, it would say the same thing.

jkeady · 05-20-2007, 01:39 AM

I've owned a couple of rigs with points, and sure, they work well, but I'm a child of the digital revolution and I like things with fewer moving parts. Simpler is better and HEI is simpler to me. Solid-state voltage regulators, too.

19673ontree · 05-20-2007, 08:54 AM

I know that a HEI and 80's alternator is the normal thing in all chevy vehicle's nowaday's I just don't understand it ? all my friends have them too , I have a lot of fun when we go on trip's to tenn and one of them has to start pulling the dist beside the road to change those coil thing's , one friend of mine take's a spare of each part in an HEI with him , the alternator's will sometime's blister the belt's off going down the road , like someone else said whatever work's for you , I guess I'm old school , I ain't given up my dwell meter no time soon !!!

05-16-2007, 05:24 PM	#1
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	getting rid of the voltage regulator what all do i have to do __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

05-16-2007, 05:25 PM	#2
brak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 1,381	Re: getting rid of the voltage regulator here ya go... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=119379 __________________ 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 1995 Nissan Hardbody 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo DC2 (SW/AW) Clyde W. Harvey USN "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill

05-16-2007, 05:32 PM	#3
Hooker aka TEX-TOY Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kentucky Posts: 127	Re: getting rid of the voltage regulator This is so easy and the best thing i have ever done!!! __________________ 1969 Chevy C10 SWB w/ disk brakes and soon to be lowered with spindles and springs!!!! Getting a paint job like a Army Chinook Helicopter!!!! HOOKERS RULE!! BRAND NEW WIFE BOUGHT IT FOR ME AS A WEDDING GIFT!!! SHE IS THE BOMB!!!!!!

05-19-2007, 07:14 PM	#4
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	Re: getting rid of the voltage regulator thank you sir __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

05-19-2007, 10:13 PM	#5
19673ontree CAN'T FIX NOTHIN Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SOUTHRUST VIRGINIA !!! Posts: 2,112	Re: getting rid of the voltage regulator I see the change from the fender mounted regulator and change to HEI (NO POINTS) thread's on here all the time and I would just like to say that I DO NOT UNDERSTAND ? I have had 64 thru 74 GM vehicle's for 25 year's and have NEVER had one single problem , point's are all but trouble free and cost like $2 buck's per year to keep in good shape , the GM alternator with the regulator mounted on the fender is a bullet proof system it give's no trouble whatsoever it is easy on the drag and would charge with a string for a belt where as the one's with the internal regulator has to have the belt banjo tight and it still sqeel's and slip's , and not to mention the trouble they cause from either over or under charging , I was left beside the road twice in a GM vehicle both time's it was those HEI unit's , and I used to have a 80's S10 and those alternator's are nothing but trouble !! I am keeping my point's and stock alternator forever !! __________________ 1967 C10 Shortbed Fleetside Small back glass 6 cyl 3spd on the tree 3.08 gears underdash AC Last edited by 19673ontree; 05-19-2007 at 10:13 PM.

05-19-2007, 10:28 PM	#6
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: getting rid of the voltage regulator When I swapped motors I had to change alternators also and the new one was internally regulated. That's why mine was changed. For some it's a personal preference. I absolutely love my HEI and don't miss points whatsoever, but like I said, it's a personal preference. I've had it 3 years now with no problems at all. A lot of guys on here have had nightmarish problems with points and the swap solved them. I think it's cool that you are keeping yours stock; stick with whatever works for ya. __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250

05-19-2007, 11:50 PM	#7
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	Re: getting rid of the voltage regulator I switched 6 years ago, would never have points in anything again if I could choose. To each his own, but points belong in the trash can IMHO. If my truck could vote, it would say the same thing. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

05-20-2007, 01:39 AM	#8
jkeady Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 127	Re: getting rid of the voltage regulator I've owned a couple of rigs with points, and sure, they work well, but I'm a child of the digital revolution and I like things with fewer moving parts. Simpler is better and HEI is simpler to me. Solid-state voltage regulators, too. __________________ Josh '70 Custom Camper / 20

05-20-2007, 08:54 AM	#9
19673ontree CAN'T FIX NOTHIN Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SOUTHRUST VIRGINIA !!! Posts: 2,112	Re: getting rid of the voltage regulator I know that a HEI and 80's alternator is the normal thing in all chevy vehicle's nowaday's I just don't understand it ? all my friends have them too , I have a lot of fun when we go on trip's to tenn and one of them has to start pulling the dist beside the road to change those coil thing's , one friend of mine take's a spare of each part in an HEI with him , the alternator's will sometime's blister the belt's off going down the road , like someone else said whatever work's for you , I guess I'm old school , I ain't given up my dwell meter no time soon !!! __________________ 1967 C10 Shortbed Fleetside Small back glass 6 cyl 3spd on the tree 3.08 gears underdash AC



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