Did a quick run to the dump, 10 minutes each way, only thing I noticed was the charging stayed high the whole trip, whereas it would normally settle to almost nothing a few minutes after starting . Got home and shut down, popped the hood and checked the VR temp: pretty warm, but not sizzling and no smoke, but suddenly noticed the generator smoking! Grabbed my 1/2 wrench, threw the carpet back and disconnected the battery, which sure enough arced big time as I pulled the negative cable off.
Looks like this brand new VR is fused. Just a bad part or is there something in the system that likes to eat Voltage Regulators?
Last edited by PapaDisco; 03/17/2021 11:25 PM. Reason: Clarity
