well guys, i'm finally getting closer to solving the dead generator problem. i was about to give up finding out what was wrong and was going to take the gen & regulator to an ignition shop. the guy there said "bring in both of 'em, i'll put them on the tester and i'll see which one you need." thoughts of just replacing either one without finding out what was wrong or what caused the problem kept dancing through my head. i decided to take a look at the regulator one last time. you might remember that i told ya'll it looked brand-new, and that i thought the po must have put it on. well, on the back of the reg are two resistors made in the shape of a coiled wire. the burned to toast. what could have cause this. i'm wondering if the po might have put a 12v battery in by mistake before i got the truck. i know now, i need to replace the regulator but i'd like your thoughts on this so this doesn't happen to the new one. thanks again, jacques
