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| | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 25 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 25 | i halve a 1952 chevy pickup 1/2 ton i just bought it has been changet over to 12 volt but the altenator has a box attached on the out side of it one wire from altinator goes in to it one wore comes out and goes to wiring hornace one wire conect to post on altanator and goes to wiring hornace what is the small box for ? i halve a picture of it not smart enought to post it
floye mungle
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,743 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,743 | It sounds like you've got one of the early types of alternator that's intended to have an external regulator that's had an electronic regulator added to it. They're about 2 inches square and a half inch thick, with two wires- - - -one attached to the big charging wire terminal and the other plugged onto one of the connections in a small square hole in the back of the housing. I've installed a lot of them, and they work pretty well.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 Sir Searchalot | | Sir Searchalot Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,983 | One idea is to get a more simple alternator to hook up. We will help you wire it. Gets rid of the box and most wiring. Easy to do. CLICK here to see an example. If you buy it, also buy the connector and boot you see below it. You may already have that type of alternator and the black box is disconnected or bypassed. We don't know. Put up some good clear pix and we will see. Show the alternator in detail and the box and the wires. Supply any markings or part numbers or brand names on alternator that you can find.
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,177 Red dot, center of chest ... | | Red dot, center of chest ... Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,177 | i halve a 1952 chevy pickup 1/2 ton i just bought it has been changet over to 12 volt but the altenator has a box attached on the out side of it one wire from altinator goes in to it one wore comes out and goes to wiring hornace one wire conect to post on altanator and goes to wiring hornace what is the small box for ? i halve a picture of it not smart enought to post it When you post, you will see, down at the bottom of the screen, a link to Attachment Manager. If you are replying to a post, you have to select Use Full Editor to see it. Click on Attachment Manger, and a small window will pop up. You can use that to select any picture on your hard drive and attach it to your post. | | |
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