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#85620 08/03/2004 5:18 PM | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 | I want to replace the voltage regulator in the 61 Apache (235 engine). The book lists both a 30 and a 35 Amp voltage regulator and they both look the same. What is the difference and which one do I need? I really would appreciate some help. Thanks!
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#85621 08/03/2004 6:09 PM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 | My passenger car service manual lists 30 amps as the standard current regulator setting in 61. I don't have the truck manual handy right now. Either one should work OK, however. The only time the generator is going to put out maximum charge current is right after starting, for a short time until the battery recovers from the starting load. After that, it will drop back to 10 amps or less. Is the battery going down? I can probably check and adjust the one you've got, if you're interested. We're only about 20 miles apart, it seems. Email me at [email protected]. Jerry
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#85622 08/03/2004 8:38 PM | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 | The battery is staying up just fine----actually everything is running just fine. The voltage regulator is one of the few parts in the engine compartment that I have not either repaired, rebuilt or replaced. It may not need to be replaced, it just looks like something from an archaeological dig. Anytime you can get North of Fayetteville in the Bellville area give me a yell Hotrod----I'd enjoy showing you the truck. Phone number is 438-0820.
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#85623 08/03/2004 11:55 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | The GM factory truck parts book lists a 35 amp , 39 amp, and a 45-50 amp.The 35 amp GM part number is 1119305.Treat an old working regulator like a sore peter, don't screw with it.Poke around Ebay for a bargin regulator to use as a spare, they are around 50 bucks at the parts store.Today, probably a universal model is offered covering many AC Delco part numbers. | | |
#85624 08/04/2004 2:17 AM | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 | Check with Schrader's Auto Parts in Fayetteville. They've been in business long enough, they've probably got a New Old Stock Delco unit on the shelf! If not, I've got a couple stashed away around the farm. If you want your old one to look a little better, slip the cover off very gently, and clean it up and paint it.
Jerry
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#85625 08/04/2004 1:40 PM | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 54 |
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#85626 06/04/2005 3:59 PM | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1 | If anyone out there comes across a new or good used/rebuilt GM Voltage Regulator #1119305 I would be interested in it. I have a 64 Corvair van in need of that "35 amp" VR... I'm trying to keep it as original as possible (my other 61 Corvair Greenbrier and 64 Corvair sedan both have alternator conversions done to them). I've been told by a reliable source that the VR mentioned above also had a "cut out" switch to keep the generator from "motoring" once the belt was lost, so the "GEN" light would come on... once case where an AMP gauge would come in handy.
Thanks for any help, even though I'm not a true "Stovebolt" owner, it IS a Chevrolet!
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#85627 06/06/2005 4:21 AM | Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 499 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 499 | Your first post here and you want to talk about Corvairs!! Are you sure you don't want Corvair Central, Corvair Center or Virtual Vairs??   Same regulator and as Hotrod said, the 30 will probably hold up just fine. All have three connections; B(bat),A(sometimes called gen), and F(field). All have three relays inside; cutout, current reg, and voltage reg. '65 Corsa 140HP convertible here.
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#85628 06/08/2005 12:16 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | If your old regulator is working, don't replace it. The newer ones are junk. Keep a spare around, and maybe even take the cover off, paint it, and put it back, but never replace it unless it is FUBAR.
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