The Stovebolt.com Forums Home | Tech Tips | Gallery | FAQ | Events | Features | Search
Forums Active Threads
Help is a click away!

VEHICLE
INFORMATION
KITS

at the

GM Heritage Center
All the details are here.
Searching the Site - a click away
click here to search
New here ??? Where to start?
Click on image for the lowdown. Where do I go around here?
====
Who's Online Now
1 members (78buckshot), 64 guests, and 3 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums66
Topics128,089
Posts1,056,004
Members48,430
Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026
Step-by-step instructions for pictures in the forums
Brad Allen's photos

AD Chevy Trucks

Pictures galore
Over 6,000 pictures

Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips.

Check them out!

Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!

Big Thanks!

THANKS!

For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for

over 30 years!

and not clogged down
with Ads!

Again, thanks!

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
alternator or 12 volt generator
#892806 10/28/2012 9:16 PM
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 46
Chilliwack B.C. Canada
T
trihawker
Offline
Wrench Fetcher
trihawker
Wrench Fetcher
T Offline
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 46
Chilliwack B.C. Canada
I have a 12 volt generator and a Delco 10 DN series alternator. It needs a external voltage reg. I do not know if they both work Or not. I have a new wiring harness bought for my 1953 3800 1 ton truck with a 1956 235 hi pressure engine.

What should I do use the generator or Alternator? I also heard of a MSD box and have read up on them and they sound great a multi spark system. Help Please

1953 1-Ton Canadian Model 1434
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Photobucket
Re: alternator or 12 volt generator
trihawker #892828 10/28/2012 10:12 PM
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 29,787
Dellrose, TN
H
Hotrod Lincoln Offline
Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer)
Hotrod Lincoln
Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer)
H Offline
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 29,787
Dellrose, TN
If you're looking for originality, use the generator. If the truck is going to be a daily driver and/or it will have several add-on electrical accessories, an alternator would be a better choice, but I'd suggest the 10 SI model with the built-in regulator. They're more reliable than the external-regulator model, and the wiring hookup is a lot simpler to do. MSD is a gimmick unless you're racing- - - -RUN, do not walk away from that system!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!

Moderated by  Jon G, Rusty Rod 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · The Stovebolt Site
Home | FAQ | Gallery | Tech Tips | Events | Features | Search | Hoo-Ya Shop
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 8.0.0