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AuBenseiter Motor Sports Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:01 pm

Got a stupid alt. question for you gurus out there. My dune buggy has a reman engine w/ an alt. But I cant seem to find a regulator for the damn thing. Its got a circle on top with 3 male prongs sticking out & a stud to the side of the circle. My local auto parts place (adavance auto) can only get regulators that are square & have male prongs in them! Gggrrr! So what do I need? This is really aggervating as this seems to be whats keeping me from getting the engine running. Oh, and since its a remanned engine, I have able to find out absolutely zilch. Please tell me what I need before I do something really stupid.

Glenn Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:03 pm

You have a AL78 like this:


It uses an external regulator that is wired via a harness and not directly wired.
http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BOS-0-190-600-017

AuBenseiter Motor Sports Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:14 pm

The one I have is similar to that one, but not the same.Theres no B+ terminal @ the front. The numbers I got off the alt. are: 043 903 023 and then 8al2034k. Do these help or make any difference?

MRRAGPICKER Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:40 pm

I had the same problem, I went from a generator to a external regulated alt.
My b+ post is beside the three spades, not in front of it.

I went through it over at STF http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=118403&start=0

AuBenseiter Motor Sports Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:06 am

Awesome! Thank you so much!!

MRRAGPICKER Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:13 am

AuBenseiter Motor Sports wrote: Awesome! Thank you so much!!

you've got PM



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