hey there, i need a voltage reg and checked out rockauto and the prices range from $6.71 to $34. cheapest is "auto tune", then "airtex/wells" have either a $10 or $20 version, "standard auto parts" has the same and ac delco is $34. looking for opinions on which one to buy, thanks

Mechanical or electronic? The electronic ones here are all about $15 bucs.

electronic

Get the Wells, dont buy the cheapest or the most expensive.

thx, wells is the brand i recognize from other electronic parts i've bought.

We never used Wells at work.Had too many problems with their stuff.We used almost all Standard parts.On the other side my brother gave me a Wells reg and its been in service on my car for close to 20 years.Maybe because when he got it they were USA made.Rocky

Here is some great info from Daniel Stern I found on a few other mopar forums regarding Voltage Regulators.

I found the best price for the Standard-BlueStreak VR-128 on Amazon.com.

Voltage Regulator Info

http://www.slantsix.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=33436&sid=17f81f0f969d43ac7815fb368015582f

I don't like the no-name electronic regulators - have found them less than perfectly reliable, and I don't need the headache of worrying about it. On the single-wire '60-'69 systems I try to use a NAPA Echlin VR-1001 or Standard-BlueStreak VR-128. But if you need to have the original appearance, then you could get the type you're asking about, and carry a spare. But for the same money you can have a known-reliable quality-made regulator.

Don't forget to run a ground loop (alternator housing to voltage regulator base, voltage regulator base to battery negative).


http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/archive/index.php/t-138425.html


Echlin = not as much of a no-brainer reliable choice as it used to be, same as Standard. You have to be choosy and you have to pay careful attention to country of origin for the exact specific part you're buying.

Are you running the '60-'69 type regulator or the '70-up? If you're running the '60-'69 type, get an Echlin VR-1001 or Standard VR-128.


VR-1001 is a fully-potted heavy-duty electronic regulator. All of these will operate the '60-'69 alternator, it's a question of how good and what kind of regulator you want.

VOLTR - Echlin VR 1001@ $54.99 voltage regulator / solid state replacement on 60s Studebakers for the old points / vibrator types. Red wire that comes out of the bottom with a spade connector on it connects to the Ign circuit and the Field circuit attaches to the threaded post terminal on top.

The alternator ground connection isn't a post or a terminal -- it's an empty small round hole in the back of the alternator housing. Sometimes it's tucked in between two fins and tough to see, but it's there. And yes, the wire just assures a signal-quality ground between the alternator and the voltage regulator. This wire often cures/prevents slow voltage regulation resulting from noisy ground. Slow voltage regulation results in flickery lights. Very annoying.

http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/tech.html