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Man it's hot here today. I was hoping to get out in the garage and do some sanding under the hood but it's too hot and humid. The heat index is 115 right now. I think I'll re-wrap my wiring harness in the cool basement and keep hydrating myself with Miller Lite. I just noticed something pretty cool. The voltage regulator in the photo, is the one that came with the car but the tin cover was not in good shape so I switched the cover with a Filko brand regulator I bought a few years ago on E-bay. Even though the old regulator causes the lights to flicker at idle it works good and doesn't overcharge. I had tried different regulators including a electronic one that overcharged and burned most of the light bulbs out and fried my battery dry. Long story short, a few minutes ago I noticed a part number stamped in the rust on the old regulator cover. The number was 2098300. I looked it up in my parts book and it is the original regulator the car was built with. (unless someone replaced it with a Genuine Mopar part from a dealer.) I am surprised it still works so good! LOL The photo is just a few small parts I have scuffed and will paint soon. Mike
Man it's hot here today. I was hoping to get out in the garage and do some sanding under the hood but it's too hot and humid. The heat index is 115 right now. I think I'll re-wrap my wiring harness in the cool basement and keep hydrating myself with Miller Lite. I just noticed something pretty cool. The voltage regulator in the photo, is the one that came with the car but the tin cover was not in good shape so I switched the cover with a Filko brand regulator I bought a few years ago on E-bay. Even though the old regulator causes the lights to flicker at idle it works good and doesn't overcharge. I had tried different regulators including a electronic one that overcharged and burned most of the light bulbs out and fried my battery dry. Long story short, a few minutes ago I noticed a part number stamped in the rust on the old regulator cover. The number was 2098300. I looked it up in my parts book and it is the original regulator the car was built with. (unless someone replaced it with a Genuine Mopar part from a dealer.) I am surprised it still works so good! LOL The photo is just a few small parts I have scuffed and will paint soon. Mike