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I had a spare VR waiting in the wings. Thanks for the help, I expect someone else will also eventually benefit from this thread.

Oh wow, 16.4v Voltage regulator?

Ugh, ok thx. Reading is fundamental. I'll try that again in a bit.

....a different multimeter yielded similar results.

I only had a minute at lunch to take a look at this, but with the field unplugged at the alternator and a number 6 wire connected from the positive side of the alternator to the positive side of the battery, I'm still not getting much in terms of a charge; 12.17, and not much more when I give it...

Several projects, limited space and insurance requirements for classic coverage. Yes, summer heat and hurricane season do play into this somewhat.

Thanks guys, good tip and advice. I'll see what happens and post back.

I have about a week before I'll need to put my 67 Charger 440 in storage and and there's something that's been bothering me that I'd like to sort out before I do this. I have yet to see a charge greater than 12.37v out of my alternator. Before I acquired the car it was retrofitted with a...

Agreed, but since I've had these things working not too long ago I'm being as methodical as I can be.

More or less lol

Thanks for the clarification. If I leave the wires disconnected is that the same as the switch allowing normal operation?

Switch is already out, 67 Charger. I manned up, pulled the seat and moved the fuse box out of the way and can probably do it now. I'm rarely impulsive but it seemed like a good idea at the time

I feel like I messed up. While debugging some of the headlight issues I've been having, I was going to pull the headlight lock switch out and test it. Now that it's almost out, I see that I have two wires plugged and there's a third wire, probably back up inside the dash. Once this thing is out...

Yeah, hoping to find someone and not totally go broke

Who are people using to straighten wheel well trim? Any suggestions?