<VV> Charging Problem

[Mark Durham]

Paul, sound like pitted arcing points In the regulator. You can get by
for awhile by filing the points with a fine point file but you should
replace the regulator. But first, make sure all your connections are
tight, positive and grounds.

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From: paulsiano at yahoo.com
Sent: 12/16/2012 12:08
To: Virtual Vairs; V-8 Vairs
Subject: <VV> Charging Problem
Yesterday while driving my Crown conversion Corvair to a car show in
The Villages, FL, I noticed the ammeter read an usually high 30 amps
and pulsing to an even higher 60 amps and then back to 30.

Returning home after the show I kept a close eye on the ammeter.  For
a while it read a normal slight positive charge and then it went to
about 30 amps and seemed to be related to engine speed...higher rpms
resulted in a higher amp reading.  Could it be the 46 year old voltage
regulator is bad or might there be other places to look?

Any thoughts will be appreciated.

Paul
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