[Shotimes] Low voltage light

[George Fourchy]

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:05:16 -0600, Kevin & Cheryl Airth wrote:

>Boy! Are you tough!!

LOL!!!  I'm wishing my too large belly onto someone else, just for a second!!

;-)

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 09:04:08 -0600, Kevin & Cheryl Airth wrote:

>I have had a similar problem on other charging systems. I think you have a
>bad diode in the diode bridge inside the regulator. You have to rev the
>engine up until the alternator output is high enough to overcome the
>additinal resistance. After the diode is broken down it works OK.

I've heard of bad diodes doing things like this before.....(WAY before...a '65
Mustang!!!).  How hard is it to replace diodes nowadays?  Are they individually
replaceable, and are they reasonably priced?  I have a place I could take it to get
that done for a decent price if it isn't too hard to do.

George