I have a 1985 Dodge pickup that keeps eating up the voltage regulators, put one on last night and it was gone this morning about 8 miles down the road. I had to put 2 battries in it so it keep up to the stereo, but when I put the new one in I did not use the stereo at all so I know that the is not the problem, When I hooked up the second battery I just connected it's positive to the first ones positve, and ground both of them to the engine block, I have had this problem even before I had to add second battery, any info would be greatly appreciated as I am getting frustrated with it now.
2007-11-10 15:26:36 · 8 answers · asked by rjb792000 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
First Id make sure you have a full 12 volts or higher going to the regulator. Any voltage drops will cause a component to go out prematurely. Once your voltages and grounds are confirmed, Id look for part quality issues. Are you buying quality parts? If youre buying from Autozone, get the best brand. You mention replacing batteries. Test your vehicle for a battery drain. Get your volt/ohm/amp meter and set it on amperage. Disconnect the negative terminal on your battery but dont break the contact. With both your meter leads, complete the circuit from the battery to the terminal and the remove the terminal from the battery. You should then see on your meter the drain on your battery in amperage. Anything above .03 amps and above is excessive. Also, try fully charging your battery before starting the truck up on the new regulator. Check your terminals for weak or loose connections. Good luck!
2007-11-10 15:41:13 · answer #1 · answered by yungone501 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dodge Voltage Regulator
2016-12-31 06:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The voltage regulator must be grounded very well to work. I have had to add a ground strap from the firewall screw to the engine block to get them grounded.
If the regulator is not grounded it will not regulate, and the battery(ies) will burn up.
2007-11-12 10:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1985 Dodge Pickup
2016-06-25 22:25:22 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are known for getting a bad connection at the electrical plug where it plugs into the regulator.
Sometimes cleaning and squeezing the connectors will work, but most times you must change the plug.
2007-11-10 15:55:41 · answer #5 · answered by Bert from Brandon 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if your trying to run two battery's in this ,your actually running a 24 volt system and that's why its burning regulators out,it wont take 24 volts,unless you have a splitter on it with a one way charge diode on it its going to burnout regulators,you cant hook up two battery's in it on the same charging system it will burn it up,you have to split them,and be able to divide them ,you need a good book on electrical to work on this one with,good luck on it.
2007-11-10 17:16:09 · answer #6 · answered by dodge man 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
are your cables in reliable shape-no longer corroded, additionally make beneficial the battery placed up at the instant are not corroded and battery clamps are tight. do no longer rule the alternator could be undesirable. are the wires tight on the alternator and is the belt adjusted top and in reliable shape. reliable luck.
2016-10-16 02:14:32 · answer #7 · answered by benedick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh that's bad
2007-11-14 14:59:39 · answer #8 · answered by kiko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋