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Old May 9, 2015 | 07:52 PM
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Buzzing voltage regulator

Got my dad's 51 running today, but the voltage regulator is buzzing intermittently. Is this the sign of a bad regulator or a bad generator or is it a symptom of something else?
 
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Old May 9, 2015 | 08:33 PM
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We're not sayin' till we see some pics. We love pics you know. Just kidding, I don't think the gens put out too much at idle. Somebody will be along who knows a bit more about this than me.
 
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Perhaps it is nothing more than the way the regulator is mounted. The contacts in a regulator open and close rapidly.
 
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Regulator is mounted in stock location, truck is almost all stock, other than aftermarket box with hidden tailgate latches. I really do need to post pictures, the truck is so beautiful I could stare at it all day! Glad to have it running well enough to actually drive it now too.
 
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