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Anyone over there? My buddy is driving my truck from montana to me in AZ and just had major electrical system failure.

95 12 valve in a 95 chev using universal voltage regulator. Batteries are smoking and gone. 2 yellow top optimas. I'm not sure what i'm going to do about it yet but hoping someone over there is willing to help a hand.

call me asap if you can 4062236198

Thanks

Where exactly are you located at this point in time bud?? If the batteries are smoking, the regulator crapped out and overcharged the crap out if them. Any other damage that you know of?? Any or all lights still working, all the gauges??

Sorry I haven't been able to get back on here. He picked up a couple more batteries and was messing with it all day. At idle its reading 16 volts and just goes up. I guess all the bulbs are actually melted balls of glass. He picked up another regulator and fried it. Tomorrow morning he's gonna try the one hooked up like post #2 here:
Alternator / voltage regulator

Sure hope we can get this figured out or the truck is going back to MT. I'm in surprise AZ. I had to bail to start school here and he picked it up at the shop for me that was buttoning up the suspension for me. I'm 16 months in on the project and I'm seriously about to idfkwtf.

Wish I could give you some input here. Electrical is not my thing. Another bump to the top for ya. Can anyone help out here:U::pca1:

Sounds very much like bad alternator/bad voltage regulator...



Good Luck - having vehicle issues while on the road is the worst.

Any updates?

the regulator controls voltage through the field circuit on the alternator. if you tried a new regulator and also verified the wiring from the alternator to the regualtor are good. you have a internal field short in the alternator. when alternators go to full field they will at least peak at 16+ voltage. batteries and bulbs are usually the first things to pop. if vehicle needs to be moved i would unplug the alternator and drive on battery power alone. turn off all non essential electrical accessories to save batt power. i would imagine a 12v can travel pretty far on 2 good batteries.

Any updates??

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