Man, I had more little things pop up during the last week or so, but thanks to everyone here, I got them solved for now. I thought it might interesting to some if I would recap the problems and solutions so someone else might benefit.LOW CHARGING RATE : Checked and cleaned all grounds. Generator would put out sometimes, sometimes not. When I had the engine torn down, I misplaced the new belt I had on it, so I used the old one. Turns out the belt was worn and glossy and slick, and apparently it would slip a bit just as the generator was kicking in, it would drag, and the voltage regulator would fall out. Installed new belt, problem went away. Moral: Don't imagine it's always something complex or expensive. OIL LEAK FROM FILTER CANISTER COVER: I was sure that it was in good shape, and after replacing the copper wahser to cure a small drip, I was able to turn it into a full-fledged leak. Removed the cover, and it''s internals, and laid the small supposedly flat end on a plate with some Prussian Blue indicator grease. There was a pronounced dented area. Put the cover on my disk sander and kissed the surface until smooth and flat. Leak is gone. BTW Cloney, stud is nice and straight. Moral: Look at things closely before you think you have a major problem. PONY PLUG FOULING/IGNITION: Couldn't buy the proper Champion J8C plug, so used a substitute NGK. While I'm sure they are a good product, I received many e-mails from folks who had similar fouling problems with NGK's in 6 volts systems. Maybe, maybe not. It fired right up on the Champions and allowed me to lean out the pony for better idle and high-end. Still had a problem with the ignition voltage falling at odd times. Finally put a volt meter on it, and watched it jump around from right at 5 volts (after resistor) to down to 4 volts (no spark there, Kimosabe). Blksmok suggested that I check the switch, which looked so good I hadn't checked it. Sure enough, excess resistance and an intermittent at certain positions. Replaced the switch with a new one from JD, now have steady voltage at the distributor. Moral: If you're depending on a 6 volt system, you had better make sure you're getting all 6 volts ! Thanks to all. Until the next problem. Like I said before, you don't fix a 70 Diesel, you just hope to keep it at a managable level of entropy ! Frank-in-Tallahasee
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