Posted by Brad Gyde on August 27, 2011 at 19:50:06 from (50.33.205.139):
Hey guys,
I have a 86 Ford F-250 with a diesel engine (which really don't play into the equation..)
I've had it roughly 5 years, and have put about 30k on it since..
I haven't drove it very much since late spring (500 miles or less), as the transmission was starting to act up badly. I finally scraped enough together and had the trans rebuilt, and just wrapped up the project the other evening.
I drove it tonight (after dark) for the first time since probably late March.. I noticed that my lights wanted to "pulsate". The faster I drove, the more noticeable it was. When I got home, I put a volt test to it.. Shows 13-14 at idle (swinging scale on load tester, hard to get a exact reading), and will creep up to right around 16, then drop back close to 14. Rev the truck up, does the same, just faster. It was not doing this when I last drove it at night (to the best of my recollection at least)
The batteries were new in February, the alternator is about 2 years old.
Am I pretty safe to assume the voltage regulator is going out? (external type, mounted on right hand inner fender well)
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