gmrulz4u Posted October 3, 2002 Report Share Posted October 3, 2002 Can I change JUST the Voltage Regulator and NOT the entire Alternator?? Because In understand that with these engines, the VR is located internally, inside the alternator... Because I'm starting to think mine is screwed up... Also, is it true that Voltage Regulators have some sort of "Temperature Compensation" mechanism?? If so, I think that's the problem with mine...it's NOT compensating.... Any help? THANKS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronic139 Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 I know the reg. for the 3.4 is internal, serviceing means replace alt. Dont know about other engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPaganel Posted October 4, 2002 Report Share Posted October 4, 2002 You can, provided you can find someone to sell you one and are willing to solder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinski Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 yes, you can change just the regulator. I rebuilt my alt.(cs-130) over the summer and it is a seperate part inside the alt. It does, howerer, require a little bit of work opening up the alt. You you can find parts at http://www.alternatorparts.com. Voltage regulators are $20 I think.[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnatGoSplat Posted October 7, 2002 Report Share Posted October 7, 2002 My AC Delco reman with lifetime warranty was just $60. Sometimes you need to do a cost/benefit analysis of replacing a part or replacing an assembly. In some cases, it's not worth the effort/time to replace just a single component, especially on one of these alternators because they fail for many different reasons and a lifetime warranty on the entire alt will cover you for any future failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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