Alternator overcharging (up to 17 volts!!)

[POS carb]

:banghead:
It figures my system is here and I'm having charging problems, the voltage gets so high that the alt light turns on and the voltage blew out my headlights and made my radio shut down
No way I'm hooking up the new amp to this

Where can I get a new regulator other that the dealership?

[rdn]

try the junkyard..

[Vinny]

think you may have solved your amplifier problem at the same time

[zero.counter]

I saw alot over at car-parts.com throught the junkyards...

[johnwc723]

dude i would say get a new alt, if the regulator is messin up the rest of it is gonna mess up soon too, its like $100 around here for one, not too bad

[POS carb]

yea i went to the auto part (the only one open) and they said I can get a reg. for $58 or the whole alt for $90
I dunno I had this alt built 100 amps for $100 last year I need to go see the f-er 2morrow I'll bitch him out and throw down my 2 burned amps
For now I'm just going to disconnect the charge wire b/c I need to get around. To his place especially :beat:
I'm going to try to yank a regulator tomorrow right at the upick and see if it works

I also think the shit is shorting out my battery was dead this morning and the only drain I could trace would disappear when I disconnected the charge wire :uh:
I myst have fried all the diodes I'm a dumbass