Ok so, against my better judgement, i installed the new alternator without the regulator. Big mistake! The next day i was about 10min into my drive to work at 60mph and i feel the car chug a little. Suddenly everything electric in the cabin gets a massive surge then blows, then proceeds to start smoldering (I seriously thought the clock was on fire) and the car dies. I cut somebody off and coast into McDonalds, go inside, and get a double cheese burger with a large coke, because i knew it'd be a minute before i would be picked up.
It blew like 3 fuses and melted the fusible link, i replaced them while i waited.
Stuff that no longer works:
-Fuel pump
-Stereo
-Entire top bar of "idiot lights"
-Brake lights
-All the lights on the right side of car
-Coil or distributor (no spark on turn over)
-Possibly killed the new alternator
And i'm sure more will be revealed.
Please pray for Creampuff. She needs a miracle.
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