Need regulator information please

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Peterdodge6volt
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Need regulator information please

Post by Peterdodge6volt » Sun Dec 03, 2017 2:08 am

Hi G
Can anyone please help me find information of original jeep and dodge VR regulator.
Need information of Year, date and manufacture.

Thanks
Peter


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Re: Need regulator information please

Post by majmacs » Sun Dec 03, 2017 3:45 am

Peter,
Date code of regualtor cover is embedded in the autolite serial tag.(red tag riveted to the cover)
Month and year are denoted by the number and letter code.
For example....year letter for WW2 series.

1942-W
1943-X
1944-Y
1945- Z
Number preceding is the month 1-12 Jan thru Dec
11 is normally stamped sideways in front of the above letter.

Therefore, 9X decodes as September 1943 and is normally a month or two before the Date of Delivery of the vehicle is eventually is installed into.
The base of the voltage regulator front left leg on the front face is is also stamped with the matching date of the Autolite serial red tag plate noted above. They should be a matched set. The stamp on the leg can sometimes be faint and obscured with the wrinkle paint finish.
Patrick

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Re: Need regulator information please

Post by Peterdodge6volt » Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:08 am

Thank you majmacs
I looked all my regulators
All I find is
6v 40 amp. ( 6 W )
6v 40 amp ( 9 X )
6v 40 amp.( 3 X
I find one with 1966 date on it 6v 40 amp ( repro )


I will search through the the rest later

But I find 3 VR regulators with no date year. Can the cover data tag be identified of what year.

Cheers Peter

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Re: Need regulator information please

Post by majmacs » Sun Dec 03, 2017 12:10 pm

Peter,
Suggest you post pictures of the mystery ones.
Folks here love to see them and will likely give you an accurate response.
Cheers
Patrick


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