I've been trying to chase down an odd idle issue when in drive or reverse and narrowed it down to the load on the alternator. I remembered that the Bosch alternators had replaceable regulators on my MB's and was hoping for the same on the 164. Lo and behold what I found. Looks like I could have replaced it a couple of years ago.
Time for a a new voltage regulator
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Yep you sure can replace it. I have done it many times usually $12-15 bucks.
A year or so ago someone started a similar thread that included a picture of their old brush-regulator assembly. Their's also had one brush worn shorter than the other. Seems odd that they would wear unevenly, but I guess that's the way it works.
Don't think there's much question that your's should be replaced.
Don't think there's much question that your's should be replaced.
"I was older then but so much younger now" so I can my own regulators.
I think it is just that the two rings the bruches wear on are different diameters.
I like the musical quote.
Ahh, but I was so much older then
I'm younger than that now
Bob Dylan, covered by The Byrds.
I guess the lines were a bit blurred in my paraphrase but you got the idea. I do like what the Bryds did with his song.
Also John Sebastin Presents Folk Rewind My Music DVD includes My Back Pages done by Roger McGuinn. Interesting read on My Back Pages here: My Back Pages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Here is another version with all the dudes: [ame]https://vimeo.com/23638459[/ame]
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