Re: voltage regulator

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/2/12 11:29:51

Glad you're back in business, Jason is a delightful man and a real asset to us.

Just for the future, sounds like you encountered a lazy NAPA counter man - they still have 6-volt positive ground regulators for most if not all the AutoLite systems, can't speak for the Delco side but the NAPA number for the Delco 6-volt positive ground regulators a few years after your car is VR-57 which may or may not still be an active #.

If you're interested, I can look up the correct OEM generator and regulator for you car if you advise the year and model. The "A.E.A. Universal Catalog of Original Equipment Service Parts" indicates that the 39 Packards were exclusively Auto-Lite equipment with the exception of the headlight and dimmer switch which were supplied by Delco.