John69RR
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Has anyone done this upgrade yet? I read about it in the Reference section.
http://www.allpar.com/history/mopar/electrical2.html
http://www.allpar.com/history/mopar/electrical2.html
Jim S. said:Yes I replaced the old regulator with a 7805 with a heatsink. One thing they don't mention is, that when a 7805 goes, it usually shorts out. That will fry your gauges. Good insurance is to add a 2 amp inline fuse on the output of the 7805. Or as said, buy the pre-made ones as they are output protected...
Roadcuda said:From the looks of the ad picture it looks to be a plug in piece. Is that the case? I couldn't find any info on changing one out in the reference books. And if it is a plug in, could it be done without pulling the gauge cluster out of the car? This seems like a good thing to change out.
Thanks John, and yeah, disconnecting the battery would be a given!Big John said:Roadcuda said:From the looks of the ad picture it looks to be a plug in piece. Is that the case? I couldn't find any info on changing one out in the reference books. And if it is a plug in, could it be done without pulling the gauge cluster out of the car? This seems like a good thing to change out.
You should be able to reach up behind the dash and pull the old one out and plug the new one in. I would disconnect the battery first though.