NYJets53
06-25-08, 08:09 AM
Does this have a generator or alternator...and how do I tell...
| View Full Version : 1970 DeVille 472 NYJets53 06-25-08, 08:09 AM Does this have a generator or alternator...and how do I tell... jpetera@cableone.net 06-25-08, 07:50 PM It will be an alternator. All GM's went with alternators starting in 1963. eldorado99 06-25-08, 08:10 PM It does call it a generator in the FSM for some reason, but yes it is an alternator. NYJets53 07-16-08, 11:47 PM And the idiot light on the dash says "GEN" Thanks 1970coupedeville 07-29-08, 11:55 PM if its a alternator why does a 70 deville have a regulator ??? doesn't that make it a generator ? kevin666 07-30-08, 10:11 PM No. My 1999 Harley has a regulator and an alternator. My 1975 Eldorado has an alternator with an Internal regulator. cadillacmike68 08-01-08, 01:43 AM if its a alternator why does a 70 deville have a regulator ??? doesn't that make it a generator ? No, the later alternators also have regulators, they are just built in transistorised regulators. | |