voltage limiter swap?

[billschroeder5842]

Can you swap a newer, transitior style voltage limitor with the old one without taking the cluster out of the dash?

thanks!

[A383Wing]

yup...but it's a pain in the ass.....you gotta twist & turn yer wrist & body in ways it was not meant to turn...even worse if ya got an AC car

Bryan  (I did it on my 70)

[billschroeder5842]

Oh no....and I have A/C

Looks like I'll be popping the cluster out.
Thanks!

[Fred]

Can you swap a newer, transitior style voltage limitor with the old one without taking the cluster out of the dash?

thanks!

Yes you can, (did it to mine)  I just removed the plastic cover from underneath the steering column and with a pair of long nose pliers removed the old and installed the new.

[billschroeder5842]

Well, I'm committed to taking the cluster out; I ordered a new transistor voltage limiter and a new quartz clock (my gets stuck at "41" every few minutes or so). It all arrives tomrrow so if I can get out of work a bit early  :2thumbs:I'll have it out, fixed and together in less than 3 beers.

[y3chargerrt]

Where did you order your clock from?

[billschroeder5842]

I got everything from Van's Auto. I read a couple of reviews from the memebrs here and it was mostly very good. Fingers crossed!

[billschroeder5842]

I completed the swap but I made a mistake; instead of three beers it took five. I'm so happy I don't care.

However, everything seems to work and as a bonus I got the flashers to work. Clock seems to be fine ( although I did notice a slight difference in the guage lettering font) and the voltage limiter was working--tough to tell if there is an improvement somewhere.

So,  pronounce I this a success....that is until I break something.

[Fred]