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I have a 66 F250 that "had" a generator in it... it burnt out.. or at least.. the regulator did.. and it melted the guage on the dash. I replaced it with an alternator and new regulator and voltmeter in the dash... I can't get the thing to charge.
I've tested the continuity of all of the wires from the regulator to the alternator and from the alternator to the battery... but the darn thing won't light up.
I've returned the alternator and gotten a new one from a different store... still no charging...
I've run extra Grounding wires from the mount on the Regulator to the battery and from the Alternator to the battery... thinking maybe it was some sticky ground problem.. still nothing...
Any experienced old ford truck guys out there that can point me in the right direction?
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1966 F250 Alternator problem 
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