I used to know this, but it's been a while, and I really don't want to smoke anything if I forgot. I'm 98% sure my (new 
) alternator is bad. Voltmeter was not steady (acting like a bad diode), and it died completely Friday. I know there's a procedure to see if it's actually the regulator, but I forget what it is.
Also, to be sure: I recall that 70 to at least the late 80s alternators-Chrysler squareback or the later Densos-are plug and play, right? Because at this point, I trust...
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) alternator is bad. Voltmeter was not steady (acting like a bad diode), and it died completely Friday. I know there's a procedure to see if it's actually the regulator, but I forget what it is.Also, to be sure: I recall that 70 to at least the late 80s alternators-Chrysler squareback or the later Densos-are plug and play, right? Because at this point, I trust...
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