1967 Questions

[Jeremy H.]

Where to you put the ground wire on the voltage regulator? Under which mounting screw? Also, are the screws that hold the body access plates in front of the rear tires painted or cad silver? I would think that they would be silver as the blackout was done before the body was on the chassis. Alos, the spare tire tub where it bolts to the chassis, are those four scres/bolts zinc or black phosphate? Do they have washers? and Do the washers come of of the bolts? What head markings?

Thanks

Jeremy Hedges

[John H.]

Re: 1967 Questions

Jeremy -

The voltage regulator ground wire goes under the same screw that attaches the radio capacitor to the regulator base, right above where "12V" is stamped.

The #3 body mount bolt access hole cover screws are unpainted, and the covers are dip-primed black with no undercoating on them.

The spare tire tub bolts are 5/16" fine thread self-tapping, phosphate coated, with separate phosphated flat washers; a "D" inside three rings is a common headmark. The description in the JG is incorrect.

[Robert C.]

Re: 1967 Questions

For future viewers of the post.

Having the ground wires hooked up to "any ground" makes a big difference
in your running voltage readings.

'67 had both grounds from the harness hooked to the alternator.

One to the back of the alternator (small eyelet) and the ground wire for the voltage regulator hooked to the alternator frame bolt (large eyelet).

Running voltage like this was 12.8 volts. Not good.

Moving the ground wire from the alternator frame bolt to it's correct spot at the voltage regulator caused the running voltage to jump to 14.2 at idle.

This is correct running voltage (13.5 to 14.5 volts)

Grounds in the right spot make a difference.......

Bob