voltage regulator

my '67 doesn't have one. is this why i'm battling lighting and fuse issues? does anyone have a diagram of what goes into which terminals? does it only regulate certain aspects of the electrical system? and what plug on your fuse block did the factory radio run off of? i have lots of questions lately, the farther i dig into my awesome van.

luckily, i've got the regulator from my parts van. i'm just unsure of where the wires are supposed to go!

that's what my uncle was saying when i described my problems to him! and the alternator looks the same as what's on the parts van! all i have are a few holes where the regulator was (and will be again, if i figure out what goes where)

heck yeah! thank you two very much. i want this thing to be more for the streets, and less for backroad sneak-drives!

Took mine on a sneak drive today. Spent yesterday try to liberate 42 year old shock bolts....I have a few new curse words if you need 'em.

Here is a good article to read when thinking af changing your alternator.
http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/onewire-threewire.shtml

hmm.. turns out i'm learning more than i thought i initially knew about the van. its got a one wire alternator with an accel super coil (#140001). it came with a 0.85 ohm ballast resistor. the resistor was installed improperly. both the starter wire and the ignition wire were run through the resistor to the coil. i re-insulated the resistor with only the ignition wire running through it and the starter running directly off the coil. the '67 starts a lot better, but i'm still losing power somewhere, as the battery will NOT hold a charge. i've taken my battery and the spare in and run them on a snap-on tester. both good. so where should i start if something is drawing power that shouldn't?

Get it charged up and try unhooking the alternator overnight and see if ithe battery keeps it's charge. could have a bad diode that results in a slow discharge.

you're the man donivan. i think that's my problem right there. i'm not sure if the wire goes directly to the starter, or to the solenoid. or if that's even possible. and that's exactly the testing info i need. i'm going to be rollin' in no time. except the tranny end of my clutch rod broke off in traffic yesterday! *CLUNK* van lurches through a red light and jack frantically mashes the gas steering the van to safety in a nearby lot. just the little end with the pin took too much wear in its 42 years