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1978 Chevy Corvette VOLTS JUMPING TO 17

Tiny
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  • 1978 CHEVROLET CORVETTE
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  • 900,000 MILES
WHY WOULD MY VOLTS JUMP TO 17 SPURATICALLY WHILE DRIVING? OR WHAT WOULD CAUSE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR TO NOT WORK?
Sunday, December 27th, 2009 AT 5:46 PM

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Tiny
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This will the the voltage regulator failing, have it replaced before you cook the battery and start damaging electrical components,

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Sunday, December 27th, 2009 AT 6:00 PM
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Your IVR is going whack not controllling the field generation and will overcharge the battery and can explode BTDT.
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009 AT 6:04 PM

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