TMA62 Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Greetings: If any of you still have original voltage regulator from your early Avanti II, please look at yours for me. I replaced the voltage regulator on my 1971 Avanti II. The old one was black and had no embossed lettering on its top. I would think that the original regulators would be Delco Remy and be marked as such. Are your original VR's Delco and were the embossed that way? Or was it a different manufacturer? Any info would be great to know. Thanks in advance! Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 It would have been a Delco to match the Delcotron alternator...but it's also possible that Avanti Motors purchased a voltage regulator that had the correct specs for the Delcotron. I don't know whether crate engines Avanti Motors purchased came with alternators and regulators or simply the basic engine and peripherals were sourced separately. I would expect them to come equipped for a Corvette of that year ready to drop in. On my '70 I replaced the engine and installed a one-wire alternator and eliminated the original regulator...I can't even remember if it had a Delco regulator or a replacement. After so many years there's really no way of knowing whether such parts are original or aftermarket replacements. I do remember a '64 Pontiac I once owned a regulator with Delco-Remy stamped into the cover...not a sticker. My best guess is your regulator is an aftermarket replacement that was installed sometime over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneC Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 I perused old photos of Avant II's that I've owned, but had no good closeups of the voltage regulator, nor do I know for certain whether those regulators were original; but for what its worth, here is photo I found of one in my '71... if it matches yours, then perhaps Avanti Motors didn't use a Delco unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTM1 Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 I found one at 0'reillys it was the same as a 1968 corvette 327. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luma Posted April 28, 2018 Report Share Posted April 28, 2018 I replace this original out of my 68 (that is for sale in the Avanti's For Sale page!) with a NAPA Echlin VR142. Note the 4 slot connection plug from the original. Still working fine after 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMA62 Posted May 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 Thank Luma. Is the cover embossed with print or is it unmarked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 You can see from the photo the "Echlin" logo is stamped into the regulator cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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