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Voltage regulator,Bosch or aftermarket(HUGO) 200 1990

posted by  philvo on  Thu Feb 12 12:06 CST 2004
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Tonight at the McDonald's drivethru my voltmeter gauge dropped into the red (10v) and driving home the dash lights came on a little(dim).
FCP Groton has 2 voltage regs.they have a Bosch($38) and a Hugo($24).
Should I go with the Bosch or is the Hugo OK?
The battery is fine by the way.I think the fogs and amp are too much...
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    Voltage regulator,Bosch or aftermarket(HUGO) 200 1990

    posted by  TONY H on  Fri Feb 13 05:21 CST 2004
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    I could just be the Brushes associated with the Whole reulator assembly. $5 and a little finese with a soldering Iron.
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    Voltage regulator,Bosch or aftermarket(HUGO) 200 1990

    posted by  DougC on  Thu Feb 12 13:57 CST 2004
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    The other day I ordered a Bosch from FCP for $44. It's the external one for an 81. I decided against the cheaper Hueco or Hugo or whatever it is. I was advised on the BrickBoard to get the more reliable Bosch. Mine should be here tomorrow. Hope it fixes my problem! Good luck with yours.
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    Thanks to everyone for the help, Doug C. 81 242 Brick Off Blocks, stock, M46; 86 244, 140k , auto.








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      Voltage regulator,Bosch or aftermarket(HUGO) 200 1990

      posted by  philvo on  Thu Feb 12 16:48 CST 2004
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      Doug,
      I think I'll go with the Bosch.I live in Maine and when I order from FCP Groton or eEuroparts the package usually arrives the next day!
      What were the symptoms of your VR failure?
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        Voltage regulator,Bosch or aftermarket(HUGO) 200 1990

        posted by  DougC on  Thu Feb 12 17:20 CST 2004
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        Symptoms are lower than normal voltage across the battery at idle and at 2500 rpm's, loaded and unloaded. The other symptom is a slightly glowing alternator light that gets brighter with each blink of the blinkers and when I use the high beams. Alternator has been rebuilt. I'm hoping the new VR will fix the problem. I'll know tomorrow night.
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    Voltage regulator,Bosch or aftermarket(HUGO) 200 1990

    posted by  mcgarry on  Thu Feb 12 12:20 CST 2004
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    it's Hüco (also called Hueco)

    I don't know about that part, but when I once had these really weird no-start problems, I had a Hüco Ignition Module (transistor unit; the one in the front driver side on my '86 744) put in, and it created all sorts of other weird engine-stutter problems. I checked the part number and according to Hüco, it was right. Then my mechanic of the moment put in a Bosch unit instead and everything was fixed, simple as that. We were both surprised. He only charged me for the one Hüco part, thankfully; it's a long story. It could have just been a bad one, I guess.

    I know it's a different part, but that was my experience ...








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      Voltage regulator,Bosch or aftermarket(HUGO) 200 1990

      posted by  philvo on  Thu Feb 12 12:46 CST 2004
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      My bad, Hugo ha,ha. I will get the Bosch not the HUCO.
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      philvo '86 245 215k,'90 240 196k,'87 SAAB 900 SPG 213k







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