
Little bit of background for you...
My 72, 2wd, 390, F100 is having some problems. First of all I've had this truck about 4 years now. I bought it from a ol' timer that bought it new. He has some "modifications" to some of the truck, I'll get to this in a bit...
Here is what happened...
I stopped at a stop sign about two weeks ago and some things happened. First the heater started to sound really labored (not steady but like it was going faster and slower), then I noticed that the blinker actually slowed down. When the light finally turned green I pulled away and the radio actually went off for a second or two and the truck almost died. When I stopped at home, I tried to start the truck and the battery was dead.
I guessed it was the alternator. I pulled it and took it down to the local auto parts store, they tested it and confirmed that it was bad. I got a new one, bolted it up and thought I had it whipped. I had charged the battery, so I started the truck up and took it for a drive. Same thing happened.
Now I'm guessing that it is the voltage regulator, but this is where the "modifications" come in. The wires coming from the alternator to the voltage regulator are spliced and wrapped in electrical tape.
So here are my questions...
1. Where can I get a wiring harness for this? I can find adapters that plug into the voltage regulator, but nothing as far as the complete harness.
2. Am I way off track?
3. Any other advise for me?