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I've had a bit of that trouble, but only when restarting after the engine is hot, as in warm days, after a short errand. For a short while the idle is feeble, too. Tends to stall when pulling out into traffic, which has gotten real interesting. I figure the gas is boiling in the carb. The answer...

The marked improvement or opposite should tell you. Let me know hpw it goes.

My experience with exactly this problem is worth telling. What I had read about the "open postion" lead me to believe that when the valve was rotated to where notched plate stops at the pin (I think it was clockwise) that it was open. I made it stay that way and put down a couple of hundred...

Hey Joe That's good advice. I have come to realize that the first place to look when having electrical problems is grounding. I just went through all that with my motorcycle. It was the ground, so I ran another heavier gauge ground wire from battery to frame. Problem solved! So far, I am happy...

I'm impressed with the knowledge of electric theory by members of this forum. For me it's sort of like walking in on a graduate class while looking for electricity 101. Not to say I am a stranger to confusion. The good news is the VR706 from Autozone continues to work very well after a couple...

What a swamp!

That should be the case here because it is stock, and what you say makes sense. But for some reason the new, but OEM design, points type VR I first wired up to the 90 amp Powermaster, failed with evidence of fried points. And the fact that manufacturers give amp limit recommendations (the FuryGT...

I was able to buy a VR706 from Autozone yesterday. They brought it in from another store. However, it does not resemble the picture posted by cbarge. Not metal but black plastic, without the option of using the original VR cover. There are no part numbers or any kind of part ID on the unit. It...

OK, I'll try that. Thanks.

Well that comes as bad news in two ways. I ordered 2 FuryGT electronic VR's today. The Autozone site does not offer that VR706.

Yes, I see the ground wire on the alt. I have the same.

Curiously, the reply to my question to FuryGT about using this electronic VR with the Powermaster 90 amp was that it would not work. He said it was limited to 60 amps. Maybe you should tell him about your success with that setup.

Thanks very much, cbarge. I'm sold on your setup if it works for my 90 amp Powermaster. I did not find any warnings as to alt amp power limitation when I first visited FuryGT a few days ago, but I believe you have relieved my concerns since it's the same setup as what you have had success with...

This comes as great news, but let me make sure I have it right. I am currently wired for a one-wire 90 amp Powermaster alt, original points type VR now with burned up points (resulting from too many amps alternator), basically the original wiring scheme except for 10 gauge ammeter bypass. Are...

Many thanks cbarge! Terrific job you did with the video. The ammeter bypass is what I have done with #10 wire, soon to complete job with fusible link. I still am looking for a compatible VR. You wrote: "I run the Powermaster roundback alternator. It has 2 fields and I have one grounded to the...