Reply To: 1972 85 hp V4 charging system….?

[billw]

I had the same problem on my 125, a long, long time ago. I had power tilt, so I would just hit that switch once in awhile, to drop the voltage. I never knew that a 15 amp charging kit was available, which came with that regulator you show. (See link below.) I don’t see why it wouldn’t work for you. Their strategy was always to dump one leg to ground when the voltage got too high, even on engines that came standard with regulators.

http://www.marineengine.com/parts/johnson-evinrude-accessories/index.php?year=1972&model=Electrical+1972&section=15+Amp+Conversion+Kit+85%2C+100+And+125+Hp&yid=34239&mid=34240&sid=35526

Long live American manufacturing!