Sean,
Go with George's suggestion...the one wire alternator with the built in regulator. I am not saying they won't fail but they don't seem to. Also, you get to eliminate some wires from your system. That is never bad!
Most of the vendors can sell you a good one.
Cheers!
Mitch
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