[Dieselwrencher]

I've had way better luck with the ford external regs than the dodge ones. My Dad's 91 F350 had a 7.3 in it and had an external reg from the factory. When I put the 12v in his truck, I reused his regulator, and I'm pretty sure it was a factory part. The 12v has been there for 10 years and 140k now. I've had the wife's excursion on the road for 4 years and never had a problem with the regulator. Plus, any parts store will stock these. I used to put dodge ones on and you'd be lucky to get a month out of one of those before the head lights and running lights were pulsating. No more of those.

If you plan to run no vacuum line, plug your vacuum pump. When I first started driving my 72 I had nothing hooked on the pump. Just had an open hose on it stuffed up in the fender. I soon found out that leaving it open made it push oil out of the breather. Nothing else add a vacuum can and hook the pump to it. I have driven my 72 for 8k miles with no ill results having the vac pump plugged so far.