hello tankwagon,
thanks for the reply . I'm sure your info will come in handy sooner or later.
in the following link there are a list of symptoms/engine components that can be affected by a bad VR, resulting in too high a voltage:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=121404
just out of curiosity, at what mileage did the faulty VR/Low voltage problem arise?
thanks