Seriously another alternator question.

67dart273-

so I finally got around to going over all the info you sent. Thank you again for that. It was helpful as even thought it was all “brand new” and “installed properly.” I learned a few more things from your post.

What I finally realized was after starting and checking voltage - I really needed to just drive the damn thing. All my voltage drops were either spot on or just over what you suggested was a good number to shoot for.

After driving a bit and rechecking (10miles) I found out my voltage settled back down. Maybe it’s the solid state VR for 66’ or maybe my system loves to charge quickly as after a 10min trip around the neighborhood it settled back to 14.2v at high idle tested at the battery. I let the car sit a few and retested battery and it was at 13.5v with my DVOM. The battery is 1 year old and sat a lot charging so some build up on the plates I’m assuming.

Anyhow it is running spectacularly on this beautiful 4th of July.

thanks to everyone who jumped in with suggestions. Enjoy your day today- our forefathers worked hard for us!
Syleng1