Battery issue

[projectPONY]

Damn, I knew I forgot something! How do I check it?

[Z06killinsbf]

Those regulators are known for sticking open and doing what you described. I had one on mine stick open, heat up the alt and it meted the connector off the alternator. I'm lucky the car didn't catch fire. Just put your meter across ground and the (+) bat cable and see what the charge rate is.

I highly recommend a single wire, regulated alternator swap though.

[projectPONY]

I'll give it a shot this evening.

Alt. upgrade is in the plans but not until I do the engine swap.

[fitzwell]

Screw a one wire alternator. They belong on forklifts & farm tractors. Period. Put a solid state Regulator on it & make sure the mounting points of said regulator are good clean metal. Done, done & done

[projectPONY]

Those regulators are known for sticking open and doing what you described. I had one on mine stick open, heat up the alt and it meted the connector off the alternator. I'm lucky the car didn't catch fire. Just put your meter across ground and the (+) bat cable and see what the charge rate is.

I highly recommend a single wire, regulated alternator swap though.

Meter read 14.56

Good?

[svauto-erotic855]

Is that the reading at the battery or right off of the alternator? That is a little bit high if that is the reading at the battery and could cause battery issues. Check for resistance between the negative battery terminal and the body of the voltage regulator. There should be no more than .3 of an ohm resistance.

[projectPONY]

That is at the battery right across the posts with truck running.

[fitzwell]

14.5 is a little high, but nothing i'd worry about. Whats the number across the battery with the cables disconnected?