Alternator Help....

Discussion in 'Technical' started by Jay Johnson, Jun 13, 2016.

  1. Jay Johnson

    Jay Johnson Member

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    Ok I got a situation going on.......
    so my Alt light started coming on now an then, not only at stop light but also at cruise speed on the highway, volt gauge dancing all over the place and everything. changed the alt to new one with the same result in the end. Decided to go with a 1 wire GM type which i have hooked up now..... the alt light only comes on now when i switch the car on but is off when the motor is running so i am sure that it should work if the alt went out (I hope)...... but my volt gauge is still all over the place.... at idel its at like 14.5-15, at cruise it verys between 11/12 - 14.5/15 and that with everything off... lights, wipers, radio ect... once i turn on any acc. its all over the place again and i can see my head lights surging if i drive at night. I have a stero with a amp and with bass thump my volt guage shows it. the reason why i am concerned not is that it did'nt do that in the past..... it was always smooth and pretty much stuck on 14.5/15 at the volt meter.
    All the normal acc. except for
    MSD box and blistor coil
    Stero with amp, 2-6x9, 2-5" speakers and 1-8" subwoofer
    I have my volt guage pluged in at the fuse box, should i have it hooked at a different location? (any suggestions?)
    Alt. grounded to the engine block, Alt connected to the Pos side of the Starter solenoid.....


    Any suggestions or help would be great!!!!
     

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