Brain fart regulator question Options

[mb911]

So was noticing I have less voltage while the car is running. I am use to seeing 13/14 volts as the pretty much normal. I have a fairly new marchel alternator and this year I am seeing 13v on the high side. Now I do have more electrical items, wide band o2, mega squirt, and active exhaust. Regulator going bad? Pictured in upper left. Hmm maybe I have them on the wrong pins? Might have messed that up?

[mb911]

I want to quantify a few things. As rpm increases I do see charging just not what I would expect, alternator has a few thousand miles on it from @mepstein and his rebuild source, the charge voltage was spot on last fall when I put the car away for the winter, I just cleaned up wiring but did change out the voltmeter I had for an integrated unit from John bell, the battery is 10 years old just confirmed this morning, I am changing that out today, one thing I noticed a few weeks back as the battery tender was on the battery isolated from the car is that the tender was charging the battery for a day and getting hot. I assumed it was a bad tender and bought a new one. It’s the name brand battery tender so not sure what was going on. I will verify everything today maybe. It’s like Texas up here not sure how you guys work in that temp on the regular

[ClayPerrine]

It’s like Texas up here not sure how you guys work in that temp on the regular

Dude.. you get used to it. And we adopted the Mexican's siesta mentality. If we have to work outside, we get up early and work until noon, then sleep in the hot afternoon and go back to work in the evening when it cools down.

Me personally, I put AC in my garage. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)


I can't see how you can survive the winter cold up there. I am bundled up in a heavy coat when it gets below 40 degrees F. And I HATE snow! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)