Please help Me.."Overcharging"?

I don't know what made it better, since I didn't check with each thing I did. However....
I am at 14.5 volts now at idle warmed up. It don't go above that.

And it is in the 20's here right now!!


I cleaned a lot of grounds and also changed the 42 year old battery cables. I sliced them open, and they were green and brittle.


I did add a new braided line from the head to the firewall.

Wasn't there before!!


Also I put the "Original", Mopar voltage reg back on. Wire wheeled it clean, and the firewall area.

But since the bolts were stripped. I punched new holes and put them back in.

Made it much tighter!!


I dont know which thing did it.


But it dropped from 15.10 down to 14.50 volts at idle. Thats a nice drop to start out with!


Lights on, blower motor, it drops more.

It does not go above 14.50 at all though.

When I put it in gear, it drops a bit more of course, then under throttle, it goes up to about 14.5



I took it to two different places to have it checked, to make sure my handheld was accurate.



One was a Mopar guy. He even said, looks good!


Now I would prefer it be a little lower. But I still have to test the blue line...etc...But its coming down!!!..LOL...I am getting there. But then again, it may be so cold here, that the 14.50 may change when it warms up. I don't feel as upset though, with the 14.5.


Also------>>>>>>> your post on..........The starter ground path is...........

Battery neg post----battery clamp-----battery ground cable-------to engine block---to starter housing-------to starter internal winding "ground."
My negative cable from the battery goes to the pwr steering bracket, "engine block", a pigtail to the core support,
but nothing going to the starter housing from the negative cable?
The POS battery cable to starter, then a little wire on the starter selonoid, to the relay on the fender well?


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