I took the old battery in today to get tested and it was bad. I replaced it with a excellent battery. Before sticking in the new battery, I cleaned and tightened all ground straps to block and battery. Stuck in the new battery and started the car. Car runs great. Checked the voltage and it read 15.0 volts at idle. Without a load on the battery such as lights or accessories it will run a little higher, I forgot this little fact. An exceptable limit on the alternator is 13.8 to 15.3 depending on the load. I did verify this in a few areas on the net. This is one of them,
http://www.aa1car.com/library/charging_checks.htm
With a load on such as ac and radio it dropped to 14.1 volts. Well, I just thought I would do a follow-up to this thread. Thanks for everyones input. Christopher
