Thanks for the help, and Kranny, it WAS right after I turned the car off so that might be an issue. I will also unplug the alt and see how that goes. If it runs good then I know what the problem is. Great advice Kranny.
I will put the battery on the charger/maintainer tomorrow, it's too late right now and I've got work in the morning.
Thanks kickass, I'll try the battery trick