cLos510 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 yes.. did the shop take care of that? 1/0 wire for that alt would be good. Well i did that but it looks like they ran a 2nd 4 gauge wire so now theres 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cLos510 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 When i started the car the meter was bouncing all over but then it rested at 13.11volts for the alternator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) please be more clear.. which meter stock or DMM and where did you plug it? have you check all the wiring to see if its secure? have you checked if it has a fuse and if the fuse is working properly? check for loose wires on every connection.. if the alt would be bad the battery light on the dash and maybe the check engine light would be on.. if they are not on then the alternators is working but somewhere there is a bad connection how old is the batter and what brand is it. cant you test it after turning your car off taking note of voltage then rechecking hours later to check the voltage? if i get the reading from my cigarette lighter is reads 13v and eveen 12v but at the batteries im at 14.8.. Edited January 18, 2016 by Miguels Quote my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cLos510 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 please be more clear.. which meter stock or DMM and where did you plug it? have you check all the wiring to see if its secure? have you checked if it has a fuse and if the fuse is working properly? check for loose wires on every connection.. if the alt would be bad the battery light on the dash and maybe the check engine light would be on.. if they are not on then the alternators is working but somewhere there is a bad connection how old is the batter and what brand is it. cant you test it after turning your car off taking note of voltage then rechecking hours later to check the voltage? Im using my dads multimeter and whats a dmm? And those lights are not coming on the dash and i checked for loose connections but everything seems to be solid, i dnt see that the alternator has a fuse..and the front battery is a yellow top optima at least a year old, but idk how long it has been sitting in the car shop i got it from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 ddm=digital multi meter i have had bad luck with yellow tops.. Quote my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 i have a bad battery on my bike.. if i charge the battery enough to turn it on it charges at 12.4 i rev it and goes up to 13.1 but quickly drops to 12.4 again.. charge it up for 2 hours and try again and it charges at 14.1 regardless if i rev it or not. after a while it drops to 13.9 and 14.0.. the low battery makes a big difference in my bike and how the stater charges. you could be having the same issue Quote my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cLos510 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 ddm=digital multi meter i have had bad luck with yellow tops.. Ok and with the car off the battery is at 12.7 and with the car on ita at 13.8v Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cLos510 Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 i have a bad battery on my bike.. if i charge the battery enough to turn it on it charges at 12.4 i rev it and goes up to 13.1 but quickly drops to 12.4 again.. charge it up for 2 hours and try again and it charges at 14.1 regardless if i rev it or not. after a while it drops to 13.9 and 14.0.. the low battery makes a big difference in my bike and how the stater charges. you could be having the same issue Ok,..i was told that if i dnt charge a battery before its 1st use and its low that it will never reach its full potential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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