New Alternator Question

[dallassnowman]

Just replaced alternator and all belts, after the old one died. And now while at idle with the ac on, my volts drop low, almost to the line above the red mark. I replaced with an orginal replacement alt....My question is..."Is this normal and is this ok or good???" All I have is an aftermarket radio. While driving it sits well above 13 volts.

 

[alec78]

Sounds "normal" to me. Though you may want to check your battery connections and grounds, just to make sure they are tight.

 

[OFFRDK5]

Wow...thats pretty low!! I put the a stock one back on mine and it started doing that. I found out that I had pulled a wire off the starter that was to all my "hot" stuff in the rig.

Check all the grounds and connections and check at the battery how much is being put out by the alt. I bought an AutoCrap one and it failed. Went to NAPA paid a bit more and got a better one and it works great!!

 

[dallassnowman]

Yip its an auto crap one ill have to check all that...Thanks for all the info!! That really fits them (AUTO CRAP)!!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/yikes.gif