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Old 03-17-2002, 09:08 PM
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Did you replace the brush pack (voltage regulator) when the alternator was rebuilt?

You should be showing about 13.5V at idle using a multimeter, anything lower points to the alternator or voltage regulator being on the outs. My money is on the regulator.
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