Thanks for the reply, Chevota. I did check my other vehicle with the same meter, and it read 14.4v. I tried turning on all the accesories I could think of, checked voltage at the battery, at C105, which is where the pigtail from the alternator hooks to the batt/starter circuit (on the coolant expansion tank bracket), and at the big batt cable connection in the engine compartment, and I read about 3 tenths lower, about 12.3v. I also checked continuity on the alt pigtail lead, checks good. I'll try to get a meter to measure amps from the alt to see if indeed I have a problem. My wife thinks I'm creating a problem where there isn't any. Some women just don't understand a good old need to fix something