Dick,
I never have been a fan of voltmeters on cars. The manufacturers love them,
it show something and is much cheaper than the ammeter. The ammeter really
shows what your charging system is doing. Battery voltage for full charge
changes with temperature so you really can't tell anything using the
voltmeter except that the battery isn't dead.
steve
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Sally or Dick Taylor
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 2:43 PM
To: David Friedlander
Cc: Walt Philipson; 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Bosch alternator
Dave and Walt----I had brain fade when reporting on my alternator. It's
a Delco, not a Bosch. Same one that's used on a 1980 Cheve Monte Carlo.
I made my own connections to couple with the original plug. There IS a
boss that needed to be cut to get the the drive belt to line up. I took
off about 3/8 inch. Easy, as it's aluminum.
There is no "pegging" when starting the engine, when equipped with the
later cars volt meter.
Dick
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