i would think 12.2 would be normal for an idling engine. does your car have underdrive pulleys? does it kill your battery to the point that you have to get jumped off everytime u go anywhere? i wouldn't mess with it unless it did, just my opinion. but sometimes the voltage regulators go out in the alternators.
Originally Posted by joshk5145
where would the voltage regulator be located??
lolol. No.
There is a ground for the signal (plug) wire that goes into the ALT. The housing of the ALT is the ground. So when you bolt it up it grounds itself out. A good ALT will charge at 14.2v constantly. May drop down if all lights are on and stereo is blasted, etc....
Dont buy those cheap ass ALT, they go bad so easily.
-Ant.
The Carbon Fibered R6
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