The ground seems fine, way less than 1/10th of a volt between the alt casing and the negative terminal. I found the right alternator on amazon for under 100$ so if all else fails I'll try that (part number is 30026479 )
I can't seem to find much information on it though. I don't think it has...
alright thanks for the replies. It's a 2003 chevy tracker and the voltage regulator is built into the alternator so I wanted a work-around to avoid spending 160$ on a new alternator. I checked with multiple multi-meters at multiple locations, it's definitely 16v+. The negative terminal was...
My car alternator runs at 16 to 16.5 volts when I hit the gas, and 15v idling. This is scaring me and a new one is too expensive. It could be my computer or pulleys in the wrong too so I can't risk buying a new one and still having the problem. It turns off my speaker amplifier as soon as I hit...