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RE: alternator rebuild/repair/other?
> >From the looks/sounds of it, my alternator is headed south.
> >Symptoms:
> >1) Start car, voltage gauge says @12 at idle (OK)
>
> Not OK, IMO. You should get at least 13 volts at idle, unless you switch
> on your headlights and rear defroster.
When I first start the car, it's around 12v. Once I go above 2k RPM,
something seems to "kick on", and the voltage goes to @ 14v at idle. Is this
not normal? Because it has always done this.
- Rob