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AMP gauge running high charge?? #1653054 07/30/14 02:29 PM 07/30/14 02:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 457 Alberta Canada LuvEBodies OP mopar
LuvEBodies OP mopar Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 457 Alberta Canada	I was hoping someone here could steer me in the right direction. My amp gauge just started running high. I noticed it when my dash lights got brighter. When I drop the the engine RPM the gauge drops, rev up gauge goes up. What should I check first. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Re: AMP gauge running high charge?? [Re: LuvEBodies] #1653055 07/30/14 02:33 PM 07/30/14 02:33 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,920 Grand Prairie,Texas stumpy I Win
stumpy I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 32,920 Grand Prairie,Texas	Have the battery checked.

Re: AMP gauge running high charge?? [Re: stumpy] #1653056 07/30/14 02:38 PM 07/30/14 02:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 457 Alberta Canada LuvEBodies OP mopar
LuvEBodies OP mopar Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 457 Alberta Canada	Ok, I'll try another battery, I just check the voltage with my multimeter, 17v at high idle. could it be the voltage regulator or would it be the alternator?

Re: AMP gauge running high charge?? [Re: LuvEBodies] #1653057 07/30/14 04:38 PM 07/30/14 04:38 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931 P Paul_Fancsali master
Paul_Fancsali master P Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931	Regulator is bad !

Re: AMP gauge running high charge?? [Re: LuvEBodies] #1653058 07/30/14 04:52 PM 07/30/14 04:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,439 So Cal Sinitro master
Sinitro master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,439 So Cal	Double check your alternator and regulator wire connections. Also make sure the regulator is securely grounded.. Just my $0.03...

Re: AMP gauge running high charge?? [Re: Sinitro] #1653059 07/30/14 05:03 PM 07/30/14 05:03 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	very likely the reg itself. way less likely would be alt/brushes & unplug the green field wire at the alt (later type 2 field wire system) & if it stops charging then it ain't the alt/brushes. If it's an early "box" reg it could have lost it's ground continuity but fairly rare. unplug the reg triangle connector till you get it taken care of as that full fielding (17+ volts) will cause multiple problems quickly

Re: AMP gauge running high charge?? [Re: LuvEBodies] #1653060 07/30/14 05:31 PM 07/30/14 05:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,747 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,747 Rio Linda, CA	What year? Single or dual field connectors? The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: AMP gauge running high charge?? [Re: John_Kunkel] #1653061 07/30/14 08:09 PM 07/30/14 08:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 457 Alberta Canada LuvEBodies OP mopar
LuvEBodies OP mopar Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 457 Alberta Canada	I switched regulators, steady at 14.7v. Thanks for all the help guys.

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