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Started it up and the gauge sits right in the middle at idle, raises just a bit at higher rpms. Everything appears to be fixed, the gauge doesnt bounce around or go to far in either direction, and the battery doesnt leak or sizzle any more.
Is it a good idea to replace the battery even if it still operates fine?
I'd say you're done/got it fixed & that one or more of the changes/repairs you did fixed the problem area. Yes do get a meter (they're cheap). An advantage of fixing just one area at a time then checking it is that it lets you know exactly which area was bad. I'd just run the batt & see how it performs. Most people have a very low tolerance for frustration which shows when thing start to go wrong especially repeatedly in a row. but you may be one of those individuals who are blessed with the ability to not let emotions take over when there's repeated setbacks which is a very good trait to have in the mechanic world because Mr Murphy will raise his head from time to time sometimes severely. To answer your Q if you are on Moparts you ain't normal
live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth
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