Hello All - First post - alternator questions

[evil nick]

Putting in the new alternator later today. Funny enough it turns out the one off rock literally was shipped from ONE town over. I'm deciding whether to take the core and see if I can just bring it to the place or keep it as a spare still just in case. I'll let everyone know if it turn out to be the issue. I haven't been able to get under the car to look for wires yet but it's still been driving fine. Prob charging just enough but not fully. Never took the multimeter out to check honestly

[WeeYari]

Originally Posted by evil nick

Never took the multimeter out to check honestly

Sadly, that right there was a missed opportunity. I'd quickly put the old one right back in and test it. Will quickly tell you if alternator is putting anything out. End all speculation immediately. Got the tool, use it.