Yes Shaker, the engine is a 400 Pontiac and the starter is on the left side just under the exhaust manifold, and next to the steering box. Real tight in there and not much airflow for cooling. Cletis, battery is 4 mos old and shows 12.97 volts? just pulled the ground strap that goes from the cab to the bellhousing, this morning, and what a grimey mess! Cleaned everything to shiney metal and made sure connections are good and tight. There is a tiny ground strap also from the cab to head on the left side, I am going to add another strap from cab to head on the right side. It will be much easier to access and maintain. One thing with my alternator, when I start the engine, the voltmeter reads slightly over 12 volts at idle. When I rev the engine it moves up to 13 then 14 volts. It seems to stay at 14 volts when driving. Its seems as if the alternator responds to the engine rpm and then adjusts its output.
