well, we got through Christmas, had a great time with the son and his family (waaay too much gumbo for lunch) and got them on their way home. I decided to go out to the shop and do some testing. First off, the battery is good--no dead cell. Next, I went contortionist and went under the dash and checked the wires on the ammeter and ignition switch (which by the way is brand new)---all is as the factory schematic says it should be. Next, I checked the voltage at the battery terminals. Engine off, engine at idle and engine at high idle all come in at ~6.25 volts. That being said, I swapped the old VR back into the mix, polarized the gennie, and ended up with the same results. My guess is that I have a pair of VRs, both old and new that are bad. So, one new VR is on order to see if that is really the problem.
