true about reving the motor most of my rods and boats were like that. here is what i have discovered my alternator has an f on it.i will take it too autozone and have them test it. the wiring is wrong. my regulator has three post
batt gen f

the f wire is hooked to the battery the gen is hooked to the alternator post with the diode and there is nothing on F. should i put f on f leave gen where it is and battery side leave alone? I will get the alternator checked and get a new diode too. thanks for your help stuart you are a real help to me. for some reason when people cut into wires and make a mess of things i get alittle intimidated. sometimes it's easier for me to cut all the wires and start over.