Originally Posted by 1946GMCDAN
Its hot. With the motor off. So are you saying that indicates a bad alternator?

Yes, assuming the small red wire is also hot. There could be a bad internal regulator, but rebuilt 10SI alternators are so inexpensive it's foolish to try to rebuild it unless you've got all the parts lying around at no cost.
Jerry

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