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So it appears that previous owner (he had a parts truck) put a gen2 isolated ground alt in the gen1 position but hooked it up with ground to where it should be on alt one the bolt in back not the post. Think this explains a lot of the issue,gonna take it to alternator rebuild man and have him...

I have also noticed the volt gauge seems to run somewhat low...never seems to be in the green...would gen 1 not charging cause this to happen...I m gonna guess yes.

Just had gen2 rebuilt and isolated ground insulators installed (they were not by previous owner rebuild) pretty sure that one is working but will check again. If it is not the socket or connections any other areas I should key in on? Will this light come on even if gen 1 is malfunctioning and...

Well checked bulb that works...guess I got to dig a little deeper this evening. Any quick points of interest I should look into or reasons why this light would not be working. I will be pulling the dash cluster out to have a look at the printed circuit board to make sure the bulb socket is...

Totally stock setup...guess i will start by making sure the bulb is there and if its any good. Great site what a wealth of info on here.

So the idiot light completes the circuit for the alternator it is serving...I have no idiot light for Gen1 so does that mean the front battery is not getting charged....sorry to beat a dead horse