Hello all, I have a 98 2.5L I just picked up, working through tune-ups on it.
Long story short, it has a new alternator and an external voltage regulator. The VR ignition feed is plugged into the rear defogger relay port in the engine compartment fuse box. Problem is, when plugged into this feed, the voltage output jumps up to ~15.6 V (on a volt meter) while engine is running. If I pull this connection and plug into the common feed (straight battery power) it settles out at a very consistent 14.6 V.
Anyone else have trouble running an external voltage regulator on an ignition switched power supply?
Thanks
Long story short, it has a new alternator and an external voltage regulator. The VR ignition feed is plugged into the rear defogger relay port in the engine compartment fuse box. Problem is, when plugged into this feed, the voltage output jumps up to ~15.6 V (on a volt meter) while engine is running. If I pull this connection and plug into the common feed (straight battery power) it settles out at a very consistent 14.6 V.
Anyone else have trouble running an external voltage regulator on an ignition switched power supply?
Thanks