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battery is brand new. diode test on regulator/rectifier shows .555 ohms on all three, and the alternator produces voltage at all three points. still, it won't go above 12.4 volts. wtf am i missing?



where are you measuring the voltage and how? I know my '04 shows 14+ volts at the console connectors but I've never measured it at the battery,

My first thought would be connectors.