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<blockquote data-quote="66novals3" data-source="post: 8553946" data-attributes="member: 672504">Thanks for the reply. I did a bunch or testing this morning. I nabbed the carbon pile tEster from work and did some playing. What I found is the optimas do not like taking a charge. They are super slow to recover now. My upper alternator is putting out 100 amps at idle and 160 at 1500 rpm. While running the batteries are no longer getting to the 14v range. My lower alt is completely dead. No output even with the upper removed from the equation. Man I&#039;m sick of the ****. I called the auto parts store and they&#039;ve agreed to buy back the red tops since they are garbage. Considering the glow plugs draw 60 amps for up to 10 minutes i think im going back to regular lead batteries. thinking ofor returning the alternators as well since they are still under warranty from advance auto and the alternator shop. I&#039;m going to add a big 3 and put a large single alt on it.Thanks for the reply! which company would you go through? I&#039;m looking for quick turn around and good customer support down the road....hopefully this is the end of my nightmare.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="66novals3, post: 8553946, member: 672504"] Thanks for the reply. I did a bunch or testing this morning. I nabbed the carbon pile tEster from work and did some playing. What I found is the optimas do not like taking a charge. They are super slow to recover now. My upper alternator is putting out 100 amps at idle and 160 at 1500 rpm. While running the batteries are no longer getting to the 14v range. My lower alt is completely dead. No output even with the upper removed from the equation. Man I'm sick of the ****. I called the auto parts store and they've agreed to buy back the red tops since they are garbage. Considering the glow plugs draw 60 amps for up to 10 minutes i think im going back to regular lead batteries. thinking ofor returning the alternators as well since they are still under warranty from advance auto and the alternator shop. I'm going to add a big 3 and put a large single alt on it. Thanks for the reply! which company would you go through? I'm looking for quick turn around and good customer support down the road....hopefully this is the end of my nightmare. [/QUOTE]

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