I purchased a $2 voltmeter (which gives +/- .1 v, not too bad) and wired it in semi-permanently off the fuse box (so, switched power source). This lets me keep an eye on the electrical system fairly well.
Down to the problem:
I get 11.6v with the headlight on at idle (1100 rpm give or take), 12.2v at 2500, 12.4v at 5000. However, with the headlight OFF, i get 13.1v at idle, 14.3v at 2500, and 14.6 at 5000.
I've read through some of the forum and I can't really nail down what I'm supposed to be looking for. My thoughts are that it could be a bad connection in the headlight loop, or a bad leg in the stator (though I ran through the stator resistance/continuity test last year and it passed).
I visually checked all the headlight connections and didn't notice any that looked badly corroded or burnt/melted. I have replaced the fuse box with a spade-type box along with a few inline fuses where appropriate.
Thoughts? I suppose after writing this it is fairly obvious that I should check voltage at the battery at the same time and re-run the stator tests (minus the r/r specific ones since I think those won't work on newer r/r's?)...
EDIT: of course, after creating this thread I found another post that seems to very similarly describe my issue (although that post is still open and unsolved): http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...d.php?t=207982
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