>Measuring voltage at the battery terminals,
>The reading is 14.1v at start up.
>Within a few minutes that voltage drops to the 13.2v to 13.6v range.
>Is this normal? Or is my alternator bad?
>Thanks
>Bill
>90 Westy Syncro

Hi Bill,
IMHO, I think this is pretty much normal.  The voltage regulator will adjust
itself to the load at hand.  When you first start, the battery is slightly
discharged.  It doesn't take long to bring it up to par, thus the voltage
drops off slightly.
Karl Batzler
84 Vanagon
87 Audi 5000 S