Alrighty, I finally got sometime today to pull the harness of the alternator and test it. I am getting the same voltage ( approx 12V ) end to end, from the battery to the harness ends I get 12V. there are 3 wires, one is the red one, a blue one I think, and the grayish one that clips into the alternator at the bottom. What do all these wires do? I know I need to make sure the alternator is grounded, how do i do this? And finally, if all these things pass, the voltage passing all the way, the grounding is good, etc. Then would it be safe to assume the alternator is no good? Any opinions are greatly appreciated. Off to patch up my scrapes and bruises....