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Rob..... ...check yer chargin' gauge, bettcha it ain't voltmeter..... its an AMMETER with -30 0 +30 dial numbers. Yes, it is normal for the chargemeter to show about +10 amps charge for about 10-15 minutes after starting up and taper off to about +5 amps charge for normal running. Your report of tapering off to -8 amps after running is indicative of a (are you ready for this?) BAD VOLTAGE REGULATOR. And having an 8 volt battery with a 6 volt generator and a 6 volt regulator don't help matters eather. A good voltage regulator guy can kinda force the voltage regulator and genny to output close to 8+ volts, but yer still gonnna be runnnin 'round with a semi-discharged 8 volt battery. (you need +9 volts to charge an 8 volt battery, does that surprize you?) Somepeople have a tired engine thats hard to start so they bandaid the engine with 8 volts on the starter. I'm notta fan of 8 volt batterys 'cuz ya just can't gittem charged. Others bandaid the tired engine with a 12 volt conversion. At least you can charge that battery with a 12 volt alternator and built-in voltage regulator. You do realize higher battery volts (8 or 12) make that 6 volt startermotor sing, and this makes a tired engine start eazier. Eventually, yer gonnna haffta byte the bullitt and rebuild the engine..... .....respectfully, Dell
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