Thanks for the quick reply, Vicky. I am aware of the slow cranking due to heat and I put all kinds of heat protection around the starter when I replaced it, to reduce that possibility. It's got an asbestos wrap-around cover and a sheet metal shield clamped between the starter and exhaust manifold. I must regretfully say that I hardly noticed the difference. I will come back to you tomorrow with pictures and numbers from the alternator. Should I post my issue as a separate topic? The car originally had an external regulator, which was completely ignored by the diagrams that came with my new wiring harness. I did not put it back on. The car is behaving exactly the same with the new harness, without the regulator. All other things are working perfectly, I have lights that had not been working before and new switches all over, but the main cause thet made me replace the harness is still there. That's pretty frustrating.
