My D140 is like that as well. If I have the A/C on, the needle hovers around the 13 mark, sometimes right at it, sometimes below it. If I tap the gas a little bit, the needle jumps to right below the orange mark. Its very close to being exactly on the orange line, but its really a hair below it. I assume this is normal for all of the new high powered alternators for the D. -Patrick C. 1880 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/