SO i have a 1997 chevy blazer yesterday she crapped out on me and completed died went to try and start again and it just clicked like a dead battery so i knew my batt and alternator were on thier way out so i replaced both it runs fine now but i am concerned because my volt meter on the dash is reading 9v and before it had its problem it read a norm 14v
any thoughts would be great ty

 

have the alternator tested. you might have got a bad one. Could also be a bad fusable link.
not sure if they had one on the 97s.

Also, please use punctuation. it makes reading you post a lot easier.

 

Might be a defected alternator go get it tested at the auto parts you bought it at

 

Sorry about the punctuation, I had just got done with a 13 hour work day lol
I will get that alternator checked out today and seee if that was the case.
Was wondering isnt there a way to test one with a multimeter?? to see if it is pumping out a current
ty

 

My volt meter on my dash has not been telling me
the truth for the past 4-5 years. I never figured out why.
I figure a ground or bad connection.
I bought an inexpensive volt meter for about 7-10 dollars
that you can plug into your cigarette lighter. I have relied on it
for the proper reading. My dash may say 10 but the volt
meter in the cigarette lighter reads 14. An easy way to see
if the readings agree with each other. I have depended on it
for the proper readings and I no longer care what the dash does.
Just a thought.

Mark

 

You can use your multimeter at the battery posts and output terminal on the alternator while the engine is running. See what it tells you. But you also want to get the alternator tested to make sure it is putting out the correct amperage.
Most multimeters will blow their fuse if you try to read an alternator's amperage. You will have to use the machine at autozone with the amp clamp.