Well it took alot of reading up to do but i finally figured out why the battery wouldnt stay charged. First it was the battery, so i got a new one. Then it went dead so i was thinking alternator. So I pulled the bastard out and the whole bottom of the casing was melted :eek: So i went and got a new one. Got it home and found out that it wasnt the same. Took it back and looked at the old one. Come to find out the previous owner had done a GM one wire conversion. Do now i have a brand new chevy 350 alternator there and the battery stays charged. No more voltage regulator either... the GM alternator is internally regulated