I have a J140TLCRD I beleive to be a 1984 140 Johoson. I notice this year the volt meter seems to be running a bit high. I put in a new battery Optima last spring. Everything is charged up and in good condtion. I cleaned and tightend all my connections. On the battery and termal block on the engine. What is happening is I am running 14 to 15 volts at idle and 16-17 volts at 1500-5500 rpms. I also see the voltage going up and down alot "Bouncing" I would call it from 15-16.5 volts as I am cruising at 20-30mph. My tach is working fine. Anyhow I am thinking its the regulator rectifier and not the stator. I have no real tools to test it but a cheapy multi meter. It seems my regulator cost like 200 plus dollars and stator is more. I am hoping some one has seen this before and dirrect me in if its the regulator or stator. Last year I remeber it ran at a steady 14 volts. Thanks for your help Jim