I've solved the problem...it's the "regulator" in the altenator...it took me a while to figure it out...but there is a little place to put a screwdriver in the the altenator and deactivate the regulator...when I did this, everything just surged to life...the lights got brighter, the rpm's increased, the heater got more forceful...and the battery tester that I had connected to the battery went off the chart. The power is there it's just not getting where it needs to go...because of the regulator.

So...my Dad is gonna take my old altenator that crapped out on me and re-build it and then we'll swap it out (then he might fix the regulator in this one so then I have a spare)

Anyhoo...just thought I'd pass that along!

Jason