I sort of understand the alterntor wiring (but I'll put that aside for now)
If wired properly, I would think that either the relay contacts are being held closed when the coil is deengized OR the coil is being held energized from something on other than the key RUN switch.
a trouble shooting matrix I would use to record VDC
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