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Update! Aside from those crazy voltage readings at the battery while running...the car seemed fine with battery charging, no parasitic draw, etc. Last night I took it for spin..was running nice and got into it pretty good a few miles from home and then I broke it! LOL. Completely died and lost...

So I took your advice and ordered a Fluke 107 which should be here in a few days and I'll give that a try. It would be sweet if it was just a crappy multimeter! Also, great information on the Diodes and simple way of testing. I followed the instructions and unhooked my battery and the positive...

Thanks guys but that is exactly how I measured everything - 20v DC and the readings just spike up and down unless I reverse the probes which then gives me the -14.88v number. I only measured once in AC when I was experimenting with measuring ripple current.

I checked everything in DC in my original post but wasn't too familiar with ripple current mentioned by 65CopCar which I read was measured in AC....flying blind on that one I also rechecked that my alternator, volt regulator, motor, etc were all well grounded and they are...mystified atp

Yessir, checking right at the battery. The multimeter is a Southwire 100305 I've never checked for ripple voltage but I put my meter on 200v ac setting and it's saying 32

Ok just checked it on another car of mine and it's reading a steady 14.24 volts both ways. Looks like the meter checks out.

A fellow member asked me a question about an old post which got me out to run some checks on my charging system...and ran into something weird. When I hook up my multi-meter (new battery in it) with correct polarity (black to neg - red to pos) I get wildy fluctuating readings from like 2...

This spring, I switched from the stock water pump to the Flowkooler with a Stewart 180 degree thermostat on my 440 which has always had a tendency to heat up in traffic. It gets pretty hot here in Nebraska during the summer but to my delight the motor never got over 205 degrees....which...

Just a beautiful couple. She’s gone but never forgotten and your time with her will no doubt be forever be cherished. Sending you good enery my man!

Update: Success! I was able to adjust the front band by backing it out exactly 2 turns before snugging it down. I've got a Transgo shift kit in it with a 3.8 lever. No more clunks and my 1-2 shift is smooth at low rpm and firm (like I want) when getting after it. :thumbsup:

Dangit! Thanks GTX

Thanks fellas! I'll report back with the results in a few days. Waiting on a 3/8 drive 1/4 square female socket to turn the adjuster - not enough room in there for my fingers!

Think I need to adjust a band. The trans shifts perfect from 2nd to 3rd and after much tinkering have the factory kickdown adjusted right so the shift points are solid but the 1-2 shift feels pretty loose/sloppy and even clunks sometimes at low rpm. Does the front band that is adjusted from the...

Thanks for chiming in on this. I felt like 2 1/2" pipes would be a good fit for my combo and very happy no issues with the old tips! I'm planning on ordering the TTI exhaust system..probably with the H-Pipe.

It'll be a street car 95% of the time but I might get it out to the drag strip one day. So it won't be high rpm driven other than the usual street mischief. The motor is a .30 over 440 with a mild port job to the heads. Cam is a .510 lift hydraulic roller, Holley 750, TTI 1 3/4" headers. It just...