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Ok but by doing this does it affect the dash gauges

I just started watching your video series.. 1,2,&3 done.. they are terrific! I am adding a 1-wire 100amp alternator, dual electric fans, electric headlight door motors from Topher, and Dakota Digital gauges.. I'll also likely be adding an aftermarket radio (or having my stock radio modernized)...

How did we ever get by way back when? It seems like there is a generation here that has to have LED lights, digital led dash instruments, bypass the bulkhead connector, direct this, pass that, and then, I have to have a truck alternator to power all of the add ons. Sometimes I just wonder...

My amp meter has been acting erratic for the last month. Reading high, then reading nothing, then reading Discharge then reading normal. When I read the charge with a meter, the voltage output is steady and consistent while the amp meter is moving around. The vr is new, the alternator is new and...

I take it you haven’t heard of Kirchhoff's current divider rule as it relates to circuit protection devices wired in parallel? The presents of a fusible link in the shunt wire still exposes the stock unfused wires and components to current levels well above their ampacity in the event of a short...

Ok.. sorry to jump in here and revisit a fun subject.... but I am confused.. I have a 1 - wire alternator from 440 source. I understand the field wire gets capped and is no longer used.. However, I am confused on what to do with the two wires that are together on the original ring terminal. One...

Its highly likely that you were sold a newer "rebuilt" square back unit....that would require one (of the two field brushes to be grounded) especially if you only have one field wire connection to the original alternator....a green wire. (If it's a dual field and one field is not grounded, it...

The vast majority of the info I’ve posted in the videos and typed out over the years, here and on other forums, is about understanding/retaining the stock ammeter functionality. There are some modified situations where the ammeter is not well suited or supported, as with Dakota Digital cluster...

Yikes, that’s what’s become known as the “shunt wire” bypass, very dangerous for an all-stock system as it circumvents the designed circuit protection for all stock unfused wiring. With it in place it will also disable most of any ammeter response as charging current is routed across the shunt...

That’s a great tech synopsis

Any progress? Troubleshooting, I like to isolate / remove the parts of the system when there is intermittent problems. The external fuel system with electric pump to the carb isolates the engines fueling to just the car itself. If you disconnect the alternator, voltage regulator, and other...

Wanted to provide a quick update as there was a lot of responses to my question. First off, crackbacks headlamp relay kit fixed my light issue. My dud alternator did not have enough juice to keep them on however. I wound up going with a 65amp alternator from Napa that has a lifetime warranty. I...

Sometimes, aftermarket or dealer installed A/C SYSTEMS use either YORK or Borg-Warner or Tecumseh 2 cylinder units. They use a unique valve hose assembly called a ROTO-LOC, and not the typical Mopar setup with Schrader type access valves. The Sunden type unit will require different mounting...

Stock wiring? If these described added loads are not directly connected to the battery while running a stock charging system that includes the ammeter, connected instead to the alternator, there will be little impact to the stock wiring while the vehicle is in operation. Takes little effort to...

Thank you so much! It looks like.. if I understand this all right, which I think I do.... A) The factory alternator wiring will stand as it will feed the horn relay (violet) and "splice 1" (black) of the dash harness. However, I will add a fused #6 from the battery positive over to the...

Troubleshooting steps (all measurements taken with engine running): 1 - disconnect the regulator output "FLD" wire that goes to the alternator. The alternator should not charge, and no voltage should be seen at the alternator field connection. This will make sure the harness has not been...

Good to read the relay kit helped. The increase in alternator amps really isn't for the max output. Usually the low rpm output levels are increased. As others have mentioned, you want an alternator that puts out adequate energy at idle to allow all the requested power to be satisfied, WITHOUT...

Main ignition power. Check for shorts at alternator and dash Ammeter. Check if fusible link burnt. If the short happened while the engine was running, the fusible link just stops Battery power, but not the Alternator power. On some of my cars, with high output alternators, I bypass the dash...

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Was Ammeter not working?