burntorng70
Well-Known Member
While under hard acceleration my ammeter started swinging from full discharge to full charge. It did this several times in the frame of about 30 seconds. I had burnt wiring odor inside the car and the car shut off a few times but caught before it was completely off. I pulled off and shut the car down to examine all wiring and see no obvious melted wires and also nothing obvious on the back of the gauge cluster. The car restarted and I was able to make it home but now I have no charge. Ammeter works to show discharge when lights and brakes are turned on. Would a failed alternator or regulator cause this? When the car restarted I had no more movement of the ammeter, it just showed slight discharge as it would with a bad alternator. I appreciate all input.