cruiser
Active Member
Hi Guys/Gals. Just ran into a problem with my 69 Charger last night. The car has been restored and is very stock. I was driving for about an hour just before dusk. I had the headlights on, with high beam selected. 35 minutes into my drive, I noticed the ammeter needle dancing around, varying rapidly between plus or minus 10 amps. It would do this for several moments, stop and then start again. I also noticed that the headlight switch was noticeably warm, almost hot to the touch. It's usually not warm or hot to the touch. The moment I turned off the headlights, the ammeter read normally and stayed that way as long as the lights were off. The instrument cluster has been rebuilt with a solid state voltage limiter, and the engine has the electronic ignition conversion with an electronic voltage regulator. The foot dimmer switch was replaced several years ago. The headlight switch is a NOS one installed about 25 years ago. So what's going on? Any and all ideas are welcome. Thanks!