Ian,
Since you are using a 10Ga. wire between the alternator and the battery
you should be able to connect the white wire to the alternator (in
addition to the wiring that is already there) and you will get a reading
on the ammeter, just lower than what you had with the stock
alternator/wiring configuration. A volt meter would work also, but it
would take more modification to get it connected and mounted. If you
decide to not connect up the white wire I would jump out the ammeter
because you will be running more current through it than it is designed to
handle when you turn on all your accessories (when the ammeter now pegs).
If the ammeter blows you will be stuck with no power on the car, including
ignition, headlights, cooling fan.
Peace,
Pat
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On Tue, 13 Aug 2002, ian miller wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who responded to my last question. Here is what I
> concluded:
> Ammeter is not showing the actual state of the caharging system since i
> no longer use the white wire. I need to install a voltmeter instead. I
> probably have a ground proble form the engine to the frame. The alternator
> is connected tot he battery with a 10 GA wire and 30 amp fuse. My battery
> is connected to the motor with a braided strap but I don't believe there are
> any motor to frame connections. If this doesn't fix it then it must be
> those darn aliens again.
>
> My next proble is the humm/wine it makes above 40 MPH in 3rd or 4th gear.
> It has always done this, but I never planned on taking it on a 5 hour trip
> to the Glen before so it didn't worry me. The humm (very loud) is only
> present when the clutch is released in 3rd or 4th gear. If I depress the
> clutch it goes away. I had the transmission professionaly rebuilt, but the
> man doing the work died of a heart attack halfway through and his son
> finishes it.
>
> Originally my guess was the rear differential, but the sound is infront of
> that and the diff would make the noise regardless of the clutch being
> disengaged. So I'm stumped!
>
>
> Thank you,
> Ian Miller
> 66 1600 (stroked)
>
>
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