Re: Oh give me a break.

[Jimmy Peavy <peaver63@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

No, I wouldn't think so.
If the wiring gets hot and melts the insulation next to another wire in 
the harness, it will sometimes peg out the ammeter.
It all depends on  what circuits are involved.
It only gets worse as you drive the car, until it really fries all the 
connecting circuits.
This may not be the condition you are experiencing, but it is repairable 
in the early stages. Once the entire harness is involved, the only 
option is replacing the harness.
Be careful, and inspect the wiring before that scenario plays out.

Jimmy


Rich Kinsley wrote:

>I did see some smoke from the rear of the hood on the passenger side. I 
>checked it imediately and it appeared to be my usual spec of oil on the 
>headers but it was white. How about the ballast resistor? would that 
>have a similar affect?
>                                    Rich K
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>Jimmy Peavy wrote:
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>>Fried wiring in the dash will make that ammeter peg out like you 
>>describe.
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>>    Jimmy
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>>Rich Kinsley wrote:
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>>>Rich Kinsley wrote: Nothing yet :-)
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>>>Sorry about the almost post. My fingers are too fat. 
>>>
>>>Anyway I want to update you on my recent debacle's. I switched the 
>>>ignition module to the Echlin module and I managed to drive it for about 
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>>>30 miles BUT it still missed badly over 3500rpm. Then all of a sudden it 
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>>>started dying on me and I barely made it home. This time the ammeter was 
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>>>about pegged and when I tried to start the engine it sounded like a low 
>>>battery. It is a very recent and good Interstate battery which shows 
>>>12.9v with my meter. Anyway it did start and then cranked fine but the 
>>>ammeter is showing charging heavily. There was no device running other 
>>>than the engine, period. The car would slightly back fire when 
>>>decelerating and just spit and sputter when accelerating. Full throttle 
>>>or sudden throttle changes were impossile.
>>>
>>>I'm wondering if the voltage regulator or alternator could be a culprit? 
>>>
>>>If the voltage to the module is eradic I suppose that might affect the 
>>>spark signal? The air/fuel ratio sensor on the dyno said we were right 
>>>in the ball park at that point in time. I gotta think that would not 
>>>change since we did nothing to affect that since then. I did put the old 
>>>
>>>module back on and it behaves just the same as the new one. Rats!
>>>
>>>Ideas accepted here:
>>>
>>>Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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>>>
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