.75v drop through bulkhead??

No, as your first post indicated, if those conditions are as you say, you have too much drop.

Measure like this, and here is what you are measuring: The drop from the battery, fuse link, through the bulkhead, through the ammeter circuit, through the ign switch connector, the switch, and back out it's connector, and back OUT the bulkhead on the dark blue

Turn the key on, engine off. Put one probe on the battery + post, and the other on your dark blue on the ballast. If you have points, make sure the points are closed (drawing current.) The resultant reading will show you directly the drop in this circuit.

Also note that this drop WILL CAUSE overcharging by that amount, IE a .5V drop in this circuit will "tell" the regulator it is 1/2 V low, so it ramps up the alternator another 1/2 volt
Thanks 67, That's how i checked it, only i had my neg leed on the - post and was probing with my + leed, from - bat to fusable link i had 12.35 with key on (electronic ign), then to dark blue on ballast i got 12.15, bat was at 12.40 with key on. before i grounded the green to case of the alt i would get about a .75v to .85v drop. i'll go back out today to check from + post. May order a new harness from YO just for the h**l of it they are running a 30% off sale and it would cost $96 shipped, mine looks ok but it is 43yo and is showing a few insulation cracks & hardness.