You found another I see. You have quite a collection and that one looks pretty solid.Morning every one! Just finished lunch. Four hours and then start to tearing apart the next Dart Charger.
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Thats a start.
There is no ammeter wire in the engine compartment.
It can't all be equally damaged. There probably are clues to what began it, how it spread etc.
I don't want to fill morning coffee with post portum analysis.
Set up a conversation that anyone is welcome to join.
My wagon and this car is the only ones I ever had with zero rust! I have start to like that!
Hey, if some wants to talk about their morning BM, there is nothing wrong with picking apart a failed wiring harness
Made it to shop, fire ban is officially lifted at 08:00 so i can burn a pile of cardboard this morning. Finally!
dukeboy440
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I’ll probably do that this evening, I need to get pictures and then go from there
This seems to be more typical of what really happens. A little chaffing, a little wear, sometimes a mouse nest.
Exactly.
Our Gov is too busy changing his mind on othe random decisions he and his people have made.
Our legislature is too busy dealing with their leadership chasing imaginary boogeymen.
You're applying logic again.
Today's paper is the best. Philadelphia's leaders are blaming each other and other cities for the lack of trust and cooperation in Philadelphia.
Well that's progress. Now that they have identified the other guy as the problem, cooperation will be right around the corner.
Struck a nerve because while I've occassionally seen an ammeter fail, the assertion that ammeters cause lots of cars to burn down doesn't seem to have any basis in fact.
People beleive it, and then go hack their harness with a bunch of cheap dollar store crimp connections and think they've done something good when they've done the opposite.
MAD's recommended hack has design flaws. As they are the biggest promoters of this myth on the web, that's the design most people adopt.
dukeboy440
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I just wish someone like painless would make a plug and play factory harness. Year one is expensive but I may go that routeThis seems to be more typical of what really happens. A little chaffing, a little wear, sometimes a mouse nest.
Exactly.
Our Gov is too busy changing his mind on othe random decisions he and his people have made.
Our legislature is too busy dealing with their leadership chasing imaginary boogeymen.
You're applying logic again.
Today's paper is the best. Philadelphia's leaders are blaming each other and other cities for the lack of trust and cooperation in Philadelphia.
Well that's progress. Now that they have identified the other guy as the problem, cooperation will be right around the corner.
Struck a nerve because while I've occassionally seen an ammeter fail, the assertion that ammeters cause lots of cars to burn down doesn't seem to have any basis in fact.
People beleive it, and then go hack their harness with a bunch of cheap dollar store crimp connections and think they've done something good when they've done the opposite.
MAD's recommended hack has design flaws. As they are the biggest promoters of this myth on the web, that's the design most people adopt.
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2011 ram for exhaust manifold. Fun fun. Supplies manifold,no bolts.
Standard bolt or something special - like AMC's hollow tip bolts?
Dont forget this!
Way to easy sorry!
Way to easy sorry!
While cleaning up under the jeep yesterday, checked the heat riser to be sure it was moving free. It moved OK, but not real free, and the bimetal coil broke.
Bet it has less than 15,000 miles on it. New Junk
Bet it has less than 15,000 miles on it. New Junk
zkx14
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You don't need that till it gets cold outWhile cleaning up under the jeep yesterday, checked the heat riser to be sure it was moving free. It moved OK, but not real free, and the bimetal coil broke.
I wired it open.You don't need that till it gets cold out
Would like to get the whole exhaust replaced before winter.
Whether that happens is another story.
Agree..............
Hollow tip? No. Got all bolts out and removed 1 broken one. So 1/2 done. 1 hour, not bad. Not bad at all. Waiting for delivery, 10:00.
Loose connections at amp meter. OR insulators failing grounding out the hot lead...
dukeboy440
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I know Chrysler kept the ammeter thru the early 80s, when did they steer away from it
They Should have kept them ALL............
late 80's, I think....Trucks...
The point is its not the ammeter.
its when the wire insulation chafes against a ground,
or the ammeter connections get loose.
Both of which are issues with routing and wire support, and often someones messing around up there.
Anotehr failure cause mentioned by Redfish, that he had personally seen on certain years '73, '74) is from leaks at the cowl area - windshield or wiper pivots. This causes corrossion. In fact he just warned someone two days ago that joining the ammeter wires doesn't solve the problem. All it does is confirm his other test which showed the ammeter was damaged. Note the ammeter did not explode or even light up.
its when the wire insulation chafes against a ground,
or the ammeter connections get loose.
Both of which are issues with routing and wire support, and often someones messing around up there.
Anotehr failure cause mentioned by Redfish, that he had personally seen on certain years '73, '74) is from leaks at the cowl area - windshield or wiper pivots. This causes corrossion. In fact he just warned someone two days ago that joining the ammeter wires doesn't solve the problem. All it does is confirm his other test which showed the ammeter was damaged. Note the ammeter did not explode or even light up.
Its more complicated and expensive to implement with an electrical system designed for EFI.
Sounds right. I'm pretty sure the Ram350 I drove was an '87 and it had an ammeter. dumper and plow were both wired to the battery. At the time didn't understand why so much current would flow through it when the raising the bed.
'85 was the last year for AMC's Grand Wagoneers to have ammeters.
'86 was the first year of a redesined wiring system. Power distribution began at the starter solenoid. Lots of fusible links.
All this talk of wiring woes, has me thinking I need to implement a fuse on my 66. Everything inside the car, runs off fusable link. The Amplifiers in the trunk have a 100 Amp fuse. The headlight relays are fused, BUT the line from the ALT to the batt is not. I have a 100 AMP Alt. Modified wiring is used. No Amp gauge.
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