-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Culver <sculver@iwl.net>
To: Hudson29@aol.com <Hudson29@aol.com>
Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Smokey's Ammeter
>Paul-
>
>I'm certainly no electrician, and what you say makes sense. I know for a
>fact that only the lights, wipers and blinkers move the needle, so there
are
>things that aren't going through the ammeter. I'll do a little exploring,
>and thank you for the advice.
>
>Smokey
>'50 3600 5-window
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hudson29@aol.com <Hudson29@aol.com>
>To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 1:04 AM
>Subject: [oletrucks] Smokey's Ammeter
>
>
>> Smokey got some good advice about some things to check on his mysterious
>>ammeter/starting difficulties. I would like to suggest another area to
>>consider. You may have two or more problems, one masking the other. First,
>>have you tested the wiring to see that all the stuff that should be wired
>>through the ammeter actually is? You can do this by operating the various
>>electrical controls and watching the gauge. For example, honk the horn,
>step
>>on the brakes, operate the turn signals and so on. The ammeter should show
>a
>>discharge for each operation. On most automotive circuits, everything save
>the
>>starting current should be routed through the ammeter. Should the needle
>not
>>show an appropriate discharge somebody may have fooled with the wiring.
>> The starting problem may well be a separate unrelated matter. Multiple
>>troubles are pretty common with older vehicles.
>>
>>Paul O'Neil,
>>1951 Chevrolet 3600 Pickup Project, See it at:
>>The Poor Man's Advanced Design Tech Tips Page
>>http://home.earthlink.net/~conntest47/
>>Fullerton, California USA
>>Hudson29@aol.com
>>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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