When you disabled the ammeter did you tie the two leads together?
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 12:17 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Charging System '53 Chevy
> Hey guys. I recently got tired of short circuits killing the engine when
> I drove my trusty old AEC Chevy 3/4 ton so I pulled all of the loose
> wire from under the chassis and under the dash. The lights have not
> worked for 15+ years, almost since I bought the truck. The wiring under
> the dash had 6" to 1' lengths of very different gauge wire twined into
> strings of wire for each circuit: no solder, no quick connects. Very
> little electrical tape. Just open wires twisted together then shoved up
> behind the dash..
>
> Once pulled I had planned on rewiring however had to put this to one
> side. I dusted the truck off yesterday for a run to the dump and found
> it would not start. It would take a jump, however if you let it sit more
> than half a minute after shutting down it would need another jump to get
> going. I charged it overnight, and it fired right up today. However I
> noticed the Amp gauge was not registering. Normally this would not
> bother me.. but taking a VOM to the battery leads showed 12.6 volts at
> rest and 12.52 volts when running. Revving the engine does not change
> the amount of voltage at the battery terminals and I recall (??) it
> should do so.
>
> Is it possible I disabled the charging circuit ( which worked previously
> ) by disconnecting the Amp meter?
>
> If so, Does the truck run off the battery when traveling? Memory says
> once you start the truck you can disconnect the negative and do what you
> have to then reconnect it when you wish to start again. Unfortunately
> there just isn't time to work on this now, and I'm trying to avoid
> unloading all the tree limbs, etc back into the back yard as I don't
> trust her to get to the dump and back currently.
>
> The truck is a 1953 Chev 3/4 ton. The electrical was converted along
> with the gauges some time before I bought it to 12 volt negative ground.
> But I think they muffed the external lighting system <g>
>
> Thanks for any advice.
>
>
> Paul
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