Mopar Leo: I have considered this MAD rewire in the past , but I really do want that ammeter. My newer cars have just a voltmeter from the factory, but the deal is this - when something goes haywire with the charging system, I want to know right away, not later on when the battery is either losing charge or getting over charged. The volt meter to me is just one step above an idiot light that usually informs you that you are already screwed. The ammeter puts my finger on the pulse of the system. My solution was two fold. When Chrysler built fleet and heavy duty vehicles in the late 60s and 70s they put in a higher amp alternator (yep, up to 55amps!!!) they bypassed the bulkhead connector by drilling a hole, installing a grommet and running a new wire to replace the old one (even left the old one in place but not hooked up at either end). This bypasses the weak link in the system and avoids not being able to easily disconnect the Bulkhead connectors. Then I abandoned the in-cluster ammeter and installed one as a part of my under dash gauge cluster. If anything happens, it is in a new gauge with modern technology in a metal housing under a metal dash avoiding the second weak link toward disaster. With an ammeter and volt meter under the dash I can keep a close eye on my system.
