ammeter bypass

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AdamR

AdamR

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Im planning on bypassing the ammeter gauge on my Duster. Its a 73. Im going to gut a Autometer Voltmeter to replace it. Im pretty sure it will fit in the cluster. So the question is when I by pass it do I just have to run the wiring from the Alt. to the starter relay ?
 
Propwash over on the B body site did a killer thread on this. I'll try and find it.
 
HI Adam. Several ways to do that, but review the MAD article

http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml

The short answer is "sorta."

What happens is that your original black, which goes from the alternator, through the bulkhead to one side of the ammeter, and...............

The original fuse link/ red which goes through the bulkhead to the other side of the ammeter...........

should be jumpered together at the ammeter......................

as well as.................

the bulkhead terminals bypassed or repaird.

What happens after it's done this way, is that the black and red are now in parallel, and BOTH act as "one big" battery feed into the car body.

But the thing is, now with the original black acting as a parallel battery feed, YOU NO longer have an effective fuseable link for protection, unless you add one between the alternator and the original black.

Have you seen this?

Should give you some ideas on the voltmeter conversion

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=119480&highlight=ammeter+conversion
 
My car is a 73 so the wires for the ammeter are in their own harness. Right now there is no fusible link in that harness just the 2 wire (red/black) how ever the wiring under the hood is so hacked it may have had one. There is a fuseable link coming off the fusebox but none right off the ammeter
 
The RTeng. link is no good and theres nothing on the site about ammeters anymore
 
Here is how I did mine. I have since modified more for electronic ignition but you should get the picture.
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