EWIS anyone ?
Thanks a lot, moparmat! I'll hang on to those. :cheers:
Running the actual charging current through the meter and not shunt it and use a volt gauge is beyond stupid. :protest: What were these guys thinking?
I know researching crimp terminals and finding the proper tool is a PITA, do you by any chance have article numbers you can share? :prayer:
You have to understand, "this was the old days." And, Ma had "barely" gotten into alternators, and they weren't "all that big" yet, normally. Remember, "Ma" was the first production alternators, while GM and Fraud were still bumbin' along with generators.
And she DID slowly learn.........I think the Cea Barges went to external shunt around 71? on some models, and I've mentioned this countless times------the 60-65A optional alternators had so called "fleet / police / taxi" wiring which eliminated the bulkhead connector part of the problem.
But GM and Fraud were NOT blameless and NOT perfect themselves. Many of the GM pickups and BUNCHES of Ford trucks had incredibly "numb" ammeters. They used the harness wiring for a shunt, and you could sit there and stare at the meter and turn on the headlights, and "imagine" that you actually saw it move!!!
PLEASE keep this stuff in perspective........................
These cars originally had 30--35A alternators
NObody used to have big stereos and other junk.
And,..........the were NOT engineered to "run for 50 years" and certainly not 200-300K like "we" seem to run modern cars. Hell YOU CAN NOT FIND a used Dodge Ram on CL with less than at least 180K as a matter of rule.