bulkhead connector
Is the fleet bypass in a thread in this forum?
For starters, if you have not done so, please read the MAD electrical article on ammeters, EVEN if you don't end up doing the mod the way they did. The reason is, that article gives a VERY good overview of the how why and what of ammeter / bulkhead problems in "these girls"
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Then, if you have not, go to MyMopar and download yourself a free factory shop manual. The 72 manual referenced above is there, too. Several of those manuals came from the guys here
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Some radom rambling.........
1....Some of the early model cars DID NOT HAVE the small terminals the later cars use for the bulkhead connector. Rather, they had two very large buss terminals that "fed right through." 100X better
2.....I used to work in HVAC. The same type 1/4" blade connector that is used for the ammeter circuit in the bulkhead is used for quick connectors in electric furnaces. These handle nominally 20A THEY FAIL ROUTINELY, meaning, 20A is a stretch for these connectors.
3....Fleet wiring, also known as "Fleet taxi police." This was either a factory or dealer installed option that came with 60? 65 amp alternators, and is a "step towards" the Mad article. Essentially, this option added individual grommets to feed larger ammeter wires through the firewall. The diagram posted above "is it."
In the diagram posted above, notice the "cut wires" at far lower right with the dotted lines. THESE ARE your factory former ammeter wires which have been abandoned by the "fleet" wiring option
Also, the bottom ammeter wire is probably a misprint, "A1A-16R" that is surely a no6 wire rather than no 16
