GREAT NEWS....and bad news...

well in the rain with no hood and roof I took out my newly installed 340, in my 68 barracuda..(i couldnt help myself)
IT WAS FANTASTIC, as it was the first time i have driven a 340... But the shitty started right before I pulled in my garage....i was concerned about this and clearly for a good reason as it turned into a problem..

the car made a noise and died out...white smoke came out of the hood...i have a brand new year one wiring harness and the main red power wire line that goes into the firewall's fuse BLEW....

The reason I was concerned about this was that a local alternator shop re-did my alternator to 70-75 amps.....

what, from all your guys experience is the best way to solve this issue so I can run the car with no problems?

I would like to keep the factory amp meter, but if it has to go, it has to go...would replacing the line fuse with a larger line fuse take care of the problem???

Thanks again

Shane

i put in a painless wire harness in my 68 dart, went for a cruise and blew not just the 60 amp fuse but my battery, alternator, voltage regulator and my electronic ignition box. oh, and most of the cars light bulbs blew as well.

i was running the higher amperage alternator for A/C equipped cars.

problem was solved by adding the second field wire I had not previously needed.