dakonthemountain
California Chapter member
I think this all got lost in my "sending unit testing" thread, so now this is an electrical question:
I want to test the ammeter. I know that it's a shunt type from my shop manual and under the testing section it states to "check the battery to circuit breaker wire connections" For the life of me I cannot find that wire or a circuit breaker or the shunt. Someone mentioned it was off the alternator, but I've replaced that a number of times and didn't see a shunt wire/resistor there. I really want to try this before I go through all the trouble of replacing the gauge by taking out the dash. That's a pain to do. I know from replacing the instrument pod a number of years ago. I actually DID look further in the manual for the wiring diagrams, but all is see is a simple sketch for this that I can't find.... shouldnt' the wire for the shunt come after the alternator? I can't figure out how to trace the wiring from the gauge back to the battery... I'm just so confused now!!!
Oh, and I know the ammeter is not all that reliable, I just want to keep the original gauges working for historical sake..
Thanks as always for your help!
Dak
I want to test the ammeter. I know that it's a shunt type from my shop manual and under the testing section it states to "check the battery to circuit breaker wire connections" For the life of me I cannot find that wire or a circuit breaker or the shunt. Someone mentioned it was off the alternator, but I've replaced that a number of times and didn't see a shunt wire/resistor there. I really want to try this before I go through all the trouble of replacing the gauge by taking out the dash. That's a pain to do. I know from replacing the instrument pod a number of years ago. I actually DID look further in the manual for the wiring diagrams, but all is see is a simple sketch for this that I can't find.... shouldnt' the wire for the shunt come after the alternator? I can't figure out how to trace the wiring from the gauge back to the battery... I'm just so confused now!!!
Oh, and I know the ammeter is not all that reliable, I just want to keep the original gauges working for historical sake..
Thanks as always for your help!
Dak