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Twilightoptics · 04-25-2002, 01:33 AM

My temp light flickers on and off on my '67 Chevy. Loose wire? The aftermarket temp gauge says 190degrees and it just started doing this...? I don't see any pattern but it seems to flicker most when reving the engine, at a steady speed/rpm the light just stays on. What does this mean?

I've got an ammeter on here that is not hooked up. Not sure what wire goes where, never hooked one up before. Does the reading wire go to the output of the alternator?

Longhorn Man · 04-25-2002, 06:27 AM

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On your dummy light, since you have a guage also...I would just remove the bulb from the light.

As far as your bat. guage, the small wire coming off the pos i=on the batt, you run that to your guage, then run another wire from the other side of the guage back to the battery.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
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Twilightoptics · 04-25-2002, 04:04 PM

I know a VOLT meter is hooked up that way, didn't know it was the same for ammeter (amps)???

imdarren · 04-25-2002, 07:10 PM

They are diffrent. An amp meter is hooked up to the alternator. Amp meters are dangerous (thats why people don't use them any more. they use Volt meters instead). An amp meter needs to have that large wire comming from the alternator comming through the fire wall. If there is ever a short, you have major car fire / meltdown! I wouldn't use it. Just my opinion. They do have a shunt system (for safety), however, I still wouldn't use one. Sorry I don't have details on exactly what wire goes where. Darren

Longhorn Man · 04-25-2002, 08:45 PM

The volt meter is run from positive to guage to ground.
The instructions to my amp guage says to interupt the smal wire going to the battery.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio

imdarren · 04-25-2002, 10:55 PM

Twilightopics, I would go by what Longhornmail is saying. My experience is with older style Ammeters. And Longhornmail seems to have a newer style guage, and good instructions. Darren

Longhorn Man · 04-25-2002, 11:00 PM

Well I did forget to mention...aftermarket guage here. Sorry.

04-25-2002, 01:33 AM	#1
Twilightoptics Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Vancouver, WA. USA Posts: 38	Temp light flickers / How do you wire an ammeter? My temp light flickers on and off on my '67 Chevy. Loose wire? The aftermarket temp gauge says 190degrees and it just started doing this...? I don't see any pattern but it seems to flicker most when reving the engine, at a steady speed/rpm the light just stays on. What does this mean? I've got an ammeter on here that is not hooked up. Not sure what wire goes where, never hooked one up before. Does the reading wire go to the output of the alternator? __________________ http://4.65.252.68/hosted/twilightsig.jpg 1967 Chevy Pickup: '85 Camaro 305 Rebuilt carb - Turbo 400 Trans Flowtech headers to Purple Hornies

04-25-2002, 04:04 PM	#3
Twilightoptics Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Vancouver, WA. USA Posts: 38	I know a VOLT meter is hooked up that way, didn't know it was the same for ammeter (amps)??? __________________ http://4.65.252.68/hosted/twilightsig.jpg 1967 Chevy Pickup: '85 Camaro 305 Rebuilt carb - Turbo 400 Trans Flowtech headers to Purple Hornies

04-25-2002, 07:10 PM	#4
imdarren Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SW Washington Posts: 1,006	They are diffrent. An amp meter is hooked up to the alternator. Amp meters are dangerous (thats why people don't use them any more. they use Volt meters instead). An amp meter needs to have that large wire comming from the alternator comming through the fire wall. If there is ever a short, you have major car fire / meltdown! I wouldn't use it. Just my opinion. They do have a shunt system (for safety), however, I still wouldn't use one. Sorry I don't have details on exactly what wire goes where. Darren __________________ Washington State 1967 Chevy C10 LWB Rodstoration In Progress. 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super

04-25-2002, 10:55 PM	#6
imdarren Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: SW Washington Posts: 1,006	Twilightopics, I would go by what Longhornmail is saying. My experience is with older style Ammeters. And Longhornmail seems to have a newer style guage, and good instructions. Darren __________________ Washington State 1967 Chevy C10 LWB Rodstoration In Progress. 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super

04-25-2002, 06:27 AM	#2
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Wecome to the forum. On your dummy light, since you have a guage also...I would just remove the bulb from the light. As far as your bat. guage, the small wire coming off the pos i=on the batt, you run that to your guage, then run another wire from the other side of the guage back to the battery. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio

04-25-2002, 08:45 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	The volt meter is run from positive to guage to ground. The instructions to my amp guage says to interupt the smal wire going to the battery. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio

04-25-2002, 11:00 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Well I did forget to mention...aftermarket guage here. Sorry.



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