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Getting ready to install my new starter switch on my Mopar flathead. Anyone know if the contacts should be lubricated or left dry? When I took the...
No resistor. My ammeter has 3 terminals. Only one of the terminals is fused (lower terminal in photos) originally with a 20A fuse. Only the lights...
Thanks for your quick response and time you spent writing it. Attempting to convert or retrofit a spare amp gauge is likely beyond my capabilities...
Hi Steve, If a fuse (say 30 or 40 amp) were added between my 60 amp alternator and the 30 amp ammeter, wouldn't that offer at least some...
All the above advice, recommendations and opinions are greatly appreciated. I'm coming to understand why volt meters are a safer choice when...
Thanks for your advice! Very helpful. I did think about locating a earlier Mopar lower amperage alternator. The earlier ones (up to 1969) used a...
I'm hoping to keep the original ammeter, and the 70s Mopar charging system. I've been driving my truck for many years trouble free with the 60 amp...
In my sketched diagram below the amp gauge on the left shows how I wired it years ago. (I believe incorrectly). Everything worked fine, but I've...
Thanks everyone for the reply's! On the 39-47 Mopar trucks the oem sized 6.50-16 tires on the 4"rims look really wimpy on the rear in those huge...
I'm considering purchasing Excelsiors or Coker Classic radial tires for the front axle of my 39 Plymouth pickup resto-rod. I would be mounting...
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