Thread: hot rod wiring
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10-29-2004 02:10 PM #1
hot rod wiring
I have a flatmotor 31 hiboy with 12 volt system utilizing GM internal regulator alternator, ford solenoid, and GM style ignition switch. With the ignition off (or just no key in) when the battery cutoff switch is turned on the volt meter starts to read.
I have one wire coming off the alternator going directly to the battery post on the solenoid. One wire from this same post going to the BATT post on the ignition switch. One wire from this same BATT post to the voltmeter. My coil wire comes through a ballast resistor to the IGN post on the ignition switch.
Can someone give me a clue as to what might be going on...thanks
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10-29-2004 04:17 PM #2
The hot wire to the volt meter needs to go through the ing switch so that when the switch is off there is no power to the volt meter unlike an amp meter which has power all the time
MM64"LIFE IS NOT A JOURNEY TO THE GRAVE WITH THE INTENTION OF ARRIVING SAFELY IN A PRETTY AND WELL PRESERVED BODY,
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN BROADSIDE,
THOROUGHLY USED UP, TOTALLY WORN OUT, AND LOUDLY PROCLAIMING:
WOW.... WHAT A RIDE !!!"
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10-29-2004 06:48 PM #3
Many thanks...the meter now reads like it should. I think I still have some grounds to fix, but that is for another day...
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10-29-2004 06:48 PM #4
the way i read it is,you have the volt meter hot with bat. cut off switch on and it shouldnt be hot until the ign. switch is cut on. the volt meter runs parallel to the bat. and the amp. meter runs in series. how many wires do you have on the alt?Mike
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10-29-2004 06:53 PM #5
There is one wire coming off the alternator. It goes to the solenoid post with the main battery cable. A wire comes off the BATT post on the ignition to that same post on the solenoid.
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10-29-2004 07:01 PM #6
Originally posted by surfgeezer
There is one wire coming off the alternator. It goes to the solenoid post with the main battery cable. A wire comes off the BATT post on the ignition to that same post on the solenoid.Mike
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10-29-2004 08:44 PM #7
Originally posted by lt1s10
the 12v hot all the time wire you have now is ok but youll need to run another one from the big post on the back of the alt to the plug on top of the alt marked B
MM64"LIFE IS NOT A JOURNEY TO THE GRAVE WITH THE INTENTION OF ARRIVING SAFELY IN A PRETTY AND WELL PRESERVED BODY,
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN BROADSIDE,
THOROUGHLY USED UP, TOTALLY WORN OUT, AND LOUDLY PROCLAIMING:
WOW.... WHAT A RIDE !!!"
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10-29-2004 08:49 PM #8
Originally posted by MrMopar64
Except on the GM one wire alt......... Thats what I put on mine and it dosen't have the the plug on the top with the 2 small posts
MM64Mike
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10-29-2004 09:23 PM #9
Originally posted by lt1s10
THANKS mopar, like always should have asked before speaking
MM64"LIFE IS NOT A JOURNEY TO THE GRAVE WITH THE INTENTION OF ARRIVING SAFELY IN A PRETTY AND WELL PRESERVED BODY,
BUT RATHER TO SKID IN BROADSIDE,
THOROUGHLY USED UP, TOTALLY WORN OUT, AND LOUDLY PROCLAIMING:
WOW.... WHAT A RIDE !!!"
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10-30-2004 10:03 AM #10
Thank you both very much. I have made the changes you suggested and things seem to be working OK. I also discovered the volt gauge was not grounded.
Welcome to CHR. I think that you need to hook up your vacuum advance. At part throttle when cruising you have less air and fuel in each cylinder, and the air-fuel mixture is not as densely packed...
MSD 8360 distributor vacuum advance