RE: wire gauge question

[Steven Charette <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fresh out of "mechanic school" one of my first jobs at the Dodge Dealer in
1975 was a 70 Coronet with melted wires... a seasoned mechanic showed me the
"fix"... he cut the wires on both sides of the disconnect, ran a 1/4" drill
through the two cavities in the bulkhead, pulled the wire from under the
dash out into the engine compartment and soldered the wires together.

Never saw the car again so either it worked or...

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Kinsley [mailto:rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:33 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: wire gauge question


Since the ammeter is a weak link in the system and a potential problem I did
away with mine. Instead get a volt meter. Also the bulkhead connectors
typically meltdown so just run the wire straight through to improve that
area.
Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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neal zimmerman wrote:
> 
> thanks dodger Im on my way
>   neal zimmerman, eugene oregon
> 
> On 6/24/09, Dodger7998@xxxxxxx <Dodger7998@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > wire size will not matter, the bigger the better up to a certain 
> > point,,,,,,as I recall it is #10 originally, which is heavy enough 
> > to handle, it  is connections of it that cause the problem, like at 
> > the bulkhead connector, and  the terminals on back of gauge,
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/24/2009 9:27:01 A.M. Central Daylight Time, 
> > neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > I am  working on the cudas wiring this week. at some point the 
> > bulkhead connector  melted down, so i found a good one.
> > heres the question bear with  me.
> > Obviouysly the meltdown came from the two heavy  leads go to and 
> > from the ammeter.And when i pulled the gauges last nite I  also saw 
> > melting  up closer to the ammeter between the two heavy  leads, they 
> > were lying next to each other and were starting to  look  pretty gooey.
> > I am thinbking of replacing the whole circuit, from  alternater, up 
> > thru ammeter and out to starter relay with a heavvier gauge  wire to 
> > aid in cooling,( via less resistance), but i am wondering if that  
> > will throw out the ammeter, like are they calibrated to that factory  
> > size wire??
> > thanks .
> > PS anybody care to explain to me  what a fusible link does?
> > neal zimmerman, eugene  oregon
> >
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Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations
as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to
the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy,
reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar
topic.  Thanks!

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http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. 


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