Re: IML: 66LeBaron-..IT's ALIVE!...sort of

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Dan, even if both wires were shorted together,the system functions would be normal, however the ammeter would be inoperative, I like others, believe you may have other "Buggs" to sort out.Ya'll have a nice day, Dave.

 

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> > Hi All....Well, quite a few members have said the same thing...GREAT THAT THE 
> > CAR IS WORKING, DAN, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE BALLAST RESISTOR!......Most 
> > comments center on the Ammeter gauge...while messing under the dash, I did check 
> > the RED and BLACK wires on the back of the gauge...thinking back, now, on what I 
> > saw its probable that when I was trying to make SURE that the connectors for 
> > these two wires were NOT touching each other I may have moved one 
> > 'just-a-little'bit' which was enough to remove the otherwise shorted gauge. It 
> > looks like the connector for the RED wire was put on at the factory and 
> > tightened down in such a fashion that its insulated connector is either touching 
> > the connector for the BLACK wire 
> or has , over the years, worn a sport thru the 
> > RED wires insulation which caused the short......Of course it could have been 
> > something else that was moved around a bit when I was under there that did the 
> > trick......anyone who has tried to troubleshoort an 'intermittant' problem knows 
> > what fun it can be!!!!!! Well, next step is to try and loosen up that gauge 
> > connection and move the connector around so its as far away (!!!!!) from the 
> > BLACK wires connection as possible!...we'll see how my back holds up from being 
> > twisted into a pretzel (aren't undr-dash problems fun??)....but I think I still 
> > will be needing a gauge! 
> > 
> > Thanks everyone for all your help, suggestions and comments!!!! 
> > Dan melnik 
> > 
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