Take this one slow. You can also test the meter with the D battery. The neddle on this one will really jump. Disconnect the car battery. You will need to locate some donor parts from a`71-`73 Must; or Cougar, that came wih the amp meter. You will need the "Junction Block" located to the left of the Voltage Reg; and also the two heavy black wires connected to the block. A foot of each should be enough. Next, remove the black wire w/ orange stripe from the battery side of the Starter Solenoid on YOUR car, and connect it to the installed Junction block. Also remove the yellow 'fuse link" wire at this time. Follow this fuse link down about 10", until you come to a large black "splice joint". Two inches after this joint, cut the link, and save it. Next, lay one of the "donor" heavy black wires down in front of you , horizontaly, with the Eyelet to the right. Tape it down to something, it may help you. Take the other heavy black wire and cut off the Eyelet. Now solder this wire onto the middle of the one that's taped down. Add this wire so that it lays verticaly. The wires should now look like the letter T. Lable this added wire, at the bottom of the "T" , as the "A" wire. Lable the end wire, to the left of the "T", as wire "B". Where the "T" is joined in the middle, solder in a small wire. Five inches to the left of this small wire, add another small wire. This second small wire will be in the center of the "B" wire. Solder the saved fuse link to the end of the B wire. Now connect the Eyelet Wire to the junction block, along with the one you already added there. Next, connect the fuse link to the battery side of the starter Solenoid. Next, solder the "A" wire to the yellow wire, where you cut off the fuse link. The two small wires need to be run along the harness under the radiator, over the shock tower, and then through the firewall grommet. A small hole can be made in the lower part of the grommet for this. Tape up the harness so it looks stock. You may need to look at a car with gauges, to see how the stock tape looked, in the area near the starter solenoid. Connect the two small wires to the amp meter. If the amp meter works in reverse, just reverse the small wires. The small Grommet Hole can be sealed up with a dab of Silcone. Solder, and tape all connections, as the gauges work better with tight connections. Install the Tach first, then the oil gauge, and so on.
Posted on Mar 27, 1999, 11:21 PM from IP address 209.240.197.18