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Ok, now I'm lost. I've been following this thread because my car has been stalling at idle with the lights on. I'm not understanding this "putting both ammeter wires on the same post" bit. Please explain. Keep in mind I'm electrically challenged.
Hi everyone- I've been a member for about five years but have never posted before. I now have an electrical issue I can't figure out. My wife had my 70 Challenger out last week and called to say it wouldn't start after she had shut it off. Before I could tell her what to check it started. I started it several times after she got home and it seemed fine. I did check to be sure all electrical connections under the hood were tight. All seemed fine, then I went to drive it. It started fine so I pulled out of the drive. As soon as I hit the brakes it died. I put it back in park and had to turn the key several times but it did then start. I have checked the wiring connections under the dash that go to the ignition switch and they are fine. When I was checking them I kept turning the key to see if there was a loose connection. I never found anything. When it does start, it will die if you hit the brakes or just turn on the park lights. I have changed the voltage regulator and still have the same issue. If I wind it up to about 2500 rpm and turn the park lights on it will run but barely. I noticed when I do this the tach needle drops down to 800 even though the engine is still turning 2500. I believe something is dropping the voltage so low to the ignition when any lights are used it causes the car to die. The fact that I need to turn the key multiple times (sometimes) makes me question the ignition switch. Anybody ever had a problem like this?Thanks in advance for any help. This is a great site with great members!
I put the headlight relay harness on a couple of months ago. After driving without it for the past five years I was extremely pleased with the improvement. It is literally like night and day! I would recommend this to everyone!
