[DeTomaso] WeatherPack connector NOT

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/01/07 6:13:07 PM, PersoCaddy at aol.com writes:

<< Now (with a new battery) the car runs fine for 20 minutes, this I have 
timed and this is the time required for  the next thing to happen. At idle in my 
driveway tach bounces from 1,000 to  4,000 rpms indicated, and the ammeter 
needle is jumping in time with the tach !  >>

It may be a ground problem with the voltage regulator- one owner found he 
need a separate wire ground from chassis to the regulator. If adding a regulator 
ground doesn't fix it, try this, Pat: while the engine is idling, turn on the 
headlights and watch both tach and water temp needles. If both decrease when 
the lights switch on, the problem is a grounding-loop somewhere in the 
console-to-grounding-lug under the dash. The fix commonly includes removing all the 
instrument ground connections under the dash, wire-brushing them and 
reassembling with some dielectric grease. Don't get carried away in tightening the nut on 
the under-dash ground point- I've seen them twisted off, and that causes more 
problems!  Good luck- J deRyke
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