Yesterday I removed the old alternator wire and it was in very poor shape. I also attempted to see what was encased in what can best be described as petrified dinosaur poop. I had to partially crush it in my vise, then chisel away at it. It didn't survive so well so I couldn't read anything on it if there was anything. It must be a fuse. My meter read .1 ohms so it wasn't adding any resistance to the line.
Rich, when we talked about adding that 90 amp fuse (which I ordered) to the starter lug to feed the alternator, that situation was if/when I change the ammeter to a volt meter. Since I am not doing that immediately and will continue to have the large orange wire running up under the dash, replacing the wire to the alternator will need to be fused. Can I use that new one temporarily by putting in line or should I get an inline one that I splice in and if so, should that be 90 amps as well?
I am sure I'll be changing to the volt meter but right now, I want to finish this part. I dislike making a lot of changes at once (which I have already surpassed) without running the motor. It makes trouble shooting that much tougher.