[Amc-list] volt meter needle jumping around

[hydeparker@xxxxxxxxx]

I have a '69 Scout that has a weird quirk: the volt meter needle bounces all over the place.  This is a stock, in-dash volt meter, not an after-market job.  

I put a new alternator on a year ago, but the bouncing occured before the replacement.  I've never replaced the voltage regulator, which is original. The truck was upgraded to an HEI distributor just before the alt. was replaced.

Ideas on what to check?  I could check with the Scout guys, but they're not as nice as you guys!

Requisite AMC Content: The truck has a 304 in it, and a lot of folks ask if it's an AMC 304.  It's not.  Also, IHC put AMC 258s in Scouts in the 70s, but this truck was built before that started.  And, like AMC, IHC spent years with various financial solvency problems. 
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