I'd do a simple test for input voltage with a voltmeter. If the test voltmeter shows level voltage. I'd check ground and then assume that he gauge as fought a courageous battle and succumbed to the ravages of time. I'd use my Rambler mentality an dlook for used one. Failing that I'd find a gauge replair place and have it rebuilt, Or tag one under that dash, depending on the the vehicle and my mood -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 " I was different before people dared to be different" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: 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. > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list