also noticed the ammeter was showing about 40amps charge when the rpm's were high enough for the alternator to put that out.
dont drive it anymore till you solve it cuz that high of rate will fry everything (I'm assuming the battery is charged & if it ain't then charge it with a charger on your bench).
time to wonder HOW MUCH ACCESORIES HAS BEING SOURCED FROM BATT POST ? WRONG PROCEDURE...ammeter cars must get accesories sourced from alt post or some buss between alt and amm. If not any charge reading won be necesarily on charging batt process but feeding those added accesories. Then you wonder why ammeter and installation burnt!!!!
any excesive charge or discharge reading is an alarm. If nobody pays attention OR THINK a Charge reading is NORMAL you don't know how to read an ammeter or how the system works. Don't blame the ammeter cause that! Ammeter is giving you a warning call either side of the reading. Pay attention!
