ok i know nothing about wiring ...

A club member with a 73 Charger has a problem

The power wire in the bulk head that goes out to the ALT has blown the connector out of the motor harness and melted the bulk head a bit...

I pulled the wire out of the connector put a new connector on the wire and put it back in the motor harness plug .. tested it for power and started the car and the let it run for a bit and checked the wire and it was not hot ..

so we drove it a bit and the gauge showed it charging .. next thing we smell the hot melting wire.. pull it back to the house..

again the little metal prong had exploded and melted more of the bulk head connector..

SO HELP !!!!

can a faulty charging gauge do this ?
is something finding a ground ?

Any input ???????

The Alt and Voltage Reg are both new....