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Originally Posted by old man neri View Post
You had your multi-meter on the correct setting with the leads in the right spots? The reason I ask is it would be very very strange to get anything more than 12V (14V with the engine running) on almost all wires on the car.
I had one lead on the ring end of the yellow wire and the other lead on the tranny ground strap. Voltmeter set to 12V. Its a quality meter, not a harbor freight cheapie. I agree it is strange so I will test again.

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Originally Posted by Superman View Post
Right you are. With the engine off, voltage should be 12.5-ish. Engine on, maybe 14 volts. These, with lights and other accessories off.
According to the Bentley voltage should be more than 7 volts. Would this lead you to believe its an ignition switch issue or maybe some corrosion along the wire somewhere thats creating high resistance and inconsistent voltage reading?


Thanks for you help guys.
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