http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog Years worth of classic automobile wire harness and electrical knowledge Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:36:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here at YnZ's I often get requests to rewire customers original turn signal switches. There were a huge assortment of types and manufactures. Some of the switches are really odd. However, I think most of them are an interesting example of the automotive art. I have started keeping a picture ... http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=23 I just received a letter from a customer regarding a problem he was having with his taillights. He wrote: "When my lights are off and I step on the brake the brake lights work great, but when I turn on the lights they are always bright." This is one symptom of a very common ... http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=22 Here at YnZ's I answer the phone every day to take orders, or answer questions from folks wanting to know more about the wiring they will need for their restoration. It has been interesting over these last 40 years of offering our Wiring Harness for the restoration hobbyists, to go from talking to people ... http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=18 One of the common inquiries we get from customers is how to get better electrical performance from their positive ground vehicle. Aside from buying a new wiring harness there is a simple $10 investment that can breathe new life into your vintage positively grounded vehicle Positive ground systems have a lot ... http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=15 So I couldn't talk you into keeping you original electrical system 6 volts(see 6 to 12 Volt Conversion Part I). The following are points you will have to address in completing your conversion to 12 volts: How am I going to create 12 volts of potential? 1.     Send your original generator out ... http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=14 Powermaster has created a new line of alternators called PowerGENs. These alternators look almost exactly like an old generator but house a powerful 75 Amp alternator. We took a look at one of the first ones to come through our door and run it through its rounds. Look and Feel The PowerGEN ... http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=13 YnZ’s is now an authorized distributor for PowerMaster. PowerMaster is the leading producer for high performance OEM and street rod alternators and starters. We have all kinds of charging solutions: OEM replacement alternators Racing Alternators PowerGEN – a NEW bolt in replacement for your 6 or 12 Volt generator At YnZ’s people are always ... http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=12 Opinions are like noses, everybody has one. Well. my opinion is to NOT convert an originally 6 volt restoration project to 12 volts. Let me just point out some of the reasons people go to 12 volts and how to work around these issues and keep the 6 volt system I ... http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=8 Coming soon for our first article we will be discussing how to convert an antique car from 6 to 12 volts. The do's and don'ts and the why's and why nots. http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=7 YnZ's now offers 6 volt light bulb kits. It contains every light bulb for the car plus extras all labelled telling you where they go! http://www.ynzyesterdaysparts.com/blog/?p=6