Amp hand going full tilt discharge tells me more is going on here than wires switched on the meter or alt (+) and B (+) being switched under the hood.
Full tilt from a missing shunt will burn the meter up.
Meter wired to show full alternator output will burn the meter up.
Wired factory the ammeter shows electron flow going to or coming from the battery and nothing else. That's battery charge or discharge and not how many amps the alternator puts out.
Untill this gets straightened out... I would add a jumper wire from alt (+) to B (+) so you don't run too many amps through the meter and it's wires. At amp hand full tilt your passing more current through the meter and its wires than it was suppose to ever see.
Add the jumper to prevent smoke and flames
Clay
PS nothing wrong with factory ammeters when wired correctly and doing what its suppose to do. You can add a volt meter if you like with no change or affect on ammeter function.
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