Ok.. I'm having troubles with the elky. When these questions pop up everyone says check the grounds. How do you know which one to check? I hate electrical problems so type slowly if you respond. Here's the problem. This morning, I noticed my amp ga was registering toward the low side.. below 12 volts. I thought nothing of it because I think that acceptable. This afternoon however, the ga was reading almost 19 volts. I thought the regulator my be coming unplugged, so I checked that.. it was snug. So I tapped the alternator with a hammer just in case the reg was stuck.. hmm. So as I was driving home.. I noticed that my dash lights were brighter than they have ever been. Suddenly, the engine backfired thru the exhaust. Then it started belching thru the carb. The lights went out and the car died. I put it in neutral and restarted it. It backfired a couple of more times. Then, as I pressed the accelerator, the headlights went out. Let off the gas and they came back on. This happened without warning. Now, last week I installed a new steering wheel. This was the type with the post for the horn activation. No wire. After three days of it being changed, something became stuck and since I was in traffic, I had to forcefully turn the wheel, something broke. Then the next day, everything but the horn worked. Anyone care to diagnose? Thanks..