Thanks for the reply. I started with fuses. Pulled every single one and no change on the voltage. In my preliminary trace, i recall at least the red wire in the unfused ign goes nowhere as well.
I also just found that there is a solder join of some other wires. im writing everything down right now so i can diagram how it currently is set up.
here is a pic of the spliced red and brown wires. the red goes from the battery to the regulator, alternator into the cab to another solder joint that splits to the head light switch and the ignition.
