Well, I traced the voltmeter problem to the main (8 gauge?) wire that feeds to the voltmeter. At some time in the car's past, a splice was done - not very well, so the cable was not making good contact with its connector. Re-termination fixed er up. I suppose the backfire and fogging temp gauge were unrelated and they havent recurred.
Cousteau
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