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PanelBilly |
Jul 6 2009, 07:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,817 Joined: 23-July 06 From: Kent, Wa Member No.: 6,488 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
New tubes really add to the general fresh look to the front trunk. I had to make a bolt to hold the back of the winshield wiper assembly in place, but I got everything bolted up this weekend. Next comes the wiring in the dash I guess. The wire mess looks a bit overwelming. Any advice is welcome. And yes I know the light switches are out of order |
racunniff |
Jul 6 2009, 07:56 PM
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volt914 Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 6,705 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
The wire mess looks a bit overwelming. Any advice is welcome. And yes I know the light switches are out of order Did you label the wires before you removed the harness? Or is this a new harness? Regardless - my advice on hooking everything back up is "one step at a time." Hook up the fuse panel. And then, one gadget at a time. Identify where you think something should plug in. Ideally, verify your choice with a voltmeter (if you have the switches hooked up). Hook up your gadget. Look/listen/smell for burning wires and blown fuses. Turn the switch on to your gadget. Look/listen/smell for burning wires and blown fuses. Verify proper operation. Move on to the next gadget. On the "burning wires" front - you should probably have quick access to the 12V battery during all this - so you can quickly disconnect if you start overheating something. I kept mine outside the car hooked up via jumper cables. Most of the wires are *not* fuse-protected (especially grounds) and they can smoke very very quickly. |
914Sixer |
Jul 6 2009, 07:56 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,903 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Work being done the right way !!!!! Very clean and neat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
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racunniff |
Jul 6 2009, 07:58 PM
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volt914 Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 6,705 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
The wire mess looks a bit overwelming. Any advice is welcome. And yes I know the light switches are out of order ...my advice on hooking everything back up is "one step at a time." One more thing - sand all the paint and primer off of all the ground points before attaching ground wires. If you are worried about corrosion, drop a bit of dielectric grease on each one before plugging in the wire. |
Cap'n Krusty |
Jul 6 2009, 08:18 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
Very nice! The factory wiring diagrams are in color, and each terminal on every electrical component is numbered and/or lettered, both in the diagram and on the parts thenselves. Makes it easy! Color diagrams are available on the Pelican Parts website.
Brown is ALWAYS ground, and brown with a stripe is a switched ground. All the rest of the stuff is pretty self explanatory. The Cap'n |
FourBlades |
Jul 6 2009, 08:21 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,055 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States |
I found that laying out the wiring in the car gives you a general idea what
device the wires should go to. The wires are all about the right length to get where they need to be without a lot of extra length. Get a color diagram from Prospero's Garage. It is easier to read than the hanes B&W pictures and it is laminated and sweat proof. I think I got mine on ebay. Here's some tips from an OLDE WORLDE mechanic that I plan to use pretty soon when I finally hook up a battery to the car. Put a 3 amp fuse between your battery and the positive wires. That way the fuse will blow if you have a short instead of cooking your wiring. Take all the fuses and relays out except the one for the circuit you are debugging. Add them back one at a time as you work through the systems. I have nearly all my wiring hooked up so we'll see soon how I did. John |
racunniff |
Jul 6 2009, 08:31 PM
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volt914 Group: Members Posts: 172 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 6,705 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
I found that laying out the wiring in the car gives you a general idea what device the wires should go to. The wires are all about the right length to get where they need to be without a lot of extra length. Get a color diagram from Prospero's Garage. It is easier to read than the hanes B&W pictures and it is laminated and sweat proof. I think I got mine on ebay. Here's some tips from an OLDE WORLDE mechanic that I plan to use pretty soon when I finally hook up a battery to the car. Put a 3 amp fuse between your battery and the positive wires. That way the fuse will blow if you have a short instead of cooking your wiring. Take all the fuses and relays out except the one for the circuit you are debugging. Add them back one at a time as you work through the systems. I have nearly all my wiring hooked up so we'll see soon how I did. John All excellent advice - I wish I had thought of the 3 amp fuse trick! Note that many of the wiring diagrams are available online - 1974 at Pelican Parts http://www.pelicanparts.com/914/914_electrical_diagrams.htm and I've scanned & colorized the 1975 diagram at http://volt914.blogspot.com/2007/07/1975-c...ng-diagram.html (you'll need the Haines manual to make sense of mine, I did not want to scan the *whole* thing because of copyright issues). |
watsonrx13 |
Jul 7 2009, 05:49 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,735 Joined: 18-February 03 From: Plant City, FL Member No.: 312 Region Association: South East States |
I found that laying out the wiring in the car gives you a general idea what device the wires should go to. The wires are all about the right length to get where they need to be without a lot of extra length. Get a color diagram from Prospero's Garage. It is easier to read than the hanes B&W pictures and it is laminated and sweat proof. I think I got mine on ebay. Here's some tips from an OLDE WORLDE mechanic that I plan to use pretty soon when I finally hook up a battery to the car. Put a 3 amp fuse between your battery and the positive wires. That way the fuse will blow if you have a short instead of cooking your wiring. Take all the fuses and relays out except the one for the circuit you are debugging. Add them back one at a time as you work through the systems. I have nearly all my wiring hooked up so we'll see soon how I did. John John, I've been looking for these large laminated print outs for awhile.... Anyway, here's the link to Prospero's Garage, unfortunately they only have the diagrams from 70-73 for now.... BTW, the installation of the fresh air system looks great.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) -- Rob |
aircooledtechguy |
Jul 7 2009, 04:14 PM
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The Aircooledtech Guy Group: Members Posts: 1,966 Joined: 8-November 08 From: Anacortes, WA Member No.: 9,730 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Billy, your work is really nice!! You're making good progress. Keep these updates coming (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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BarberDave |
Jul 7 2009, 04:23 PM
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Barberdave Group: Members Posts: 1,605 Joined: 12-January 03 From: Wauseon Ohio Member No.: 135 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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When you get done you will be required to change your screen name , from "Panel Billy " to Cool 914 Billy. Great job so far , be proud of it and your work!! Dave (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) |
Tom |
Jul 10 2009, 06:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,139 Joined: 21-August 05 From: Port Orchard, WA 98367 Member No.: 4,626 Region Association: None |
Billy,
That is sure looking nice. Those cool wiring diagrams are sure nice too, too bad I'm color blind! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . But I have had years of experience tracing wires with an ohm meter. Tom |
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