fried wire - ignition on Options

[jimkelly]

why did my wire from my coil to my points/condensor fry - up in smoke : (

[jimkelly]

i could have sworn that i did not move this wire from one side of the coil to the other - is it possible the car could have run with this wire on the positive side of the coil? cause it was running but i was having trouble with getting fuel pump to operate.

i just ordered some crimps and a good crimp tool - to fix this issue.

also - is the right side of the coil label always the hot side - without pulling it out of the car - i can't see + -

edit - i just pulled it and marked it with a sharpee.

so condenser wire (now fried ) goes to neg side of coil.
i have on remaining fried wire - you think it is my tach wire? thsi goes to neg or pos

what is the remaining good black wire? this goes to neg or pos?

my oil pressure switch is busted - that is my green/red wire - correct?


jim

[Spoke]

i just ordered some crimps and a good crimp tool - to fix this issue.

Don't use crimps for electrical connections. They loosen and oxidize over time and cause intermittent opens.

Slide on a length of shrink-wrap tubing, strip the wire ends, twist together, solder, slide shrink-wrap onto connection and heat the shrink-wrap.

It's a little more involved but you'll never have a problem with any of these connections again.

When I sold my 914, the license plate lights were out. I chased the problem to a crimp connection in the tunnel. Move the crimp and the lights go on; move it again and lights go off.

Strip wires, twist, solder, shrink-wrap; a problem never more.