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| HalfMoon |
 Aug 27 2013, 03:52 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 13-November 12 From: Shenandoah Junction, WV Member No.: 15,144 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Imagine my dismay when today I decided to open the dash (I was trouble shooting a fuel gauge not working-easy fix, PO had cut the wires at the tank for some reason), discovering a huge amount of loose wires. The PO had installed a completly different tach so I'm hoping alot of these wires (11) had a purpose for being disconnected. Vain hope most likely...
I did notice the brake warning light stays on all the time...and of course nothing else works (except the fuel gauge that I just hooked back up). The car is a v-8 converted teener so alot of stuff may be disconnected for that reason as well. The real problem is that I'm VERY color blind. I can read a schematic reasonably well if I know what color wires I'm looking at on the car, which brings us to the reason for this post! Could someone help me identify the loose wires I've numbered in the enclosed photograph? What color corresponds to the numbered wires? With that data I should be able to figure out what was supposed to go where and assimilate if it was disconnected for purpose. Wiring and color blindness can be a serious challenge, so any help is appreciated :-) David Oh and btw, if you click on the image and then click again you'll get a very close view  |
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| bulitt |
Aug 29 2013, 04:48 PM
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Achtzylinder Group: Members Posts: 4,189 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States |
Got that David?
Number 4 hooks to both lights 6 to left 8 to right And as Jonathan points out you have no indicators in the tach, so you can hook up the top two brake warning bulbs. Thought they were indicator bulbs, sorry. |
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| HalfMoon |
Aug 29 2013, 06:08 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 828 Joined: 13-November 12 From: Shenandoah Junction, WV Member No.: 15,144 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(bulitt @ Aug 29 2013, 06:48 PM)  Got that David? Number 4 hooks to both lights 6 to left 8 to right And as Jonathan points out you have no indicators in the tach, so you can hook up the top two brake warning bulbs. Thought they were indicator bulbs, sorry. I'm slightly confused. For clarity sake....yep, I'm going to use those illumination pots for turn sighnal indicators. I've decided to use BOTH lights. So, are we saying 4 (blue/wht) goes to one pole on one light and then needs a jumper to the other light and then 6 goes on one pole and 8 goes on the the other pole of the other light, right. I suppose the confusion is in 4. Do I need to jump 4 to the second light? That seems to make sense if it's the power and I need power to both bulbs... |
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HalfMoon 1973 loose wires behind the dash Aug 27 2013, 03:52 PM
Ferg 1. Red/white stripe
2. Green/red stripe
3. Brow... Aug 27 2013, 03:57 PM
HalfMoon :headbang:
1. Red/white stripe
2. Green/red str... Aug 27 2013, 04:03 PM bulitt This may help
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/upload... Aug 27 2013, 04:05 PM HalfMoon
This may help
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploa... Aug 27 2013, 04:35 PM Jeff Bowlsby That diagram is for 1974 car... ;)
But it should ... Aug 27 2013, 05:12 PM HalfMoon
That diagram is for 1974 car... ;)
But it should... Aug 27 2013, 07:03 PM Jeff Bowlsby
[quote name='Jeff Bowlsby' post='1916154' date='A... Aug 28 2013, 07:49 AM bulitt Moonman- I happened to label the back of my cluste... Aug 28 2013, 06:54 AM HalfMoon
Moonman- I happened to label the back of my clust... Aug 28 2013, 08:34 AM Dave_Darling Note that the wires numbered 9, 10, and 11 are add... Aug 28 2013, 08:04 AM HalfMoon
Note that the wires numbered 9, 10, and 11 are ad... Aug 28 2013, 08:29 AM Jeff Bowlsby Actually...
The factory used different striping p... Aug 28 2013, 10:09 AM HalfMoon
Actually...
The factory used different striping ... Aug 28 2013, 10:28 AM Jeff Bowlsby This is really sad to see, you are going to have h... Aug 28 2013, 01:19 PM bulitt
This is really sad to see, you are going to have ... Aug 28 2013, 02:47 PM HalfMoon Sigh. Well I goofed around with the pod wires some... Aug 28 2013, 05:45 PM HalfMoon
Sigh. Well I goofed around with the pod wires som... Aug 29 2013, 01:16 PM bulitt David- I crawled up on the lift to look at mine-
... Aug 29 2013, 02:47 PM HalfMoon
David- I crawled up on the lift to look at mine-
... Aug 29 2013, 03:47 PM Jonathan Livesay
David- I crawled up on the lift to look at mine-
... Aug 29 2013, 04:11 PM bulitt yes Aug 29 2013, 06:13 PM HalfMoon :Qarl:
AWESOME!
It worked and now my former b... Aug 29 2013, 06:50 PM HalfMoon Durnit! Just when I thought we had it nailed ... Aug 30 2013, 03:15 PM Jonathan Livesay
Durnit! Just when I thought we had it nailed ... Aug 30 2013, 04:21 PM HalfMoon
Durnit! Just when I thought we had it nailed... Aug 30 2013, 04:34 PM Jonathan Livesay
[quote name='Jonathan Livesay' post='1918030' dat... Aug 30 2013, 05:31 PM HalfMoon
[quote name='Jonathan Livesay' post='1918030' da... Aug 30 2013, 06:25 PM HalfMoon Pretty sure I goofed
What say you'ze
Aug 30 2013, 07:41 PM Jonathan Livesay
Pretty sure I goofed
What say you'ze
Yup. Aug 30 2013, 08:25 PM bulitt Yes, the one you are holding should go to the turn... Aug 31 2013, 06:21 AM |
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