man i wish i knew about this list when i re-wired my Midget. i tore the
whole thing out, got the new one and followed the wiring diagram. i sent my
vin# and all that to Moss. i got the car started and was so sure it was going
to catch on fire that i couldnt get excited right away about my success. the
one problem i had was the charging circuit was missing a wire...forgive me
if i mess up my terminology. my red ignition warning lamp went on like it was
supposed to but would not go back off. i noticed that the plug on the new
harness for the altenator only had 2 wires but my old one had 3. discovered a
wire was missing from the altenator to the solenoid i believe it was. i
connected a new one in and it was fine.
i also had the mystery wires and sometimes the harness wire color wouldnt
match up with some of my lights. was a process of elimination sometimes. my
brother sent me a website that has been quite useful. maybe it will help you
too. _http://www.dimebank.com/LucasColours.html_
(http://www.dimebank.com/LucasColours.html) . It is a very simple table that
tells what the colors of
the wires mean.
I have also since learned to go over connections with more electric tape
even though they have rubber connectors for the bullets and seem secure. i
had
a wire associated with the fuel pump corrode..something ground out and it
fried my rear harness from the pump to underneath the dash where it connected
with the main harness. i never did tell my dad who was a passenger at that
time. i cant believe he didnt feel the heat or get set on fire! im a bad
daughter. he was just so proud at the time that i fixed it i couldnt bare to
tell
him... stephanie :)
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