Tom, and Theo, Tom, you are doing something that is good, but I tackled
it in a different fashion. I did not trust what was under the wrapping
for the wires, and especially what previous owners did to the wiring.
So, the simple way is not to add a Band-Aid, and then another Band-Aid,
and so and so forth.
Just take the wiring harness out of the car, strip the covering, and you
will find that the PO's mistakes, yours possibly, with the AC problems
you had before, and if you are getting rid of the old generator, and
adding a one wire alternator, you can do away with all that regulator
wiring on the left side. There is a lot of wiring there, and you can
use the heavy wire for the regulator for the alternator, and keep the
wiring color correct, as well as being long enough for the new wiring
needed for the alternator.
It is so much easier when the harness is out to correct mistakes, make
changes, put the new fuse block in where you want, etc.
I added a 10 ATO fuse block, and relays for the headlights, horn, fuel
pump, and backup lights, but it was relatively easy, as opposed to
working under the dash, and as mentioned, you still don't know what is
hiding in the harness.
I found two locations where the wires were fused together, and would
have never know, had I not pulled the harness out and did it the easy way.
You can then cover the wiring with the correct covering from Eastwood.
You will need two rolls but cheap.
When you finish, you will know the wiring harness is correct. Be sure
to make/add plenty of ground wires in the new harness.
Lucas is NOT the Prince of Darkness, it is the BAD grounds on the car
that are the problems. With ground wires, be redundant, and you will
never go wrong.
If you want to add some security to connections, where there is the
possibility of corrosion, i.e. the bullet connections, go to Eastwood
and they sell a paste, that is made for welding, but it is a copper
compound in a paste, and a thin coating to various connectors that are
exposed to corrosion will protect the conductivity of the electrical
connection. That included bulbs.
I only like to do something once, and electrical connections on the
Tiger are very poor, with screws through the body for ground, and of
course the rust over the years makes this ground marginal.
Larry
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