With only one day to go to my self-imposed deadline of
driving Redcar to work, last night was an exercise in
deja vu'. Up far too late, bashing the back of my head
several good times against the bonnet, etc. But I did
make some significant progress;
I managed to get the dip switch all wired up &
installed, but not first w/o wiring it into the bracket
upside down, and then realizing that the switch isn't
symmetrical so you cannot simply turn it around. Take
it out, re-form the wires to clear the bracket &
re-install. All while working down under the pedals,
which on a Sprite is a space about the size of a shoe
box. Nevertheless, it's in & works. After making sure
all was secure with the headlights, I set about wiring
in the front park lamps/turn signals. Now, I mentioned
before that I had fried the portion of the harness that
was supposed to go to these lights, so I had to make up
a new jumper first. 12ga & a few bullet connectors &
all's well. I hooked it up to the front loom, then
worked it back under the dash to hook into the main
switch. On a stock Sprite the light switch is a part of
the ignition switch, but on mine I changed it to a
two-position switch from a later model, with it being
key-on, position 1 for parking lights, position 2 for
main lights. A few minutes with the test light
indicated which contact was which, and once hooked up,
Voila ! front parking lights. I should say parking
light, as one bulb was out. Once replaced, it was
lights.
The remainder of the evening was spent
re-installing the rear loom, and I managed to get
taillights, and determine which wire was turn signals &
brake lights before turning in.
So, Tonight; Hook up brake lights & rear turn signals,
troubleshoot. Bolt up dashboard & steering column, fill
radiator. Remove numbers, dust off & drive !
Tomorrow: How Redcar fares in the commute .....
all collective prayers appreciated-
dstone@sc9.intel.com
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