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Our BN2 has the flasher on the cockpit side of the scuttle and, yes,
it's a PITA to get to.
On 11/2/2018 1:13 AM, Michael MacLean wrote:
> According to an article (with a picture) on John Simms website by Rich
> Chysler the BN2 had the flasher unit on the inside face of the
> firewall. Now I'm confused.
> Mike MacLean
>
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> On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 11:34 AM, rwilhelmy@sbcglobal.net
> <rwilhelmy@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> couple of easy differences:Â BN1 had two relays to control the
> overdrive circuit. BN2 had one. BN1 had flasher located under the
> dash where it is almost impossible to access. BN2 had it on the
> engine side of the firewall.
>
> Nothing wrong with PVC insulation. Actually the braided stuff had PVC
> or rubber insulation underneath the braids. Only problem with PVC is
> that the color coding has to be different, which adds to confusion.
>
> Rhode Island Wiring is the gold standard for wiring for Healeys.
> http://www.riwire.com/
> very expensive, but if you go to their website and look for foreign
> cars/Austin-Healey, under BN2 you will find a list of 15 different
> pieces that they offer, two of them are pairs like the headlights.
> Some of them are ground straps. But several are pretty complex. This
> should help you figure out what pieces you were given, although some
> wiring providers combined a couple of the harnesses so be prepared for
> that too.
>
> The harnesses connect together with bullet connectors, as you probably
> know. RI Wiring provides theirs already soldered and crimped in place
> but yours may need to be installed.
>
> Even with RI Wiring's detailed diagrams, I had to lay out the
> harnesses and attach tags to each wire end to sort out what went
> where. Occasionally you will need 'siamesed' bullet connector sockets
> that allow you to connect three or four wires together. They are
> available if you don't have them. Also there is a tool that makes it
> a lot easier to push the bullets into the sockets (but not to get them
> out). NOS bullets and sockets are best if you can find them. Be
> prepared for fitting problems with the aftermarket ones, though some
> are better than others.
>
> Make sure you have all of the grommets that you need, especially the
> big one on the firewall that needs special care to feed the harness
> through. Put the grommet on the harness before you start that part.
>
> Take your time.
>
> -Roland
>
> On Thu, 1 Nov 2018 05:22:25 +0000 (UTC), you wrote:
>
> >Â Â Â Â I have a wiring harness that was given to me by a restorer
> friend just before he passed away. He told me it was a BN2
> harness. It is cloth with PVC wires. The pictures I have of most
> restorations that clearly show the main harness against the
> firewall are cloth and braid covered wires. I can see the color
> codes of the braided wires that align with some of the PVC wires
> of my harness, but I seem to have a few extra wires coming out of
> the harness where there should not be any. How can I tell the
> difference between a BN1 and a BN2 main harness that is cloth and
> PVC. There is also four smaller harnesses of which I am sure one
> or more will connect to the main harness somewhere. A little bit
> more to deal with here than my Bugeye that I installed in
> 2000.Mike MacLean
>
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<p>Our BN2 has the flasher on the cockpit side of the scuttle and,
yes, it's a PITA to get to.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/2/2018 1:13 AM, Michael MacLean
wrote:<br>
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According to an article (with a picture) on John Simms website by
Rich Chysler the BN2 had the flasher unit on the inside face of
the firewall. Now I'm confused.
<div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1541146372071">Mike MacLean<br
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<div>On Thu, Nov 1, 2018 at 11:34 AM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:rwilhelmy@sbcglobal.net";>rwilhelmy@sbcglobal.net</a></div>
<div><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:rwilhelmy@sbcglobal.net";><rwilhelmy@sbcglobal.net></a>
wrote:</div>
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<div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0;
border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> couple of easy
differences:Â BN1 had two relays to control the<br
clear="none">
overdrive circuit. BN2 had one. BN1 had flasher located
under the<br clear="none">
dash where it is almost impossible to access. BN2 had it on
the<br clear="none">
engine side of the firewall.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Nothing wrong with PVC insulation. Actually the braided
stuff had PVC<br clear="none">
or rubber insulation underneath the braids. Only problem
with PVC is<br clear="none">
that the color coding has to be different, which adds to
confusion.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Rhode Island Wiring is the gold standard for wiring for
Healeys.<br clear="none">
<a shape="rect" href="http://www.riwire.com/";
target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.riwire.com/</a><br
clear="none">
very expensive, but if you go to their website and look for
foreign<br clear="none">
cars/Austin-Healey, under BN2 you will find a list of 15
different<br clear="none">
pieces that they offer, two of them are pairs like the
headlights.<br clear="none">
Some of them are ground straps. But several are pretty
complex. This<br clear="none">
should help you figure out what pieces you were given,
although some<br clear="none">
wiring providers combined a couple of the harnesses so be
prepared for<br clear="none">
that too.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
The harnesses connect together with bullet connectors, as
you probably<br clear="none">
know. RI Wiring provides theirs already soldered and
crimped in place<br clear="none">
but yours may need to be installed.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Even with RI Wiring's detailed diagrams, I had to lay out
the<br clear="none">
harnesses and attach tags to each wire end to sort out what
went<br clear="none">
where. Occasionally you will need 'siamesed' bullet
connector sockets<br clear="none">
that allow you to connect three or four wires together.Â
They are<br clear="none">
available if you don't have them. Also there is a tool that
makes it<br clear="none">
a lot easier to push the bullets into the sockets (but not
to get them<br clear="none">
out). NOS bullets and sockets are best if you can find
them. Be<br clear="none">
prepared for fitting problems with the aftermarket ones,
though some<br clear="none">
are better than others.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Make sure you have all of the grommets that you need,
especially the<br clear="none">
big one on the firewall that needs special care to feed the
harness<br clear="none">
through. Put the grommet on the harness before you start
that part.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
Take your time.<br clear="none">
<br clear="none">
-Roland<br clear="none">
<div class="yqt7317314192 yQTDBase" id="yqtfd49493"><br
clear="none">
On Thu, 1 Nov 2018 05:22:25 +0000 (UTC), you wrote:<br
clear="none">
<br clear="none">
>Â Â Â Â I have a wiring harness that was given to me by a
restorer friend just before he passed away. He told me it
was a BN2 harness. It is cloth with PVC wires. The
pictures I have of most restorations that clearly show the
main harness against the firewall are cloth and braid
covered wires. I can see the color codes of the braided
wires that align with some of the PVC wires of my harness,
but I seem to have a few extra wires coming out of the
harness where there should not be any. How can I tell the
difference between a BN1 and a BN2 main harness that is
cloth and PVC. There is also four smaller harnesses of
which I am sure one or more will connect to the main
harness somewhere. A little bit more to deal with here
than my Bugeye that I installed in 2000.Mike MacLean</div>
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