I buttoned it up tonight, and drove it around the block.
I was already aware of the need to fully engage the bullet connectors,
and find that careful use of a small needle nosed pliers works well -
don't crush the wire though! I also went for a little overkill in a
few places behind the console where the radio goes, and where the
original problem occurred - I slipped a three inch long piece of heat
shrink tube over the connectors, snapped them together and shrunk the
tube...
Also took great care to dress wires neatly and out of the way. Every
existing connector or spade was cleaned, dielectric grease used
everywhere. A really nice job, worth taking the extra time. My
install looks every bit factory done. A new fuse box was also
installed.
My lights are nice and bright. I had meant to order all new dash
illumination lights, but I wound up using the old ones since I forgot.
I also installed the new(er) speedometer I purchased and that has
solved my jumpy speedometer problem which has irritated me since I've
had the car. Plus I now have a working trip odometer to boot!
Now I can get back to wrenching on the Midget...
Marc
Paul Hunt wrote:
It should do, the bypass circuit really only comes into play under adverse
conditions and poor state of tune. If you have the original solenoid with
the extra spade you can simply add the wire, or if the solenoid doesn't have
the spade you can replicate the function with a relay, or if you know what
you are doing a diode.
The time delay unit and its predecessor (the sequential system that
interrupted the starter circuit) go back to 74 so it sounds like you have a
harness for a different market, as I'd expect there to be more differences
if it were for a US car earlier than that! If that is the plug is the only
difference it shouldn't have any knock-on effects.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
... So I hooked up the
battery and turned the key. It cranked, and in spite of the fact that I
had not hooked up the choke cable yet (and the lack of ballast bypass)
it started up!
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