Re: Ignition connections.

Robert Wiseman (rob(at)wisemaninsurance.com)
Mon, 28 Dec 1998 20:32:02 -0700


I found my short. A few of the wires in my signal indicator were fried, thus the ticking of the instruments and lights. Removed the wire that was shorted and everything was fine. The wire that was fried was the brown-green one going to the face of switch. It was freyed about 4 inches. Reading the manual, it says that one of the wires preheats the signal lights or something like that. My guess this is the preheat wire. Thanks for all the help. Now I just need to fix it. Rob

Jarrid Gross wrote:

> Robert Wiseman wrote:
>
> > Hi, How many wires should be coming from my ignition, 61 Series I, no
> > radio. There are 7 or 8 connections, but only 6 wires at present.
> > Rob
>
> That is the correct number of wires assuming that you have a heater.
> There are actually only 4 contacts on the switch, 2 of the 4 contacts are
> shared
> among two wires.
>
> 1= Lights main supply/regulator A1 output (This is where the juice comes
> from)
> 2= ignition switched/warning light
> 3 = starter solenoid field wire
> 4= heater/radio supply feed.
>
> As a bit of trivia (since I have the book open), fuse 2 protects, the
> gauges, brake lights, flashers and the horns. Fuse 1, which is generally
> not used, protects the cigar lighter, and the yet to be seen factory under
> bonnet light.
>
> Totally unprotected are the following:
>
> Heater/radio.
> Overdrive relay and solenoid.
> Ignition coil.
> All lights inside and out.
>
> Kinda scary huh?
>
> Jarrid