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Re: Restoration
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 6:27 pm
by Cliff4WD
I spent the afternoon with my multimeter, a photocopy of the schematic from the supplement, and some degreaser. I've managed to identify most of what I have. There's wiring for choke thermostat and switch of which I have neither, and the fuel pump supply seems to have a yellow cable instead of white. There are still a few PO wiring hacks to decipher, but I think I've more or less worked it all out. I have 1 brown lead that goes to the alternator on the diagram that appears to have been cut and left unconnected. I'm wondering where it would have connected if it has broken free rather than cut.
Re: Restoration
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:39 pm
by disco2hse
Brown is pretty important. Should be connected to the IND terminal on the alternator (IIRC).
Re: Restoration
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:44 pm
by Cliff4WD
disco2hse wrote: ↑Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:39 pm
Brown is pretty important. Should be connected to the IND terminal on the alternator (IIRC).
After a lot of digging, turns out the thin brown wire was for the battery sensing on earlier versions of the alternator. Mine should have Lucas 18ACR, which it probably is, which if I've understood correctly has internal battery sensing making the 4th connection redundant. The IND spade takes the NY (brown/yellow) wire giving the dashboard ignition warning light.
So I have the 2 browns from starter motor and single brown/yellow connected via the lucas plug.
Re: Restoration
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:52 pm
by Cliff4WD
Re: Restoration
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:38 pm
by Glen
Cliff4WD wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:44 pm
disco2hse wrote: ↑Sat Aug 07, 2021 9:39 pm
Brown is pretty important. Should be connected to the IND terminal on the alternator (IIRC).
After a lot of digging, turns out the thin brown wire was for the battery sensing on earlier versions of the alternator. Mine should have Lucas 18ACR, which it probably is, which if I've understood correctly has internal battery sensing making the 4th connection redundant. The IND spade takes the NY (brown/yellow) wire giving the dashboard ignition warning light.
So I have the 2 browns from starter motor and single brown/yellow connected via the lucas plug.
Nice vid, I want a tent like that but it won’t fit down the side of my house. Yes that looks light an ACR alternator with the big plastic cover on the back. The A127 is the next generation on, some of which still have the 3 spade plug so bolts straight in. Their main advantage being they actually charge on idle which ACRs don’t really do.
Mine has that wire too, think it was connected to another spade on the ACR but it’s been disconnected since I changed to an A127 - my engine and, I presume, the engine wiring loom is from a LDV. I think the later engine looms were prints standardised so had wiring for other things like Rev counters (RRCs take the tach signal from the alternator not the coil/EFI, unusual for a petrol but was handy for diesel conversions as the dash still works) and other sensors even if the vehicle loom didn’t use it.
Re: Restoration
Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:38 pm
by Cliff4WD
I've been struggling with the wiring. After connecting things back up and routing the loom where it's supposed to go, I had to replace the ignition switch and then found there was a short to ground somewhere.
Well, after some rather tenacious fault tracing, I finally worked out that it was my speedo mounted voltage stabiliser that is shorting to earth. Only taken me a week of hair pulling misery trying to work out where the problem was. You'd think it would be fairly straight forward to find a short but with so many interconnected wires it quickly becomes a fog of spaghetti confusion. Methodical isolation was the key. Anyway, I now have the engine turning over when I crank the ignition. I guess I should think about wiring up the coil and actually firing up soon.
Re: Restoration
Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2021 3:49 pm
by Cliff4WD
Re: Restoration
Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 5:39 pm
by Cliff4WD
Not much of interest to report. Between bouts of inclement weather, chronic pain, and low motivation levels, I have pressed on with the pre-painting prep to the front wings.
LH now has a few dents less after a bit of dolly work and is sanded and now in epoxy primer ready for a bit of filling and flatting before high fill primer.
So, onto the RH wing and do it all again. First off, remove the various brackets, supports, fittings, and the RH wing side panel
Then more sanding
Should be able to do the repairs and surface levelling/flatting next and get it ready to paint, although I doubt I'll be able to paint before the weather breaks and autumn temp and damp puts an end to it. It would be nice to have it all sealed in epoxy ready to go. Ideally I'd like it in top coat and fitted back on the vehicle but the state that the steel support pieces were in, I'll be having to fabricate new replacements, so it's going to take a while yet.
Re: Restoration
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:36 pm
by Cliff4WD
Re: Restoration
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:32 am
by Cliff4WD
Re: Restoration
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:54 am
by disco2hse
Great to see you making the effort. Ill health is hard to push against.
Re: Restoration
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 9:19 am
by Cliff4WD
disco2hse wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:54 am
Great to see you making the effort. Ill health is hard to push against.
Thanks. Yes, things seem to get progressively harder each day, but I'm not in a race to finish; I just want to finish it!
As long as I can keep moving forward, a day here, a day there, I'll get there. It is daunting when I look at the pile of bodywork to be restored but at least the major mechanical work is done (well, at the front end at least). Thanks for your continued support
Re: Restoration
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:19 am
by Geoff
The badge appeared to be riveted in place but ... In fact, it was a simple matter of pushing 2 fixing posts on the badge out from the 2 mounting holes in the panel.
Considering what the originals make now, it might be better if they
were riveted in place!
Re: Restoration
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:22 pm
by Cliff4WD
Geoff wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:19 am
The badge appeared to be riveted in place but ... In fact, it was a simple matter of pushing 2 fixing posts on the badge out from the 2 mounting holes in the panel.
Considering what the originals make now, it might be better if they
were riveted in place!
Ooh err!
Re: Restoration
Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 12:28 pm
by Cliff4WD
I've pretty much had to pack up for the winter now. No point trying to spray paint in cold damp windy conditions and I don't have enough room at the moment inside the garage tent. However, I did manage to get the front wings and centre panel repaired and in sealer primer. There's a bit more to do to the LH wing as there are a few areas still showing through that need attention, but pretty much ready for the next process.
I also glued on more aluminium patches where the corrosion had eaten through.
The wing side panels are looking much better. A bit of a low area on the LH one to deal with, but pretty happy so far.
The wings are looking a lot better now.
Not sure what's next. I'll likely try and give the workshop a good clean out and make some work space as I can't move in there for clutter.
I have all the steel bits off of the wings to re-fabricate as they are toast. Shame YRM don't make them as I'd just buy new and save a whole lot of work.
Bye for now.