Electrics Continued

Terry and I have continued to inspect, clean, repair and fit the loom plus of course make sure everything works before the dash is put back together. Today was quite a moment as we connected a battery to the car.

I should also say that three big boxes of spares have appeared at work, courtesy of Robsport. But more on their contents another day.

So, after much repairing of the loom I applied some 12v power from a battery today (the engine isn't in, so all engine wires etc were insulated with tape to stop any shorting). My view was that any number of things would happen, namely (a) nothing would work (b) it would blow all the fuses, catch fire and burn my garage down  :roll: (c) some things would work and (d) it would all work perfectly. Clearly (d) wasn't really going to happen, but here's what did:

Working: Rear side lights, rear stop lamps, reverse lamps, boot lamp, indicators, horn, centre console green lamps, cigar lighter lamp, instrument back lighting, instrument turn lamps, clock, front side lights, front indicators.

Working but weirdly: Numberplate/licence plate lamps in the boot/trunk lid (dim), hazard lights (they did work for a while but now don't), headlamp lift motors. One is always up and doesn't move, the other goes up when it should be down and vice versa

Not working at all: interior light, instrument cluster vertical centre warning erm things (choke-on lamp, ign, oil brake, coolant etc), washer pump, wiper motor (which is getting very hot. I did say it might burst into flames...  :shock: )

I have listed these just in case someone with better knowledge than me may say "aha, some of those things share an earth or +VE feed in common".

After all of that, it was nice to just look at it.