Harnesses???
Wishful thinking Victor!
Paul
Victor Laury wrote:
> Better yet Pam, Set your self up so you can build wiring harnesses as you
> watch TV. Some people knit in front of the TV, you could have your own
> cottage industry of reproduction wiring harnesses!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pam Bauman <ntrlclr@earthlink.net>
> To: Thomas Walter <twalter@austin.rr.com>; Autox
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 6:08 PM
> Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
>
>
> Thanks for the info. Over the winter, I'm going to do a new wiring
> harness. Better than watching tv, or sitting on the garage floor
> re-doing a front-end freezing off body parts.
>
> Pam Bauman
>
> Thomas Walter wrote:
>
>
>>Hair dryer doesn't get hot enough.
>>
>>The heat shrink gun will get to be around 600F. Usually has
>>a nice deflector on the end to concentrate the heat, and
>>prevent things getting hot behind what you wanted to heat up.
>>
>>I still prefer to use "dual wall" heat shrink tubing. Inner
>>layer is an "sealant/adhesive". Stuff works great on those
>>super reliable connections.
>>
>>Usually the "heat shrink crimpable" connectors run about $10
>>for a bag of 10. NOT CHEAP! These are the good ones you find
>>at NAPA. Stopped in Fry's Electronics (just opened in Austin,
>>well known in the San Jose, CA area... and places in between).
>>They had a bag of 10 connectors for 0.90. I bought 10 bags!
>>I am sure that is a mismark, but these connectors are a little
>>different as they have a low temp solder inside them. When you
>>use the heat shrink gun, it has the dual wall tubing and the
>>solder pellet. Interesting stuff. I did about a half dozen test
>>tries until I got a good feel for the heat being just right (hot
>>enough to melt the solder pellet, but not split the heat shrink
>>tubing).
>>
>>Oh... Fry's is a very bad place for geeks to walk into... Pam,
>>a friend, has made me hand over my credit cards before going in
>>as I seem to find all sort of things to buy! ;-)
>>
>>Tom Walter
>>Austin, TX.
>>
>>P.S. For GOOD electrical supplies: http://www.waytekwire.com
>>expensive source, but nice to have the correct wire and
>>connectors on hand for custom work. Oh, the nice automotive
>>wire comes in minimum 250' rolls... kept half, and sold
>>the rest on eBay. Hint, the stuff you find at most autostores
>>is JUNK!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Pam Bauman wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Instead of fire , how about a hairdryer? I would not want to explain to
>>>the insurance company why the car has fire damage.
>>>
>>>Pam Bauman
>>>
>>>Stephen McCartney wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>LOL!
>>>>How do you make a Datsun Roadster bark like a dog?
>>>>Take a blow-torch to the wrong part - WOOF!
>>>>
>>>>Of course, I might introduce a flame under there if I decide to use that
>>>>groovy shrink wrap for electrics, but I think a cigarette lighter might
>>>>
> do
>
>>>>the trick for that job!
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>Steve
>>>>(too easy to forget that some people don't speak Australian here! 8^) )
>>>>'68 2000 Solex
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
>>>>>Reply-To: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
>>>>>To: Stephen McCartney <sgam@hotmail.com>
>>>>>CC: bholmes@monk.aum.edu, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>>>>>Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
>>>>>Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2001 15:51:29 -0800
>>>>>
>>>>>For the non-Aussie's and -Brits in the audience... a torch is a
>>>>>
> flashlight,
>
>>>>>OK. Stephen
>>>>>did /not/ introduce an open flame to the under dash area of his
>>>>>
> Roadster!
>
>>>>>Gary McCormick
>>>>>San Jose, CA
>>>>>
>>>>>Stephen McCartney wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>(Thought it might be worthwhile posting this to the list, too)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Found it!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It was pretty easy to get to, actually. Just needed a torch, so I
>>>>>>
> could
>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>SEE
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>under there! On the RHD cars, the switch is the same, it seems. As it
>>>>>>turns out, it was simply a wire had pulled out of a connector. Fixed
>>>>>>
> in
>
>>>>>>under 2 minutes! Does that make me a qualified roadster mechanic? No?
>>>>>>Guess I'll keep going to Lou for the hard stuff, then.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Note to self: must get a cheap penlight torch for the in-car toolkit.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers & thanks all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Steve
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>From: "Brad Holmes" <bholmes@monk.aum.edu>
>>>>>>>To: sgam@hotmail.com
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: Break in brake circuit
>>>>>>>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:06:12 +600
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Steve
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>That ones easy. The switch for the brake lights (on the left hand
>>>>>>>drive side) in mounted just forward of the brake pedal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Brad
>>>>>>>68 - 2k
>>>>>>>SEROC
>>>>>>>Montgomery, AL
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Hello all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Went down to the beach yesterday (28 deg. C!) and had a great time,
>>>>>>>
> but
>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>on
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>the way back, a guy behind me stuck his head out the window and called
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>out
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>"hey mate, you've got no brake lights!".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Sure enough, brake lights aren't coming on. Fuses are fine,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>tail-lights
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>are
>>>>>>>fine. So I'm thinking that it might be the switch for the brake
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>lights,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>but
>>>>>>>I don't know where it is. Any suggestions?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>>Steve
>>>>>>>('68 2000 Solex)
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>bholmes@monk.aum.edu
>>>>>>>(334) 244-3713
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>>>>>>>
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