Michael-
Take a look at the back of my dashboard since I've added a real fuse panel
in the back of the glovebox- I reran the wiring in its entirety! It is on my
website-
http://www.homestead.com/herald1200/
about halfway down the page.
Once you start that kind of operation, nothing wiring does can get to you!
Scott
64 Herald/Sports 1200 Convertible
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Hargreave Mawson" <OC@46thFoot.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: Electrical Faults - '77 Spitfire 1500
>
> In article <a05010403b6f5299c99ad@[192.168.1.100]>, Dan Buettner
> <danb@thelittlemacshop.com> writes
>
> >One thing that comes to mind is a poor electrical ground. This might
> >explain why you're able to get things to work while the vehicle is
> >moving - the vibration brings things into contact.
>
> And with the state of the roads in Bedford, vibration is an
> understatement.
> >
> >I would check the ground cable that goes from the dash to the body.
> >I have a '77 1500, but I don't remember just where that wire is - I'm
> >probably blocking it due to the extreme levels of frustration I've
> >had with the wiring in that car.
>
> You'd love mine - there are odd bits of wire hanging loose everywhere.
> The previous owner fitted a very modern and very expensive sound system,
> and it appears that he disconnected or re-routed almost everything else
> whilst he was doing it (and still failed to cut the power to the radio
> when the key was out of the ignition...) I'll have a look in the
> Haynes Manual and see if it tells me where I might find this ground
> cable.
> >
> >There are those who say that it should never be necessary to replace
> >a wiring harness, and there are those who highly recommend it. I put
> >myself squarely in the latter camp - if you're having ongoing,
> >systemic wiring problems, you may well be better off with a whole new
> >harness than trying to maintain the patchwork that these
> >25-plus-year-old cars often become. I just think that after a
> >quarter of a century of heating, cooling, vibration, flexing,
> >oil-soaking, and other abuse, if the copper isn't cracked, the
> >insulation is, and that's just as bad.
> >
> >However - often cheap, simple fixes work quite well, so try those first!
>
> Thanks, I will. The thought of rewiring a car frightens me, but the
> replacement harnesses for Spitfires seem very straightforward, and with
> only three fuses, there can't be too many connections to make. If I
> can't fix it any other way, I'll try a whole new harness <gulp>. I
> also run a Saab 9000S that has the odd electrical problem - but with
> something like 43 fuse connections there is no way I'm going to embark
> on a similar exercise with that beast.
>
> ATB
> Mike
> --
> Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea,"
> published by Greenhill Books on 28th March, 2001:
> http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html
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