All right, the hanging wire and disconnected switch was for LIGHTS!!
I went back out to pull the car cover on and the parking lights were on.
Pushed the switch over one way and the headlights came on.
Other way, all lights off.
One mystery solved.
Rick (how many more to go) Bastedo
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 6:46 PM, Rick Bastedo <rbastedo@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Frank,
> I went and took a quick look under there tonight.
> There's a clear tube with oil in it to the back top side of the gauge.
> Oil drips from the brass connector.
>
> Wires were disconnected most likely when I pulled the wire for the fuel
> pump loose from the switch on the dash to hook it up to ignition source.
> There was a red one hanging below one of the switches and an empty spade lug
> on that switch.
> Hopefully that means I should have plugged it in there. I haven't had time
> yet to see if that was the case.
>
> Oil dripping and no choke are the big obstacles to driving right now.
>
> Rick
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Frank <spritenut@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Oil dripping on your leg must be coming from the oil pressure gauge.
>> Check the pipe/gauge, make sure it's tight. Or there is not a hole in the
>> pipe.
>> The signals and fuel gauge work off the same fuse, same as the brake
>> lights too.
>> it may have blown or it could just be dirty contacts or a corroded fuse.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Clarici
>> Toms River, NJ
>> My own Fleet of Sprites
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