Subject: [Spridgets] Not Spridget, but Relevant

From: Michael MacLean via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:15:56 +0000 (UTC)

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In an earlier post to another list (MGs) I told how my tach in my 69 GT wou=
ld die when the headlights were turned on.=C2=A0 This is for you guys with =
later electrical tachs or MGs.=C2=A0 Someone mentioned that the tach was lo=
oking for a ground through the light wiring for the instrument.=C2=A0 That =
turned out to be true, somewhat.=C2=A0 To test this I pulled the instrument=
 to inspect the wiring and found what you see in the picture.=C2=A0 One arr=
ow points to the ground connection on the back of the case and the other ar=
row points to a common ground just floating around behind the instrument.=
=C2=A0 For an experiment I slipped the ground wire connector over the threa=
ded mouting stud of the case back and shoved the tach back into place tempo=
rarily to find out about the missing ground theory.=C2=A0 It worked!=C2=A0 =
You didn't think it was going to be that easy did you?=C2=A0 The light had =
not illuminated the instrument before either, so after scraping and sanding=
 the bulb hlder and the tube fitting on the back of the tach that the bulb =
shoves into, the light worked too, but wait there's more!=C2=A0 After this =
hollow victory I had to use the horn on the test drive.=C2=A0 Now the horn =
does not work, but when I push on the steering wheel stalk to activate the =
horn, the brake warning light comes on.=C2=A0 I just love electrical proble=
ms.=C2=A0 Not in my element here.=C2=A0 Any ideas?Mike MacLean

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<html><head></head><body><div class="yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><div dir="ltr">In an earlier post to another list (MGs) I told how my tach in my 69 GT would 
die when the headlights were turned on.&nbsp; This is for you guys with later electrical tachs or MGs.&nbsp; Someone mentioned that the tach
 was looking for a ground through the light wiring for the instrument.&nbsp; 
That turned out to be true, somewhat.&nbsp; To test this I pulled the 
instrument to inspect the wiring and found what you see in the picture.&nbsp;
 One arrow points to the ground connection on the back of the case and 
the other arrow points to a common ground just floating around behind 
the instrument.&nbsp; For an experiment I slipped the ground wire connector 
over the threaded mouting stud of the case back and shoved the tach back
 into place temporarily to find out about the missing ground theory.&nbsp; It
 worked!&nbsp; You didn't think it was going to be that easy did you?&nbsp; The 
light had not illuminated the instrument before either, so after 
scraping and sanding the bulb hlder and the tube fitting on the back of 
the tach that the bulb shoves into, the light worked too, but wait 
there's more!&nbsp; After this hollow victory I had to use the horn on the 
test drive.&nbsp; Now the horn does not work, but when I push on the steering
 wheel stalk to activate the horn, the brake warning light comes on.&nbsp; I 
just love electrical problems.&nbsp; Not in my element here.&nbsp; Any ideas?</div>Mike MacLean</div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>
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From: Lester Ewing via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:33:34 -0600

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That=E2=80=99s an easy one!

Re-label stalk switch =E2=80=9CBrake lights=E2=80=9D and learn to yell =
really loud for the =E2=80=9Chorn=E2=80=9D.

You young guys overthink this stuff.  ;-)

Lester

> On Jan 16, 2020, at 1:15 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets =
<[email-masked]> wrote:
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> In an earlier post to another list (MGs) I told how my tach in my 69 =
GT would die when the headlights were turned on.  This is for you guys =
with later electrical tachs or MGs.  Someone mentioned that the tach was =
looking for a ground through the light wiring for the instrument.  That =
turned out to be true, somewhat.  To test this I pulled the instrument =
to inspect the wiring and found what you see in the picture.  One arrow =
points to the ground connection on the back of the case and the other =
arrow points to a common ground just floating around behind the =
instrument.  For an experiment I slipped the ground wire connector over =
the threaded mouting stud of the case back and shoved the tach back into =
place temporarily to find out about the missing ground theory.  It =
worked!  You didn't think it was going to be that easy did you?  The =
light had not illuminated the instrument before either, so after =
scraping and sanding the bulb hlder and the tube fitting on the back of =
the tach that the bulb shoves into, the light worked too, but wait =
there's more!  After this hollow victory I had to use the horn on the =
test drive.  Now the horn does not work, but when I push on the steering =
wheel stalk to activate the horn, the brake warning light comes on.  I =
just love electrical problems.  Not in my element here.  Any ideas?
> Mike MacLean
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">That=E2=80=99s an easy one!<div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Re-label stalk switch =E2=80=9CBrake =
lights=E2=80=9D and learn to yell really loud for the =
=E2=80=9Chorn=E2=80=9D.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">You young guys overthink this stuff. &nbsp;;-)</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Lester</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div><br =
class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jan =
16, 2020, at 1:15 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
class=3D"">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div =
class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:times new roman, new =
york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"=
 class=3D""><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">In an earlier =
post to another list (MGs) I told how my tach in my 69 GT would=20
die when the headlights were turned on.&nbsp; This is for you guys with =
later electrical tachs or MGs.&nbsp; Someone mentioned that the tach
 was looking for a ground through the light wiring for the =
instrument.&nbsp;=20
That turned out to be true, somewhat.&nbsp; To test this I pulled the=20
instrument to inspect the wiring and found what you see in the =
picture.&nbsp;
 One arrow points to the ground connection on the back of the case and=20=

the other arrow points to a common ground just floating around behind=20
the instrument.&nbsp; For an experiment I slipped the ground wire =
connector=20
over the threaded mouting stud of the case back and shoved the tach back
 into place temporarily to find out about the missing ground =
theory.&nbsp; It
 worked!&nbsp; You didn't think it was going to be that easy did =
you?&nbsp; The=20
light had not illuminated the instrument before either, so after=20
scraping and sanding the bulb hlder and the tube fitting on the back of=20=

the tach that the bulb shoves into, the light worked too, but wait=20
there's more!&nbsp; After this hollow victory I had to use the horn on =
the=20
test drive.&nbsp; Now the horn does not work, but when I push on the =
steering
 wheel stalk to activate the horn, the brake warning light comes =
on.&nbsp; I=20
just love electrical problems.&nbsp; Not in my element here.&nbsp; Any =
ideas?</div>Mike MacLean</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div><span =
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