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Sussed it!  Thanks to Bentley.  It definitely is the right hand side.  The white / black wire is the one that I want for the high beam trigger.  That £30 that I spent on the Bentley at Dubfreeze 25 years ago has repaid itself again (if only Bentleys were still £30!) Thanks to the people who got back...

Thanks Mocki.  Its just occurred to me that I ought to be able to work it out from the wiring diagram in Bentley as this is for LHD.  Off to peruse...!

Thanks very much scottie.  I am going to go a slightly different route although exactly the same principle - power will come direct from the battery although I may follow your idea of taking the triggers from the back of the fuse box rather than from nearer the actual headlights.  Basically I'm foll...

I'm just about to do the wiring / relay upgrade so that we have decent headlights at last before we set of for Shetland next week.  There's lots of useful info on here and I'm confident about doing it (I've done similar on two 70's Beetles with  good results). I've just got one query which is which ...

It's been a few years since we refitted your tank Pete :lol: It'll be 8 years come April!!  Time flies when you're having fun! :rofl Thanks again Aidan.  More stuff to try and work out.  I'm carrying a 20 litre jerrycan just to be on the safe side.  The price of E5 down here also varies dramaticall...

https://i.imgur.com/qGMOCxk.jpg Just got back from a trip up to the frozen northern wastes (well, North Pennines actually) and after I went out to fill up, the gauge read as above (and there was no doubt the tank was full - I've got the bank statement to prove it). My question is - do people who un...

Done!  This is such a useful forum for a not very mechanical Syncro owner!

Done!  This is such a useful forum for a not very mechanical Syncro owner!

Done!  This is such a useful forum for a not very mechanical Syncro owner!

Done!  This is such a useful forum for a not very mechanical Syncro owner!

Can't remember jet sizes as its about 20 years since I had Dellorto 36s on a 2 litre air cooled.  They were good though and we drove to Portugal in that van. One thing you will need is the shallower air filter elements (about 50 mm I think).  The normal size ones will foul on the engine lid - in fac...

Thanks very much to everyone for your contributions. I'm going to try the 25A switch in parallel with the the thermo switch on the stage 1 circuit first. I'll have to give some more thought to the stage 2 circuit as ideally I'd like to be able to use that manually because it will bring down the rad ...

Thanks itchyfeet. I put the relay in as I thought the current draw would burn out the switch. But I suppose there's no relay for the first speed anyway. So it's OK just to wire a switch in either side of the thermo switch? And then its protected by the original 30 amp fuse? Pete yes, short red/whit...

Are you putting the 30A fuse in the 50A side? Might explain why the fuse is blowing. Check the 50A relay/strip fuse by the earth crowns. Ahh - so are you saying the 30 amp in line fuse should go between the relay and the fan? Rather than where I've put it - between the power source (cranking batter...

Thanks itchyfeet. I put the relay in as I thought the current draw would burn out the switch. But I suppose there's no relay for the first speed anyway. So it's OK just to wire a switch in either side of the thermo switch? And then its protected by the original 30 amp fuse?

Pete