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by SeanMc1970b
28 Aug 2022, 17:28
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Black box wiring help
Replies: 5
Views: 372

Re: Black box wiring help

Copies and saved :ok
by SeanMc1970b
28 Aug 2022, 12:08
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Black box wiring help
Replies: 5
Views: 372

Re: Black box wiring help

Thanks Robsey.  Not had chance to work on the van in months and left the engine wiring in a state I now no longer remember :oops: From the black box I have a group of wires that are the trouble, there covered in a black outer sheath with the above mentioned wires.  See if I can now get them in the r...
by SeanMc1970b
28 Aug 2022, 10:05
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Black box wiring help
Replies: 5
Views: 372

Black box wiring help

Could someone point me in the rigt direction for finding out which wire is which. 

From the black box and into the engine area I have....

Red wire = manifold heater?
Blue and black wire ?
Brown and black wire?
Black wire?
Red and yellow wire?

Sean
by SeanMc1970b
11 Jun 2021, 13:40
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start Will start
Replies: 7
Views: 707

Re: Won't start Will start

Dont forget to check the earth crowns above the fusebox and alternator connections
by SeanMc1970b
07 Jun 2021, 20:31
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start Will start
Replies: 7
Views: 707

Re: Won't start Will start

Cleaned up a very corroded earth strap and there's a big difference in start up and ticking over.

Thanks gents, it's never been this good...... Famous last words
by SeanMc1970b
02 Jun 2021, 14:22
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start Will start
Replies: 7
Views: 707

Re: Won't start Will start

Thanks will try that, see if it improves
by SeanMc1970b
01 Jun 2021, 12:32
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Won't start Will start
Replies: 7
Views: 707

Won't start Will start

I've been trying to figure out why my van wouldn't start for weeks off and on. Slowly been swapping in and out parts and following previous fellow bodger's problems on here. I cleaned the earth's and the slightly corroded earth crowns, no. Changed the HT leads, no. Swapped the coil, no. Dizzy cap, n...
by SeanMc1970b
17 May 2021, 19:45
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: Weber Ignition Timing
Replies: 4
Views: 446

Re: Weber Ignition Timing

Which Weber is it, the 32/36? For the basic setting it's two full turns out on the mixture screw, then alter with1/4 turns
by SeanMc1970b
11 Apr 2021, 12:02
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Electric fuel pump wiring (Novice alert!)
Replies: 118
Views: 48188

Re: Electric fuel pump wiring (Novice alert!)

But is now starting when the + is taken from the battery and not the coil? E D I T: and now I think I fudged the relay......thats enough bodging for one day :? I know when I did mine I read that there can be a voltage drop from the coil and you may have to take power from the alternator. Sent from ...
by SeanMc1970b
10 Apr 2021, 17:35
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Electric fuel pump wiring (Novice alert!)
Replies: 118
Views: 48188

Re: Electric fuel pump wiring (Novice alert!)

But is now starting when the + is taken from the battery and not the coil?

E D I T: and now I think I fudged the relay......thats enough bodging for one day :?
by SeanMc1970b
10 Apr 2021, 17:08
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Electric fuel pump wiring (Novice alert!)
Replies: 118
Views: 48188

Re: Electric fuel pump wiring (Novice alert!)

Trouble starting the van with the electric pump on. Unplugged and poured a thimble of petrol in the carb and it starts okay. Even when I reattach the power to the pump it cuts out, its like the engine is getting too much fuel. Any thoughts guys, off a few days next week and was hoping to move it to ...
by SeanMc1970b
31 Mar 2021, 15:57
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: may go to electric pump
Replies: 7
Views: 1604

Re: may go to electric pump

:ok
by SeanMc1970b
31 Mar 2021, 14:40
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: may go to electric pump
Replies: 7
Views: 1604

Re: may go to electric pump

Hi guys, what are the options for blanking plates, or is it a case of make your own?
 
by SeanMc1970b
14 Aug 2020, 08:06
Forum: Electrical & Instrumentation
Topic: Zig SP-4 Fuses
Replies: 2
Views: 1437

Re: Zig SP-4 Fuses

by SeanMc1970b
28 Jul 2020, 13:49
Forum: Bodywork, Seats & Glass
Topic: Insulation for the Tailgate
Replies: 3
Views: 853

Re: Insulation for the Tailgate

The difference it makes to less road noise is also an improvement