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				mystery wire
				Posted: 20 Apr 2015, 18:11
				by vanhatter
				Hi all,
Just noticed this wire (circled) was disconnected from its spade connector on the engine, does anyone know what it does? Have reconnected it now with new connector, no idea how long it was unattached.
mystery wire.jpg
Cheers
Andy
 
			 
			
					
				Re: mystery wire
				Posted: 20 Apr 2015, 18:24
				by slowcoach
				Looks like dash temp gauge from here. . early stat housing
			 
			
					
				Re: mystery wire
				Posted: 20 Apr 2015, 18:40
				by vanhatter
				That would make sense as my dash temp gauge hasn't been working recently! 
Cheers  

 
			 
			
					
				Re: mystery wire
				Posted: 20 Apr 2015, 19:48
				by slowcoach
				Just replace a female spade connector on and push it back onto that 'nub'.  After cleaning it all up of course 

 
			 
			
					
				Re: mystery wire
				Posted: 21 Apr 2015, 09:28
				by California Dreamin
				The 'female spade' slides on from the side (forked).
Martin
			 
			
					
				Re: mystery wire
				Posted: 21 Apr 2015, 20:43
				by vanhatter
				Thanks both. Wire had corroded enough to fall of the spade, which was also looking a bit sad. I stripped the wire back and put a new spade on. Will see if it sorted the thermostat issue once I've got the van running again (pending starter motor clean up / sorting spark plugs / ht cables out). 
 