That4doorKiD Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Okay, 1 wrong connection wasn't the problem with my electrical just with my washer motor( I really didn't want to bother anyone longer so "my plugs were wrong" :yawn: . So basically, my lights were getting good continuity and power to the sockets. I unraveled every single tape on my harness and all the Crymps were good and wires all fine. IT was the ground , not strong enough to my lights, there was only one ground point for the light harness wires I had on, near the V. regulator. The surface was all rusted and corroded, NO CONTINUITY! I was not getting good continuity to my chasis so I scratched it up and cleaned it and added a direct ground from the battery wire to the chasis. The problem with my horn was also fixed, a wire was contacting the turn signal mechanism. so I just taped it up, and wellAHH And my lights worked. Yay. I didn't know what was the problem, after I knew the whole harness was in good shape. I never would've thought simple weak ground can cause a whole mess. I also Learned you need the odometer cable screwed in to ground the dash lights good and work properly. I'll post oics in a bit. Fool's Lesson today! :confused: :geek: :geek: Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 You don't need the odometer cable . You need a good ground. But that's exactly why the cable sometimes melts when the ground is bad ... 1 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I also Learned you need the odometer cable screwed in to ground the dash lights good ????????? I have it disconnected and my lights still work!!!!!!!!!! Remember its a old car. 99% of time its corrossion. Not the wiring. Remember Japs made Good Battle ships and Aircrafts Carriers back in the day. Im sure they can handle 510 wiring. 1 Quote Link to comment
That4doorKiD Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 I also Learned you need the odometer cable screwed in to ground the dash lights good ????????? I have it disconnected and my lights still work!!!!!!!!!! Remember its a old car. 99% of time its corrossion. Not the wiring. Remember Japs made Good Battle ships and Aircrafts Carriers back in the day. Im sure they can handle 510 wiring. That's what happened yesterday tho hahaa and then I turned them back on and didn't work again after. There must be something loose Quote Link to comment
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