Defender-Sam
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hello people I'm seeking some wiring advice, as you may no i am in the process of re wiring the land rover using mostly new looms but i am having issues in a couple of areas.
issue 1
i cannot find where to plug in the fuel wiring that comes from the tank into the main loom. does it plug into the main harness in the engine bay or pass through the bulkhead and attach in the cabin area somewhere?
this is the wiring in question. so far with the wiring i have just matched colours and connectors. this is when i realised i am a little out of my depth after spending ten minutes splicing a new section of wiring into the small loom where it had been previously rubbing against the prop. i had it connected at the tank end but of trial and error and connected it to a connecter in the engine bay which quickly had the wiring smoking and melted the insulation meaning that i will need to make a new mini loom out of my old loom.
issue 2
the wiring coming off the brake fluid reservoir on the master cylinder three wires two black and white and what i presume is an earth, any help to where these connect to the loom would be of help a picture would be perfect.
and issue 3
the original engine was a 2.5 td which used this arrangement for the glow plugs. with the yellow crimped thick red and thin brown going to the ignition barrel and the thick brown/red tracer being what i believe is the feed to the glow plugs being controlled by the push switch. now this is where it gets complicated I have fitted a ignition barrel from a td5 which allows me to use one key for the doors and the ignition will this be ok for me to use the original type glow plug wiring or should i wire it to glow on spring of the ignition (the cranking part)
my old loom was fitted with this switch which looks to me like it could also be something to do with the glow plugs this never seemed to do anything when i started the engine before it came a part? can some one confirm what it does/ should do.
like i say any help is appreciated Sam
issue 1
i cannot find where to plug in the fuel wiring that comes from the tank into the main loom. does it plug into the main harness in the engine bay or pass through the bulkhead and attach in the cabin area somewhere?
this is the wiring in question. so far with the wiring i have just matched colours and connectors. this is when i realised i am a little out of my depth after spending ten minutes splicing a new section of wiring into the small loom where it had been previously rubbing against the prop. i had it connected at the tank end but of trial and error and connected it to a connecter in the engine bay which quickly had the wiring smoking and melted the insulation meaning that i will need to make a new mini loom out of my old loom.
issue 2
the wiring coming off the brake fluid reservoir on the master cylinder three wires two black and white and what i presume is an earth, any help to where these connect to the loom would be of help a picture would be perfect.
and issue 3
the original engine was a 2.5 td which used this arrangement for the glow plugs. with the yellow crimped thick red and thin brown going to the ignition barrel and the thick brown/red tracer being what i believe is the feed to the glow plugs being controlled by the push switch. now this is where it gets complicated I have fitted a ignition barrel from a td5 which allows me to use one key for the doors and the ignition will this be ok for me to use the original type glow plug wiring or should i wire it to glow on spring of the ignition (the cranking part)
my old loom was fitted with this switch which looks to me like it could also be something to do with the glow plugs this never seemed to do anything when i started the engine before it came a part? can some one confirm what it does/ should do.
like i say any help is appreciated Sam
