Series 3 diesel dash electrics

"tsunami" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Update:
>
> Grease monkey has now admitted he "was never that good with electrics
anyway
> !" and returned with a haynes manual to make things better. Thing is the
> manual is for petrol not diesel. Should this make a difference or will I
be
> able to see and work around the differences.
>
> Ordere4d the diesel manual and restoration guide online so just waiting
for
> them to arrive. Do I need the workshop manual as well.
>
> Apologoies for the deluge of rookie questions, just feeling a little out
on
> a limb with only a Clueless ape for assistance.

Two things you need to do:
1. Shoot the clueless ape.
2. Wait for your copy of the diesel book.

The wiring for a diesel isn't really *that* different from a petrol model,
the main lighting in particular is exactly the same. However, there are
differences in the details (e.g. heater plugs instead of ignition coil
circuit) and the way the main key switch is wired up is completely
different. Without labels on the wires you'll have to be careful to get
everything connected to the correct poles of the fuse box and switches.

Oh yes, and always remember that electricity doesn't always flow in the
direction you think it's going to or indeed where you want it to .... and
when it does either of these unexpected tricks, it always flows in far
greater quantities than you would like.

Steve
It's only broke if it starts to smoke.

On Thursday, in article <[email protected]>
[email protected] "tsunami" wrote:

> Update:
>
> Grease monkey has now admitted he "was never that good with electrics anyway
> !" and returned with a haynes manual to make things better. Thing is the
> manual is for petrol not diesel. Should this make a difference or will I be
> able to see and work around the differences.
>
> Ordere4d the diesel manual and restoration guide online so just waiting for
> them to arrive. Do I need the workshop manual as well.

It fills some gaps in the Haynes coverage.

I think there are places on the net where it can be downloaded. Paper
is better, but you can at least have a look at what is in it.

--
David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.

"History shows that the Singularity started when Sir Tim Berners-Lee
was bitten by a radioactive spider."

I have all the pdf files of the series 3 workshop manual..

want me to email them to you?

Jason Hall

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""David G. Bell"" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thursday, in article <[email protected]>
> [email protected] "tsunami" wrote:
>
> > Update:
> >
> > Grease monkey has now admitted he "was never that good with electrics
anyway
> > !" and returned with a haynes manual to make things better. Thing is the
> > manual is for petrol not diesel. Should this make a difference or will I
be
> > able to see and work around the differences.
> >
> > Ordere4d the diesel manual and restoration guide online so just waiting
for
> > them to arrive. Do I need the workshop manual as well.
>
> It fills some gaps in the Haynes coverage.
>
> I think there are places on the net where it can be downloaded. Paper
> is better, but you can at least have a look at what is in it.
>
> --
> David G. Bell -- SF Fan, Filker, and Punslinger.
>
> "History shows that the Singularity started when Sir Tim Berners-Lee
> was bitten by a radioactive spider."