small wiring issue!!

bodhi-z · Sep 8, 2010

Hi all,

Working my way through the various niggles on my 90 - could use a little advice on the latest problem!
All my gauges work fine with lights off, and work fine with sidelights on.
When I turn on dipped beam weird things happen - the glowplug warning lights glows, and temperature gauge goes up to the red. Strangely, if I depress the button on the handbrake, this corrects the fault....but clearly I can't drive around with my thumb on the handbrake button all day!

I'm not too hot on wiring - any ideas where my bad connection might be??

Cheers,

The Mad Hat Man · Sep 8, 2010

check and clean all the earths - oh and fit another between gearbox and chassis.

Rehgar · Sep 10, 2010

bodhi-z said:
Hi all,

Working my way through the various niggles on my 90 - could use a little advice on the latest problem!
All my gauges work fine with lights off, and work fine with sidelights on.
When I turn on dipped beam weird things happen - the glowplug warning lights glows, and temperature gauge goes up to the red. Strangely, if I depress the button on the handbrake, this corrects the fault....but clearly I can't drive around with my thumb on the handbrake button all day!

I'm not too hot on wiring - any ideas where my bad connection might be??

Cheers,

Yep, I'd agree with Mad Hat Man, sounds like bad earthing on the headlights. Check inside the wings to make sure the earth wires are actually connected to the bodywork.
I had similar problems and discovered somebody had left two of the earth points disconnected after doing work on the vehicle :doh:.

bodhi-z · Sep 10, 2010

cool, I'll try and hunt out and clean the earthing points over the weekend.
I can see the one on the drivers side inner wing which seems to have 2 wires on a ring connector bolted to the bodywork - is there one on the passenger side too....couldn't see one there when I looked, but it was getting dark!

Cheers

bluehaze · Sep 11, 2010

Agreed - also check the earth on the bulkhead

small wiring issue!!

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