Hoping to get dirty
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Well been and gone and done it . got myself a nice little 1980 county in pretty good order. Thought i would take it to an expert, who relieved me of £2500 for some welding , new swivel joints, spring hanger repair ,brakes, and various bushes. Also a new core plug in the back of the engine 200tdi.
So it goes like a train stops on a sixpence. I now have electrical gremlins, one dim headlight no indicators, no hazard flashers , and no electric engine fan. So sorting thro, fan works relay is u/s and wiring useless, so new wiring and switch and sensor reqd. Front spotlights fitted and no wiring, Rear loading reverse light fitted and wired but no switch or way to get it to work. What fun this is so far.
Spent 2 days chasing thro wires most are crap earths, I haven't found them all yet. Haynes manual makes great sense but bears no relation to my wiring colours, they have been colour coded by a colour blind chimp on ecstasy as they change half way along . I now have a 1/2 bucket full of odd wires that went nowhere, Do you think I should buy a new loom , or throw money at an expert ? Thanks for reading my rant
So it goes like a train stops on a sixpence. I now have electrical gremlins, one dim headlight no indicators, no hazard flashers , and no electric engine fan. So sorting thro, fan works relay is u/s and wiring useless, so new wiring and switch and sensor reqd. Front spotlights fitted and no wiring, Rear loading reverse light fitted and wired but no switch or way to get it to work. What fun this is so far.
Spent 2 days chasing thro wires most are crap earths, I haven't found them all yet. Haynes manual makes great sense but bears no relation to my wiring colours, they have been colour coded by a colour blind chimp on ecstasy as they change half way along . I now have a 1/2 bucket full of odd wires that went nowhere, Do you think I should buy a new loom , or throw money at an expert ? Thanks for reading my rant
