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Hello everyone,
You may remember my earlier post about trouble with the Smiths temp gauge on my 1974 MGB, which lead to questions about the gauge voltage stabiliser.
Well, I might have a breakthrough. While looking under the dash and pulling the gauges out to make it easier to see, I took a look at all the wires running to the fuel, tach, and temp gauges. All colors were represented as in the wiring diagrams. Closer looks at the wiring revealed no cuts nor splices. That was a stumper, cause a wire like that can't just disappear, can it?
Turns out, those two wires (green and light green/green) were hooked to a turn signal flasher, along with a brown wire that came down from the turn signal switch. I unplugged the two greens, which left only the brown wire connected to the flasher. Imagine my surprise when the turn signals still worked, better than ever before. Sounds like they're working off the hazard flasher inside the console.
Now, is it safe to proceed with trying to plug the G and LGG wires to the stabiliser, and can I cut that brown wire loose? It has a jury-rigged look to it.
This is a real DPO thing. I don't want to ever get rid of my car. It was a wedding present and has sentimental value in addition to being fun and theraputic. But if I ever had to sell it, I would like to think that I left it in such a way that the next owner could enjoy it without having to fret over stuff like this. Rusty body work is one thing; crossed electrical wires are another.
This is very exciting. Even if the stabiliser is broken, at least I know I'm on the right track and can replace it in some way.
Thank you,
You may remember my earlier post about trouble with the Smiths temp gauge on my 1974 MGB, which lead to questions about the gauge voltage stabiliser.
Well, I might have a breakthrough. While looking under the dash and pulling the gauges out to make it easier to see, I took a look at all the wires running to the fuel, tach, and temp gauges. All colors were represented as in the wiring diagrams. Closer looks at the wiring revealed no cuts nor splices. That was a stumper, cause a wire like that can't just disappear, can it?
Turns out, those two wires (green and light green/green) were hooked to a turn signal flasher, along with a brown wire that came down from the turn signal switch. I unplugged the two greens, which left only the brown wire connected to the flasher. Imagine my surprise when the turn signals still worked, better than ever before. Sounds like they're working off the hazard flasher inside the console.
Now, is it safe to proceed with trying to plug the G and LGG wires to the stabiliser, and can I cut that brown wire loose? It has a jury-rigged look to it.
This is a real DPO thing. I don't want to ever get rid of my car. It was a wedding present and has sentimental value in addition to being fun and theraputic. But if I ever had to sell it, I would like to think that I left it in such a way that the next owner could enjoy it without having to fret over stuff like this. Rusty body work is one thing; crossed electrical wires are another.
This is very exciting. Even if the stabiliser is broken, at least I know I'm on the right track and can replace it in some way.
Thank you,
