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After about 5 years and about $1000.00 later my FREE /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif 1978 Peugeot 103-SP is finally RUNNING!!!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

This is the most exciting day for me in some time!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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JACK
 

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Plan's coming together!!
 
Congratulations... I'd offer to help out if you needed it.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif

You could easily put your Peugeot in the back of my Peugeot. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif

But you won't be needing that sort of help, will you... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nonod.gif

Happy Vroooming....
 
That is too cool!! I have an old NSU quickly in a box (that is it's official name now - "The quickly in a box"). Perhaps now I will get inspired to sort the thing, instead of going out, looking at it, and then "quickly" putting it back in it's box!

Cheers!
Dave G.
 
Cool! and Congrats....looks like fun.

Hey, I got my 'free' electric scooter running today...must be a good day.
 
Interesting ride there... Looks like it would be very dificult to keep up with traffic on anything other than a residential side street though. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
 
Thanks everyone!

Well the moped IS running, but now I have to figure out how to get the lighting to work. I replaced the old stock ignition with a newer electronic ignition and the wiring loom isn't quite the same. I got the lights to come on with some creative jury-rigging but they seem very weak. At this point that is the least of my worries though. It is such a relief to see that big FAT blue SPARK! It springs to life on the first kick every time, it accelerates well.... and I was starting to think this day would never come.

NEVER GIVE UP!!

JACK
 
There's probably a magneto coil in there (near beside or under the flywheel) for the lighting circuit... The lights will be very dim at idle, and might get a tad brighter at higher revs.
 
Lets see... once all the ignition wires are hooked up I am left with:
1 Blue wire and
1 Brown wire
that somehow need to hook up to:
2 Red wires
2 Black wires
1 White wire
1 Blue wire
1 Brown wire

I see lots of trial and error in my future! I could get the head light and tail light to come on dimly and then when I applied the brakes the brake light would come on very brightly. If I don't get it to a reasonable point I might start to consider some sort of rechargable battery pack. I was thinking some sort of external power source might be helpful just in tracing wires anyways.

JACK
 
Jack:

That is great and not what I expected.

I would suspect a test light or a voltmeter would be the way to go.

Patrick
 
I tried a voltmeter and couldn't get any voltage to register from either the blue or brown wires... maybe 2 or 3 TENTHS of A VOLT.

JACK
 
Yup, Nial: I thought the same thing when I saw the Peugeot. "Pit Bike!"
 
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