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jabbahutt

posted on 20/9/07 at 02:19 PM Reply With Quote
best/easy place to start

Afternoon all

Well this will probably be the first of many posts on the subject of wiring. It's a vick Green loom, 2.0 pinto MK indy.

The loom is in and engine connections all made. Headlight/indicator wiring fitted to roughly the right part of the car ready for connection.

I'm looking at the mess under the scuttle and wondering where the hell to start. I've got the 3 ignition wires connected and thats it. Tonight going to try and identify all wires that won't be used such as washers etc and bundle them out of the way to see if that makes things easier to follow.

Any advice as to the best method to avoid confusion etc. It doesn't help that the column area/relay part of the wiring diagram is the least clear of the whole thing, are the things that look like cubes with 9 circles in connector blocks? and are the flasher/hazard relays on the diagram.

Any advice as to best order to do things much appreciated.

Cheers
Nigel






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speedyxjs

posted on 20/9/07 at 02:42 PM Reply With Quote
I think the only way unfortunately is to just start and sort them one by one. it will get easier the more you do





How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?

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nib1980

posted on 20/9/07 at 03:01 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
I think the only way unfortunately is to just start and sort them one by one. it will get easier the more you do



Yep Basically what He said! its the only way I did it. wiring took abaout 3 full days, but I like things like that so no problem really

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BenB

posted on 20/9/07 at 05:03 PM Reply With Quote
I personally (though my wife says I'm rather strange ) like wrapping a little bit of masking tape round each wire end (to leave a little tab) and then write on that what the cable is for. You can do this for all the loom then do all the connecting and wiring /crimping/soldering in one go without having to look at the loom / wiring diagram again (or as much)... Any wires which aren't being used you can lay down along the loom and wrap a little bit of insulting tape around the very end. Keeps it out of the way and if you ever want to use that wire it'll be identifiable by its tab and pulling it out of the insulating tape will be easy....
It also makes it easier to work out what goes where if you ever have to work on the wiring again and everything is labelled.

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twybrow

posted on 20/9/07 at 05:22 PM Reply With Quote
Ben that is exactly what I did. The only downside is they tend to stick to each other. I also grouped together wires I knew were supposed to be together, and cable tied. That way you have less to route seperately and easier to identify.






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jkarran

posted on 21/9/07 at 10:00 AM Reply With Quote
That's what I did too when I made my loom, label with the tape. Label every wire, group into bundles that run to each item/area using tape or cable ties then do the connectors and terminals in one multi-day soldering session.

You'll still end up in a tangle but that's half the fun of it... apparently.
jk

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