austin10_4
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Hello the everybody.
Some of you may remember me from around this time last year with my dreaded head gasket problems?!?!
Anyway, the english weather has finally turned for the better and i though it was high time i cranked the shaft once again to hear her familiar chugging.
All was well and good, that is until it got dark.
I, naturally, put the lights on, only to be greeted with one sidlight. I replaced the bulb, nothing happened. I replaced it again, still nothing. Putting this down to bad luck, i replaced it with the one from the drivers side that was working, still nothing.
This lead me to the dreadful and time consuming task of identifying the 74 year old wiring (its still original!!)
Anyway, i then discovered that the junction box which houses fuses aswell as a multiplex of wires was becoming extremely hot. This points to a short circuiting problem agree?
Thats what i thought, so i proceeded to disconnect the lights and try them individually. Neither of the lamps now work, and the junction box is also becoming very hot.
Just to add confusion to the matter, the polarity seems to change if you change a fuse?!?!?!
And to make it even more complicated- the ignition has reversed. I think it has anyway, as the ignition warning light comes on when you turn the key the opposite way you normally do if that makes sense?
Something has gone horribly wrong here, and the wiring is vaguely similar to a rats nest.
I come seeking advice from any electrical masterminds that may be here.
Regards, Austin10.4
Some of you may remember me from around this time last year with my dreaded head gasket problems?!?!
Anyway, the english weather has finally turned for the better and i though it was high time i cranked the shaft once again to hear her familiar chugging.
All was well and good, that is until it got dark.
I, naturally, put the lights on, only to be greeted with one sidlight. I replaced the bulb, nothing happened. I replaced it again, still nothing. Putting this down to bad luck, i replaced it with the one from the drivers side that was working, still nothing.
This lead me to the dreadful and time consuming task of identifying the 74 year old wiring (its still original!!)
Anyway, i then discovered that the junction box which houses fuses aswell as a multiplex of wires was becoming extremely hot. This points to a short circuiting problem agree?
Thats what i thought, so i proceeded to disconnect the lights and try them individually. Neither of the lamps now work, and the junction box is also becoming very hot.
Just to add confusion to the matter, the polarity seems to change if you change a fuse?!?!?!
And to make it even more complicated- the ignition has reversed. I think it has anyway, as the ignition warning light comes on when you turn the key the opposite way you normally do if that makes sense?
Something has gone horribly wrong here, and the wiring is vaguely similar to a rats nest.
I come seeking advice from any electrical masterminds that may be here.
Regards, Austin10.4