[tcb] Re: electrical issues
- From: "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gvl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:09:52 -0500 (Central Standard Time)
No. Check the diagram here: http://66.34.72.138/wiring/bus-69-70.jpg
Goes from "30" on starter to "30" on headlight switch. Then jumper from
"30" on headlight switch to "30" on ignition switch.
G2
On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:48:11 -0500 Chuck Blue <sukchew@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Better do some more checking.The main wire from the battery should go to the
> Ing. switch and then on to the headlight switch.
> That's just my .02.Have fun.How far away are you from Athens?
> ole blue
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian Denning" <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:53 AM
> Subject: [tcb] electrical issues
>
>
> > so i was telling will this saturday night. and he laughs because evidently
> > all bays are crazy like this but i thought i would share th story
> >
> > hershey has had an eletcrical problem for a while now. everytime you hit a
> > bump he dies. then i reach down and tap the fuse panel a couple of times
> > and he fires back up lets out a big BOOOM!!! and we're off again.
> >
> > well due to the p/o's p/o there has been some crazy engineering done to
> > the electrical system. fuses used as clamps to hold wires in place so...i
> > decided it is time to clean up the rats nest. so i pulled the fuse panel
> > out...which was held in place by two zip ties. and went to work,
> > constantly check my bently diagrams. i get it all cleaned up looks
> > beautiful under the dash wires tied up and secure taped together so they
> > don't dangle and bind in other parts of the bus (windshield wiper motor in
> > particular). looks really good. so i hook up the battery and the damn
> > parking lights come on. the switch isn't on but the lights are on. ok i
> > can address that i will just get out the test light. well i have juice to
> > a wire that should only have juice when the switch is on. can't figure it
> > out. well i can fix that later lets see if she starts, and see if the
> > loose connection problem is taken care of. i turn the key on, nothing, no
> > lights, no sounds, nothing.hmmm.... lets see if the headlight switch will
> > turn on the headlights. WTF?!?! now i have dash lights such as the oil
> > preassure light and the battery light. and it starts up. i turn off the
> > lights and the motor dies.
> >
> > wierd...i know. so i pull the column again, pull the fuse panel again, and
> > pull the light switch. hmmm. i hook the battery up and nothing no lights.
> > i turn the lights on and nothing, no lights. but i hear a bit of a noise
> > commign from the dash every time i touch the column. AHH HA!!! the
> > positive wire that goes from the solenoid to the light switch was loose
> > the entire time and that is what was causing the damn thing to die when i
> > flash my lights to signal truckers over. well problem was fixed on friday
> > and today, maybe, i will button everything up and start working on heater
> > cables.
> >
> > it's absolutely amazing that a wire going to the light switch would cause
> > the damn thing to die and not run sometimes as well.
> >
> > thank god for the bently book that helped me out 100%
> >
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