The reason they have the main electrical wired thru the headlight switch first is to allow you to have the lights on without having the ignition turned on. Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: well i know this much i am 4.5 hours way from dallas and about 4 hours away from denis' house. i don't know where athens is but i am guessing 4 or more hours. Gerald is right though that is what the diagram shows it is weird i know i am still thinkign the same thing but that was the factory wire with the factory grommet attached to the factory switch. i am still scratching my head on it but that is what the diagram even shows. >From: "Chuck Blue" >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: >Subject: [tcb] Re: electrical issues >Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:48:11 -0500 > >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" > >To: >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% >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from >>Microsoft Office Live >>http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Use your PC to make calls at very low rates https://voiceoam.pcs.v2s.live.com/partnerredirect.aspx