Thread: My 2a freshen up

I did have a good look at it but not knowing what the gauges are im not too sure. It looks like an insulated feed wire for something. Would like a pic of the front of it if possible

Cheers Rod

hi Rod its this oneIMG_2438.jpgwire goes to the centre of this gauge...............any thoughts on the green wire its as long as the horn power one and yes I'm negative earth.


Cheers Paul

Oooh its an amp gauge. Not familiar with amp gauge. Both mine are just fuel and temp. Hopefully someone out in aulro land can enlighten you. Ive not seen an amp gauge wired up yet. Sorry. Im as useless as a chocolate tea pot...lol

Cheers Rod

Rod
Amp gauge has been disabled I think due to polarity being reversed maybe, the wire I was concerned about was the red wire in the centre of the gauge I hadn't labelled, but looking at it this morning over my Kellogg's I realised it was a light for the gauge, so obvious I hadn't labelled it....links into dash light switch.


the green unidentified wire I'm thinking is maybe power to wiper motors as they were wired direct to fuse box separate to loom with modern wiring will check if its got power when I put everything back together.


I've got to stop over thinking this electrical stuff 99% of the wiring is accounted for and the car ran.

thanks for input

Cheers Paul and see you soon

Ammeter would not have been disabled because of the polarity change - all that is needed is to swap connections on the ammeter. If an alternator has been fitted it will have been disabled because the alternator outputs far more current than the meter shows at full scale!

John

Correct John an alternator has been fitted, going to put wiring to bed now until its time to reinstall it

Cheers Paul

Speedo issues.........IMG_2441.jpgwater ingress into the housing has caused rust, which flaked and is now stuck on the magnetIMG_2442.jpgI'm not sure how to remove this and is it a big problem

The needle pointer is a bit sticky down towards 0 rest is WD40 type spray OK for lubrication.


Cheers Paul

The clearance between the disc attached to the pointer shaft and the frame of the speedo is very small, and flakes of rust in this gap will make the needle sticky, as will a drop of WD40 - so don't get it here. A spray on contact cleaner is perhaps most useful for cleaning this. The only bits that actually need lubricating are the bush on the input assembly, the tiny bearing on the inner end of the needle shaft, and the shafts of the trip mechanism. Keep oil off the rest.

John