Thread: Series III (burned) rebuild

Hi Lane,

I have a pdf document which is the original blue Leyland workshop manual for the series 3. In a couple of areas it has been different to the Haynes manual. I could send you the section with the wiring diagrams if you like to see if that is better than what you have. That bit is only 3.5mb. I found it online through one of the American forums.

PM me with an e-mail address if you want it.

TimJ

Actually just had a look at the diagram and it shows nothing on position 4 of the ignition switch as well. I also had a look at the diagram in the original owners manual and it appears to be identical to the one in the Leyland blue book so I think there isn't anything there.

Tim.

the reverse light switch is on the gear lever base that bolts to the gear box. Its similar to a brake switch. when the lever is in reverse position it pushes in the button and allows power through. I'll post a pic and measurements so you can drill a hole and fit a switch if yours doesn't have it

Thanks Wozza. Mine doesn't have one, the Haynes wiring diagram doesn't show one, and there isn't any obvious wiring for one either.

I fitted a rectangular "flood" type light under the rear cross-member to give loads of light when I can work out how to get power to it.

What about those clear lights, front and rear?

Well, the front clear lights - the "side lamps" as the manuals call them - are parking lights and were not working because the globes weren't connecting properly. So that's that sorted. However the clear ones on the rear are still a mystery. Wozza, are they meant to be reversing lights, and if so, why is there no sign of them in the wiring diagrams? Were they added as an ADR compliance measure, but Haynes etc. didn't know about them?

If that's the case, it would explain why on both chassis we found an extra green wire running to the back outside the main harness, almost like an after-market addition, but running inside the chassis with the main harness. I'm guessing that's the reversing light feed. How it is switched is a mystery, however, since it seems to go back to fuses, nowhere near the gear shift...

Any ideas?

Thanks Tim. Funny you called one of yours "Queen Mary" - we had named ours "King George".

It's possible that those lights are actually the "rear fog lamps" that are no 51 and 52 on the diagrams I have. I will have to see if I have reversing lights as I have never actually checked. Maybe they came in with a particular year?

We named the D3 "Queen Mary" because it is a big luxury boat rather than the royalty thing .

Tim.

Originally Posted by Timj

It's possible that those lights are actually the "rear fog lamps" that are no 51 and 52 on the diagrams I have. I will have to see if I have reversing lights as I have never actually checked. Maybe they came in with a particular year?

We named the D3 "Queen Mary" because it is a big luxury boat rather than the royalty thing .

Tim.

I've just had a look at the photos of your rear Lane, if you are talking about the two clear lenses on the inside of the other lights, yes, they are definately reversing lights. We have 3 Series 3's that all have them mounted in the same postion and they are wired up to a switch on the mount for the gearstick. It looks as though yours is missing the switch?

Be careful with those lenses, they are worth $80 to replace! We have purchased new front clear park lights (a different holder and lense) to replace the rear reverse lights as we couldn't justify the cost of getting the originals new.