Re: [T3] It works!

["Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info>]

<x-flowed>> On 13 May 2005 at 13:59, Daniel Baum wrote:
> > I finally started my engine this morning, after about four months of 
> > working
> > on it. It sounds brilliant - it must be the new fan and the fact the the
> > engine tin doesn't rattle any more. Now it needs a full tune up and
> > hopefully I will be able to get it tested on Thursday - the old test ran 
> > out
> > a couple of weeks ago - and be back on the roads by the weekend.
>
> That's terrific, but what's next, and what will you do with all the time 
> on
> your hands once it's completely finished?

Working, making a living . . . Also, now that the engine's so shiny, I have 
to get the rest of the car to match!

> > Here's the (almost) finished item:
> >
> > http://www.type34.info/temp/Engine%2012.05.05.jpg
>
> Nice, it looks almost finished.
>
> It took me a moment to realize what the small blue wires in the middle of 
> the
> engine were. They appear to be homemade wires for the AT kickdown switch. 
> The
> OE wires would have been black and would have had an in-line fuse between 
> the +
> term of the coil and the switch so that a shorted kickdown wire wouldn't 
> hurt
> anything other than just the fuse.

Yes, that's what the blue wire is. I has an inline fuse on the other wire, 
which goes from the switch to the coil. That wire is quite long, so the 
inline fuse is tucked away at the side by the coil, and is invisible in the 
picture. Both wires need shortening a bit. All my wiring is homemade (!), so 
maybe some day it would be nice to put some original wiring harnesses in.


Daniel 

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