RE: Perfecting a '71 Sunroof

["Adriel Huntington Rowley" <architect_7@hotmail.com>]

On 3 Jun 2007 at 17:34, Adriel Huntington Rowley wrote:

 
>> On 3 Jun 2007 at 8:27, Adriel Huntington Rowley wrote:
>> 
>> >> That would explain why pulling the blue wire would affect the engine.
>I
>> >> found the V.R. (it is original according to the P.O., and it is the
>shiny
>> >> one) and a blue wire.  I grounded it on the body, and it did not turn
>on
>> >>the
>> >> generator light.  
>> 
>> >Did you do this with the engine running? Did you touch it to a good 
>> >clean grounded body part?
>> 
>> Well, I tried it with the engine running; no difference.

>Somethings wrong here, because this should light the gen light, 
>unless the bulb is burned out. However, you've pointed out that 
>you've seen the bulb light, so I don't know what's wrong.

>> I passed inspection, except the generator light.  I have around 12 volts
>> starting, all the way to 14.28.  So, I would take that the wiring is
>faulty,
>> because the generator is producing, and the regulator is keeping the
>voltage
>> under 14.5.  Thus, I only did procedures one through three.

>If it goes up to 14.28 when you bring the rpms up, then it's working 
>correctly. There is no sign here of a wiring fault.

>This makes me wonder if your idiot light cluster is just lacking a 
>good ground. If the unit isn't pushed all the way in correctly, the 
>spring fingers won't make good contact with the dash, and this 
>sometimes makes funny things happen.

>If there is no good ground, then the TS lamp current might find its 
>way to ground thru the gen light. I haven't thought this thru well at 
>all, so this might not make any sense.  

I just checked the gauges; all tight and seated.  I told you it has a
personality.  

>> I am now thinking of carefully labeling every wire on the fuse box, and
>> clean it up.  But how do I go about it since sandpaper is verboten?

>If you want to assure yourself that each connection is good, just 
>wiggle each connector half with respect to its mating half. Just a 
>tad of relative motion will break any oxide film and assure a good 
>connection. If you want to clean it up, brush off the loose dirt with 
>a stiff nylon or fiber brush, flush it with something like LPS-1 or 
>WD-40, then let it dry. You could spray a little LPS-3 on it to 
>prevent future corrosion, but that's probably overkill.

>Don't let yourself get carried away with the "Cleanliness is next to 
>Godliness" bit. Save that for the living room where your 
>wife/girlfriend/significant other is more likely to appreciate it. 
>
>;-)

I have not even thought of women.  I like things to be right, and corrosion
is not.  I found a fuse rack in my stash, and it is way cleaner.  So, I will
fix that one up, and put it in.

I want to thank you again for all you time and devotion.  The information
has been invaluable, even on marriage. ;-<)


Sincerely,
Adriel H. Rowley    

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