Hmmm, sounds familiar. I recently replaced all of the rubber surrounds on
my '64 and found a couple of wires just as you described. ISTR that the
insulation was white and had a cotton sheath around it plus a little paper
tag on both ends of each wire with a number. It didn't look like a DPO hack
job (believe me, I've seen plenty of those on this car.) Maybe an early
dealer repair?
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dean Martz
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 4:17 PM
To: List Spitfires
Subject: wiring harness of unknown origins
List,
I hate to break up the discussion on the new club, location,
etc. but, I have a question
of a electrical nature. I am currently considering the R & R of the
wiring harness on my '63
Mk I, as opposed to just patching it. The question involves the
"color-coding" of the
harness. In the past I have seen repro harnesses that are color-coded as
original (or close),
but the one in this car is all gray. Each wire has a little number on a
piece of paper stuck near
the end, and in some cases, the same # at each end (example : #11 goes
from the ign. switch
to the starter solenoid). So the $64,000 question (well, $1,000,000 -
adjusted for inflation )
is... what do I have here, a weird repro or an original harness ???
Also, If I choose to buy
a new harness, does anyone have a good source (aside from the big 3) for
one.
Thanks
as always,
Dean Martz (FC6207)
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