Unless someone with a Series 1 with an overdrive speaks up, I'll mount it
next to the horn relay. Thanks everyone for their input.
On to the wiring.
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Spencer" <ian@sunbeamalpine.org>
To: "Vic Hughes" <v.hughes@austarmetro.com.au>
Cc: "Tim Stiffy" <tstiffy@pulsenet.com>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: Overdrive relay
> The relay is in the same location for both RHD and LHD cars. Series I's
have a
> horn relay in the same location as the OD relay on later cars. Sereis II
and on
> didn't use the horn relay. I've never had a Sereis I with OD, so I can't
really
> say where the relay was mounted in relationship to the horn relay.
>
> Vic Hughes wrote:
>
> > Tim,
> >
> > On my Right Hand Drive S3 the relay is mounted on the engine side of the
> > firewall, on the driver side of the car, high up. The top of the relay
> > bracket is about 1/4 inch below the join between the firewall and the
panel
> > that connects it to the top of the plenum chamber. It is secured with 2
> > self tapping screws - the outboard of which is slightly above and just
> > inboard of the wiring loom; the inboard of which is above and slightly
> > outboard of the hole for the speedo cable.
> >
> > I suspect that Left Hand Drive cars may be similar to mine, as there is
> > limited space in the "mirror" position. Mind you, that never stopped
Rootes
> > putting bolts in inaccessible positions (how about that front nut on the
> > fuel pump)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Vic
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tim Stiffy" <tstiffy@pulsenet.com>
> > To: <alpines@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 10:51 AM
> > Subject: Overdrive relay
> >
> > > Can someone help? I'm installing an overdrive transmission. Where do I
> > mount
> > > the new overdrive relay box?
> > >
> > > Tim
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