You can test everything just with a battery. You might want to use a
battery charger in place of a battery to cap the current that can be
delivered - that way if there is a short you don't fry something.
I put a whole new harness in mine, I think about $300, and a couple of days
work. Well worthwhile. It sounds like yours is like mine was, about at
the end of it's life. The new harnesses are all color coded, you just cut
the old one, leaving an inch or two of each wire+connector at all the
gauges, lights etc. Then when the old one is in you just swap the old plug
for the new, with a little cleaning up of the connections for good measure.
When I tested mine the first time there wasn't a single short anywhere.
Good luck.
Mark Sinclair
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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 02:28:38 +0000
From: "David Mayer" <celiracer81@hotmail.com>
Subject: Electrical question.
Hello all,
I am getting ready to tackle the wiring harness in the Spitfire.
However, i have NO idea where to begin! I basically want to find out what
on the car works and what doesn't. I tried starting with the headlights to
see if they work at all...but they don't. In fact, the plastic harness
that
the headlight plugs into was so old and brittle, that it snapped into a
dozen pieces when i tried to take the headlight back out. Can i test all
of
the lights and the such without having the car running?
ANY suggestions are welcome.
Thanks,
Dave
'68 Spit MK3
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