[Roadsters] Electrical problem continued

[Paul Kort]

  Over the 20 years I had my 1600, I think I shared every electrical
problem possible.  Bad grounds seems to be the place to start.  My wipers
didn't work, turned out to be a bad switch.  When the fuse box started
heating the car, I soaked it in baking soda & water to clean the corrosion,
and then tightened the rivets with a hammer & punch.  That fixed it.  My
side lights never did work for the first 18 years,  I finally drilled out
the old light sockets and stuffed in new ones.  there is a good write up
on-line that runs through the how to and talks about what sockets to buy.
I once tried to use the stock wiring for some driving lights.  Thankfully I
turned them off before I set fire to the whole harness.  Wound up wiring in
a whole new circuit with it's own relay.
  The worst was when my parking lights up front refused to come on after a
winters nap.  I drove up to the race barn where three of us worked most of
the day.  By evening, I had no lights at all.  Four weeks later, I drove
back home with a whole different dash harness, stolen from a '69 2000.
There were so many splices in the old harness that I bought a shadow box,
backed it with a wiring diagram, and stuffed in what was left of the old
harness.  It hangs on the wall in my office as a reminder of how NOT to fix
the problem.

Paul
now roadsterless in Ohio

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 11:20 PM, Linda via Datsun-roadsters <
datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I have read about retightening the rivets in the fuse box but have never
> done it. Might help.
> Linda
> On May 16, 2017 4:33 PM, rwm--- via Datsun-roadsters <
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> > I'll guess this is an evolving engine bay and/or ignition/dashboard
> wiring harness short or continuity break. For the short, look for evidence
> of heat damage and/or bulging in the wrapping. For a harness or connector
> continuity break, either prior heat damage, wire chafing or loose
> wires/connector may be the tell. A DVM may be helpful in finding either.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob Mann, ’68 2000 Solex
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Windows 10 phone
> >
> >
> >
> > From: redroadsterman via Datsun-roadsters
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 18:06
> > To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Roadsters] Electrical problem continued
> >
> >
> >
> > Perhaps another clue: flashers only work if engine is running, not if
> key is in on position. Also wipers don't work at all.
> >
> > Joseph
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Sent from my U.S. Cellular® Smartphone
> >
> >
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