<html><body>Tom-for that wire replacement, I would use a 14GA. wire-headlights have large amp draw. The high resistance you measured usually means poor (corroded) connection, frayed wire or loose. If harness is healthy, I would check the switch terminals for loose or corroded at both the panel and for sure the dip on the floor (it gets crud from road). That path also has two butt connectors that could be loose or corroded. After cleaning, be sure to push the bullets well into the rubber sleeve. Hank<br><br><div class="reply-new-signature"></div><p>-----------------------------------------</p>From: "Tom Felts via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net><br>To: "Alan Seigrist"<br>Cc: "healeys"<br>Sent: Wednesday October 27 2021 9:45:21AM<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical question<br><br>
<div>I went ahead and ran a new wire--used 16 gauge-------I did
check the bullet connections to the old wire and they were good---I
cannot understand why a wire would suddenly stop conveying
current---but since I found nothing else---that must have been the
problem.</div>
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<div>works like a charm now with the new wire.</div>
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From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com><br>
To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com><br>
Cc: Tom Felts <tomfelts@windstream.net>, healeys
<healeys@autox.team.net><br>
Sent: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 11:03:15 -0400 (EDT)<br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Electrical question<br></div>
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<div dir="ltr">One time I had the main ignition - coil wire
fail in my BJ8 harness... much smoke was released and I was not
able to put the smoke back in the wire. turned off the
battery switch, disconnected it, then ran a separate main wire ,
turned switch back on and drove home...
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<div>!!</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 6:47 AM
Michael Salter via Healeys <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br></div>
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<div>Tom, it is very unusual for a wire to fail, as I'm
sure you know.
<div>I would suspect the bullet connections on the dip
switch cable where it joins the main harness.</div>
<div>They are near the overdrive throttle switch as I
recall.</div>
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<div>M</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue., Oct. 26, 2021, 6:13 p.m.
Tom Felts via Healeys, <<a>healeys@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:<br></div>
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<div>BJ8 had power from the blue HL sw wire to
the dip switch--all WAS well. All of a sudden no power thru
the hL sw blue wire to the dip sw. HL switch is good.
Ran a wire directly from the HL switch to the dip sw-----have
power--all works.</div>
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<div>Ohms's reading seems quite a bit higher thru that original
wire than a reg wire i used. Guess it is possible that the
resistance is so high that it won't allow voltage to pass??
Anyone who has tried to trace that wire will know it is
impossible to see the full length since it is encased in
wrap.</div>
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<div>I'm down to disconnecting the original wire and running
another power wire from the HL sw to the dip sw and moving
on. Of course that won't help me determine what caused it but
I'll have lights. </div>
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<div>Anyone have any other ideas on cause?</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Anyone know what gauge wire I should use?</div>
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<div>Thanks</div>
<div>tom</div>
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