<VV> Wiring Harness Questions

[Roger Gault]

Matt!! of all people.... !

The 2 wires in a factory engine harness are the  NOT the Start  Resistor
BYPASS  wire and
the  Resistance [ main feed] wire.

They are the ignition feed (black/yellow) and the tach (brown). Yellow/black
goes to (+) and brown goes to (-) along with the wire to the points.  The
start resistor wire (w/r/b) doesn't go near the distributor on the '65.  It
is bypassed by the purple wire and the black/yellow wire in the 2 pin
connector that goes down to the starter solenoid....you do have a GM
Diagram?  They are online!  Or, better, Ned's are in color and WAY, WAY, WAY
easier to read.

LOL,
  Roger

PS:  3.6L has one head installed.  Slowly, slowly, slowly I get closer to
the finish line.  ;-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <TimogensTurbo at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Wiring Harness Questions


> In a message dated 3/19/2007 12:58:39 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> GYoungwolf at aol.com writes:
>
> > I am replacing a mangled, spliced, rigged, and burned rear wiring
harness
> > in
> > a 1965 convertible with a new replacement harness. I ran into a couple
of
> > problems: one electrical and one physical. The electrical has to do with
the
> > fact
> > that the PO installed an electronic ignition. It has wires going from
the
> > distributor to the control unit and from the unit to both sides of the
coil.
> > The
> > mangled harness I removed had only one wire to the coil, and of course
the
> > replacement has two. I do not have the instructions for the electronic
> > system and
> > don't know whether to hook up one or both or neither harness wires? And
if
> > only one, which? Didn't want to do the trial and error thing on the
chance
> > that
> > it might ruin the box.
> > The second problem has to do with the installation of the tail lights.
The
> > backup sockets just popped right in place, but I cannot get the tail
lights
> > to
> > lock in place. There is a small tab on the sockets and a notch in the
metal
> > light housing, but they do not seem to want to mate. What am I missing?
> > Thanks for any insight,
> > Grant Young
> >
> ===========================================================
>
> Grant!! of all people.... get the MFG. of the Ign. systems wiring diagram!
>
> The 2 wires in a factory harness are the  Start  Resistor  BYPASS  wire
and
> the  Resistance [ main feed] wire...you do have a GM  Diagram?  They are
> online!
>
> As far as the NEW sockets..push harder...you're used to 40 yr. old units!!
>
> Matt Nall...west coast
> http://members.aol.com/patiomatt
> lots of info!
>
>
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