Post 28 Dash Wiring
A big day then approaches, get the dash wired up and, the fuel tank in and the battery connected its crank it day right?
So early on the bank holiday Monday I started with the dash. Expectation - trouble but electrics on these cars are a reasonably simple thing, there are no computer signals, messages or electronics to deal with so just a case of connect all the wires. Previous experience and the schematic go most of the distance!
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| In action on the last restoration - a 1960 Austin Healey "Ashley" Sprite |
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| The 100-6 dash about complete, less the oil and water gauge and the Schematic! |
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| Dash installed, oil & water gauge fitted and ready to crank! |
There was a moment - when I went to fit the oil gauge. I could not find the connecting pipe to the engine - that garage thief again. Searched high & low and gave up frankly so we just plodded on and then as we fitted the dash there was the pipe in the box I had laid the dash on top of. That was about an hour we lost. Clearly this is all not my fault!!
So fuel tank in, check, battery in, check. . . .
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| Battery & Fuel Tank - No room in there for anything else! |
Best crank it then?? Commissioning plan and checks complete?? No just switch it on! Well that all went well - fuel pump on, fuel gauge on, ignition on all looking good. Plugs in a quick fiddle with the leads and fire up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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