swampedout Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Very good! I agree with Dave - odd that the jumper wire didn't work. Maybe it just wasn't seated fully. Either way, you're much better off now. Right, Its stranded wire that was just shoved in there, so Im assuming it wasnt making good contact. The red wire is power for an aftermarket tach. Ive replaced that setup with a real fuse tap for now. Its a very minor victory but Ill take it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampedout Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Right, Its stranded wire that was just shoved in there, so Im assuming it wasnt making good contact. The red wire is power for an aftermarket tach. Ive replaced that setup with a real fuse tap for now. Its a very minor victory but Ill take it! Anyone know what this is for? Connectors come up behind the middle seat. And this? Alarm? Im still plugging away on these wires. Pulled wire looms for: The Holley Sniper GV Overdrive Trailer Brakes And a couple other strays The Overdrive and Brakes are hopefully going back in some day. Trailer brakes first. Its still a mess but working on elimination. Rear tank stopped working and theres still a drain somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Anyone know what this is for? Connectors come up behind the middle seat. And this? Alarm? Im still plugging away on these wires. Pulled wire looms for: The Holley Sniper GV Overdrive Trailer Brakes And a couple other strays The Overdrive and Brakes are hopefully going back in some day. Trailer brakes first. Its still a mess but working on elimination. Rear tank stopped working and theres still a drain somewhere... I'd assume the connector in your hand is for the seatbelt warning buzzer. I have no idea what that is on the back wall of the cab. None of that wiring looks factory to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Anyone know what this is for? Connectors come up behind the middle seat. And this? Alarm? Im still plugging away on these wires. Pulled wire looms for: The Holley Sniper GV Overdrive Trailer Brakes And a couple other strays The Overdrive and Brakes are hopefully going back in some day. Trailer brakes first. Its still a mess but working on elimination. Rear tank stopped working and theres still a drain somewhere... I'm with Jim - the one in your hand is probably the seatbelt wiring, with a BR/LB wire and a BK wire. The other isn't factory so we can't tell from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampedout Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 I'm with Jim - the one in your hand is probably the seatbelt wiring, with a BR/LB wire and a BK wire. The other isn't factory so we can't tell from here. I guess the previous owner didnt like wearing his seatbelt, the connector was unplugged. Thanks for the tip. The black box is going in the wire pile as soon as I can trace the wires under the carpet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampedout Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 I guess the previous owner didnt like wearing his seatbelt, the connector was unplugged. Thanks for the tip. The black box is going in the wire pile as soon as I can trace the wires under the carpet. Looks like my tach was getting too many amps and overheated. Its been performing weird. Took the cover off and saw the old smoke signal. I wasnt really planning in digging into it. I just wanted to tune the carb a bit... Ive got a standalone tach I tune my chainsaws with, Ill have to see if it does 8 cyls... Now shopping for a new tach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Looks like my tach was getting too many amps and overheated. Its been performing weird. Took the cover off and saw the old smoke signal. I wasnt really planning in digging into it. I just wanted to tune the carb a bit... Ive got a standalone tach I tune my chainsaws with, Ill have to see if it does 8 cyls... Now shopping for a new tach... Yeah, I think the smoke really got out this time. But Bill/85lebaront2 has a jar of it, maybe you can put some back in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Looks like my tach was getting too many amps and overheated. Its been performing weird. Took the cover off and saw the old smoke signal. I wasnt really planning in digging into it. I just wanted to tune the carb a bit... Ive got a standalone tach I tune my chainsaws with, Ill have to see if it does 8 cyls... Now shopping for a new tach... What am I looking at that's supposed to be bad? The Caps aren't bulging or blown up? Edit: It's a vehicular application. "Potting" a few components (especially tall ones) isn't at all unusual... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampedout Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 What am I looking at that's supposed to be bad? The Caps aren't bulging or blown up? Edit: It's a vehicular application. "Potting" a few components (especially tall ones) isn't at all unusual... I just snapped a quick photo for reference. Nothing jumped out at me except the whiff of smoke when I opened it up. Some of the potting was dripping but that could be from manufacturing. Apparently autometer has excellent customer service so Im going to give them a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 I just snapped a quick photo for reference. Nothing jumped out at me except the whiff of smoke when I opened it up. Some of the potting was dripping but that could be from manufacturing. Apparently autometer has excellent customer service so Im going to give them a call. I'm not sure what you mean by "too many amps". The tach is only counting how often the ground connection is broken. Hot melt glue usually look as dribbled on like that. A few years back I would have had plenty of components to fix that antique. But when I had to divest myself of storage, junk that had no future had to go. Perhaps Autometer still has a service center where they can make repairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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