Fixing Eddie

[Gary Lewis]

Hi.

Now past the middle of August we have a few hours dark night. Sunset is 21.30 and sunrise 05.40. Between 00.00 and 04.00 its dark. One month ago there was no part of the night that was really dark. This picture was taken 21.31. The deers were photographed 22.05. Hunting season starts 1. of September. In the forest I usually have to quit hunting around 21.30 because of the fading light. In the morning you will usually be able to visualise the deers around 05.30. But that is of course at the beginning of the hunting season. Before Christmas we have 5 or 6 hours of day light.

Eddie got a new Power Steering Pump. The tool I used to change over the pulley worked ok. If I ever find the lost spring from the old pump I will fix it and keep the old pump as a spare or sell it. Started out today trying to figure out how to avoid the dome light turning on when opening the doors. Understood soon enough that is not a simple procedure. Any suggestions ? Since the map lights doesnt work I took down the dome light. The two contacts for the dome light and the map light were broken / almost broken. And no power in the green/ yellow wire for the map lights. And dont remove all these panels looking for the wire. The wire is not accesible behind the panels any way. The wire was corroded off down at the floor under the seat belt. I pulled the wire out with a rope connected to its end. Then it will be possible to pull the wire back up to the dome light after repairing the connection. The problem is finding a new "she pin" for the connector down at the floor and new connectors for the dome light. Any suggestions where I might get these ?

Greetings Stein.

I'm always amazed at how little sunlight folks "up north" have in the winter and how much more they have in the summer. We lived in London for a couple of years and it was really dark in the winter and light in the summer. But, as I realized, each spot on earth gets the same amount of daylight in a year's time.

Anyway, on the dome light, in order to keep it from coming on you need to put a switch in the BK/LB wire somewhere after the two switches in the doors.

As for getting the wire back in, you should have pulled a string through with the wire so you could pull it back after you repair it. And on the connector, can you show us a picture of the one you need? And it is the LG/Y wire? I can probably find a replacement.

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I'm always amazed at how little sunlight folks "up north" have in the winter and how much more they have in the summer. We lived in London for a couple of years and it was really dark in the winter and light in the summer. But, as I realized, each spot on earth gets the same amount of daylight in a year's time.

Anyway, on the dome light, in order to keep it from coming on you need to put a switch in the BK/LB wire somewhere after the two switches in the doors.

As for getting the wire back in, you should have pulled a string through with the wire so you could pull it back after you repair it. And on the connector, can you show us a picture of the one you need? And it is the LG/Y wire? I can probably find a replacement.

Hi.

Thanks for the switch/ diagram. I will see if I can do it. Here is a picture of the connector at the floor end of the wire. I need one female pin. Its for the yellow/green wire. Alternativ is connecting the wire outside the connection. Last picture is of the broken connectors for the dome light. I may have to make them myself And yes I pulled a rope after the wire when I pulled the wire out 🙂.

My girlfriend bought a 6 year old Mazda cx3 today. Take a look at the size of the owners manual. Only norwegian language. About 900 pages

[Gary Lewis]

Hi.

Thanks for the switch/ diagram. I will see if I can do it. Here is a picture of the connector at the floor end of the wire. I need one female pin. Its for the yellow/green wire. Alternativ is connecting the wire outside the connection. Last picture is of the broken connectors for the dome light. I may have to make them myself And yes I pulled a rope after the wire when I pulled the wire out 🙂.

My girlfriend bought a 6 year old Mazda cx3 today. Take a look at the size of the owners manual. Only norwegian language. About 900 pages

I'll see if I have a spare female connector like that. But it may take a couple of days as things are pretty busy at the moment.

However, you could just buy a 3-pin connector and use it instead of the factory one.

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I'll see if I have a spare female connector like that. But it may take a couple of days as things are pretty busy at the moment.

However, you could just buy a 3-pin connector and use it instead of the factory one.

Hi.

Thanks Gary for your offer but I decided to just connect the broken wire outside the connection. Next was getting the Dome light back in. I dont think they are supposed to be curved like this. Maybe caused by the heat from the bulb and the screws holding it. Here I have pulled the wire back up again. Removed the plasic around the connectors and made a new fastening point. Fastened the wires with the original screws but shortened down to only 6mm. To avoid contact with ground. New fastening point black screw head and washer up to the right. And then To stop the dome light from coming on when a door is opened I found a easy solution. A piece of a little cable tie keeps the door jamb always unconnected. The tape is to prevent the cable tie bit from maybe falling out. Now I dont worry about letting the doors stay open for long periods of time. No battery drain or melting Dome light. If I need the Dome light I twist the main light switch. Thats it for now. Greetings Stein.

[Gary Lewis]

Hi.

Thanks Gary for your offer but I decided to just connect the broken wire outside the connection. Next was getting the Dome light back in. I dont think they are supposed to be curved like this. Maybe caused by the heat from the bulb and the screws holding it. Here I have pulled the wire back up again. Removed the plasic around the connectors and made a new fastening point. Fastened the wires with the original screws but shortened down to only 6mm. To avoid contact with ground. New fastening point black screw head and washer up to the right. And then To stop the dome light from coming on when a door is opened I found a easy solution. A piece of a little cable tie keeps the door jamb always unconnected. The tape is to prevent the cable tie bit from maybe falling out. Now I dont worry about letting the doors stay open for long periods of time. No battery drain or melting Dome light. If I need the Dome light I twist the main light switch. Thats it for now. Greetings Stein.

Well done, Stein!

I wouldn't have thought of the cable tie piece. That's ingenious.

But on the current drain and heat in the dome light, you might consider an LED. There is certainly still some current drain but very little heat.

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Well done, Stein!

I wouldn't have thought of the cable tie piece. That's ingenious.

But on the current drain and heat in the dome light, you might consider an LED. There is certainly still some current drain but very little heat.

Hi.

Here is a little update. The sound quality from Eddies rear speakers have not been very good. Here is one reason Had 2 better speakers lying around and made them fit. Absolutely an improvement in sound quality.Next thing was the rear interior light. The switch was really sluggish in performanse. So I had it out on the bench and cleaned out all the hardened white goo Ford had put in there 36 years ago.I bought a rattle can with Chrome paint ( which turned out to be almost chrome ) and had a little vaseline spray in the switch. Now it works as new.

 

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Hi.

Here is a little update. The sound quality from Eddies rear speakers have not been very good. Here is one reason Had 2 better speakers lying around and made them fit. Absolutely an improvement in sound quality.Next thing was the rear interior light. The switch was really sluggish in performanse. So I had it out on the bench and cleaned out all the hardened white goo Ford had put in there 36 years ago.I bought a rattle can with Chrome paint ( which turned out to be almost chrome ) and had a little vaseline spray in the switch. Now it works as new.

Hi again.

To check oil pressure I used a EFI Fuel meter.It showed 22 psi at idle and maxed out at 60 psi 2000 rpm and more. I also found the missing spring for my steering pump when looking for a drill. So I pulled the pump apart again to have it fixed.

Its morning here. Rain. This weekend we are taking a ride to Hell.

Report will follow Greetings Stein.

[Gary Lewis]

Hi again.

To check oil pressure I used a EFI Fuel meter.It showed 22 psi at idle and maxed out at 60 psi 2000 rpm and more. I also found the missing spring for my steering pump when looking for a drill. So I pulled the pump apart again to have it fixed.

Its morning here. Rain. This weekend we are taking a ride to Hell.

Report will follow Greetings Stein.

I can only imagine how bad the sound was from that speaker. I'm sure that was a big improvement.

Speaking of improvements, that light looks wonderful! Great job!

And you found the spring the way I find things - when I'm not looking for them. Now you have it back together is it your spare?

Have fun on the ride, but be careful. You don't want to stay there.

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I can only imagine how bad the sound was from that speaker. I'm sure that was a big improvement.

Speaking of improvements, that light looks wonderful! Great job!

And you found the spring the way I find things - when I'm not looking for them. Now you have it back together is it your spare?

Have fun on the ride, but be careful. You don't want to stay there.

Hi.

We are back from Hell. The ride to Hell is 150 miles north of us. We crossed a floating bridge. Trondheim And Hell Railway Station In the town Stjørdal the local Amcar club " Hell Cruisers " ( You may find them on facebook )had their yearly Night Cruise to Hell. There was maybe 100 american cars and others. It was fun. Mercedes ChevroletHomemade Lamborghini Aventador. Steinar Thyholdt spent 7 years to build it.The engine is a v12 from BMW. And the rest is parts from many different car brands. And of course self made body parts. It is registered and he drives it on the roads.From Sunndalen on our way home Now its time to wash Eddie. Greetings Stein PS I will keep the pump for now.

[Gary Lewis]

Hi.

We are back from Hell. The ride to Hell is 150 miles north of us. We crossed a floating bridge. Trondheim And Hell Railway Station In the town Stjørdal the local Amcar club " Hell Cruisers " ( You may find them on facebook )had their yearly Night Cruise to Hell. There was maybe 100 american cars and others. It was fun. Mercedes ChevroletHomemade Lamborghini Aventador. Steinar Thyholdt spent 7 years to build it.The engine is a v12 from BMW. And the rest is parts from many different car brands. And of course self made body parts. It is registered and he drives it on the roads.From Sunndalen on our way home Now its time to wash Eddie. Greetings Stein PS I will keep the pump for now.

Hell? That's an interesting name for a town, but Wikipedia explains it pretty well. So the cruise to Hell is a cool name.

Trondheim - Wasn't that a huge submarine base for the Germans in WWII?

Those are great pics! Love them! But my favorite is this one as the car in the forefront is a 1958 Chevy Impala. I had one of those in my college years, and with the 348 V8 that thing would roll. It easily cruised at 100 MPH