And The Wiring Begins

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Scout73

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After having some gremlins in the wiring I decided it will be better to start over (after some advice from IH only). The headlights work, and the marker on the front fender comes on if I step on the brake :confused5: but nothing else lights up. None of the gages work any more:mad:. Thought I was going to just track down the problems but the wire in the old Scout is all one color green, and the codes on the wires are long faded away. I am not sure how long this is going to take me since I'm novice at best and only have one day a week with a few hours that one day when I get time to work on it, but in the end I'm sure it will be worth the the time. Well wish me luck because its too late to turn back now. I already started pulling the old stuff out.:icon_wink:
 
Good luck! I was just thinking about doing the same on my 63. My headlights work in low beam only one tail light works and no turn signals. I am going to upgrade the headlight harness with some relays as well in hopes of a brighter burning light. I will be adding a few accessories as well so I am going to try and plan for that along the way. Keep us informed and take lots of pics.


Craig
 
If you do an entire electrical system re-wire and use the correct heavier gauge wiring and switching, there is no need to "relay" anything which greatly simplifies the system!

The only relay I use in my work and wiring upgrades on any IH product is a "remote" starter relay as described in this thread:

http://www.forums.IHPartsAmerica.co...pgrade-remote-starter-relay-installation.html

I don't use headlight socket "pigtails", I use adequate female insulated slide connectors and either 12 or 14 gauge wire which is way overkill for the current demand. With that there there is no measurable voltage drop and the headlight switching requires a simple circuit breaker for protection.

Wire is cheep, relays fail and are a pita to deal with. The oem-type dimmer switch has sufficient "ampacity" to handle any "legal" headlight load if the entire system is wired with the same gauge wire (either 14 or 12).

For a fuse panel if doing this from scratch, (my preference), I'm now using the units from saint and available here at ihon, this is an extremely high end product and has all the ampacity needed for any circuit without resorting to relays:

kwik wire ~ add on fuse blocks

The screw-down terminal blocks allow for great flexibility in installation and ya don't have to be locked-in to the "GM pattern" of wiring! Far more circuits pre-terminated than most systems need, but they are already there if ya do.
 
I will be buying the 14 circuit for my Scout II. I have looked over the instructions for the wiring harness and even a green horn like myself can figure out about 90% of what is happening with it. It is color coded, and number coded. The instructions tell you exactly where each numbered wire goes.
 
We simply can't keep up with getting the entire inventory up in the online store! New stuff is being added daily, when that happens Jeff will post an update regarding recently added products.

That is why we are always advising folks here to call regarding what they are looking for. We don't just depend upon the online shopping experience for our folks, much of this stuff is very individualized and we like to work directly with you to make certain ya get what ya need, so we always have questions to ask you and maybe ideas to help get your project done in a more cost-effective manner. And that greatly reduces the hassle of incorrect orders, return shipping, etc.
 
Just browsing the on line store and the kwikwire 14 circuit vehicle wiring kit is no longer out of stock. Sweeeeeeet! That means it will be on my door step any time now. I hope to have some time Thursday and Friday to get started . Charging the camera for the requested pictures.
 
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