by "JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
Published 09/02/2017 at 20:30
by "JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
Published 09/02/2017 at 20:30
Tags: Tractorlopnik
; farmolopnik
STARS: 2
it’s called “which one of these is the intermittent short that’s causing the battery to drain down and the charging system to malfunction?”
/beats head against wall
30-year-old wiring nightmare tractor: 1
Man with Multi-meter: 0
I got it started and running and the system indicated it was charging! yahoo!
so then I stuffed all the wires back in and buttoned up the panels....
and it wouldn’t start any more :|
and there’s huge voltage drain somewhere...
My weekend will involve spools of primary wire and a hearty “fuck this shit that was here before” atitude.
it’s gotta be running right for the next hay cut.
"farscythe - makin da cawfee!" (farscythe)
09/02/2017 at 13:57, STARS: 2
clearly.. its the satnav.....
"Phyrxes once again has a wagon!" (phyrxes)
09/02/2017 at 14:04, STARS: 1
Directions unclear, wiring looks like spaghetti....
I do wonder if a new terminal block and rewiring would be faster than chasing down the fault.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
09/02/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 0
I would just put a battery disconnect switch on the terminal.
"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
09/02/2017 at 14:20, STARS: 1
plan to do that, but I ordered a fancy panel mount one from Amazon with one day shipping and fucking UPS had a “carrier delay” :P
"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
09/02/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 0
thats sort of what I’m doing.... Most of the long pigtails out to lights and stuff are fine, its just the charging system (long since disabled) saftey interlocks and dash wire that are so fubar. I’m attempting to delete superfluous wires as I go
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
09/02/2017 at 14:26, STARS: 3
I bet it’s that dirty wire right there
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
09/02/2017 at 14:28, STARS: 1
Those bare sections of wire sticking outside of the butt connectors are freaking me out.
"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
09/02/2017 at 14:39, STARS: 0
right? I can’t even tell what they used to go to!
"TorqueToYield" (torquetoyield)
09/02/2017 at 14:57, STARS: 0
Pic #1 everything looks a bit dusty but nothing seems too bad.
Pic #2 those bare bits of metal if they touch chassis could drain the battery, if the connectors are still tight wrap the exposed bits in electrical tape.
Could use a multimeter to check each branch wire for shorts to chassis using the beepy continuity function.
But yeah wonky spaghetti bowl wiring is the worst. Sometimes easier to just start over.
"boxrocket" (boxrocket)
09/02/2017 at 19:54, STARS: 0
Time for multimeters and test lights
"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl)
09/02/2017 at 21:02, STARS: 1
"Wacko" (wacko--)
09/02/2017 at 21:04, STARS: 1
Silly you, you must drink at least one bottle of vodka to even start to understand Russian engineering