Nightmare fuel

"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction) 01/07/2018 at 11:20 • Filed to: None

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Gotta love the “twist’n’tape” method

I started working on the 6 cylinder Bel Air again. It now has it’s old radiator, fan, air cleaner and alternator in place.

I want to have it running soon, so I can put some cooling system cleaner in and let it run, to get rid of the rust inside the block.

When I got it, you had to wire the coil to the battery to start the car, so it’s pretty clear there’s something wrong.

I wanted to have it properly wired before starting it. That’s when I discovered the mess under the dash. This car has about 40 wires in it, so it shouldn’t be too hard to fix... At least I hope so.

What it should look like

Bonus:

Notice what’s wrong with the radiator? I don’t remember how it was attached when I got it. It’s held in place with cable ties now. The new radiator is in the trunk. I’ll replace it when the system is clean.

camaroboy68ss > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/07/2018 at 11:24

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with the wiring though you hope it hasn’t been hacked on through out its life, hard to trace wires when the colors change mid run!

sony1492 > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/07/2018 at 11:26

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I wish you luck.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > camaroboy68ss 01/07/2018 at 11:26

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It has been uterly hacked. At least it’s a pretty simple loom. I’ll start by sorting the cables by fonction and joining them

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > sony1492 01/07/2018 at 11:29

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Thanks! I fear I’ll need it

Kiltedpadre > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/07/2018 at 11:33

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I ran into a similar issue with the cobbled together wiring in a 1958 Chevy. I knew there was a short in the rear lights causing a battery drain, but tracing it was a nightmare due to wires changing colors multiple times.

I ended out just replacing every wire running from the fuse panel to the back of the car. It was only about 10 wires which made replacing them far simpler than tracking down the one bad wire.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Kiltedpadre 01/07/2018 at 11:36

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Makes sense. There is already a new cable running to the rear. At least the loom is one piece from under the dash to the trunk.

Urambo Tauro > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/07/2018 at 11:49

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Notice what’s wrong with the radiator?

Pentastar?

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Urambo Tauro 01/07/2018 at 11:58

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Yep. And thus about 5cm too wide to fit

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/07/2018 at 12:19

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FWIW, I put a Painless harness in a 57 210 a while ago, and it was more than worth the money and time. The crumbling/cracked harness would’ve been a nightmare to chase and splice.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/07/2018 at 12:25

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I know that feeling...

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/07/2018 at 14:28

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The wiring must be about the same on the chevy and an old tractor ^^

I didn’t know Zetors were exported to America

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever 01/07/2018 at 14:32

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I considered buying a new harness, but with shipping and import tax, they go from expensive to insane

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction 01/07/2018 at 14:40

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heh, yup, ‘85 Zetor vs. ‘60 Chevy is probably about on par. Zetor started importing to the US in 1982(?), with the second generation UR-1 tractors, they were never big sellers, but they gained a lot of (well deserved) owner loyalty. Our local Zetor dealer only keeps like one tractor on the lot, but they keep providing parts and service for all the 30+ year old tractors still working hard in the field.

Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction > JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t 01/07/2018 at 16:24

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Part availability is worth a lot