"Original wiring, and it's lived a rough life ;-) No bird or mouse nesting, but the original insulation."
That can definately be a problem. that's why the 5A fuse. I mention doing the heater and radio last becasue they may blow a 5A.
IMPORTANT: do electrical gauges (gas is the only electrical gauge) have voltage reducers? Does the heater or radio have reducers or are they 12V?
Be careful not to bypass a voltage reducer when doing the jumper test.
Also, you are not using a meter for this test except for the coil pos terminal. You are seeing if the components function.
Make sure you turn the heater and radio switches on when testing those.
"Bird Nest" wiring refers to under dash scrambled up mess of wires: added wires, butt spliced wires, old disconnected wires, inline fuses, twisted together connections with loose electrical tape and so on.
Myself and others had a conversation about your wiring back in Feb 2021. probably time to get a harness put in. I enjoy helping and recommending with that. I see you are plenty capable to do that with a little help. We will talk about that later if you wish, by email, because it's a lot of back and forth.
Last edited by bartamos; 01/03/2025 11:18 PM.
