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  1. waderobertson

    A few electrical issues

    Slowly working my way through a number of electrical issues with the XF (among a plethora of other work ons!) A couple of questions for today... Washer motor I've run into a dead end on this. Washer motor works when bridged on the battery. There is power going to the washer motor plug in the engine bay (yellow/violet wire). The brass contacts in the wiper stem are touching when pressed (when I push them together with a voltmeter there is a slight current registering). Wipers themselves work fine and I have traced/ checked all the plug connections. However, when I connect the washer motor and press the button, no life. Is there anything I'm missing here? The wiring diagrams turn my eyelids inside out but I have stared at them for ages trying to figure out if there's a fuse/relay I've missed or something else I should be checking... Rear window demist I have this relay connected to the rear window demist/ heater. It's buggered. Looking at the wiring diagram it looks like this is an aftermarket addition so hoping I can bin in and reconnect the voilet/ white wire without issue...? You'll see below that I bridged the relay and the heater works sweet as, just don't want to inadvertently cause another issue for myself.
  2. waderobertson

    A few electrical issues

    That's what I thought mate, but I have two motors and both work when I run them straight off the battery. I really don't want to have to swap out the wiper stem unless I really have to but if the motors work and there's current and earth (which there is) then I'm thinking it must be the washer button unless I'm missing something between, but the washer wiring doesn't go through a relay according to the wiring diagram
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    A few electrical issues

    ... and when I originally said 'wiper motor' of course I meant 'washer motor'
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    some help with 34 ADM wiring and hoses

    Thought I'd throw this up to avoid completely hi-jacking @Fingers distributor thread. I'd appreciate comments/ advice on what I've got going on in around the carby/ intake side of my 250 - which I bought a few years back and haven't touched the engine at all while doing body work and interior. The things been off the road pretty much since I bought it and it remains 'non-legal' so can't even tell you how she runs with any real certainty, except to say it made the Dunedin to Christchurch trip with out shitting the bed. Since then it's been nothing but in and out of the shed and on car trailers to panel and paint. I will say that it's always needed plenty of pedal encouragement to start. When it's warmed up she'll crank over nicely but when cold she's a pig and idle has always been a bit 'surgy' - like it idles sweet for a bit then has a wee rough patch where the revs drop and if i wind the idler screw down enough it'll go very close to stalling, kind like when you turn the dizzy a little and revs bottom out. Anyway over the last few days and me trawling through old threads (thanks @deankdx @gerg and @Mr Polson for recent comments) it's clear there's a few gremlins lurking about. As of right now I know the cut off solenoid isn't connected (have another solenoid to fit), the rocker cover gasket needs replacing as oil was dribbling down to plug #4 (I have one here for tomorrow) and there's a question mark over the acc diaphragms. I'd appreciate any comments on the pics below, namely: The green cap/housing that should be on the auto choke has gone walk about - is that the actual thermo or just for cosmetics? The yellow wire that normally goes to the cap is having a good old time hanging out by himself... mine has a black/yellow wire that is plugged in to a 2 plug pin shown in 2nd pic In the pic below you can just see the red wire that normally goes to the cut off solenoid (black plastic just under manifold) is connected to the coil on the same side as the red wire that runs to the dizzy (green wire also running to dizzy from coil). I pulled this wire off the coil yesterday and the engine wouldn't fire with out it... should this be in play or should the coil only have the red & green wires and the lead to the dizzy? Check out the hose on the right of the image - 2 parts with a threaded join. Kink looks ugly - is that an issue interms of restricting flow? Fitting that screws into the top of the manifold - just loops around from the top to the bottom connection. Should that be like that? All other lines and hoses look like they are where they need to be based on pics from others.
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    some help with 34 ADM wiring and hoses

    You're right, I just had a pic of the alternator on the donor I have... completely different. Appreciate the reply, thanks alot.
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    some help with 34 ADM wiring and hoses

    Thanks very much, really helpful and much appreciated!
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    some help with 34 ADM wiring and hoses

    Yep, slowly working the content into my brain. Also reading through some of your other carby related posts ... it's slowly sinking in.
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    some help with 34 ADM wiring and hoses

    Thanks for the reply @deankdx Here's a pic of the tag. Confirm yellow wire that should go to choke does go to the back of the alternator. (photo doesn't show the wire but I checked under tape) Close up of the cut off solenoid. end of it is fouled up with what feels/ looks like plastic... can scrape it out with a craft knife. Question, that red wire by the idler screw, should it have power when ignition is on or when cranked... it's at 0 when ignition is on. Close up of the plug, confirm Red/Green and Pink/Blue wires from lume. Note the black/yellow wire going up to choke was connected to pink/blue wire that should be on the negative coil terminal... now in the red/green and with expected voltage. Another close up of the above this time showing the wires above beside the pink/grey wire that shoots down to the coil... I don't know where this comes from or supposed to go to... Close up of coil below. Red and green to dizzy, black condenser wire dangling at the back - I only just saw this today and Uncle Google tells me that's not good and potential for rough idle etc The only other wire that seems to be having a grand old time hanging out alone is this blue fella...
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    Turbo BlowThrough Crossy Setup (Planning)

    Where did you end up with this build Kiwi-E?
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    Xflow Distributor information? EST? TFI?

    Just shooting back to the dizzy issue... Is there any tips/ tricks/ pitfalls to watch for when lifting and turning the gear? For example do I need to take the 1/2 inch adjusting screw right out? Is there enough room to lift it high enough without knocking the intake manifold? Are there any other elements that need to be tweaked to make things work?
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    Xflow Distributor information? EST? TFI?

    Thanks @gerg and @deankdx appreciate the responses
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    Xflow Distributor information? EST? TFI?

    Compression test done. 150 - 152 across all cylanders. Issue im trying to sort is rough idle, hard cold start (i.e. gotta pump gas 6-10x) and runs on slightly when turned off. Ive checked all vacuum lines and cant find leaks. I know the cut off solenoid is not connected with wire re routed to coil so was just looking to check timing before i can rob the solenoid off my wreck.
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    Xflow Distributor information? EST? TFI?

    Just doing the timing because she's running rough.
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    Xflow Distributor information? EST? TFI?

    apologies for the thread hi-jack, but... This is my rotor position at TDC which is 180ish degrees from where it needs to be aligned with #1 contact point on the distributor. How on earth do I go about achieving that?
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    EST or Electronic distributor

    That red wire connected to the fuel cut off solenoid... I've just noticed that mine has been connected to the coil and the blade that it would clip onto the solenoid is gone burger. I've been chasing a rough idle, shit house start and slight run on and wonder if that's the issue or atleast a factor? Curious to understand how/why the wire can be connected to the coil and the engine will crank and fire but if i take it off it wont fire?
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    Xflow Distributor information? EST? TFI?

    thanks mate
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    Xflow Distributor information? EST? TFI?

    I have the one on the right... any chance you can tell me where this ellusive 13mm nut is for me to loosen/remove the dizzy?! Be fecked if i can locate the bloody thing
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    Replacement heater core for XF

    Trying to source a new replacement heater core in NZ with no luck. Anyone got a line on where I might source one in Oz? Cheers, Wade.
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    Replacement heater vacuum lines

    I'm looking to re-install a heater unit in an 86 XF but have a bit of an issue in that several of the vacuum lines have hardened, cracked and perished overtime. I've looked high and low for replacement lines but the buggers are quite small (3mm OD and 1mm ID) and the only one that's close is 3mm OD and 2mm ID - not sure if the larger ID will cause pressure issues resulting in the vents not opening and closing. Has anyone replaced these with an aftermarket option before or knows if I can get a new original parts set? Cheers, Wade.
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    Replacement heater vacuum lines

    I reckon a length of 1mm wire down the guts should sort alignment. Will let you know how it goes...
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    Replacement heater vacuum lines

    Well that sounds like its worth a try! I have 2 units off wrecks and both have perished lines at the engine bay end. Might use the heat shrink/ cement to join two good bits together.
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    Replacement heater vacuum lines

    These are the ones I'm talking about within the engine bay
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    18" Rims on XF

    Hey team - any fit issues with 18" x 9.5" +6mm offset on the back end of an XF? I'm thinking that probably not with people rolling with 20" x 10" on the back end Cheers, Wade.
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    18" Rims on XF

    Yep 275's mate. Being just a touch south of Tasmania (aka NZ) means we generally get away with most things when not having to alter too much of the standard set up
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