On the Scrounge

[RayTVR]

With the cooling system all sorted and a thermostat in place for the first time in 25 years finally getting round to a job I've been meaning to do for a long time.

I plan to use the redundant driving lights switch in the panel as a manual cooling fan switch. Aiming to use the switch as a manual override and the indicator powered from the fan supply so I can also see when the otter has kicked in.

As someone has already pinched the wiring for something else, What I am looking for is one of the plastic connector housings that plug on the back of the switches with a couple of connections in place (or even some of the pins which go in the block)

Anybody have anything in their scrap/spares pile?

[RayTVR]

Ah yes - should have said. Later S3 type with Lucas rocker switches.

[RayTVR]

Mike,

thanks for trying to assist.


Looking at that there's nothing that looks like it would mate (but hard to tell for certain as i'm not with the car at the minute.)

I've a feeling the spade connectors to the right side of your photo maybe where the switches connect - although I'm working from memory the light switch I am trying to use had blue/white connections. did the rotary types have normal spades?

[RayTVR]

GreenV8S said:

If you want to keep it all inside the cockpit you can set up a similar same circuit by running the two wires over the tunnel into the fuse box andconnecting into the fan relay socket, but that way you don't know that power is actually reaching the fan.

This. I will replace the connector to the fan at the same time so indication from the live output of the relay will be fine..
Indication will be from the existing lamp in the switch, so no led and keep everything stock.

Edited by RayTVR on Tuesday 26th April 17:15