Nearly done! some little questions..

[darkcat]

Well my epic rebuild is nearly over, spent sunday putting the top back on the engine (valley gasket and everything on top of that)and its looking good! next time i need to do anything like this im just going to take the engine out, FAR easier....!!

Anyhoo..

Theres a small wire that LOOKS like its come off the starter motor, small wire with a spade connector, but im not 100%. there is a spade on the starter that it looks like its from there but thought i should ask before connecting it up. what is it?

there was something else but i cant remember...! (will edit later)

[spend]

That sounds like the thing your key sends +12v to tell the starter solenoid to work. All the starters have a spade connector to 'switch' them on.

[V8NRG]

Yes there is a small single spade conector that attaches to the starter motor.
I think it's a black single wire on mine.

I'll see if i can find a pic.

Eddited to add:

These bits ......

Conect here .....

Edited by V8NRG on Tuesday 7th December 10:54

[darkcat]

Nice one! Thanks guys :-D

[spend]

All wires end up black when oil & waxoyl are present

It's not normally black, usually White with a Red stripe OTOMH?

[V8NRG]

spend said:

All wires end up black when oil & waxoyl are present

It's not normally black, usually White with a Red stripe OTOMH?

And there was me thinking TVR just used black wires for the whole loom

[darkcat]

V8NRG said:

spend said:

All wires end up black when oil & waxoyl are present

It's not normally black, usually White with a Red stripe OTOMH?

And there was me thinking TVR just used black wires for the whole loom

looks like that behind my dash!!!!

[spend]

darkcat said:

V8NRG said:

spend said:

All wires end up black when oil & waxoyl are present

It's not normally black, usually White with a Red stripe OTOMH?

And there was me thinking TVR just used black wires for the whole loom

looks like that behind my dash!!!!

1/2 the wires behind the dash need to be black

[darkcat]

SO!
i "forgot" to attach the wire when i test-turned-over the engine the other day before i fire her back up, and it turned over no problems... so whats that wire for???

[darkcat]

well whatever...!

Happy bunny here!

BACK ON THE ROAD!!!

started first time, brakes hadnt even seized :-D

[Alexdaredevilz]

What did you rebuild?

[haircutmike]

darkcat said:

SO!
i "forgot" to attach the wire when i test-turned-over the engine the other day before i fire her back up, and it turned over no problems... so whats that wire for???

I have exactly the same wire hanging down next to the starter motor, it seems superfluous!

[spend]

IIRC there were some early Rovers that had some weird feedback of cranking for the ignition system, but thought that part of the looms was dispensed with long before TVR hotwires?