Hi Dave
Not a lot to say of late, I added a couple photos 2 days ago in my previous post. Its about 40 degrees in the garage at the moment so I am not doing a lot out there but today I did go out to install the oil/water gauge in the dash and managed to rig up the oil line to the gauge though I didn't have the correct parts. It ought to work well enough and I did test out the water temp gauge half of it, I got 180 degrees with some water that I boiled in the kitchen and brought out in a mason jar, It may be reading on the low side but it reads and like all things, thats probably close enough for me. The gauge is from an MG Midget (I think) and the temp end is a male end so I need to swap out the fitting in the head for a moss motors (part number 11K2846)
Link to LEN past post
elan-f14/smith-instruments-t15674.htmlThe gauges you picture are the wrong ones for the Elan with the male thread on the bulb end, for the Elan you need the ones with the Female threaded end (3/8" BSP Female). For the ones you show in the second and third photo, there is an adapter available from the 1275 A-Series MG Midget (part number 11K2846). Moss Motors caries it.
http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/ ... lgauge.htmI have yet to put in an order as I don't see this Elan moving for a while and maybe by spring I'll need something else from Moss.
Thursday 29 November 2:30 pm
Sun was out so the door was open out in the garage, maybe 45 degrees so not too bad to play around with the wiring, I jumped the battery from 26/4697 and turned the key on, no ignition lamp so just to see I bumped the switch to start and the starter kicked in, thats a plus I thought. when I returned the key to the run position the ignition lamp lit on the tach, another plus. Thats about all that worked though, not a lot that is really hooked up. I got out the wiring diagram to see what I could get working so I started with the lights, I checked for voltage on the switch and I had 12 volts on the blue/brown feed (I should hope so, comes straight from the voltage regulator). Just to make sure the tail lamps were working I just found 12 volts and connected the red and looked at the lamps and I had 3 out of 4 lit, well thats good I thought and started to take the lens off of the L551 that was not lit, I had rigged this lamp with a dual filament out of another lamp so thats where I went first after I had checked the ground, and that I had 12 volts and a good bulb. after a bit of futzing with it I finally got it to light. so that was 4 paring lamps across the rear. NOw it was time to look at the switch, I swapped with another and still had the same issues. So I ohmed out the switch and the in for the plus 12 volts is on 1, looking at the diagram, 4 was the parking lams and I never got continuity between it 1 and 4, 6 and 8 seemed ok so I checked my other switch and had the same issue, popped the switch apart and cleaned the contacts and reassembled and I was now getting continuity between 1 and 4 so Re-installed the switch and reconnected the wires and all was good. 4 lamps lit across the rear in the middle and down position, Total time was a couple of hours, It's time to put the steering column in and hook of some more wires I guess. glad I have all winter to mess with all of these cast off parts
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Left side is with the flash on right is without, lights off top, lights on bottom.
I did a bit more after I wrote the above yesterday afternoon. I haven't got brake fluid in the master yet and won't put any in till the Elan is ready to move and runs, still not sure if I will use a dot5 or not so in order to test the brake lights, I just jumped the wires at the hydraulic pressure switch, nothing. So pulled the wiring diagram and the feed comes straight from the fuse box, I checked the voltage and had it from the ignition and nothing on the other side fuse box - so I checked the fuse and that was good. A bit of scotch bright on the fuse box contacts and the brake lights came on. I then grounded the fan for the heater and flipped the switch and that worked too, turned on the wipers and they came to life (kind of slow but they worked and parked on the right). The dash lamp switch lit op one lamp on the oil/water gauge so I need to check the other bulbs. Not a lot else left other than the interior dash lamp and thats missing the festoon bulb. Looks like I need to put the column in to do any more, I think I was waiting on that because if the dash needed to come out, I didn't want to have to pull that too. With as much of the electrics tested and working and the masters installed I guess there is no reason to wait much longer...
November 30th 9:40 am
So I didn't.
I'll get back later and hook up the bullet connectors and test out.
Sunday December 2nd 7:00am
So to continue on here, I got the column stalks for both head lamps and indicators plugged in and re attached the battery. Still about 40 degrees in the garage and I am working at a molasses pace. I turn on the key and nothing, so I turn on the lights and still have tail lamps (a good sign), I check the voltage at the fuse box and its at 0v so I wiggle the ignition key and I get an intermittent 12v. I go and find a replacement and swap that out and I am back to where I was a day ago. I check the indicators and the right one works - nice I think to my self, The left seems to have an issue and I open the boot and notice that I had pulled of the ground on the L539 when I was messing with the L551 lamp, easy fix and both indicators are now working. On to the headlights, I have power coming off the switch to the relay and the relay is grounded but no lights so I guess I know where this is heading today. I need another relay and should be good, that is unless those Lucas headlamps go from dim to flicker and then off
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