| [ Total Views: 482 | Total Replies: 3 | Thread Id: 51906 ] |
|
|
 MattY-64
Seriously Crusin Dubber
Posts: 189
Threads: 49
Registered: October 4th, 2004
Member Is Offline
Location: Ipswich
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
|
| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 11:12 AM |
|
|
Electrical wiring questions
Hi all,
I have two questions concerning the wiring of my 1964 beetle.
I have nearly sorted out all the wiring however there are a few things that I have forgotten (the tech books I have don't outline these in depth).
1. The fuel guage that I have has four connections in a cross fashion. The top one is the dash guage light, the left one is power to the guage and the
right is the power/signal line to the guage/float mechanism. Is anyone able to tell me what the bottom one is for? I think it is to ground the guage
but I am not certain.
2. I am having trouble wiring up the horn. I have the feeder wire that comes down the steering tube, which then connected to the big round rubber
damper, but i am not sure where it goes from there (i know that it goes to the horn but i am unsure what path it takes as it will coil around the
steering tube itself when you turn the wheel.
All help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Matt.
|
|
|
Purple Martin
A.k.a.: Martin
Fahrvergnugen
Posts: 913
Threads: 141
Registered: February 13th, 2003
Member Is Offline
Location: Canberra
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue ( Default )
Mood: warm & fuzzy
|
| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 11:18 AM |
|
|
Horn wiring info here:
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/wired/wired_12_00/wired_12_00.htm
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper
|
|
|
Dasdubber
A.k.a.: Alan Agyik
23 Windows of Awesome
DAS Resto Haus
Posts: 5746
Threads: 289
Registered: August 26th, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: Gold Coast
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Blue
Mood: feeling fine...
|
| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 01:26 PM |
|
|
The 4th wire on the fuel gauge definitely sounds like a ground wire.
|
|
|
68AutoBug
A.k.a.: Lee Noonan
Aircooled Master
Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138% - YIKES --
Posts: 11654
Threads: 449
Registered: August 31st, 2002
Member Is Offline
Location: SCONE in UPPER HUNTER VALLEY NSW
Theme: UltimaBB Pro Yellow
Mood: Really Mentally Ill - all of the time -
|
| posted on May 8th, 2006 at 01:34 PM |
|
|
I couldn't find My circuit diagram for Australian built Beetles.... I've cut the page out to email it and didn't put it back.....
All My other books have circuit diagrams for German beetles made for the USA which have very different wiring circuits.... and only two wires going to
the fuel gauge... plus the lamp...
The earth wire does go to the horn, via that connector on the rubber coupler... I wound My wire around the steering shaft a few times and made sure I
could turn the steering wheel all way round in both directions...
It has come off in two occasions...
next time I'll solder it on... lol..
Its a stupid way to wire something I think....
I have no problems with My air horns which are activated by a push button switch under the dash.... via a relay..
Lee
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
|
|
|
