4/11/10 A very wet day so I collected the dash section that had been repaired at Jobsons & visited AY to discuss several matters & check out what parts were available for the next stage.
5/11/10 I spent most of the time today trying to figure out the wiring & what was connected to what. The car had been rewired but not completely & came with no instructions. Firstly, I had to remove the interior fuse panel (not original!) which was badly rusted & give it all a good clean. The fuses were badly corroded. Cannot work a few things out as it appears that the column stalk that is not original (from a Falcon) has some wires connected & some not. The fixture of the stalk is not stable so I will have to figure out a way to keep it in place. I think the washer pump is linked to the second stage of the fan motor. The wipers are linked to the left hand stalk. The indicators to the left hand side but I still cannot really understand where the lights are linked to. After putting in some new fuses, I will try to sort this out further. The wiring to the horn goes up through the steering wheel which is not correct so some alternative horn button will be necessary. I will have to take off the steering wheel to replace the rear section of the steering wheel & make something to conceal the front section of the indicator stalk.
9/11/10 I spent most of the time today trying to sort out the wiring & dashboard. The ignition works, voltmeter works, fan makes a noise on RHD & I think LHD on the switch near the heater controls is for the washers. Front lights & spotlights work form second switch on dash. Ignition light works. After a lot of stuffing around & a set of new fuses in the inside panel, by earthing the bottom right hand fuse, all the controls located on the steering column work i.e. indicators, front & rear, & both sides are OK; wiper motor works but spindle needs to be pulled right up through the bonnet fixture. I also found the speedo cable. The driver’s side door handle now also works due to heaps of WD40 & it seems that the ignition key will lock this door & the boot.
11/11/10 Removed the starter motor & it seems OK & I am not sure why it is not engaging. It may be the spring mechanism so I will try & sort that out. Fitted AY’s fuel sender seal into the tank I got from AJ. It all looks OK & no leaks obvious now after the seal has been fitted. Spot painted the rust spots & then resprayed the whole tank black. Attempted to fit the throttle cable but (a) spring is missing (b) bracket onto rocker cover is missing (c) hole through firewall is gigantic & (d) can’t undo inspection plate to refit end of cable onto accelerator pedal. Very frustrating & I will have to make a bracket. Not a great deal of progress!!
15/11/10 Some progress was made today. Refitted the fuel tank & that took considerable time due to connecting up all the vent hoses, the filler hose & then the fuel line & that took a midget’s hand to be able to connect it. Finally got that connected & then used the brass joiner to connect the fuel line to the fuel pump. Put in a few litres of fuel & had a dribble through but I think it needs a few more litres to really get it going. Tried again to fit the throttle cable & lying upside down under the dash is not my favourite place. I have come to the conclusion that the cable is not correct as the end that fits through the pedal does not have the usual round end so that the attaching clip can fit over. Fitted new spring & bracket to rocker cover. Refitted starter motor & goes OK but needs a whack to get it to engage. I will get more fuel tomorrow & then really try to get this motor going.
16/11/10 At last some success! I actually had the motor going. With a few more litres of fuel the fuel flowed pretty well & with a bit of cranking it was through the filter & into the carbie. Then had a bit of backfiring & found that I had the rotor around the wrong way! After a bit of fiddling, I had it running reasonably OK – no strange noises & then it stopped. I discovered the coil was super hot so I need to replace that with a spare one I have & will try again tomorrow.
17/11/10 A mainly wasted & frustrating day. I cannot work out the issue with the coil. I had my technical expert, KH, help me out & he suggested that the engine wasn’t earthed properly as there was no earth wire from the engine to the body. I added an earth wire to the firewall & then tried but no difference as the coil was still getting super hot. Tired several coils, including a new one off my other Capri & same thing happened suggesting it is not the coil but a short circuit some where in the distributor. The starter motor is also playing up so that doesn’t help. So, no real progress until we sort out this electrical problem.
18/11/10 Checked spark from the coil to distributor but points not opening & the new set had started to get very hot. Points are also not opening & so obviously cau sing everything to short. KH rebuilt the distributor, cleaned & reset points. Everything looks OK & the points are opening correctly. Battery charged.
20/11/10 Took out starter motor again. Re-oiled spindle & refitted. Turned key & the engine fired up straight away & ran for a short time sounding pretty good. Then it stopped. Went briefly again a number of times & then stopped. Checked fuel & fuel pump & that is OK. Checked points & again they are burnt & not opening properly with the coil warm again. So there still is a problem which may involve three things – either the earthing is still insufficient, a missing resistor to the coil or a fau lty condenser. Hopefully the fix is close as it is very nearly there!
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