Maybe finally getting my Viva back next week!

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Re: Maybe finally getting my Viva back next week!

Postby VampireTigger » Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:31 pm

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Now with added passenger door mirror to make it easier to park in the garage :)

(Also changed the HT leads, dizzy cap, rotor arm, oil and filter, coolant and added electric fan)
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Re: Maybe finally getting my Viva back next week!

Postby Kraken » Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:14 pm

Looks great. The colour / wheel combo is just right 8)
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Re: Maybe finally getting my Viva back next week!

Postby VampireTigger » Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:36 pm

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I added an electric fan as the car has been getting rather hot, a proper rad has arrived from Fred and is going in shortly but I'll keep the electric in case.

Now, in my Land-Rover 90s I have electric fans. Air ram alone is enough most of the time but when off-roading the fan is needed. In both trucks the fan is controlled by a relay. This relay is triggered by a thermostat in the water system. I also have an over-ride switch to trigger the relay manually if I think it's required. When the relay trips, I have rigged one of the spare lights in the Land-Rover dash panel to light up so I know the relay is tripped and thus the fan should be on.

So, what do we have here? The same. The middle switch supplied by Fred in the over-ride switch. The Demist light is my indicator that the relay is active, my car does not have a re-screen demister. The Haynes manual did not detail the pin out for the dash multi-plug and in my case it's only wired for the indicators, main beam, oil, ignition, fuel, temp and back lighting. Nothing else. So the bulb is powered via a direct connection and earths though the dash. I tried the un-used handbrake one but that back fed into the ignition and oil lights.
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Re: Maybe finally getting my Viva back next week!

Postby VampireTigger » Wed Aug 15, 2018 11:39 pm

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Think I've mentioned the LED headlight bulbs, here you can see how well they work. So much brighter and no worries about melting the loom!
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