spencer hilsum
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hi and good evening...
My son and I have bought a series 3 landrover swb, 1971 which is 95% complete..and in super condition. When we bought this we did know that the electrics were its weakest point and we have only had the Landy for 6 weeks and we now have new headlamps, side lights, horn and rear lights but I would love some help with the following please...
There will be other questions I am sure later on but I have in my own mind a way and a plan to work and a system to follow..we also have the repair operations manual, Haynes manual and parts book to assist us...so...
We have power to the rear side lights, but when we press the brake, the brake lights don’t come on..I have checked both new lights have the 2 filament bulbs and they do...so, I then found the brake light switch on the servo drum took the two wires off and connected them to bypass the switch and the lights still don’t come on..incidentally with a multimeter there is no power to the brake light switch wires....what am I doing wrong or not seeeing.....also
The indicator stalk..obviously works as the new horn works, and the dipped beam and flash beam works, but th indicators lights on th dash come on left and right and stay on but don’t flash ie make the ticking noise....I am summising that the stalk must be good as the horn and dipped and full beam work from it..so what am I doing wrong or overseeing...
We have given ourselves 12 months to do electrics, prepare the landy for repaint and then new interior etc in readiness for my son when he is 17..so any help now and in future would be great please...
Best wishes spencer and William...
My son and I have bought a series 3 landrover swb, 1971 which is 95% complete..and in super condition. When we bought this we did know that the electrics were its weakest point and we have only had the Landy for 6 weeks and we now have new headlamps, side lights, horn and rear lights but I would love some help with the following please...
There will be other questions I am sure later on but I have in my own mind a way and a plan to work and a system to follow..we also have the repair operations manual, Haynes manual and parts book to assist us...so...
We have power to the rear side lights, but when we press the brake, the brake lights don’t come on..I have checked both new lights have the 2 filament bulbs and they do...so, I then found the brake light switch on the servo drum took the two wires off and connected them to bypass the switch and the lights still don’t come on..incidentally with a multimeter there is no power to the brake light switch wires....what am I doing wrong or not seeeing.....also
The indicator stalk..obviously works as the new horn works, and the dipped beam and flash beam works, but th indicators lights on th dash come on left and right and stay on but don’t flash ie make the ticking noise....I am summising that the stalk must be good as the horn and dipped and full beam work from it..so what am I doing wrong or overseeing...
We have given ourselves 12 months to do electrics, prepare the landy for repaint and then new interior etc in readiness for my son when he is 17..so any help now and in future would be great please...
Best wishes spencer and William...
