spins

Member

• Jul 15, 2024

• #1

Good afternoon all, final short strokes on getting Tonk back on the road. In a moment of madness I tore out the wiring, then bought a new one, from Autosparks. In that order, no photos or anything as the old one was so bogged, and didn't work most of the time so it would have been pointless.
Anyway my question is about the thin in the picture. I mean the bit underneath the coil with the terminals.
What is it?
What does it do?
What does it connect to?
And if you know which wires from a LR203 loom go to it, that would be great.
Thank you!
Spins

 

codfather79

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2024

• #2

When you have worked everything out, can you put up some photos please?
And can you label everything including what colour wire it is.
I've got the same thing to do on Noel with the added benefit of being colour blind

 

Gatherrover

Member

• Jul 15, 2024

• #3

a wire-resistor for the glow-plugs of a 2.25 diesel engine?

 

spins

Member

• Jul 15, 2024

• #4

Will do @codfather79 however one of the many many issues I'm finding with the new loom, and I want to make it clear, this isn't a criticism of Autosparks, Tonk at best is a bodged 2/2A/3 'hybrid (that's the polite version...) is that there appear to be many, many more wires than I have things to attach them to. Pardon the mangled English.
And the pace behind the dash is an order of magnitude smaller than the volume I have to stuff into it.

Anyway, I'm hoping the collected branes on here might shine a light, however dimly, (thank you Lucas), on tome of the issues. This is just the first...

Thank you all.
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saxavordian

Well-Known Member

• Jul 15, 2024

• #5

Looks like a ballast spring as mentioned for diesel. I had one for my old 1983 ninety 2.25. I had to push a plug for 10 seconds before starting the engine ignition fully.

 

spins

Member

• Jul 15, 2024

• #6

Thank you @Gatherrover and @saxavordian we came to the same conclusion, after animated discussion. Do you think, and knowing L/R as I do, the bodies/bulkheads were all built the same and it was only further down the production process that the engine was decided?

Rhetorical question really, as 'process is probably too much of a plan then execute concept for L/R...

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saxavordian

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• Jul 15, 2024

• #7

spins said:

Thank you @Gatherrover and @saxavordian we came to the same conclusion, after animated discussion. Do you think, and knowing L/R as I do, the bodies/bulkheads were all built the same and it was only further down the production process that the engine was decided?

Rhetorical question really, as 'process is probably too much of a plan then execute concept for L/R...

spins

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Quite possibly as the overseas market might dictate engine supplied. As for the military, they choose the most weakest ones that have their tongue hanging out on hills. Popular version was petrol compared to diesel plodders but the bulkhead would still have the same fittings for diesel. Same with the wiring loom. Why alter when a duel purpose cheaper. Parts manual was key for most general mechanic garage for local farming and utilities company. Today's just fitters repair instead of mechanical repair.