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[Doctordiesel77]

Worth asking https://www.xjrover.co.uk/ , if there are none there I might have a spare, but might take a bit of finding. If all else fails then it might be worth getting a helicoil kit like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387368920246 (assuming the bolts are m8, which I think they are), or any decent...

[Doctordiesel77]

The delay unit should be top left of the fuseboard, it doubles up as the lights on alarm. The right hand one is the heated rear window timer. Now that the door switches are connected there isn't much else to suspect, fuse 12 feeds the delay unit, but also feeds the lights themselves iirc. It is possible...

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For a bit of light relief I repaired this switch in between welding, very easy to do, one screw holds the cover on the back of the stalk, once the screw is out it just unclips/bends out, the switch can be removed from the stalk, then just 4 plastic clips holding the back cover on and the contacts can...

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As the computer predicted, lots more welding, I don't think I'll bother patching the tailpipe though!...

[Doctordiesel77]

I think you should be able to see the wire in the black sleeving going into the pillar behind the top hinge, I didn't pull the sponge out of the hole as it seems to be glued to some aftermarket sound proofing, as long as you keep the wire to the door side of the pillar it should go past the bunch of...

[Doctordiesel77]

As Jeff says it is the purple and white wire, but it should have a black sleeve to protect it where it goes into the door pillar next to the top hinge. If you take the sponge out of the top hinge hole, it shouldn't be too hard to get the wire to head in the right direction. I can take a photo of mine...

[Doctordiesel77]

that is quite early enough for a sunday ...

[Doctordiesel77]

The two torches sound like a useful safety net! It might be worth checking the delay unit, but looks as though you might be playing 'hunt the wire' first. It should be possible to see/feel it going into the top hinge hole if you take the fusebox cover off. The wire has a black sleeve on it at this point,...

[Doctordiesel77]

One other thing worth checking is the interior light delay unit top left of the fusebox, if it is missing or not working it could interfere with the door switch side of it. As Jeff says both lights should be connected to the same earth, so odd that only one works..

[Doctordiesel77]

No problem, as you say there aren't many cars left, so we need to keep them going. Having spent a lot of time playing with electrical gear & looking at wiring diagrams, the Maestro/Montego wiring is fairly straightforward. The Lucas colour codes are pretty logical, unlike the German and French ones....

[Doctordiesel77]

It is actually not wired the way you'd expect, as the earth is switched, so the solid purple (which may have faded to red by the sounds of it) which is a fused live feed goes to the single connector on the bulb holder, the black (permanent earth) goes to one of the connections by the switch and the...

[Doctordiesel77]

It certainly has, the bloke I got it from was into 1950's-60's Vauxhalls, so was well used when I got it, I can live with a £12 gas valve solenoid replacement every once in a while tho'...now to go and see if I can avoid burning my arms.......

[Doctordiesel77]

Strange that they didn't want to sell you them, when they still have them listed. I would guess that MK2 VW Golf ones might be somewhere near, but have never tried them.....

[Doctordiesel77]

You were well up into the rainy zone there then! We were in the yellow heat warning zone....two red and two black turbos, if there had been another we'd have had almost 1% of total production

[Doctordiesel77]

It was damp when I set off & damp when I got back, but from Scotch Corner southwards it was pretty much wall to wall sunshine...Whereabouts in Northumberland were you?...

[Doctordiesel77]

I thought it was about time the Little Red Van got back to work, unfortunately I poked too hard & found a few holes, holes that grew when I got the hammer out.....Even more unfortunately my welder decided to take a break, so I'll have fix it first, hope RS's delivery service is as good as it used...

[Doctordiesel77]

Glad I checked the tracking after changing the bushes, that would have scrubbed the tyres off very rapidly!...

[Doctordiesel77]

This link is to an entry pass for the Leeds show on 30 aug, if you are going to the show, print it out & put it in your windscreen, it will get you in for nothing (but since the show is in aid of the children's burn unit I think it would be mean not to make a donation), and will make life easier...

[Doctordiesel77]

It will be a while before I can get to them to find out, but it is possible that I might have a spare, if it turns up I'll let you know....

[Doctordiesel77]

Some pictures from Locke Park, another great day out....