[T2] my '74 bus tailight wires

[Jamie]

> From: "Jamie" <jrivers at globalserve.net>
> To: "Squid" <sydclarke at shaw.ca>; <type2 at type2.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 5:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [T2] Tailight wires, 74

>> what colour wires do you have?
>> http://vintagebus.com/wiring/Type_2_USA_from_August_1973-2.jpg

Syd
why can't you just splice the wires together where it was cut?  colour for 
colour?

you may have to spell out what colour wires you are looking at.... and it 
may help to see if the wires are black / colour stripe.. or black / colour 
bands..
I think that may help you figure out that the colour bands are for the test 
network test socket , which in most cases , that wire can be ignored as 
NOBODY uses that test network test socket.... i think you will notice the 
0.5mm small wires are also the test points, and like I said, those wires are 
probably not needed

 but lets try this to identify what goes where...

caution, It really depends on where the harness was " 'carved off' 
..randomly..".. you may run into a few black wires... the rest are unique 
colour to each component
the list of black wires below can be confooosing..

when you say carved off.. I have to assume the terminals on the wires are 
cut off.. gone..
you need to notice that most of the lamp holders 
[signal,brake,ground,reverse] have 0.250 spades,, and 0.125 ish spades on 
the tail lamp holder

 you need to notice that there are large, 1.5mm dia ,, and 1.0 dia ,, and 
small 0.5mm dia wire..

the next list below that , of wires only in the taillight housing have the 
description,
and I added the lamp address,M4 and the track no.54 --bentley 1974- 
chap4-pg40
if you have a different manual, it may be different page, chapter, and track 
no.. sigh.. can't help that..

these wires that are [could be] all black...
reverse lights , should be obvious as the fuse holder is attached to the 
ignition coil, goes to the trans nose cone switch, then returns to the lamp 
holder
ignition power to coil, power should go on and off with Key,, with turn 
signals off, brake off, trans in neutral
and westfalia harness alternator trigger to aux battery relay, only found on 
some westfalia Alt harness attaches to battery B+
the carb choke, and jet wires are black toooo.. but they are not in a 
harness,, so I think I [we, you] can ignore them..
IIRC, there is another black wire , that is very easy to interchange with 
the coil power wire,, I can't remember what that wire feeds tho! lol
you may have to spell out what colour wires you are looking at

Ok,,, just looking at the wiring at the lamp holders..

you have a large harness in the right side lampholder that enters the 
bottom..
also there is a side marker harness at the top.. only 2 wires... the side 
marker ground tags to the body beside the lampholder

you have a large harness in the left side lampholder that enters the top...
also there is a side marker harness at the bottom,, .. only 2 wires... the 
side marker ground tags to the body beside the lampholder


top to bottom on the lamp holder

Left side rear

Turn signal - black / white -0.250" term 1.0 dia dwg M6  track 43 ----bugged 
on is a *white 1.0 dia* to test network test socket 10

ground - brown -0.250" term

Brake - black / red -0.250" term 1.5 dia dwg M4  track 54 --- bugged on is a 
black / red 0.5 dia to test network test socket 12

Tail - grey / black -0.125" term 0.5 dia  dwg M4  track 30  --- bugged on is 
a red  0.5 dia ??? to test network test socket ???
also there is a black -0.125" term for the side marker lamp M12 track 31..

reverse - black  -0.250" term 1.5 dia dwg M16  track 66

note , dwg says *black / white 0.5 dia on dwg* to test network test socket 
10


right side rear

Turn signal - black / green -0.250" term 1.0 dia dwg M8  track 47 ---bugged 
on is a black / green 0.5 dia wire to test network test socket 11

ground  brown-0.250" term-

Brake - black / red -0.250" term 1.5 dia dwg M2  track 53... bugged on is a 
1.5 dia  black / red  to left side M4 track 54

Tail - grey / red  -0.125" 0.5 dia dwg M2  track 35 --- bugged on is a grey 
/ red  0.5 dia to license light X
also there is a black -0.125" term for the side marker light..

reverse - black  -0.250" term dwg M17  track 65


phew,,, I hope you can understand that.......
otherwise,, write back



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "syd clarke" <sydclarke at shaw.ca>
To: <type2 at type2.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 5:33 PM
Subject: [T2] my '74 bus tailight wires


> Hi..scoggy here in Canada..and.. my plight is that the 'body guy' just 
> 'carved off' the wires..randomly..and now that I am at my last ..point..I 
> have read the manual over, and over, but if someone else had a similar '74 
> bus..could they just look and see what wires go to each bulb..then I could 
> 'color coordinate' my wires..and be done! You don't have to remove the 
> units..just pull off the wires going to the respected bulbs, write down 
> what color wire and then post them..can you..please..because..I need this 
> 'beauty' on the road!