Bodged wireing now car won’t start

[Keith Cooper]

Hi guys,   Eureka ..... the 2nd hand clocks I ordered from eBay arrived so I took out the clocks ( which was a 2 hour nightmare) and swapped them over and the car started straight away...... I looked at the clocks in more detail and sure enough you can see where the circuit board behind has burnt out.... I have attached a picture (the break is next to the ford sticker).

thankfully I was able to swap over all the clocks from the broken circuit board set and put them in the one that works so I have my original mileage back :)...

thanks for all you support guys it was quite a few stressful days trying to work this out but at least I have learnt a lot of things about my car.... also the coil and fuel pump getting its power from my clocks..... who knew !!!!!

i just need to secure the multi plugs in the back of the clocks a bit better than the person that installed them previously 

I also modified the clutch at the pedal end as per your suggestions and I have changed the short clutch cable that someone put in the car and the clutch is 100 times better....     so getting there  

[alanrichey]

Looking good, we all learnt from that

Now we just need to see your log file from MEMSScan

[phaeton]

If the multiplug can be put in the wrong way around, it might be worth marking both parts on the same side with paint or a permanent marker so it's more obvious which way around it goes.

[Keith Cooper]

Yes agreed,  it’s because the multiplugs used in the back of the instrument clocks are not the correct ones for the clocks...

it should be 2 X 12 pin multi plug that are sided so that they can only go in one way, what I actually have is 4 X 6 pin plugs that fit in any way.... so yes I will mark them in such a way that it can never be put in wrong again.... ideally I will try and find some original Ford multiplugs for the instrument clocks and re-wire them .... anyway I am certainly a lot more wiser with regards my RH.......

BEST regards 

[geordie40]

15 hours ago, Keith Cooper said:

Yes agreed,  it’s because the multiplugs used in the back of the instrument clocks are not the correct ones for the clocks...

it should be 2 X 12 pin multi plug that are sided so that they can only go in one way, what I actually have is 4 X 6 pin plugs that fit in any way.... so yes I will mark them in such a way that it can never be put in wrong again.... ideally I will try and find some original Ford multiplugs for the instrument clocks and re-wire them .... anyway I am certainly a lot more wiser with regards my RH.......

BEST regards 

I have the correct plugs I think if you want them, I redesigned my dash over the winter so if I can find them there yours!!!