At 21:54 6/25/2000, Alan Bosch wrote:
>So there I am, standing under my , staring at a little black box, with what
>can only be described as a deer-in-the-headlights look.

Ooohh -- never seen a little box with a deer-in-the-headlights look.  <snerk>

>  This little box
>appears to be where the cable from the transmission junctions to the
>speedometer - I think.

Actually the speedo cable comes through the left-front wheel hub -- that's
what that little nubbin is, sticking through the grease cap and sealed with
silicone.  If it's *not* sealed with silicone it's an entry point for dirt
into the bearing.

>  But there's a fitting with three wires on it that
>also seems to go up the past the radiator fan and into the dashboard.  The
>connector on the fitting has three wires - red, blue, and green.  The green
>wire is cut - and appears to have been do so intentionally.  That is to

According to The Bible, the wires should be Blue (to Alternator D+ by way
of the panel connection to the Alt light), Blue/Green (to OXS light) and
Brown (ground, of course).  By cutting the Blue/Green wire someone has
ensured that the OXS light will never come on even when you first turn on
the ignition (which is the intention of the connection to D+).  I'm not
sure it's worth hooking back up...'88s are on at least 60,000 mile
scheduled replacement for the sensor.

david

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"