I'm helpin' a friend wire his '49 Ford. He has a newer 351 (whichever is the bigger of the 2) and some ****-*** wiring harness. My only experience with wiring was with my Packard flatty, and a GM 1 wire alternator with a Painless harness, and it went too easy. This things got me stumped (which isn't hard to do...dammit Jim, I'm a striper not a mechanic). These goddamm voltage regulators, and starter relays and half*** labeled wires are a friggin' Nightmare (shameless car club plug). Is there a better diagram out there that I can download, or ? I'm not expecting much in the line of miracles er anything...but the booklets that came with this kit a rediculous and badly drawn. The info is doo-doo. Thanks, Tub!
Is the "****-***" wiring harness aftermarket or from a donor car? Go online and look for books on basic wiring. Speedway offers one called How to Wire Your Streetrod. If you still have the Painless instructions that you used on your car just apply most to what your buddy has. Again, what problems are you guys dealing with?
Well. Again, I'm still reletively new at wiring. More specifically, I haven't wired a Ford. I'm not sure what the aftermarket company is that he ordered the harness from, but the book ****s. I'm kinda goin' off my painless book, and a streetrod wiring book. The problem I'm having, is my ignorance concerning his starter relay, and voltage regulator. I use 1 wire alternators, and because of lack of info with his kit, I'm not sure if a relay came with his bundle of spaghetti. It's poorly labeled for dip****s such as I. For instance, what the 'f' do I do with a alternator exciter wire? I've found 4 terminals on the back of the damn thing, and I've identified "battery, ground, starter", I'm ***uming the exciter goes on the 4th terminal? Also, I'm uncertain why there are 2 wires coming from the fuse block labeled "coil". Shouldn't there be only one? From the fuse block to the resistor, to the voltage regulator and coil? Basically, I'm just curious if anyone had a better suggestion for a "map" than the generic non specific, can apply to a toaster or your moms electric bed diagrams. Thanks guys.
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