With the floor work well advanced and the interior still cleared of seats the services of former Sputnik Sparkie Ben have been engaged to ensure all electrical matters are correct on The 629 & The 729.
It was if he’d never been away from working on these cars when Ben lifted the floor hatches and got down to business on the terminal boxs.
A peek inside the above engine mounted box revealed a sorry sight with considerable corrosion and dirt around the terminal strips.
Fortunately the wiring and mounts themselves were found to be in good order under all the crud so the cleaning process commenced……
…and the wiring was soon looking like new again.
Bens next port of call was the centre control cabinets of 629 where labelling in his own handwriting was discovered still in place 10 years on.
These cabinets were also found to be very dirty and littered throughout flaking paint stripped by previously leaking coolant.
After a couple of hours of cleaning the cabinets are now in much better shape, you can even read the cable markers!
Moving onto the cab Ben got back in the saddle and after removing the controller cover..
…the throttle contact switches were checked for operation.
Underneath the car the engine control cabinets were found to need extensive work to bring them back to a suitable standard. After several hours all circuits and terminals were checked and the OK given for running tests.
With many loose connectors and again a dirty interior these cabinets will keep Ben busy for days.
Thanks Ben, come back soon!
