The other gauges lighting comes on with key to AUX.

On Monday, August 26, 2002, at 12:47  AM, Terry Rudd wrote:

> Mark,
>
> Not a problem about the gauge wiring, I didn't realise the significance
> until I tried to figure the dip switch anomaly. Your tacho and oil 
> pressure
> gauge lighting definitely is not the cause as that's the correct way to
> connect gauge wiring on a 1600 and how Mr Datsun designed it to work. 
> The
> other gauges could have something to do with it though, their lighting 
> is
> obviously powered from somewhere that's not standard, do they come on 
> when
> your ignition switch is on Aux or only Ign. you're probably going to
> discover the park light problem by accident when you've got the dash 
> out - I
> wouldn't worry too much about it as it's not illegal or anything - bit 
> of a
> bugger if you just want to park somewhere dodgy where clearance lights 
> would
> be handy - or evening photo shoots (-:
>
> regards
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark
> Sent: Sunday, 25 August 2002 11:39 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 1600 parking and light wiring
>
>
> Terry, my apologies for not detailing gauges wiring. I put in the tacho
> and oil pressure gauge which run lighting from the clock plug as you
> previously recommended. Boost/water temp guages have lighting which
> comes on with the ignition - they were already in the car when i bought
> it so I don't know the detail - simply switched power from ignition
> position "II" I think. My car is running Haltech and N12 ignition barrel
> so there's a few non-standard variables here.
>
> On Sunday, August 25, 2002, at 12:56  PM, Terry Rudd wrote:
>
>> sure what that does to our theory.) If you tap into a low beam light
>> source
>> for your gauges then everything will still work lights wise but you'll
>> also
>> supply an earth for the low beams on both sides of the dipswitch with
>> the
>> light switch on pos 1. With light switch on P1 and Dip switch towards
>> you
>> and then I pulled the aux gauge lighting earth off and the light relay
>> clicked and low beams go out - sounds very much like what Mark's is
>> doing to
>> me.
>
>
>

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