I took the advice from Moss Motors a while ago and order a handful of brass
bullet connectors and new 4 way connector blocks.  Their web site suggested
that the solder that was inside of the brass bullet connector can crack and
give intermittent connection and flakey performance.  I cut about 1 inch off
of each wire and soldered the new brass bullet connectors to the fresh wire.
6 years now and no real electrical gremlins have appeared.

D.L. Parrott
1980 Triumph Spitfire "PJ" aka "Rat
Savannah, Ga
Still kickin'! 

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Doug Braun
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:43 PM
To: Paul Meyer; [email protected]
Subject: Re: lights wiring dilemna

At 06:00 PM 7/25/2006, you wrote:
>  Does it make sense to replace just the red wire?


It would be very strange for a wire to just break, without any external
physical damage.
More likely it is the bullet connectors on the ends.

Also, have you replaced all those 4-way connector blocks?  The springy
contact inside them can crack and no longer make good contact.
Go order a dozen.

Doug 
Braun
'72 Spit 

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