Combo switch

[krZing]

Can someone please help me identify where this green and white wire connected to. Not sure why the PO cut this wire. I think it’s for the horn but not sure. Thanks

[7tooZ]

What age of car are we working on.


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[SteveJ]

20 minutes ago, 7tooZ said:

What age of car are we working on.


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It's a 74-76 switch. The green/white wire is for the running lights. 

All I can say is, "Ugh! Wire nuts!" @krZing, you have a mess on your hands.

[krZing]

No kidding ?. I know what you mean Steve 

car info below 

[SteveJ]

I forgot that the 73 also had the 9 pin connector. It's time for you to develop a lot of proficiency in reading wiring diagrams and fixing wiring. 

Vintage Connections (http://www.vintageconnections.com) has most of the connectors you will need and good extracting tools to remove connectors from the shells.

[krZing]

Deng ?I need all the luck. downloaded lots of diagrams and trying to understand it. Difficult for an amateur like me

[SteveJ]

We were all amateurs at one time. Consider this the motivation to improve your skills.

[krZing]

Thanks for the motivation Steve. 

[SteveJ]

The FSM has a lot of good information in the BE section once you learn how to use it. For the wiring diagram, it's best to start at one point, such as the switch) and carefully follow the line to the other point, like the light bulb or fuse box. In reality, the wiring is broken down by the engine harness, dash harness, and body harness. The FSM shows the connections between the harnesses and what wire color should be at what point in the connector.

You may have to pull the dash and examine the dash harness closely to get rid of the mistakes of the previous owner.

[krZing]

Thanks for your advise.  I keep you posted with my progress. If any?

[siteunseen]

You might find something useful with these pictures.  My 9/76 280.

I used this write up to repair mine a few years ago.  Mainly cleaning the carbon off and flipping the plates over to make better contact.  I'd lost my dash lights but wound up with brighter headlights too.

http://www.kamikazeracing.org/dl/ZTech/Rebuild_240Z_combo_switch.pdf

 

Edited May 8, 2018 by siteunseen

[krZing]

thanks siteunseen for your post. I will check it out