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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:26 am    Post subject: Black Wire near fuse panel Reply with quote

I could not get my 78 bus to start. It has fuel injection. I found this black wire disconnected. Any ideas on where on the fuse panel it should plug into? I think it may go to the coil.




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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 5:43 am    Post subject: Re: Black Wire near fuse panel Reply with quote

Do you have a voltmeter? If so, turn the key to the on position and measure from I believe 15 to ground. If you don’t have 12v there then that may be your problem and you can find if that black wire needs to be connected to give you 12v at the coil. Turn the key right back off though, don’t leave it on for long. I’m pretty sure there are wiring diagrams in the technical section, although I don’t quite know how to follow the ones for the late bay.
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 5:58 am    Post subject: Re: Black Wire near fuse panel Reply with quote

Your the same as me. I don't know how to follow the newer wiring diagrams. I will try as you suggest. I had to replace the connector as it was old and damaged.
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 6:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Wire near fuse panel Reply with quote

Solved. Back up and running.
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Wire near fuse panel Reply with quote

Reading DIN current track style wiring diagrams

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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Wire near fuse panel Reply with quote

You wire should have gone to the supply side of the #11 or #12 fuse.

Do learn to read the DIN current track style diagrams, they are much easier to deal with in most instances as it is very easy to isolate any given circuit verses tracing wires all over multiple pages.
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PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 9:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Black Wire near fuse panel Reply with quote

rottenkid wrote:
Solved. Back up and running.
So what solved it?
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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2018 2:09 am    Post subject: Re: Black Wire near fuse panel Reply with quote

The wire was connected to the # 12 connection. The problem at first happened that I had tried to start the bus with the wire off to see if I needed a wire on that connection. I connected the wired, but the bus would not start. I replaced the connector as I found that with age the connectors become brittle. That little of time cranking the engine without the wire connected had caused the bus to flood. Once the bus sat for a while, it fired right up.
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