old-tank Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 While installing a cruise control on my blue/white 55 Century, I dropped a bolt between the voltage regulator and horn relay. POW ZAP POOF and I let out the Magic Smoke (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_smoke ), but unlike British cars it still functioned. It seems that the central red wire on the horn relay is always 'hot' and is not fuse protected and the voltage regulator case is grounded by way of a yellow wire to the generator. Only 2 days of opening the wrapping to a splice on the red wire near the firewall and the yellow wire to the generator. No damage to the other wires (60 year old insulation is hard and stiff, but stands up to all but direct heat?). The red wire is now fuse protected as will the same on my other 55's.Back to the cruise control installation, which was straight forward, but did not work. The first call to Dakota Digital tech support had a tech reading the installation and troubleshooting manual to me. I got him to admit that he had no experience with or had ever touched the product. A second call and a different tech suggested that electrical interference is sometime the cause on old iron. He suggested a change to resistor sparkplugs, resistor wires, alternator, electronic ignition. A sparkplug change and it works great.I drove that one 200 miles and a total of 500 miles with the other toys... driving or fixing beats cabin fever or shoveling snow!Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Snow? You get snow! We have had plenty. Mud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Snow? You get snow! We have had plenty. MudWe seldom get snow or ice. That was just a misguided mean poke at you folks who have to put up with that stuff. And I should know better, since I was once banished to the Great American Siberia (UP of Michigan) for a year before escaping. Hope you all can soon start killing bugs like we do year 'round.Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Falabella Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Back of my garage. And this is NYC. Boston? Fugettaboutit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Keep that S up there Paul!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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