help with escort wiring

[d.p.n.s]

hi all

im trying to wire up this escort of mine

the wiring is all other the place and its got and old type starter on it with

the solinoid on the wirewall.

so 1st Q

i have 2 wires going to here witch one goes where 1 red/black 1 yellow/black

also the power goes from the battery to here and no where else is that right?

cheers

dan

[d.p.n.s]

ok so these are the wires im havin a problem with

battery side of car

1 black/yellow (think it goes to the solinoid)

1 re/black wire (think it goes to the solinoid)

2 brown wires joind together(think its an earth)

1 brown wire buy its self (could be an earth)

drivers side

black wire from dizzy(- on coil i think)

1 red wire (could be for horn)

2 black yellow wires 1 muct be for coil.

any help guys

and also there is only one power cable and that goes to the stater solinoid like in pic

but that is the only power suply is there ment to be anyothers?

and when i put a test light on the other points on the solinoid thers no light?

fuck i hate wire up cars that i didnt un wire.

[Raizer]

I can't remember much of the color coding for the Escort so I can't really help, but I can say the 2 brown wires joined together are an earth and are bolted to a small hole in front of the strut top.

And there should be a heavier gauge wire that is the power supply for basically everything in the car which should come out of the loom up by the battery, mine had been cut and extended/replaced a few times but i think it may have been a red wire.

The solenoid is easy to figure out as long as you have got power at the ignition, just use a test light and find which wire goes live when the key is turned to start.

Relaying pretty much everything is a very good idea if you can be fucked doing it!

and when i put a test light on the other points on the solinoid thers no light?

There shouldn't be, 1 spade terminal is an output for the ballast on the coil, the other engages the solenoid when it gets power.

[sholdowa]

I've got a mk.1 manual if that helps... can bring it in tomorrow?

Black/yellow: starter solenoid -> coil ( 12 volt override for starting )

thin red: starter solenoid -> regulator

Black/Red: Stop light switch -> fuse box or

connector -> rh indicator

Brown: Look to be inside - choice of...

Wipers

Internal light

Cigar lighter

Courtesy switches -> internal light

Distributor connects to coil only ( well, and earth ).

Don't think the horn's red.

[d.p.n.s]

thanks guys

well 2 browns ive earthed

single bown when i looked depper ended up being red and is ingnition power

from battery

so i now have it turning ober from ignition

also have spark fom plugs and its back firing threw the carb....so any ideas

i wa thnking time out 180 ......

firing order i belive is 1.3.4.2 ...i think

[sholdowa]

thanks guys

i wa thnking time out 180 ......

firing order i belive is 1.3.4.2 ...i think

Pintos yes. Kents no.

1.2.4.3

[LAN_KILLA]

is it running lucas electics? and is it +ve or -ve earth?

If so then normally a brown wire is one that has constant +12V (So is connected to the solenoid on the same post as the battery terminal)

Those brown ones youve earthed are probably your headlights or some other accessory that isnt key controlled