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Early Series OD Relay Location

fastfrontier17

fastfrontier17

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My SII with mechanical tach has a firewall penetration right next to the OD relay (passenger side of firewall). The penetration for the cable and the threaded holes for the relay appear to be original to the car, but the relay wires rub on the tach cable. The tach cable that came with the car was burnt, possibly from a short, and the location of the cable/relay seem like a design afterthought. Am I the only one who thinks this?
 
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beamdream

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My tach cable has a plastic outer coating and insulated terminals on the relay, but yes, it's a close fit !

Thinking I'll reroute the cable tomorrow, thank you very much.
 
fastfrontier17

fastfrontier17

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beamdream said:
My tach cable has a plastic outer coating and insulated terminals on the relay, but yes, it's a close fit !

Thinking I'll reroute the cable tomorrow, thank you very much.
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my replacement cable has a black plastic cover, the old one was some type of steal braid or wrap...some of the original plastic covers had worn on the wires going to the terminal, but still way too close...maybe i can find another penetration and custom grommet to use, not to keen on drilling a new hole though
 
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beamdream

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Yeah, wondering if you could discreetly install a zip tie somewhere to keep it away from the relay terminals.

Mine is rhd so have the added problem of the brake master to negotiate as well; strange that I don't ever recall seeing this raised as a topic before.
 
Gordon Holsinger

Gordon Holsinger

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fastfrontier17 said:
my replacement cable has a black plastic cover, the old one was some type of steal braid or wrap...some of the original plastic covers had worn on the wires going to the terminal, but still way too close...maybe i can find another penetration and custom grommet to use, not to keen on drilling a new hole though
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If a Ty wrap is not useable speed shops have adel clamps with rubber
 
husky drvr

husky drvr

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Just remember, the tach cable should not be routed with sharp bends because that would tend to bind the inner drive cable.
 
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