Simons 89 small bumper 8v fixup thread

Got these. Where I think they would go

 

Some amount of mess you have had to fix there!

 

It's old and who knows what has been done before by others. Rj is A GODSEND in helping me keep this on the road

 

Yeah, a wiring genius! Amazing how much damage a few previous owners can cause to a cars loom!

 

Luckily studied telecommunications and electronic engineering. 800 pair cable with 400 white wires ain't fun

 

have you managed to get it out a drive yet?

 

Oh gosh yes. Mot'd running and driving but I leave the under dashboard in bits to attend to any new issues. Hopefully I can close it up and put it to bed soon. With the sachs adjustable rock-hard dampers it will kill an AUDI on a roundabout until the 185 tyres give up the sideways grip.

But that's part of the fun with no abs, airbag, safety features, and so small and low so I'm dwarfed by suv Chelsea tractors. It's what fun driving is about

 

Anybody know who does spare toad laserkey immobiliser fobs as I only have one with new loom

 

Anyone know what colours the wires are to mfa outside temp sensor on 89 ce1 small bumper? I can't find the sensor in the wing or behind bumper.
Also my oil temp (black green wire) is not working. Continuity to clocks from sensor end is OK. What is approx resistance of sensor at room temp?

 

I believe I fitted an inline fuse to the power of this loom years ago to prevent this.
Fuse is located near the accelerator pedal

 

Found the wire plug nsf. White/red and brown/white. No sign of temp sensor though

 

No joy on oil temp display reading anything earthing the wire even though it has continuity to ce1 clock plug. The temp sensor ambient in the wing is missing in action can't find one online. If anyone has one spare would purchase it off you.
Oh replaced the oil pressure sender on the oil cooler as it was leaking. Turns out it wasn't screwed In. The oil temp sensor in front has a snapped terminal where the spade connector slides onto it

Also some interesting Vacumn hose setup pics

 

It's mine!
Not sure why there is 3 pieces in the photo though.
Thanks anyway RJ.
Any idea if vac hoses on the throttle body are wrong.? Want to do digifant tune

 

Thanks Rj have replaced the little hoses with new soft nitro radio control car fuel hose and run a hose from TB RHS nipple straight to the fpr without connecting to air box and blanked the rear and front LHS TB nipples. found a small hole in the TB to airbox hose corrugation folds where a cable may have rubbed through on top of it in the past. Sealed it up to see how it ran:


OMG THE HESITATION AND MISFIRE/BACKFIRING ON ACCELERATING AND BUCKING AROUND IDLE HAS GONE!



Pleased to announce that just earthed the green black wire to base of new clean metal oil pressure sender whilst videoing clocks and got 160 degrees on mfa!
Now mpg to sort as its 11. Airleak on hose I suspect

 

Whilst oil temp sensor is on order I thought I might start my ce2 non mfa stalk to ce1 mfa stalk conversion. Mfa stalk is longer so some fettling to be done. If it works I will be a very happy man.

 

Dashboard and fusebox and everything connected under dash including foglight and working.
Then cleaned it