Engine Wiring

jengels · Post by **jengels** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:06 pm

Anyone have tips on where to hookup the wiring for my engine? Just got my rebuilt 1600 dual port in my 1970 standard bug this weekend. When I bought the car it had no engine so I'm not sure where any of the wires go. It looks like it has a red wire, green wire, and black wire. There is also two other wires that come out of the harness. Thank you for any information that you may have.

John

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:32 pm

Do you have the complete "loom" or does it look as if it's been cut/played with?

Will mirror to Electrical.

Thanks for posting - hoping this becomes your internet home.

Tim

jengels · Post by **jengels** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 3:11 pm

Thanks for the reply MNAirHead. I don't think it has been played with. It looks as if the wires were cut short. I have a black loom and out of those come a total of 5 wires. 2 black ones at the very beginning and then at the end a red green and black one. Hope that helps.

Thank you,

John

Speedy Jim · Post by **Speedy Jim** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:00 pm

Download the diagram here:
http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring.html

Get this one:
1970 1600 USA de Y
only the first part.

The Red and Grn are from the generator regulator under the back seat.
If you no longer have a generator, disregard these.
There may also be a thin Brw wire, which is Ground for the generator.

If you have an alternator, post back giving the type (internal or external
regulated) so that we can provide hookup info.

The harness should also have a thin Blu/Grn wire. This one goes to the
OIL sender on the engine.

The Blk wire is the live feed to the Coil (+).
All the connections related to that look like this:

Speedy Jim
http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:06 pm

Clarification question (don't know the anwer from memory)

If the bosch coil isn't marked +/- what is the + terminal?

The Blk wire is the live feed to the Coil (+).
All the connections related to that look like this:

Speedy Jim · Post by **Speedy Jim** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:47 pm

+ = 15

- = 1

jengels · Post by **jengels** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:54 am

Wow. Great Information. Thank you Speedy Jim.

jengels · Post by **jengels** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:01 pm

I see there are is a wire going to the solenoid from the coil and another off the solenoid to the choke, but there is only a spot for one wire on the solenoid. How do I put two wires off the solenoid?

Thank you,

John

Speedy Jim · Post by **Speedy Jim** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:38 am

If the wires are small enough, crimp them into one barrel.

Otherwise:

http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/c ... _1_4".html

ashman40 · Post by **ashman40** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:12 pm

jengels wrote:I see there are is a wire going to the solenoid from the coil and another off the solenoid to the choke, but there is only a spot for one wire on the solenoid. How do I put two wires off the solenoid?

I made a custom wire from two lengths of wire and three female connectors. One end of the short wire was the coil #15 terminal. One end of the long wire was the choke coil. The middle connector (solenoid) had the end of the two wires crimped into a single female connector.

jengels · Post by **jengels** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:11 am

Thanks guys. That makes sense. I'm a newbie at this wiring stuff.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:29 am

Jengels..

Most of us are Newbies at this electrical stuff.. or mystified why the spaghetti loom is always played with.

MNAirHead · Post by **MNAirHead** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:47 am

Jengels..

Most of us are Newbies at this electrical stuff.. or mystified why the spaghetti loom is always played with.