Project 1990 country squire resto/modification by andyfanshawe

4 minute(s) of a 418 minute read

More lights today. The plan is to wire each group of lights as a unit and terminate the wiring in a multiplug. So when the light unit needs to come out just unplug and remove. No leaving any bulbs and bulb holders dangling on the front bumper.

Lets sort out the corner white light first. The bulb holder is heat damaged and so is the hole it goes into. So, put the holder in a tight fitting grommet and grind the hole out so the damage disappears and the grommet fits! Easy!

Then make up a harness to fit them all

Other side

Now tell me if this is bad workmanship or not! Always good to see someone take pride in their work! Sort this lot out next.

Managed to install the front lights on their new harnesses and multiplug quick release connectors. All well corrosion proofed.

So lets move the side LED lights off the fenders. Heat gun to the rescue.

Looks a lot better without them

While i was under the car sorting the wiring, I noticed a puddle of antifreezeunder the xmember. Is this where the coolant has been leaking from? Where is it actually coming from then? Core/freeze plug? That brown staining on the passenger side of the block is directly above there. So lets have a look at that area again.

This is the view from the passenger side of the car looking at cylinders 2 and 3. looks a bit damp.

A closer look then

Coolant seems to be coming out from round that circle in the head. What used to be there then? Oh oh. We all know what that was dont we...............? Someone has sheared the head off one of the head bolts