Featured Mr O's 1966 T120

Discussion in 'Vintage Classics' started by MrOrange, Apr 26, 2018.

  1. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    The three position switch on top of the headlight is probably for the headlight, off, sidelight, headlight.

    The handlebar switch could be, dipped and main beam as Callumity said with horn button on top or kill switch off/on and again horn button on top.
     
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  2. Tiglet

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    Just had another thought is it a bicycle Bell :p
     
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  3. MrOrange

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    Did they have kill switches????
     
  4. Rocker

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    Haven't you got an ignition switch?
     
  5. MrOrange

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    So by the power of GREYSKULL, well deduction actually, I think the rocker switch (blue line) is light off, side/tail & headlight on, and the wee bar thingy is horn and dip/main beam. (highlighter)

    This diagram looks best fit for mine, but colours to ignition switch are all wrong, further investigation required.
     
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  6. MrOrange

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    Yes, but no key and only one wire connected to it, other is just hanging loose. Trying to figure this all out.

    Put a battery on it today, but nothing worked. By the look of the wiring diagram, the headlight should have worked ! But the loom is a feckin nightmare.
     
  7. Tiglet

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    The problem with these old bikes is you don’t know if someone fitted one at sometime in the bikes life.
     
  8. darkman

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    #88 darkman, Jun 1, 2018
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    Wiring dia and colour codes. bar switch is like you say dip n main, horn is the button

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  9. MrOrange

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    Mine's doesn't have rotary switches ! And ignition switch only has 2 wires coming out of it. Blue/white ????

    Just trying to decifer what changes /repairs have been made in the past, and then what should be going where. It's only a bike, so compared to a Land Rover, should be able to do easily enough.
     
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  11. MrOrange

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    Yeah, been looking at them. Maybe best solution.
     
  12. MrOrange

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    #92 MrOrange, Jun 4, 2018
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    Battery attached, bit of feckin about with bits of missmatched colour wires around where the ignition switch should be, and we have power !!!!:cool:
     
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  13. MrOrange

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    Got more stuff working
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    My ignition switch!!!!
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    Before your grumbling about crimp connections, there just there to prove operations. And better than electricians screw block things.

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  14. MrOrange

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    Need one of these. Like a brake pipe but bigger, fits onto the petcock. Any ideas, anyone?
     
  15. dilligaf

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    You could try a plumbers merchant and they might be able to help :)
    Better still....do you know a plumber :p
     
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  16. Callumity

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    Microbore plumbing? 8 or 10mm? Flaring it and re-using the nut .......
     
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  17. Callumity

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    #97 Callumity, Jun 5, 2018
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    I have the tools! Imperial pipe was 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2 or 5/8 inch.

    I think boats still use Imperial so it may be chandlers rather than plumbers.
     
  18. MrOrange

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    #98 MrOrange, Jun 5, 2018
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    I could re-use, ut I can't clone! Need 2 of them, only got 1.

    Found them on EBay, with the help of @darkman , fuel petcock spigot. From what I can gather, looks like 1/4 BSP fitting.

    Have a boat chandler near work, might go visit tomorrow, looks like they still use the old imperial fittings.
     
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  19. MrOrange

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    Went to a chandler's today, useless fecks were shut. On way back bumped into a pal and in conversation mentioned what I was after. He used to be financial director at a big tractor dealers and said he wrote off old stock, but the boys. In the store would keep hold of it.
    So off we go after school and now the proud owner of two shiny new petcock spigots. :cool:

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