just purchased a 1956 Major and I am trying to rewire, I have got a new loom but have found two runs of wiring to the dynamo area, one going pasted starter motor and the other around the other side of the engine and passing over the water pump, the loom I have got is long enough to go around the injector pump side and come around, which way is correct...
Is the wiring, regulator etc. on a 56 Major and a 59 Power Major similar except for the location under the dash on the Major? My Power Major needs work in this area also and wondering if I could use the parts from the Major?
Thanks to all.
Would the longer run past the dynamo be for the headlights ? I can't think of anything else unless a temp sensor for the later 'clocks around the steering wheel' models.
Best regards
Rick - Bogside on Bure
1958 Diesel E1A Mk2 s/n 1470165 - still in working clothes
When I rewired my 1957 Major I did a bit of research and it seemed to me that the feeds to the dynamo should run under the battery tray and down the side of the engine on the injector pump side. There should be a couple of cable clips there. There should also be a a couple of cable clips under the battery tray .The leads then run around the front of the engine back to the dynamo.
Not quite sure why it was designed this way unless it was to keep any cabling away from the heat of the exhaust manifold.
Do I assume that your "new" Major had no wiring on it when you purchased it? If it did then by removing it you would get a good idea where the various sections of your new loom should run.
The main run is on the left, near, side of the engine for the starter motor, oil sender unit and dynamo, plus temp. sender and the headlights. Modern looms may well include a long run for the running lights mounted on the mudguards which go under a foot plate and rise through a centre channel inside the mudguard -- possibly for both of them.
Reference to the Fordson wiring diagramme will identyfy which colour wire goes to where. However, it is possible that a new loom wire colours do not conform to the old Fordson colour codes, but rather is coded according to the modern ISO/DIN standards, in which case a reference to Google will help identify them.
