What Have You Done to Your Cougar Today?

ha! slightly unhinged...your really starting to know what im about arnt you chris:LOL:

i will be putting pics up soon when ive sorted the cruise module out...waiting for a new un.

basically ive disassembled 2 clock springs and merged both coils so now instead of having just 4 feeds (air bag and cruise buttons) it now has 8.
this has enabled me to feed REDUCED electrical power to some nice rgb smd lights..
they light up blue when ignition is on and when you power up the cruise they turn green.
anyone else who wants to do this a word of warning.
the resistors for the lights are b4 the clock spring rather than after in the wheel as by doubling up the clock spring you are effectively turning it into a transformer and so if too much current goes to it ,it could generate voltage in the airbag part of the clock spring and we know what would come next so only use low power leds with resistors b4 it...
i'll do a how to when ive got some more clocks.

alty fix is on here somewhere but it was well known to ford and was an official recall on most fords if the customer complained of the lights going slightly dim or flashing when the engine rev'ed

its very easy to do the only dificulty being getting at the damn back of the alty..where youve got the red grey and green/black wire multiplug you just splice some wire to the thin red one and connect the other end to the big thick red wire connection going into the back of the alty..
then remove the alty fuse which on mine was f7 (old version box) f2 (newer version)..voltage never fluctuates now ,stays at a good 13.5 volts..

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great scott!
 
shirtyzeus said:
alty fix is on here somewhere but it was well known to ford and was an official recall on most fords if the customer complained of the lights going slightly dim or flashing when the engine rev'ed

its very easy to do the only dificulty being getting at the damn back of the alty..where youve got the red grey and green/black wire multiplug you just splice some wire to the thin red one and connect the other end to the big thick red wire connection going into the back of the alty..
then remove the alty fuse which on mine was f7 (old version box) f2 (newer version)..voltage never fluctuates now ,stays at a good 13.5 volts..
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This kind of fix (although I know it is the one Ford released) makes me shudder :LOL: the thin red wire is a signal wire and has a rating of +5v it scares the bejesus out of me to physically overload it, my personal preference is to open up the control unit on the alty and replace the resistor (y)
 
Agreed. I mean, they clearly think it's reasonable, but I do wonder about the current.

I guess they believe that what will be drawn across that bridge will be minimal and perfectly safe. But since I am not an auto electrician - I'm just an IT wonk - I wonder about the law of unintended consequences.

We'll soon see, I think. Not only with Melina, but also because Tiger is going to need a new alty soon...
 
well it seems to be the mainstream fix...and it has worked..:oops:

how'd you replace the resistor..ive just opened up my spare alty reg and its filled with resin??

anyhow piccy time!
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sorry there fuzzy.
 
FlamencoAssassin said:
This could be the start of a very long queue. Can I jump in please?
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bless my bark...now now dont be hasty hobbits...these things take a long time to do for and old ent.

putting the lights in is fairly easy but u must get the position correct or the beam wont hit the little ramp on the edge of the buttons. ,its doin the clock spring thats a right royal pain..and you need 2 of em..
 
TopCat1127 said:
How the..........................THEY LOOK COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL lol
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He's basically put the guts of two clocksprings into one housing to take the signal and power (apparently you can't draw power from the CC circuit as it is very sensitive to load).

And there's some floppy drive ribbon connector in there for good measure.


Pid_16V said:
DG has just had a very quick once over :), and now it's raining again :bomb:. :sick:
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I'm not even bothering before Scotfest. The weather is so variable at the moment there's just no point.
 
Cleaned both cats inside and out and shined 'em up ready for Simply Ford at Beaulieu tomorrow:

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And now, of course, it's raining.
 
Has a good rummage in the engine bay today, trying to see what I can be doing in the weeks to come.

I have an ST200 box, so I'm thinking I could duct two funnels at the front to maintain the car's symmetry. I understand that ducting in the wing can be accessed through the arch lining?

During my investigations, I found a plug unclipped, so I plugged it back in. It was this (pic at end) seen from the front looking toward the back of the bay underneath the UIM.

I'm also going to replace all the breather pipes so it looks a little more pretty in the very tacky looking bay.
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Anyone know what the plug might be? If we're not sure where it's located, the fabricated wire is the cluster that leads straight from the positive terminal on the battery.
 
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