help ID electrical components please 1966

[echecsqueen]

I have the wiring diagram...but cannot ID can anyone help.?


1 - canister shaped plug with 3 flat prongs?
2 3 and 4 plug in things adjacent to each other aft of fuse panel

and to the right of a grounding point.

[proporsche]

Hi..turn signal relay is my guess;-)

ivan

[steely]

Is there anything written/stamped on that can?
Honestly can't see anything in the pic but wires and what look to be loom guides(?) for 2-4, but a 66/67 owner might recognize that.

[echecsqueen]

There is something stamped on the canister but the PO spray painted all of the wires and relays black - so I can't really make anything out. Removing the black has been such a chore that I am trying to ID anything I can and just label it and be done....The black paint also makes it almost impossible to photo anything well.

Is a loom guide a rubber plug that wires go into? Square shaped? you can best see what I am asking about under "4"- -

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I would post over on Early S, someone over there will know.

[proporsche]

Hi Queen as i said turn signal relay ..have a look here....
you can actually correct your wires with this picture

Ivan

[timmy2]

Rectangular plugs are through dash connectors for signals, lights, ignition etc. the dash area devices/switches plug into them. In the schematic they are illustrated by 3 main areas of dashed lines.
The round one is the turn signal relay.

[echecsqueen]

Thanks all of you!!!! perfect.
Ivan you are so lucky to have visible wires that you for the photo!!
Thanks for the explanation about the dash connectors.....seems obvious now but when looking at the totality of this mess of wires......

[proporsche]

Hi queen...it is actually not my car ...i knew it was the turn signal relay so i google it and it is from pelican forum picture.I always like to use pics for explanation ...it is just too bad they sprayed the trunk with all the black color.

Ivan

[Mark Salvetti]

Originally Posted by proporsche

Hi queen...it is actually not my car ...i knew it was the turn signal relay so i google it and it is from pelican forum picture.I always like to use pics for explanation ...it is just too bad they sprayed the trunk with all the black color.

Ivan

Marilyn,

This is actually a great idea. Google your question and then use Google image search to locate photos on other Pelican threads. For instance, I searched for 1966 Porsche turn signal relay, and found photos of the fuse box and wiring. Try this thread, it will probably help you ID a lot of your wires:
1966 high beams turn off the lights

If you haven't run across him yet, this thread will introduce you to Grady Clay. Grady is a legend around here, unfortunately he passed away about 3 years ago.

Mark

[echecsqueen]

That IS a great idea. helps to have an idea for sure.
How about these two red wires together (arrow) running along with the speedo cable (circled). One of them is 7 V and seems to actuate the tach gauge BUT the tach is very jumpy.....

[echecsqueen]

Does anyone know if there is a special reason for 2 separate ground wires to be spliced together a few inches off of the chassis ground (aft of the fuse box) in a 912 1966 - and then made into one wire? one is brown with white stripe (not factory trace) and one is regular brown - then once they are combined they have painted the wire brown with silver trace???????? it headed to the gauges from there where it was disconnected.....any thoughts?
thanks

[rwest]

Queen,

Do you have a stereo in the car? That red wire doesn't appear like anything factory.

[echecsqueen]

no stereo...it looks to be coming off the engine on the drivers side and traveling to the trunk....i agree not standard!

[echecsqueen]

Originally Posted by rwest

Queen,

Do you have a stereo in the car? That red wire doesn't appear like anything factory.

i posted more photos of this wire's course in queens outlaw thread. any help you can give me. Rutager, would be appreciated