Pilgrim's Progress

[Howard2x4x4]

Pick up (2) GATES 28471 heater hoses, 5/8 x 40".
They work well to to turn 90 degrees at heater core fittings, and you can eliminate hose clamps and fittings

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Wow, that looks great! Thanks young fella!

 

[Howard2x4x4]

What vehicle did the master cylinder and reservoir come out of?

2000 Mustang GT. I believe one is the ground, the green is the dash brake warning light, and the tan is......coffee warmer, maybe?

 

[Oldtimer]

2000 Mustang GT. I believe one is the ground, the green is the dash brake warning light, and the tan is......coffee warmer, maybe?

It appears that is the brake fluid level sensor.
I found a Ford Super Duty schematic that shows wire colors tha agree with your sensor:
BK : black, to ground
TN/LG : tan / light green stripe, sensor output
DG/YE : dark green / yellow stripe, sensor output

You could use either sensor output (they are in parallel) to complete ground path to activate brake warning light, when fluid gets low.

NOTE: Unless there is another provision in your hydraulic brake system, you need to connect the pressure differential switch on combination junction block to the brake warning light.

This will activate the brake warning light if you have a leak in either half of brake system.
You may be able to accomplish this by connecting the TN/LG wire to a pigtail connector that plugs into combination junction block.
Might be this one, depending on source of combination junction block?

Proportioning Valve Wiring Pigtail (for Brass Valves)

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[Howard2x4x4]

Sorta funny about how often I have to do some things. Reminds me of my dad's old carpenter joke.... 'Cut it three times and it's still too short'. I didn't say the jpke. was funny; just old. Case in point #1: 7 or so readings of Oldtimer's tip on the brake resevoir wiring before I (maybe) understood. Case in point #2: I've been wandering in the wiring wilderness now for far longer than I care to admit. Trying to cross 'one bridge at a time' so to speak. Hoping to get to the "It's alive" point while Ken and I are still alive ourselves. The 'cut it three times and it's still too short' bit is lurking in the back of my mind regarding the wires. Case in point #3: While stymied by the wires, thought I'd putze with the wipers because they're almost the same words, other than a 'p' and some dyslexia. the issue here is that amount of pivot in the wiper pivot gizmos, the diameter of the wiper motor arm swing and the stroke of the secret ingrediant mechanism that might make this work ALL have to be considered. Hmmm..... Three items in a two item brain. Hmm.... Howmi gonna do this?

 

[bronkenn]

You sure do give that brain a workout...

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Can't deny that, Ken. I gotta admit, I do see your point. And Paul's point (from several years ago). And Dennis' point from a few weeks back. And Mark's plan 2.0. Yeah, I do get it. 'Course, I can justify 'most anything. 1. The bigger the challenge, the sweeter the reward. 2. Not always laser beam focus, ala, "Oh look, a squirrel"! I'm thinkin' I'm almost there on the Australian wipers, tho, making a 5/16" adjustment on some pieces and parts using the S.W.A.G. method. As the wipers might say, if they could talk, "Good on ya, mate"!

 

[sprdv1]

Still hard at it ain't ya dad..

 

[Howard2x4x4]

This was my view out the window at the office today. Working with the wiring often leaves me stumped, stymied and stupified. Rollin' around on the floor today to get the marker lights and blinkers into the mix some how. Had some tow hooks just mocked up with cable ties to see how they might look, and thought, "Oh, I'll grab onto that to help get these old bones up, and OUCH! Dad-gum cable ties apparently aren't approved by AARP, at least not for hoisting an arp up off the floor. Sure made my head smart, me, not so much. Near as I can tell, didn't damage the hook one little bit. So, on with the Once, twice, thrice saga, v. 2K.0. Remember just a bit ago, when
I was s.w.a.g.g.i.ng.* about the arm stroke diameter on the wiper motor - Well, I swagged REAL close, but not quite close enuff. Dad-gummit, just a fuzzkin too long. Stock arm and shortened arm Motor with shortened arm. And both arms, just to get my full nickels worth. I guess that's why God made tomorrow. Oh, and one more other thing - mocking stuff up is fun and fruitful, but when time comes for permanent, it takes a big chunk longer. 'Specially if you don't wanna bleed to death.


* scientific wild-ass guessing

 

[sprdv1]

Ouch brother.. careful now

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Hold on now.... before you get too comfy, you may wanna get a bowl or three of popcorn, or maybe a tasty, refreshing snack .......

Today's episode is a TRIPLE FEATURE! With a happy ending! But not that kind of a happy ending.
Never knew for sure if it would work, only thought maybe, just maybe.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=4042805782613750

And it doesn't end there...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1849343792126511

And, just like the Ginsu steak knives, "But wait, there's more"

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=349245364137949

Just a few more spaces to fill in, like connecting the wipers themselves, but the big challenges have been met. As before, "Kids - Do not try this at home without adult supervision! Practice first on your dads Bronco before trying it on your own."

Whew. I'm winded....... maybe I should have and could have said 'wounded'....

 

[bronkenn]

That was 21 seconds of pure bliss...smoked a cigarette after that.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Ken, Ken, Ken, That's HILARIOUS! Must be something in the water there in O-hi-dy-o!

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Still wallowing forward with the wires, not much forward progress but some. Remember earlier when I said something like 'mocking stuff up is fun, but doing it for permanent takes much longer'. Yeah, that is so. Bought a new battery with side mount posts, so I figured I'd wire up the passenger side marker light and right turn signal. Wasn't very pleased with the way the wires come out of the back of the Mustang GT blinkers I chose so I re-worked them a bit. Got the point where they were good enough for the girls Jr. knows. well, some of the girls anyway and bolted the blinkers in.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=350719210763559

Ah, progress. Here's the before Way, way, way before.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Well, here goes with kinda a throw-away post, sorta. Ya know how I've been goin' in clrcles on the wiring, and ya might recall a few posts ago when I had a not quite right battery in the battery tray. And maybe you recall that I bought a new, more appropriate, side post battery a bit ago. With all the battery shuffling, marker light wiring, turn signal connecting and the fact that I've added an extra horn that sounds like a horse whiney underneath the battery tray, I've found that the nuts that secure the battery tray to the mounting brackets are not real easy to get at. So I figured I'd do something about it. I took a couple of nuts and welded a tab on each of them. Then I added a bolt and a washer and 'nuther washer. My goal was to make some bobby-pin clip type nuts. Put a bit of black on them, slipped them in place and said, 'That'll do, Pig'.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Following closely on the heels of the previous sorta throw-away post, and in answer to the burning question, 'What does a cow have that a bull doesn't?', here's an udder. Trying to move along with some semblance of common sense (Good luck with that, How!) I'm working on getting the Mustang GT driving lights working AND PERMANENT. Here's the thumbnail whereof I speak. Mounting brackets came with the lights, but they didn't exactly work in this application, plus I have a strange quirk that causes me to cut things apart and then weld them back together when I discover I cut in the wrong place. Maybe thistle dew. OHmygosh, how in the dickens am I gonna get my fat fingers in there? And in there? truth be told, a lot of nuts were dropped
before I finally got smart. Well, better make that somewhat less numbskulled. Removing the grill made it MUCH easier, which is not to say easy. Now, I have a Q for the gurus, poobahs, and wizards here to A. See this pic? Notice how there is no obvious water drain at the bottom, but there sorta is at the top? Does that mean the housing is upside-down? Well, I didn't figure that out, but I did make an executive decision - Even if it is upside-down, so what? The time-suck it would be to to correct it would be even greater than the time-suck it was to make this post. Well, I do have a little bit of spare time now, since I'm waiting for the Lions to humble the Ravens at 1:00.

 

[bronkenn]

Well, there ain't nothing like a big ole udder with a giant throbbing vein to start a post off with. I swear you got some Einstein blood running through your veins.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Ken, you're sorta close, but you omitted the 'Frank' at the front. I will concede that Al and I both used our heads, but for decicedly different purposes.

Albert Einstein - thinking Howard2x4x4 in beautiful west Michigan - entertainment and snacking

Oh, and the Ravens took the the kitty-cats to the woodshed.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Fingers crossed, and I am cautiously optimistic it's forward progress. Past few weeks have reminded me a bit of getting a haircut - snip, snip, snip. Yeah, that's not at all the best case scenario, but... Kinda working from both ends and hoping to meet in the middle, whether the 'ends' are switch to light, gauge to sender, or front to back. I'm thinking it'll be okay, but not positive, no pun intended.

Got the fog lights wired up both sides and the marker lights and blinkers, using the space above and left of the steering gear box as a junction box of sorts. I fabbed up that plate/cover to hide the wires, clean up the appearence, and set the wiper washer fluid tank on. Okay, so backing up a bit - I am NOT a Bronco wiring wizard. I bought an American Autowire harness, and between the all custom Classic gauges and some not-always-stock pieces and parts* there was a BUNCH of field engineering and s.w.a.g.ing going on. My buddy Mark stopped by to make sure I hadn't electrocuted myself yet, and I told him about the improvisations. He asked if I used the waterproof splices and I told him regular splices with shrink tube over top of the splices. After the fact, I wondered if that was due the solder within some waterproof splices. Exspurts, Poobhs and Gurus, what say you?

* come to think of it, very few stock pieces and parts

 

[Howard2x4x4]

On a stock Bronco wiring harness, which headlight wire is the high-beam, red or green? My guess would be red.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Sheesh, I may have shot myself in the foot here. Thinking about what neighbor Mark had to say about splicing wires, I may switch to the heat tube with solder from here on out. Probably just leave the old school crimp type be for now, unless they don't work.