Well, because the red one is a nicer car.BX Bandit wrote:Ummmm, why not leave in t'grey one then? That seems like robbing Peter to pay Paul (whoever they are)
And since an hour ago, the grey one's future is looking bleak
Well, because the red one is a nicer car.BX Bandit wrote:Ummmm, why not leave in t'grey one then? That seems like robbing Peter to pay Paul (whoever they are)
Bandit, the yellow lamp is the lower temperature so that behaviour would be correct when overheating.BX Bandit wrote: My red and yellow lights flash on and off at will, despite the engine not being hot enough, although curiously, the yellow lamp is the always the first to illuminate and the last to extinguish
I think only on AC cars, the full speed relay is only enabled when set to fully cold. Certainly there is (now removed in my case) a SPCO microswitch on the temperature control dial to bypass the relay unless fully cold. Much wine has been consumed this end, so I can't quite figure out why that would cause a change in speed unless the speed dial was already on max. though...BX Bandit wrote:When the cabin heater temp is set to cold, the fan speed increases to almost Max.
Yes (possibly). From memory, there is a system to cut the AC if the engine overheats. I think one of the temperature switches has a two pin connector, but my AC donor car had the standard arrangement so it was only from my research that I remember this. Whether it had been bodged back to standard, or some AC systems had the normal arrangement I don't know.Also, are the red and yellow lights of death operated differently on a BX with a/c?
I'll get off my butt and look at the wiring diagrams, but the car won't be furred up or over heating, the yellow and red lights blink quickly on and off suggesting an electrical fault, whereas if it were an over heating fault then I'd expect there to be at least minutes of delay between the red and yellow lamps going on and off.mat_fenwick wrote:I think only on AC cars, the full speed relay is only enabled when set to fully cold. Certainly there is (now removed in my case) a SPCO microswitch on the temperature control dial to bypass the relay unless fully cold. Much wine has been consumed this end, so I can't quite figure out why that would cause a change in speed unless the speed dial was already on max. though...BX Bandit wrote:When the cabin heater temp is set to cold, the fan speed increases to almost Max.
Yes - only on A/C cars. I was thinking of removing the switch as well but it actual fact, it'd be a useful function if it only did it when the a/c was on, but not when the a/c is off.
Yes (possibly). From memory, there is a system to cut the AC if the engine overheats. I think one of the temperature switches has a two pin connector, but my AC donor car had the standard arrangement so it was only from my research that I remember this. Whether it had been bodged back to standard, or some AC systems had the normal arrangement I don't know.Also, are the red and yellow lights of death operated differently on a BX with a/c?