simon_ballantine
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The MDI black box on my 3 year old engine has failed again, this time 1,000 miles from home; so I am resolved to strip out all the electronic rubbish and relace it with a conventional instrument panel and switching...... cheaper and much more reliable than replacing the MDI unit again.
My understanding is that the early D2 engines had conventional controls before the MDI system was introduced. Can anyone please help me with a wiring diagram for an early D2 engine?
Specifically I want to know if I need relays for the starter/glowplugs - (the control panel and loom I am looking at has chunky wires, so I am assuming not.) Also if I put a 33ohm resistor in the alternator excite wire, do I connect this to the ignition terminal at the key so that is always on when the engine is running, or do I connect it to the Start terminal of the key so that it only sees voltage for a few seconds?
My understanding is that the early D2 engines had conventional controls before the MDI system was introduced. Can anyone please help me with a wiring diagram for an early D2 engine?
Specifically I want to know if I need relays for the starter/glowplugs - (the control panel and loom I am looking at has chunky wires, so I am assuming not.) Also if I put a 33ohm resistor in the alternator excite wire, do I connect this to the ignition terminal at the key so that is always on when the engine is running, or do I connect it to the Start terminal of the key so that it only sees voltage for a few seconds?