Ken G's Journal

This weekend I continued to trace and try to sort out some issues with my wiring harness on the 1977. I found that both my start and ignition relay have wires going to them that are grounded. I'm not sure why and maybe I just don't understand the relays. The ignition relay was not original to the car and at some time the white write from the ignition switch was tapped into a white with brown trace. I have no idea why this was done of the effect. I posted my question to the main board but haven't received any hits yet.

Barring any new information I plan on connecting the white wire back to the ignition relay and leave off the white with brown trace, and for the starter relay I'll just attach the white with red trace that runs to the ignition switch and leave the other one disconnected, then try to jump the car from the relay bypassing the ignition switch.

P.S. So an update, I opened up the loom to follow the white with brown trace on the ignition relay and found it went in, and then was terminated with a couple of other lose wires. So I have no idea why the PO went out of their way to connect a terminated wire, but at least that mystery is solved.