Re: Vacation Car - 56 Patrician

Posted by CarFreak On 2023/10/9 21:30:15
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HH56 wrote:
Double check the wire colors but from one end of the ballast resistor there should be a green wire going to the solenoid and pink to the coil. Orange from OD and Yellow from ign sw would be at the other end.

It might also be a good idea to check the 4 pin plug and inline connector to make sure both are good.

The R11 relays are reproduced but are expensive. Several of the general vendors carry them, 5th Avenue Garage being one but a modern relay can be used by itself or some have said they gutted the old metal case and hid the new relay inside.

Using the old designations to new relay numbers, here is how terminals would connect.

IGN to 85
TH SW to 86
SOL to 87 Best would be a 4 terminal relay without 87a but if you use a 5 pin relay, 87a would be unused but would be hot when relay is relaxed. Make sure it cannot touch anything.
If gutting the old case the BAT thru fuse would connect to 30. If the new relay is standalone then you would need to add an inline fuseholder to replace the original fuse.


yes that is how the ballast is connected.

The connections at the plug and the wire connector are good.

the relay was damaged before and I put in screws where the rivets have failed. I did put in the spacers that the rivets held in place.

so there really is no way to repair this? or am I correct in my assessment that it is damaged and needs replaced?

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