hydroharry
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Jason - now you've gone and done it. You not only noticed a difference in the wiring mounting but you also noticed the hood hinge to upper grill housing of my 169 is mounted different than Marty's 128. I have to assume BOTH OF MINE are correct, but I'm gonna have to look tonite.
I believe the 1x8/9 upper grill housing actually has a little recessed area in the lower part so the hinge fits up against it and then the light panel (or blank out plate) can mount flush. I'm wondering how Marty's fits/looks on the front side.
Also, the parts list for the lights shows 3 wiring clips and if you look really hard you can actually see all 3 in my pic. One is at the upper center bolt, one at the bottom center bolt, and the 3rd is on the far right bolt providing the ground connection (it's partially obscured by the date on my pic). This wiring difference could be something that IH changed in the production run or maybe factory vs non-factory installed.
Jeremiah - hey that's a great write up on the coil/condenser/points/spark plug operation. I never heard it put that way before and it really helps me understand better (Jason probably didn't know I'm just a shade tree mechanic and replace parts without really diagnosing them).
Jason - one more thing, since you're really good at your welding, here's something you might want to look into (maybe you already saw this). I think the brakes were modified too, and yes it's a 149. Somehow I think your wife would like this version.
I believe the 1x8/9 upper grill housing actually has a little recessed area in the lower part so the hinge fits up against it and then the light panel (or blank out plate) can mount flush. I'm wondering how Marty's fits/looks on the front side.
Also, the parts list for the lights shows 3 wiring clips and if you look really hard you can actually see all 3 in my pic. One is at the upper center bolt, one at the bottom center bolt, and the 3rd is on the far right bolt providing the ground connection (it's partially obscured by the date on my pic). This wiring difference could be something that IH changed in the production run or maybe factory vs non-factory installed.
Jeremiah - hey that's a great write up on the coil/condenser/points/spark plug operation. I never heard it put that way before and it really helps me understand better (Jason probably didn't know I'm just a shade tree mechanic and replace parts without really diagnosing them).
Jason - one more thing, since you're really good at your welding, here's something you might want to look into (maybe you already saw this). I think the brakes were modified too, and yes it's a 149. Somehow I think your wife would like this version.