Roller-coaster time again

So yes, I had pulled a wire out when putting the dash back in - doh!! All off again to re-clamp the wire into the plug.

I'm starting to regret my optimism a couple of posts ago about how to connect wires. I've had 2 issues since then where the wires connected using those spade terminals just haven't made a good connection. And now, my ignition wiring problem has returned!

My ignition wires use these same spade terminals I enthused  about a while back but, at the weekend, Zedster wouldn't start.

Now, there were 2 problems at play here; one was the fact that I think I have pulled yet another wire out of the switch on my aux panel that switched the ECU between maps, so the switch is effectively always in the 'off' position, which makes the ECU use my 'low emissions' map. This low emissions map does NOT have the recent cold start enrichment numbers that Emerald setup for me, so it wouldn't start. After rectifying this (by simply overriding the emissions map with the main, normal map), I then encountered the ignition wiring problem - it keeps losing connection and doesn't engage the starter motor. Only with some under-dash fiddling (ooh-err) will the motor engage and the engine start.

So, I've ordered a new soldering iron (my old one is about 20 years old and seems to only work in spurts) and I'm going to solder the damn ignition wires - hopefully, that will fix it like it has done for the speedo.

The speedo is working fine now, although it's not great at night - the needle is lit up and it has a little LCD screen that is lit up but the main dial doesn't seem to have any light on it and is very dark at night. And in a 20 mile run to check it out over the weekend, I couldn't find a single stretch of flat, straight, traffic-free road to test out the 0-60 timer function! The joys of SE England roads...

After the lows of my wiring issues, the roller-coaster that is kit car life has ratcheted up to the top of the Big Dipper (wow, epic metaphor!) - I have booked on to a week-long trip to the Italian Alps in June!!

It's with the SKCC club, something they do most years but the stars have never aligned to allow me to get involved in previous years. However, I've managed to sucker my wife into saying yes (I will regret this nearer the time as I get an earful over how selfish I am) and I should have just about enough holiday from work, so off we go!!

Obviously, early days yet and I need to ensure Zedster is in one piece come the time but I am VERY excited - always desperately wanted to go to the Alps. I am also booked on to the Wales trip again in September as well, so maybe my wife has a point...