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Old Apr 27, 2018 | 09:11 PM
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Default Amal valve relocation
I'm tidying up the engine bay and moving the amal valve, I have a new plug but what gauge wire do I need to extend
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I can see the lead but I've no idea of amps etc etc.

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Old Apr 29, 2018 | 08:03 PM
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Since no one has advised the correct gauge. A previous owner on my car used speaker wire to extend it. I also dont know what is the correct gauge so I tided it up with https://www.jaycar.co.nz/heavy-duty-...black/p/WH3037 and it seems fine.
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Moved the valve today to the back of the airbox, looks a lot better hidden out the way. Just need to extend the lead to it.
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Very tidy. What route did you take to get to the airbox without seeing the wires?.
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That's the next job, 2 options....along the slam panel to the o/s headlight then up the inner wing with the original loom or neatly route it along side the throttle cable in a cable tidy/wrap.
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I think under the slam pannel would be the way I'd run it?
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Just picked up some wire and split sleeve.

14 strand 0.30 gauge wire seems a good fit.

I'll do both to see which is best..
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Thinking of doing the same as you. Bloody eyesore
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And I'm forever catching my arm on the plate it sat on.
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All sorted. Went along the slam panel.


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The guy that owned the car before screwed it to a small piece of aluminium and it looks horrific.
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