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Wiring diagram E83W

E83W Discoveries
1944 Van - 12k miles!
Alan's 10cwt van find
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E83W Photographs
Cooper Racing team
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Imperial War Museum
Period E83W photos Pg1
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Postcards of 10cwts
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Chilean pickup trucks
Cypriot 10cwt vans
Finnish van project
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103E Roadster utility
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Reference material
Leslie Ballamy Book
Sidevalve Fords Book
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July 2004 and an E83W Utilecon gets featured in the Scottish issue of The Sun newspaper - E83W fame!
Sun article
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E83W Wiring diagram.

Handbook scan showing the electrical layout on the E83W

10cwt wiring diagram

The scan above is the standard E83W wiring layout for a RHD UK spec van or pickup. Export models may differ slightly, especially LHD variants, but the core elements will be very similar. All UK models were 6v positive earth from new, perhaps someone can advise for export models?

Added 24 March 05
Les, via the site forum, adds the following re wiring looms and the suitability of a RHD loom on a LHD vehicle:
I was looking at the E83W Wiring Diagram on your site. I can confirm that North American Export (N.A.S.S. -North American Sales and Service as Ford called them) models were positive ground. I found that the RHD loom (from AutoSparks American agent BWI Inc.) fit the LHD model well. It was only necessary to turn it upside down so that the fuel and Amp gauge wires fit. Ford simply reversed the order of these two instruments in LHD models. Only the horn button wire that connects to the wire inside the steering column was wrong as it ended up being on the opposite side(an extension bit had to be added to reach) -everything else works! Of course extra harnesses for the export sidelamps are needed.
 
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