where the steering wheel wires go?

[HughAllen1]

When my 29 Fordor came to me, all the wires coming from the steering column were disconnected. I can tell which ones will go to the lights. There's a black wire that's just hanging there. Can anyone tell me where it goes? I don't see how the power gets to the steering column wires.

 

[tnhammond]

The attached wiring diagram may help

 

[SteveB31]

There should not be a black wire. The. Yellow wire that attaches to the generator cutout supplies the power.

 

[Ruth]

The black wire is for the tail light.

 

[McMimmcs]

I agree with Steve. There shouldn’t be a black wire.

 

[Badpuppy]

And I agree with Ruth. The black wire goes on the 3-contact post, opposite the generator (yellow)/brake (green) 3-contact post, to the taillight(s). The single contact posts go to park, bright, and dim, respectively. That drawing shows this very clearly.

 

[The Master Cylinder]

There shouldn’t be a black wire.

No, there most certainly is a black wire. The black wire is for the tail light as Ruth stated. The tail light is on anytime the light switch is not in the 'off' position.

I know of some that tie into this same black wire for their dash light so it is on when the lights are on.