Russ,
Is it possible that the white wire that is grounded is parallel with one
of the others and is needed to handle higher current in that circuit. If
not there must be something that is not working.
John Uloth
74 TR6
Russ Pagano wrote:
>
> On my 71 there are 3 white wires going to the fuse box. I can't figure out
> where the 3rd one goes and it is shorted to ground. I've traced one to the
> ignition switch, another to the coil as all the wiring diagrams show. No
> wiring diagram shows 3 white wires. I've poke around behind the dash and
> can't find any other destinations or find any damage to the harness. It
> looks like the 3 wire set up came from the factory since the harness doesn't
> look butchered and the unknown grounded white wire's insulation is molded to
> the wire it is on the same terminal with (to coil). Oh yes, it runs and all
> the electricals seems to function with the bad wire disconnected. I just
> don't like the idea of a grounded white (ignition) wire hanging around. Any
> ideas?
> Russ Pagano
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