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RE: <intro/gas octane/additives> Spit wiring mysteries (long)

To: "S1500@aol.com"@msn.com, "triumphs@autox.team.net"@msn.com
Subject: RE: <intro/gas octane/additives> Spit wiring mysteries (long)
From: "Anthony Bauman" <abauman@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 95 18:00:10 UT

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From:   S1500@aol.com
Sent:   Wednesday, September 27, 1995 
7:35 PM
To:     Anthony Bauman; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject:        Re: 
<intro/gas octane/additives> Spit wiring mysteries (long)

In a message 
dated 95-09-27 04:03:49 EDT, Tony writes:

>There are two loose connectors 
near the left side of the block...nothing 
>matches them..any idea where 
they go?
>
If these wires exit the harness at the same point as your 
alternator wires
(brown)
and temp sending unit wire,  They are for a <drive 
resistor>.  You don't need
them anymore unless you want to revert back to 
the 'Opus' original equipment
electronic ignition (bad move). 

Sounds 
like a match..  both mysteries appear to be solved!   And thanks again for 
all the information you have provided!
 
>#3 
>The tach doesn't work.. I 

It is one of two identical <white/grey stripe> wires going to the same

terminal on the
- side of the coil.  These are shown as <white/grey stripe> 
&<White/black
stripe>

No two wires on one lug, but with the color coding 
information you provided it gives me a shot at trying to find that missing 
wire...

>#4  
>The ignition resistor (I assume) on the 
>firewall has a 
wire going to it from the started solenoid hot lug..  nothing

Originally 
your car had (has) a ballast 'resistance wire' carefully concealed
within 
its innards.  This may or may not still be active.  The resistor
arrangement

you mention sounds like a 'PO Bodge' to me.  If you've been on the list for 
a
week
I assume you know what that is. :-(


I quickly interpreted the 
PO as Previous Owner and DPO as Dreaded Previous Owner (or some variation.. 
Damned, Demented, Dirty.. visions of blue paint inspire me to go on...)


 
 Thanks Again Bob,  you and the others have been very helpful!

        
Tony





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