Thanks for the pep talk. That was my thought but methodical and I
aren't best friends.
I was thinking of soldering with heat shrinks. What did you do with
fusible links. I was thinking of droping them and ignoring the change
but that is probably a bad idea. Is there a resistance analysis on them
so I could replace with a fuse connector?
Where can I find a wiring diagram? And how do I know the original gauge
other than by look?
Thought appreciated
Leif
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Wagner [SMTP:jmwagner@greenheart.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 1997 1:15 PM
> To: Johnston, Leif
> Cc: 'thefryes@iconn.net'; 'Triumphs'
> Subject: Re: An innocent question
>
> Johnston, Leif wrote:
> > ...
> > I short, I think I can patch the wiring harness back together well
> > enough to get it running and perhaps delayor forestall the
> replacement
> > of the harness($235 from Moss) but I am woefully short of electrical
> > insight on this beast. Is there a good source?
> >....
>
> Leif...
>
> I drive a TR 4A... I won't address your individual problems... as
> someone else has... but my suggestion is...
>
> Simply methodically go through the wiring harness...
>
> have wiring diagram in hand...
>
> re-route messy wiring...
>
> re-wrap... (in areas of suspicion.. un-wrap... because there may be a
> completely fried wire in there... that has melted into others... )
>
> replace bad connectors...
>
> buy some heat-shrink tubing and creat new sheaths where necessary...
>
> SOLDER all new wire connections...
>
> Where a wire is short... and seems to have to STRETCH to reach it's
> connection... and re-routing won't help... then cut that wire... and
> add
> a few inches of length... and wrap...
>
> Buy new battery cables....
>
> Consider converting to negative ground....
>
> clean all the terminals...
>
> Get a continuity test light... it helps...
>
> Do all this.... and you'll grow to fully understand your harness and
> the general wiring... and you might just beat Lucas the Prince of
> Darkness...
>
> This is what I have done with my daily driver TR 4A... and...knock on
> wood... it is totally turn-key... can sit for weeks... and the battery
> still holds a charge... etc. etc. etc..
>
> My first TR 4A... I just never made this full complete effort to clean
> up the electricals... and I think I paid for it in electrical
> problems...
>
> It's a battle that can be won... You shouldn't need a new harness.
>
> Justin
> jmwagner@greeneheart.com
> Los Angeles
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