Welcome back, Dan! From what I saw of the draft of the OD section (plus your
well written posts from your previous life on the list), I imagine your
manual is cheap at twice the price!
And me without a TR250/6! Put me down for the TR3 version. Good luck!
Michael Ferguson
1959 TR3A TS53990L...O!
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>From: DANMAS@aol.com
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net, 6pack@autox.team.net
>Subject: I'm back, and the book is finished!
>Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2000, 5:00 PM
>
>
> Listers,
>
> As many of you know, I dropped off the list last year to devote major time to
> writing an electrical repair manual for the TR250/TR6. Well, I'm happy to say
> it is finally finished! As usual, once I got started, I didn't know when to
> quit. What I originally envisioned as a 75 - 80 page booklet gradually
> morphed into the pound and a half monster described below.
>
> I know this list is not intended to be used by commercial vendors to
> advertise, but I'm not really a "commercial vendor," and I am only making the
> book available to list members at the present. Other than this list, I have
> no way of letting you know it's available, as I am not advertising anywhere
> else yet, so please accept my apology for the blatant commercial!
>
> About the book:
>
> The title is "Triumph TR250 - TR6 Electrical Maintenance Handbook." It has
> 200 pages, 34 chapters, 223 diagrams, 49 photographs, 43 troubleshooting flow
> charts, and 8 large scale (11" X 17"), complete foldout schematics. It is
> printed on a laser printer (each book is an original - no copies) at 1200
> DPI, on 24 pound, super white paper, for crisp legibilty. Is is bound with a
> plastic comb binder so it will lay flat on your workbench, and has clear
> plastic covers, front and rear.
>
> Contents:
>
> GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES:
> 1. Introduction
> 2. General Procedures
> 3. Bad Connections and Grounds
> 4. Alternator Operation
> 5. Batteries and Battery Charging
> 6. Dwell vs Point Gap
> 7. Fuses
> 8. Ignition Theory
> 9. Switches, Relays, and Solenoids
> 10. Wiring Harness Repair
>
> SPECIFIC MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING
> 11. Anti Run-on Valves
> 12. Brake and Back-up Lights
> 13. Charging Circuit
> 14. Courtesy Lights
> 15. Gauges
> 16. Headlights
> 17. Heater Fan Motor
> 18. Horn Circuit
> 19. Horn Repairing/Rebuilding
> 20. Ignition System
> 21. Oil, Brake, and EGR lamps
> 22. Overdrive
> 23. Power Distribution
> 24. Seat Belt Interlocks
> 25. Starter
> 26. Turn Signals & Hazard Flasher
> 27. Windshield Wipers & Washer
>
> UPGRADES AND MODIFICATIONS
> 28. Air Horns
> 29. Alarm Systems
> 30. Alternator Upgrades
> 31. Ballast Resister Bypass
> 32. Electric Cooling Fan
> 33. Electric Fuel Pump
> 34. Fog & Driving Lights
>
> INDEX, SYMBOLS, AND APPENDIXES
> Index
> Symbols
> Appendix A - Electricity Flow
> Appendix B Wiring Diagrams
> B1 TR 250 Schematic
> B2 69 TR6 Schematic
> B3 '70 - '71 TR6 Schematic
> B4 72 TR6 Schematic
> B5 73 TR6 Schematic
> B6 74 TR6 Schematic
> B7 75 TR6 Schematic
> B8 76 TR6 Schematic
>
> Price:
>
> As much as I hate to, I must charge $25 for it (plus $3.70 for postage and
> packing -- $3.20 for the stamp, and $0.50 for the mailer). It is VERY
> expensive to produce books in small quantities. I tried commercial
> publishers, but either the quality was extremely poor, or the cost was simply
> prohibitive. Postage and packing to most European countries is $10.70. $14.25
> to Australia, and $6.16 to Canada. For other countries, the book and packing
> weighs 1 pound, 8.8 ounces, so check with your post office. Those prices are
> for 5 - 10 day air mail. For 4 - 6 week surface mail, the prices are $6.78 to
> Europe and Australia, and $4.20 to Canada. If you want more than one copy
> (clubs, etc), up to five can be shipped for $5, if you can wait 2 - 10 days
> for delivery. Ask for pricing and discounts on orders for more than five
> books.
>
> To order, send check or money order, in US dollars, to:
>
> Dan Masters,
> PO Box 6430,
> Maryville, TN 37802-6430
>
> By the end of this week, I will have 100 copies ready, and I can print and
> bind about 10 - 15 per day after that. Under duress, and under protest, I can
> do as many as 20 - 25 per day (it takes 25 minutes just to print each book!)
> Please be patient with me, as this is a one-man operation. (I spent five
> hours yesterday, just folding the schematic diagrams - 800 for the first 100
> books!) If I get more orders than I think I will, it may be a few days
> before I can fill your order. My goal is to have the book out the door within
> two working days after I recieve your order, but that is based on not having
> many orders. If I'm lucky, and the book is successful, it will take longer.
>
> Guarantee:
>
> As much as I would like to, I cannot say with 100% certainty that the book
> doesn't contain errors -- given the nature of the problem, that is not
> possible. Two Triumphs, just a few numbers apart off the line, may have
> several differences in the wiring, and, after all these years, it is very
> difficult to find truly original examples. I can say, however, that any
> errors in the book are minor in nature, and the supporting material will
> provide sufficient guidance that the errors will not be a real problem.
> About 80% of the material comes from personal knowledge, about 15% from
> converstions with other owners, and about 5% from published documentation and
> plain old guess work.
>
> Nevertheless, I do guarantee your complete satisfaction. If you are not happy
> with the book, for any reason, return it within 2 weeks, in resalable
> condition, and I will refund your money, minus shipping, no questions asked.
>
> If this book is sucessful, I will follow up with a second volume for the TR2
> - TR4A, and maybe a later volume for the Spitfire and GT6.
>
> Thank you, and sorry for the commercialism. It's good to be back on the list
> again (digest version for a while, as I work to fill orders).
>
> Dan Masters,
> Alcoa, TN
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