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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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