In a message dated 98-08-24 16:55:13 EDT, rdblair@ix.netcom.com writes:
> Question is: What does the ballast resistor look like, where is it
> located?
Richard,
Your '73 should not have a ballast resister, they were added commencing with
the '74 model. If you did have one, it would be a piece of pink and white
wire, looking sorta like a shoelace, and buried in the wiring harness where
you couldn't see it. It is listed as item 9 or 48 on the schematics for the
years that do have it.
To be sure (always a good idea with any triumph, especially if it is close to
a transition model), take a look at the wire to the plus terminal of your
present coil. If it is white, you don't have one. If it is white/yellow, you
do.
If you should have one, go to:
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/ballast.html
for details on bypassing it, and some other pointers on the installation of a
sports coil.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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