you have to keep looking. I need a book on where to put the key, how to open
the door, which side the passenger seat is on, how fast do you have to go
when it rains and the top is down, etc. You know the basics. :o)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
To: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." <ambritts@ptdprolog.net>; "Triumph List"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] wiring harness laughs chapter 2
>
> From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." <ambritts@ptdprolog.net>
> > Exactly, and as a thought for the rest of us who never owned or drove
these
> > at night, when I am done I will explain what is suppose to happen. For
> > example, do the flashers (little lights) come on when you pull to the
first
> > position.Or do they come on when you activate the blinker switch. My
fronts
> > come on with the fist position but not the rears. The one rear comes on
when
> > the blinker switch is activated by appears dim (like me) as if not
grounded.
>
> On a TR2-3, the front turn signals and parking lamps are in the same
bulb/fixture. The dimmer parking lamps should come on solid when you pull
the headlight switch to the first position. The brighter turn signals
should flash only with the ignition on and the turn signal lever moved to
the side. Left side = left turn lamp only; right side = right turn only.
>
> In the rear on a 59 TR3A, the turn signals are separate and the park/brake
lights are combined. Again, the dimmer parking lamps should come on with
the headlight switch pulled to the first position. The turn signals work as
above. The brighter brake lights should come on only with the ignition on,
and the brake pedal depressed (with some force, they are actuated by
hydraulic pressure rather than pedal position).
>
> Best I can tell, the factory did not provide separate ground wires for the
rear lamps. The original ground through the mounting screws and those
push-on nuts is far from secure. But the connections are in the fixtures,
and IMO adding a ground harness is a very worthwhile modification. I
daisy-chained all 5 fixtures to one ground wire, which runs around the side
of the trunk along with the harness, and is fastened to one of the gas tank
mounting bolts. You'll need some bullets, which you can either scrounge
from your old wiring harness or buy new from British Wiring (sorry, don't
have the link on this computer). A ring terminal to fit the gas tank
mounting bolt should be available from your local electronics supply or
Radio Shack. As usual, I recommend that the connections to the wire be made
with solder (in addition to the crimp for the ring terminal).
>
> Last I looked, reprints of the 6th edition of "Practical Hints for the
Maintenance of the Triumph T.R.3" were available new from the usual
suspects. It is the "owners manual" for the later TR3A/B, and contains
little tips like how to turn the headlights on and what fluif to use in your
trunnions.
>
> Randall
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