[6pack] Learning about electricity

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Thanks Sloane.   I have the stock braided negative cable with attaching points at firewall and block.   Seems to be an uncommon type of cable, but Triumph must have did it this way as it is needed for adequate grounding.    I suppose if you used a common shielded auto parts store cable you could run a short grounding strap from firewall  to block, 


     On Saturday, October 3, 2015 5:27 PM, im sloane <im_sloane at hotmail.com> wrote:
   
 

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Sloane :)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2015 16:18:42 +0000
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] Learning about electricity
From: 6pack at autox.team.net

Intermittent starting issue (click-click).   Tested battery and alternator.  cleaned and re-tightened connections at starter motor using electrical grease.   Replaced ratty original positive battery cablle.  Fixed bare wire going into molex connector.  weeping heater hose to firewall.   Had negative cable off several years ago and cleaned up and tightened the connections.    Still no joy.
Thought problem was on power side as running booster cable from positive battery terminal to starter motor terminal made it go,  I had lights and horn.      One day I got click-click, and then nothing and also no lights.   Turned out the negative cable was loose where it attached to the battery disconnect switch.   I've one of the green knob ones from the local auto parts store.    Great safety measure as easy to isolate battery.
12 year old gear reduction starter motor from TRF seems good as new.    This was a great upgrade as harder starting with engine compression increase.
All seems well now.   Lesson learned about needing tight clean ground connections for good starting.    Oh well, the other fixes needed doing.
Bruce Simms73 TR6

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