[TR] Starter wire

[Wayne]

Thanks for the feedback Randall,

After downloading the nice wiring diagram linked from this list and peeling 
back the wrapping
on the wires to the starter:

I can see that the broken wire is white with a yellow stripe, and it 
connects to the ignition coil.

The slightly thicker wire with the 1/4" spade, is white with a red stripe 
and connects to the ignition switch.

However the wiring diagram shows a pink with white stripe wire "ballast 
resister wire" that is missing on my coil.
The wiring diagram shows this wire on the coil on the same terminal as the 
white and yellow stripe wire.

Instead of this ballast resister wire, I have a black wire that I think I 
installed when I bought TRF "sport coil" years ago.
It was so long ago, but I think the instructions that came with the sport 
coil directed me to remove the ballast resister wire
and run a wire from the coil to the fuse box.

Does this sound correct?


Wayne
73 TR6


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
To: "'Wayne'" <rengrave at verizon.net>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:02 PM
Subject: RE: [TR] Starter wire


>> I noticed another wire that was wrapped in the harness along with the 
>> thin
>> spade connection wire I just connected.
>> This wire was broken off from something (bare wire).
>> Does anyone know where this wire connects to?
>
> I would guess that it's the white/yellow wire that should run from the
> starter solenoid to the ignition coil.  It's function is to bypass the
> ballast resistor while the engine is cranking, for (theoretically) easier
> starting (primarily in cold weather).  If you only drive the car in warm
> weather (and I'm right about what it is), you can probably just leave it
> disconnected.
>
>> My starter has one male spade connector and the heavy hex nut connection
>> for the battery.
>
> Should be a second, smaller male spade, but it sometimes gets broken off 
> or
> may be missing from replacement solenoids.
>
> -- Randall