[TR] tr- tr3 wiper motor

[wbeech at flash.net]

Geo,
I am have some issues too with my newly installed, self-rebuilt wiper motor.
How can you know the difference and how to deal with it?
Bill

Bill Beecher
'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L (On the road in 2009!)
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"

 

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Geo Hahn
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:35 PM
To: L1J1S at aol.com
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] tr- tr3 wiper motor

You'll want to be double-darn sure you are wiring it correctly.  The scheme
changed over the years to a switched ground and many wiring diagrams will be
incorrect for your car.

Geo


On 9/21/09, L1J1S at aol.com <L1J1S at aol.com> wrote:
> hello, well i tried to hook up my wiper motor today and all i got was 
> a small mist of smoke out of it. everything electrical is hooked up to 
> the tr3-a  except the three black wires for the wiper motor. i don't 
> understand what happened to the motor. i did have it powder coated by 
> great powder coater himself "FT". the motor then has been sitting 
> around for a few years  ever since. i want to keep the outer shell and 
> would like to rebuild the one i have. does anyone have one they can 
> spare?  larry  schwartz
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