[TR] PDWA

[Bob Danielson]

That's what I get for skimming.......... umm......maybe add the warning 
light to really get him frustrated?

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From: <Dave1massey at cs.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 8:45 AM
To: <Triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] PDWA

> In a message dated 6/15/2010 8:08:47 PM Central Daylight Time,
> 75tr6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org writes:
>> This has been an interesting thread for a couple of reasons: 1. the
>> consensus is to disable/bypass/eliminate the PDWA which is a safety 
>> device
>>
>> that tells you when one of your two braking systems has failed. 2. We had
>> the same discussion in 6-Pack and the consensus was the opposite because
>> they're so easy to fix and they are a safety device and 3. Moss Motors TV
>> shows how simple they are to fix.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oI2yrRCUVI
>> After watching the Moss video, even I now understand how and why they
>> work.
>>
>
> I'd be with you too, Bob, except for one thing: What's the point if you
> don't have the warning light.  The car in question is a TR4 with a TR6 
> braking
> system retrofitted.  There is no brake warning failure light and no 
> wiring.
> If Brad were willing to install the warning lamp and wiring then it would
> be far better to fix vs bypass.
>
> But even without the PDWA the TR6 dual circuit brakes are an upgrade from
> the single circuit TR4 brakes.
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave
>
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