[TR] Ignition wires

Carl TR cfmtr3a at verizon.net
Sat Mar 20 19:58:18 MST 2010


Thanks for the pictures George -
Do you (or anyone else) know where to get the wire holder?

It is interesting that three of the four caps I have (including the two that 
have Lucas molded in them) have the coil wire pointing toward the front of 
the engine not perpendicular to it.

Thanks again
Carl


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geo Hahn" <ahwahneetr at gmail.com>
To: "Triumphs" <Triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] Ignition wires


> Since mine don't match I guess I don't know, though that pic in the
> Practical Hints sure looks tidy.
>
> http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/TR3Wires.JPG
> http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/TR4Wires.JPG
>
> Exact orientation of the dizzy depends of course of which tooth on the
> gear you end up on when you slip it in -- but generally you're trying
> to get the rotor pointed at #1 spark plug at TDC.
>
> I like to make my wires fairly short -- that way there is only one way
> they can all be connected (i.e. wires #1 & #2 can only reach their
> correct plugs, then #3 can only go to the 3rd plug and that just
> leaves #4 to hook up).  Almost foolproof.
>
> I think those little straps holding a group of the wires may have been
> original but not 100% sure.
>
> On the TR4 the coil had to be mounted with the CB wire having the long
> reach as the SW wire wasn't long enough to get to the far side of the
> coil.  On the TR3 it made more sense to mount the coil with the CB
> post forward and looks better too I think.
>
> Geo
>
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