<div>If the red light is on, you are not charging the system. If you have a modern alternator, I agree no need for the control box, but you still need to connect wires. I can send a pic when I get home at the end of the week. I don't think you can conclude anything from the ammeter until the system is charging. It is probably correcto, a small draw and the battery not charging. So wait until you fix the red light problem.</div>
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<div>Do you have the gearbox cover on? If not, does the cross-shaft move when you put you foot on the clutch? If the cover is on, have someone look underneath. There is a difference between crunching going into gear, but you still have a clutch, and being unable to find a gear with the engine running. If you start the car in gear and your foot is on the clutch, does it lurch?</div>
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<div>60 psi at warm idle is great, maybe even a little high. Watch you don't go too high when driving. </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>From:</strong> auprichard@uprichard.net <auprichard@uprichard.net> <br /> <strong>Sent:</strong> Tuesday, August 21, 2018 2:14 PM<br /> <strong>To:</strong> David Templeton <davidt@opentext.com>; 'Triumphs List' <triumphs@autox.team.net><br /> <strong>Subject:</strong> [EXTERNAL] - RE: [TR] red light, huh?</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">1. Red light on - common problem with a rebuild. It is probably your voltage regulator, but could be the generator.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em>[DT] ok, I have an alternator with a dummy control box…</em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em>But with the ignition switch set to off???? I would expect no power to be flowing in the system?!?!?!?</em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">2. Your amp gauge should be +ve when running, but then your charging function isn't set up (red light on). Fix the charging system, then address the ammeter. If it is still -ve, the wires are probably reversed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em>[DT] yeap reversed, I do need to do that, looks like tonight’s job. The question was more about the scale of the needle deviation, it was only slight, not a large value</em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">3. Best case scenario for the grinding clutch is adjustment at the pedal and the slave: worse case - you don't have a clutch and need to pull the gearbox</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em>[DT] hmmm, ok, going to assume adjustment and maybe master/slave rebuild….</em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">4. My rule of thumb is 60psi at 3000 rpm when warm, so higher with a cold engine.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em>[DT] ok she is idling and was almost 180deg. Sooo good??? </em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif;">😊</span></em></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;">Ok now the euphoria of the engine starting has passed ( well not really, this is going to last a while ). Need to tackle a few more things:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">Hook up the battery and while the ignition is off the red dash light is on all the time???? </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">I do need to switch over the amp gauge. While running, it is slightly -ve ( which means slightly +ve ). This a good sign? Or should there be more charging? </li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">While the engine was running, push in the clutch, the pedal moves, but gears grinds touching to go into gear. I am assuming the slave is not responding? There is fluif in the can <span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Emoji',sans-serif;">😊</span> ( still love that word )</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;">The oil pressure running on this ‘break-in’ oil is a solid 60psi. Does this collective like that?</li>
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