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On Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 05:21:07 PM CDT, dave northrup <dave@ranteer.com> wrote:
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Correct me if I'm wrong - TRs never put fuses on light circuits
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<div>To: Tony Drews <tony@tonydrews.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net, "auprichard uprichard.net" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
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<div dir="ltr">Good point. it wouldn't. But the information offered was a bit sparce. Is it just the tail lights and do the brake turn signal lights work?</div>
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<div dir="ltr">I believe there is a fuse for those lights somewhere in the harness. It was a dealer upgrade at some point. Later TR's have a fuse in the fuse block for that.</div>
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<span style="color:windowtext;">But how would bad grounds affect the dash lights?</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:windowtext;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;color:windowtext;"> Triumphs <triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] electrical issue</span></p>
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<span class="ydpae51dbd7yiv3724676609ydpa5d3f0d2yiv8530706335pfptpreheader22494b"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white;">I'd check grounds too - if the lights are grounded to the body and the body was painted they may no longer be grounded. Regards, Tony On 4/20/2026 5:38 PM,
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<p>I'd check grounds too - if the lights are grounded to the body and the body was painted they may no longer be grounded.</p>
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On 4/20/2026 5:38 PM, auprichard uprichard.net wrote:</p>
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Yes – same circuit. But I’d also expect the front side lights / running lights not to be working and possibly the headlights too.</p>
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Get under the dash and check the wires in and out of the light switch.</p>
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<b>Subject:</b> [TR] electrical issue</span></p>
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I discovered that the tail lights and dash lights were not working. All other electrical items are working.
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:sans-serif;">I have a '62 TR 3B. I recently had it painted. The painter took it apart to paint (fenders, doors, trunk, etc.). After bringing it home, I discovered that the tail lights and dash lights
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