Dan,
I have seen that wire on cars before, and have wondered if it isn't a
vestigial remnant from the PI system cars. I don't know for sure.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: <DANMAS@aol.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Cc: <pagano@comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: 6 Pack Digest V1 #560
> In a message dated 2/26/2002 5:28:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> owner-6pack-digest@autox.team.net writes:
>
>
> > The infamous third
> > white wire was just hanging out from the junction where the rear
harness
> > exits
> > the main harness near the kick panel. About 2 inches long with an
insulated
> > connector on it small enough for me not to notice it last Spring
when I had
> > the pedal box out and back in
>
> Russ,
>
> That is a real puzzler! My '71 doesn't have that wire, and I can
think of no
> reason for it being there. There is no electrical component that
Triumph used
> that would have needed a white wire in that location. John Uloth
suggested
> that the third wire might be for the OD relay, but that relay is
located just
> a few inches from the fuse box, so if it were for that, there would
have been
> no need to run it back to the kick panel/rear connector.
>
> Does this wire run inside the harness wrap? If so, how did it get
caught
> between the pedal box and the firewall. This has gotten my curiosity
> aroused.
>
> Oh, well, things like this keep it interesting. Does anyone else with
a '71
> have this wire? Anyone have any idea why it's there?
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan Masters
> Alcoa, Tennessee
>
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