Welcome Dave. Glad to hear a confirmed Triumph guy out there ( p.s. I
have ford as well)
Sorry to be short but I have to leave in a minute to local car club
night - go-kart racing......
Hope this helps:
No 1 sounds like the old Lucus Opus electronic ignition connector. If
you have a replacement ignition system then don't worry.
No 2 yes there is a buzzer up under the passenger side that warns when
the seatbelts are not fastened etc. May be the leads from that that used
to go to the seat switch.
No 3 yes, switches go bad. If you take of the trim in front of the
handbrake and then the arm rest you can get to the switch. I thought I
had mine fixed and it then started to stay on all the time. Now it
decides when it wants to work or not.
No 4 sounds like it although the senders do go bad. Mine went only to a
half reading with a full tank and an OK float. If you short out the
correct terminal to ground it should give full range reading.
The wiring diagrams at http://www.triumphspitfire.com/wiring.html should
help.
Regards,
Alan ('76 Spitfire)
Dave Willner wrote:
>Just purchased an 80 Spit a few weeks and new to the list. It's an original
>car, right down to the tires, with 31K on the clock. I've owned a TR3A for the
>past 20 years and have been active on the "other" TR list for quite some time.
>Hoping to be able to contribute and add my .02 here in awhile, once I get my
>bearings straight.
>
>Question1. I'm detailing under the bonnet and have removed the "splash
>guards" and noticed a white female connector that was taped up. It's opposite
>the distributor and has white, white and blue, and white and gray (slate)
>wires attached. It's off the main harness and about 6-8" long. I can't seem to
>find out it's purpose? Car doesn't have OD.
>
>Question 2: There a green and black lead with a female connector that was
>wrapped around the steering column up near the wheel. When unwrapping it I
>apparently grounded it out, a buzzer went off, no key in ignition, door was
>open? Any thoughts, not sure where it goes, and why it's there.
>
>Question 3: The handbrake warning light is out. I replaced the bulb, still
>out. Does the switch go bad, and is it humanly possible to get to it?
>
>Also last one, fuel gauge reads 3/4 after filling, I'm assuming that I may
>have a small leak in the float? The temp gauge reads fine, so I don't believe
>it's the stabilizer, but I may be wrong?
>
>Appreciate the help.
>
>Dave Willner
>Stroudsburg, PA
>59 TR3A Apple Green
>80 Spitfire Carmine Red
>95 Probe GT
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