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Re: TR250 turn signal woes; distributor question [long] (fwd)

To: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>, Scions of Stanpart <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: TR250 turn signal woes; distributor question [long] (fwd)
From: hdrsons@iamerica.net (Hal Rogers)
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 16:33:21 -0600
At 04:29 PM 8/13/96 +0400, Andrew Mace wrote:


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>When he first got the car, they sort of worked, but the "hazard" 
>flashers did not work at all. To make a long story short (and some of 
>you are way ahead of me, I'm sure), the problem was traced to the hazard 
>flasher switch.
 
>Unfortunately, it is a bit fragile and will need to be replaced.
>
>[Tuesday addendum: Dick Burger tells me this part is still available 
>through Moss, @ $85. YIKES! Anybody got any good used ones lying about? 


I have this in stock. New original Lucas. $55.00

>I didn't have a good spare flasher to try (this is the later-style,
>2-prong, square Lucas flasher). Does this sound like a flasher problem?
>Anything else I should check? 

$6.25 for the hazard flasher 2 prong unit.

>Also, can anyone with a good TR6/250 cataloge at hand tell me if certain 
>Lucas distributor bits are available separately? Specifically, I'm looking 
>for the vernier wheel on the end of the vacuum advance, as well as the 
>little spring metal piece that goes "behind" it in the notch on the 
>distributor body. These were missing from the TR250, and the wheel and 
>spring piece I pirated from an old, broken MGA distributor are really 
>too big to fit properly.

I doubt you will find these pieces new. I can't recall having any cores to
scavage.

Regards,
Hal



Hal Rogers
H.D. Rogers & Sons 
Import Auto Specialists
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Bossier City LA 71112
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