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Re: 74 TR-6 thermostatic switch

To: streeter@sanders.com
Subject: Re: 74 TR-6 thermostatic switch
From: captainzoso@juno.com (Captain Page)
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 22:59:39 EDT
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <199608151527.LAA24970@hobbes.sanders.lockheed.com>
Ken-

Thank you very much.  First of all my comment regarding being too
technical was/is for my benefit. Your description is perfect I will make
a hard copy at work (Monday) so I can follow the lines correctly in the
garage.  Thanks again Ken.

Captain Page


On Thu, 15 Aug 1996 11:27:01 -0400 Ken Streeter <streeter@sanders.com>
writes:
>
>Captain Page wrote:
>
>> Yes please.  I would be very much indebted.  Please refrain from 
>getting
>> too technical,  you'll really loose me then!  Thanks very much.
>
>Gee, apparently I seem to have established a reputation as giving
>responses that are "too technical!"   I'll see what I can do here...
>
>Anyway, I have no idea of the history of my car (CF27535, Sept 1974)
>before the prior owner.  As such, what is in the car may be original, 
>it
>may be a DPO bodge, or a combination of the two.
>
>The thermostatic switch on my car contains four ports, arranged in
>approximately the following fashion:  (the letters appear on the 
>switch,
>the asterisks (*) mark where the ports are.)
>
>
>         |----------------------|
>         |     M     C    D     |
>         |                      |
>         |     *     *          |
>         |                *     |
>         |       *             |
>         |                      |
>         |       FI             |
>         |----------------------|
>
>There are no other notations or model number identifiers on the 
>switch,
>except for the leters "HRD" on the opposite side of the switch.
>
>Here is how the ports on my car are wired:
>
>       M  -- This connects to the lower part of the front carb right
>             next to the intake manifold.  (Mine is connected 
>directly,
>             I presume that there should be an inline fuel trap, 
>since
>             a fuel trap is shown in the diagrams on pages 25 and 45 
>of
>             the 1974 TR6 owners handbook. Does anybody know what the
>             fuel trap is supposed to do?  Am I risking harm to 
>something
>             without it in place?)
>
>       C  -- This connects to a tee connector which in turn is 
>connected
>             to the bypass valves on both carbs.  (As with the above
>             connection, I have no fuel trap, but presume one should 
>be
>             in place.)
>
>       D  -- This is connected directly to the vacuum retard on the
>             distributor.
>
>       FI -- This connection is capped off on the thermostatic 
>switch.
>
>
>As I mentioned above, schematic diagrams of the above connections can 
>be
>seen on pages 25 & 45 of the 1974 TR6 owners handbook.  This is the 
>small
>5" x 7" glovebox handbook that would have come with the car when new.
>
>--ken
>'74 TR6 Daily Driver
>
>Kenneth B. Streeter         | EMAIL: streeter@sanders.com
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