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
>Sanders, PTP2-A001 |
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