Peter Zaborski wrote:
>
> Thanks for the excellent suggestions Dan. You ideas bring an even better
> thought to mind. You see, I have a 76 TR6. The relevance of this is that
> I have three warning lights above the switch plinth. One is for brakes
> (this one is good) and the other two are for seat belts and EGR counter
> reaching 100%..
>
> Neither of these two lamps are useful to me because the seat belt
> circuit in the seat is disconnected and the car has no EGR valve on it
> (I had this removed when I was just a punk [1985 or so] and just
> recently noticed that although I got the parts back from the guy who did
> it, the EGR valve is not among said parts - bummer if I ever have to
> have a visual emmissions inspection of my engine). Regardless the light
> is designed to come on at certain mileage intervals to indicate the
> valve should be cleaned and checked..
>
> So I could wire up one of these lamps to server as the o/d indicator..
> Can you suggest a wiring scheme for this scenario? I assume I would just
> wire it up to indicate the position of the o/d switch rather than
> actually indicating if the o/d was mechanically invoked (relevant to me
> as my o/d does not currently function and I suspect faulty o-rings - I
> have already checked out the electrical parts of the system - and this
> is my project for the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend coming up this
> week)..
>
> The other thing I would like to do is to replace the EGR (or SEAT BELTS)
> text in the lamp cover with a more apporpriate O/D. Any suggestions on
> this one?
>
> Looking forward to your suggestions!
>
> Peter Zaborski
> 76 TR6 (CF58310 UO)
> Calgary AB Canada
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DANMAS@aol.com [SMTP:DANMAS@aol.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 1997 3:10 PM
> > To: peterz@merak.com; trevor.jordan@rmit.edu.au;
> > triumphs@autox.team.net
> > Subject: TR6 O/D indicator (was Audible buzzer)
> >
> > In a message dated 97-10-07 12:37:33 EDT, peterz@merak.com writes:
> >
> > > The benefit of this arrangement being that you can now use the free
> > lamp
> > > on the speedo to indicate the state of the o/d..
> > >
> > > Recently there were some threads on having a visual indication of
> > the
> > > o/d state. I was interested in this but could see no way of
> > "cleanly"
> > > implementing a dash light to do it. This possibility is intriguing
> >
> > Peter:
> >
> > May I make a suggestion? Why not rewire either the hazard or the brake
> > warning lamp to be the O/D indicator? You could then replace the
> > warning lamp
> > function with one of the chime units sold by Radio Shack. RS sells
> > about a
> > half dozen or so different chime modules, so you could easily find one
> > with a
> > sound that is pleasing, and, since these indications (hazard and brake
> > warnings) are active in only limited circumstances, the chime wouldn't
> > be a
> > real bother..
> >
> > Or, you might want to rewire the oil pressure lamp, and replace it
> > with a
> > really loud buzzer. Any time the oil pressure is low, a good, loud
> > buzzer
> > could save your engine. Of course, the buzzer will sound every time
> > you turn
> > on the key, before the engine is started, so that could be a nuisance..
> >
> >
> > The hazard lamp would be the easiest to change, but either of the
> > other two
> > could be done..
> >
> > Just a couple of suggestions for you to consider..
> >
> > Dan Masters,
> > Alcoa, TN
> >
> > '71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
> > '71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion
> > - see:
> > http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
> > '74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
> > '68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
Peter, have you considered Lettraset for the O/D lettering. You could
just rub on the letters in the type and size to look like the originals.
Vic Whitmore
76 Spitfire
Thornhill, Ontario
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