triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: TR6 newbie...

To: Dean Paige <ecopaige@metro.net>
Subject: Re: TR6 newbie...
From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 1998 14:50:05 +0500 (EST)
Cc: jbonina@nectech.com, triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
jbonina@nectech.com wrote:
> > 
> >      I understand that the '73 TR6 I have is a positive ground vehicle (In
> >      terms of charging the battery or jumping, exactly the opposite as my
> >      Jeep, correct?)
 
On Mon, 5 Jan 1998, Dean Paige wrote:

> The 73 TR is a negative ground vehicle! I don't know of any post 50s 
> production cars that are positive ground.

Actually, most Triumphs, up until about 1966 or 1967, were built as
positive ground vehicles. (Lucas even made a positive ground alternator as
an option for the TR4A.) But yes, a 1973 TR6 definitely would be negative
ground. 

--Andy

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Andrew Mace, President and                *
*   10/Herald/Vitesse (Sports 6) Consultant *
* Vintage Triumph Register                  *
* amace@unix2.nysed.gov                     *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>