I made a swap this summer that sounds like yours, only going the other
way, from 3 to 4. I don't think you need to swap any leads on anything,
just repolarize the generator once you've got it in place. I think the
shop manuals cover how to do this. I'd do it sooner rather than later.
John Middlesworth
On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, John Cowan wrote:
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> The generator from my TR-3 is whining intermittently - possibly because
> the car repeatedly boiled over onto it before I fixed that problem. I
> oiled the generator is as suggested in the routine maintenance guidelines
> and that may have helped a bit, but the problem is still there.
> 1. Do you think this is something to deal with ASAP or can I live with
> it for a while?
> 2. Anyone see a problem substituting the generator from my non-running
> '66 TR-4A? It's negative ground, so I'd have to swap leads on the TR-3's
> coil.
> Thanks.
> John Cowan
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