In a message dated 6/1/99 12:50:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, robc@cisco.com
writes:
> Hi all
>
> I'm literally hours away from owning my first TR6 (or LBC for that
> matter). My prospective purchase is being examined by the local Brit
> mechanic as I type. If all is good, or only a few days effort away from
> passing inspection, I'll be handing over a cheque tonight.
Rob,
Congratulations! I'm sure you will enjoy it, I know I do mine.
> But while I wait anxiously for "the phone call", can anyone tell me what
> the little red light on the tach (I think) on a 76 TR6 is trying to tell
> me? It would come on intermitently, while stopped I think (of course I
> was busy watching the road while not stopped).
Rob,
There are two red warning lights on the tach: one is a low oil pressure
warning and the other is the alternator warning light.
If it's the oil pressure warning light, it means you either have low oil
pressure or a bad oil pressure sender. Oil pressure normally drops quite a
bit at idle, but usually not enough to illuminate the warning lamp.
If it's the lamp that says"ign" go to:
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/alternator-overview.html
for an explaination.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://members.aol.com/danmas/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition - slated for a V8 soon
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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