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Re: TR3 Wiring

To: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>
Subject: Re: TR3 Wiring
From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 19:45:32 -0400
Cc: "Triumph List" <triumphs@autox.team.net> charset=ISO-8859-1
Message text written by "Graham Stretch"
>I have another fault for this type of points that will cause the 0 volt
problem. The insulators become conductors when over compressed, this is
best
seen at night, it happened to me and grounded the car for a day, it was
winter so inspection after work was made in the dark, (a trick I have made
much use of before also) I could see the spark go through the nylon,
slacken
the nut and voila spark at the coil. The difference was about half a turn
on
the nut in my case so it was not really overtight just too tight for the
insulator!

Graham.
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Graham,

You must have torqued it down to the point that the spring had cut almost
through the nylon. And punch-through took care of the rest.

Sort of puts the lie to the old addage "if some is good more is better."

Dave (I'll have some more beer)

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