How many YEARS did it take you to wirer the car
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From: "dorpaul" <dorpaul@bellsouth.net>
To: "list Triumph" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 12:10 AM
Subject: [TR] oil pressure 40-50?
>I stated my car today for the first time in several years. The engine has
> been rebuilt by professionals. Doug Mathews and myself installed it. I
> knew
> it would work cause I had ran it several years ago (since the rebuild),
> however, the car had not been wired at that time. Now the wiring is
> nearly
> complete, and, the engine runs too! I'm on a winning streak!!
>
> The oil pressure stayed at about 50 at the beginning, but after about 10
> minutes of running it started to move to around 40. I don't remember what
> is
> preferred for a newly run-in engine. I had added about 2 quarts of some
> kind
> of oil additive because a flaps salesman gave me a 'good pitch' about it's
> benifits. It was proably synthetic. I'm so gulable!
>
> I decided not to go ahead at this time and buy a battery just yet, as I
> have
> 3-4 months worth of work before the car is roadworthy. I put my truck's
> battery in the Tr3 to start it. If I had known how the starter solenoid
> is
> properly wired to the key switch, I would have cranked it with a key. I
> think
> my switch is bad. Instead, I did it the way I've been warned about: by
> manually 'jumping-out' the 2 big lugs on the starter solenoid. It's not a
> stock solenoid. Tomorrow I'll try to make it so that it will start from
> the
> console.
> Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A
>
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