I saw a RH Sprite a while ago and the serial # had an R in the
position , that here, would normally be an L. ??
Brad
----- Original Message -----
From "Robert Duquette" <RobertDuquette at Sympatico.ca>
To: "spridget list" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: Introduction & 74 Midget Problem
Is your VIN GAN5L ... or GAN5 ...
The 'L' would signify left hand drive (export) whereas a blank would
be UK
spec ... I think!
Robert Duquette
Ottawa ON Canada
http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
'65 RHD BRG Sprite
-----Original Message-----
From George Cahlik <styloroc2000 at earthlink.net>
To: spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: July 27, 2000 12:40 PM
Subject: Introduction & 74 Midget Problem
>Hello All,
>This is my first post on this list, my name is George Cahlik, I'm
from
South Texas
>and I am a proud owner of a 74 Mk III Midget. I just moved from
California
and I am
>hoping to get it running in proper condition so that I can drive it
legally. The car
>runs beautifully, the only problem I'm having is electrical.
>
>I'm almost certain that my prob is a wiring problem, either due to
>corrosion, a mistake made when the previous owner installed the
>new fuel pump, or general bad/erroneous connections. The
>problem is this: All the lights on the rear do not function with
>the exception of my driver-side parking light, and the passenger
>side parking like which works intermittantly, the trunk light, and
>the license plate light. Also, the blinkers do not blink in both
>front and rear. Gauges work, headlights & highbeams work.
>I did some fiddling around and now the circuits associated with
>the 8th fuse don't work (ie. the horn and boot light)...
>
>I finally received my Haynes guide, strangely enough, when I
>verifying my model number and trying to compare it to wiring
>diagram associatd with the model, it seems that my model
>resembles the UK Model Mk III (as listed in the caption) on
>page 204 more than any other model listed. I could have
>made a mistake of identification for my vehicle and, unfortunately,
>I didn't have pen handy to write it down (I had a flashlight in one
>hand and the book in another in a parking garage while it was
>raining.) but tracing all the connections and the type of
>fuse box, that's how I came to this conclusion. It has an
>8 connection fuse box- according to the haynes manual, unless
>I'm missing it, only the UK G-AN5-105501 Models onwards
>Mk. III have this specification (I believe mine's around
G-AN5-144000.)
>It could be the person who had the car before me rigged it for the
>newer fuel pump system, but it seems like such a pain, it seems
>unlikely. Anyways, could this be a possibility or am I just
completely
>out of my mind.
>
>All the fuses are brand new. I realise that it's probably hard
>to diagnose this problem online, but some pointers, or known
>trouble spots would be greatly appreciated. If anyone knows anyone
>in my area who could help me out, that would be great.
>
>Thx.
>Georges St. George
>'74 Midget - Corpus Christi, Texas
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