In a message dated 97-12-17 19:18:54 EST, KMNTR6@AOL.COM writes:
> I had a TR6 question the other day where I put on a new/used fuseblock and
> afterwards my parking light circuit wouldn't go off. Well I got various
> suggestions and then last night I got a call froma fellow RTR member and we
> checked wiring connections between his '74 & my '74. All were correct. We
> thought that maybe I had toasted wires in my harness. I called my mechanic
> and
> with his experience with LBCs (he was the British Leyland dealer here) he
> told
> me "you dummy, you've installed the fuseblock upside down". And guess
what..
> I
> reversed it and everything works just fine. It turns out there is a bridge
> between two of the terminals in the fuseblock and when it's upside down it
> just doesn;t work. A lesson learned.
Ken:
A) Your chances of getting a correct answer is greatly improved by providing
the correct information. In your original post, you said "parking brake
circuit." In this post, you say "parking light circuit." There is a big
difference when trying to trouble shoot the problem.
B) There is no, repeat, NO, bridge on a standard TR6 fuse block. If you have a
bridge, then you have the wrong fuse block, your LBC mechanic friend not-
withstanding. If you do have a bridge, then you also have other problems that
you are just not aware of yet. If you had the correct block, upside-down or
right-side-up, there would be no difference.
C) I can assure you that you'll not get another wrong answer from me. In order
to get a wrong answer, you first have to get an answer, and this lister will
not bother you again with an answer to your questions. I spent quite a bit of
time looking into your question, and based on the information you provided, my
answer was and is correct.
Dan Masters,
Alcoa, TN
'71 TR6---------3000mile/year driver, fully restored
'71 TR6---------undergoing full restoration and Ford 5.0 V8 insertion - see:
http://www.sky.net/~boballen/mg/Masters/
'74 MGBGT---3000mile/year driver, original condition
'68 MGBGT---organ donor for the '74
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