Tony,
Congratulations on the new purchase. I am partial to 1980 Spitfires - mainly
because I have owned one for about 9 years. Just got it repainted last winter.
The trick to getting the key out, is when you are turning the car off and the
key is vertical, push the key in and continue turning it.
The Wiper actually has 4 positions. Starting at the top - The top is high
speed (or at least as fast as it goes), the next position is low, third is off
and fourth is a single wipe and should return to off when you release it. My
guess is that the spring that holds it in the off position is broken or fell
out of the switch somehow (like when the turn signal switch was replace if it
ever has been.)
I have the start of a new web page showing my Spitfire
www.cjnetworks.com/~relliott. I haven't gotten real far on it yet but it is a
start.
Roger Elliott
Tony Gordon wrote:
> One of my son's became the proud owner of a 1980 Spitfire last evening,
> which will make us the owners a real (if small) Triumph collection!
>
> Purchased very reasonably from a local breakers yard (wasn't in to be
> scrapped - the owner is a bit of a collector of LBCs, but decided that he
> didn't wan't going to take on Lucas). Don't know too much about its
> history: chassis TRVDW2AT002515, manufactured in January 1980.
>
> The car is an unfinished restoration with excellent body/frame (all mechs
> running, but electrics all over the place!). To that end, anyone have an
> idea why the wiper switch will not turn off? We can get low or high, but
> not off (except when the switch is hanging between the 2 positions)! And
> is there a secret to removing the ignition key from the lock (already tried
> the push and turn anti-clockwise without effect)?
>
> Tony Gordon
> 72 TR6 (mine)
> 80 TR6 (sons)
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