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Re: TR4 Electrical Woes - Dash Gauges

To: Paulwillou@aol.com
Subject: Re: TR4 Electrical Woes - Dash Gauges
From: Alan Myers <reagntsj@ricochet.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2000 14:41:01 -0700
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <33.7c77b46.26ab50e8@aol.com>
Hi Paul, 

With all three gauges acting up, I'd suspect a bad ground. Did the
lights in the gauges go off as well? If you pull the gauge panel, you'll
find a brown ground wire that loops from gauge to gauge. That's where
I'd start investigating. 

Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
'62 TR4 CT17602L

 

Paulwillou@aol.com wrote:
> 
> While driving home last night, I lost power intermittently to the 3 electric
> dash gages.  (Temp, Amps & fuel) I was running the headlights, heater, fan,
> and windshield wipers to clear the dew off my windshield.  At that time the
> gauges worked fine for at least 5 minutes.  I watched as the temperature came
> up to normal.  A few minutes later, I looked down and the gauges had all
> dropped to zero.  They came back on  and went off again a few more times in
> the next ten minutes.
> 
> Anyone have a diagnosis?
> 
> Paul Willoughby
> 64 TR4

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Alan Myers
REALTOR
408 803-5550
reagntsj@ricochet.net

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