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    isle of man
  • Cars Owned:
    GT6 mk3 swing-spring - Magenta, 1973 ( now sold)
    TR3A BRG, 1959 - currently a basket case.
    Herald 13/60 convertible - Saffron, 1970
    TR4A IRS - Royal Blue, 1967

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  1. HI Peter thanks for the detail. I will likely get to the testing tomorrow or Thursday, grandson sitting today. Regards Dave ====
  2. ok, so it seems i am left with either a dodgy motor (i'll have a go at the lifting the brush theory, Bob, once my enthusiasm has returned). or a mechanical problem. Would still like to remove the cog to ensure i can spin the armature in situ, to make sure it is not mechanically stuck. Dave ====
  3. HI Roger the cover is off, rack disconnected, but the cog seems to be held in, possibly from below. Won't pull out, but will spin freely once the motor is removed. So I guess there is not much wrong with that. Put the motor back though, and it is impossible to move the cog. Dave.
  4. A check shows they are wired correctly. Earth continuity from the terminal when the wiper switch is activated, and the self park wire is removed. Struggling a bit. How do you remove the main gear cog? Just want to make sure that is not jamming up somehow, and that the armature will spin by hand once the cog is removed. Dave ====
  5. Hi Bob, Yep i did know, and the wires seem right, but i will check again. Dave.
  6. Hi Roger, The armature moves when twirled by two fingers with the wipers disconnected,it didnt seem particularly loose though. I did wondered if it was bring fouled by the casing. Should it spin easily do you think? The brushes look almost new. I clamped them in a bit. Cheers Dave
  7. Hello Moving on to the next problem, the wipers aren't working. As usual, the wire at the fuse was disconnected, making me think there was some problem or other anyway. Various tests, voltage at wiper terminal correct when ignition switched on. Earth good. Can move the wipers easily by hand when they are disconnected from the motor. Battery good. Switch on motor- with or without the wipers connected, get a large(?) current flow showing on the ammeter. The motor does not move a fraction, as if it has some short. Had it apart, checked brushes and connections, all seem
  8. Hi Christian, I am tempted to write "luxury, when i were doing mine we had no wires, no colours and gruel for breakfast". I hope this is not lost in translation. Regards Dave
  9. Hi Bob, i guess because the old heater had rusted through. I have replaced it with a T7 new one, but not wired it in yet. Having said that, almost all wires have been disconnected, or broken. Its a long process sorting it out. Dave
  10. Hello Just investigating various electrics and have found on the back of the fuel gauge the specified green/black and green, but also from the green terminal a black wire that goes over towards the rhs, with a ring connector on the unconnected end. It looks like an original bit of wire, very old in any case. Could it be a feed to the heater switch? it is coming effectively from the right place as shown on my wiring diagram, with the heater as an option. I think I just answered my own question, as a look at the back of the heater rheostat shows it is not connected to anythin
  11. Just to report a fix for a non-working horn. A search through old posts suggested lubricating the piston rod. I tried that, but ended up taking it out and doing a thorough clean up. It works! Thanks for the tips. Dave
  12. Hello Simple question, working on the electrics, but where is the brake switch? Right down on the chassis behind the front wheel? Thanks Dave ====
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