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  1. Replacement Inertia switches, word of caution.

    in TR6 Forum

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    Yesterday I was helping iron out a couple of electrical issues in a friend’s TR6 and noticed a worrying issue with the replacement Inertia Switch which he had fitted.

    the unit, pictured  below, was wired so that it only provided continuity/power to the pump in the triggered state not the safe/activated state

    this meant that NO protection was actually being provided and the fuel pump would not have shut off in a crash

    Dave had used the supplied , pre wired, mini loom which was pinned incorrectly in the three pin plug.

    The unit provides Normally Closed and Normally Open connections, so that in addition to cutting power to the fuel pump it can light a tell-tale lamp to let the driver know it has been triggered.

    The supplied loom connected to the NO contacts and thus the pump only ran in the triggered/crashed! position.

    if you have one of these units, I do myself, please check that the fuel pump runs when the button is pressed down, not when it has sprung up when you tap or shake the unit.

    Steve

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  3. Laptop problems

    in Social Scene

    Posted

    In a similar vein i once flooded the stereo in my TR6 with engine oil!

    The sealing washer of the oil pressure pipe to the guage fell off when i refitted the dash and i didnt notice, went for a test drive and oil came out of the front of the stereo !!

    furtunately the engine did not suffer, but the carpets did!

    i flushed the stereo out with brake cleaner and it has worked perfectly ever since, 8 years!

    steve

  8. Happy Birthday Steve - TR6

    in Social Scene

    Posted

    Thanks Guys!

    went to the gym first thing to get that out of the way…. Then took Scruffy the CB550 out for a ride with a friend on his old CB750, coffeee and cake, bit of action in the workshop, and now awaiting steak being cooked by my lovely girlfriend and a bottle of Malbec !

    not too bad :-)

    steve

  10. Tacho conversion

    in TR6 Forum

    Posted

    I fitted a 123tune+ about 3 or 4 years ago and had my tacho reworked by JDO to suit, it’s worked perfectly ever since.

    i agree that he’s not the easiest to work with….. it’s his way or nothing!, but a good product/service nonetheless

    steve

  12. That was a year that was..

    in General TR Technical

    Posted

    Happy New Year Pete and thanks for the comprehensive additional write up.

    some of your concerns do ring true, although we are both very fit and mobile at the moment who knows jow long that will last!

    i’ve sat in a couple of sets of refurbished mx5 seats in TR6s and in both cases found them easy enough to get in and out of.

    i wonder if the new /refurbished/thicker padding masks the ‘bucket’ shape that is giving you challenges ?

    i’m baulking at the £700+ for the beautiful seats from Paul Bishop, my car just isnt that nice….. my main desires from any new seats are better support and comfort 

    think i’ll try to have a drive or two in someones car equipped with mx5 seats, I did go out in Dave’s when we were working on it but was too focussed on the ignition/pi issues to contemplate the seats much.

    thanks again for all the info Pete

    steve

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