I've been troubleshooting electrical issues on a 58' TR3A with Pos. ground. Trying to get the fat wires to spark, the lights to come on and turn signals to work and the horn to blow, etc., etc. The starter has always engaged and disengaged since hooking up the battery. I replaced the battery cables.
Found the wiring diagrams link posted here and I have been following the current from the battery but everytime I move a wire something else either starts or stops working. I pulled the panel out of the dash so I could get at the backside of the guages. First problem found is that the lighting switch (not OEM) seemed to not function. A bit of contact cleaner and violent actuation made the lights come on, well part of them.
Now I have headlights(don't know if high or low), LF and RF parking lamps, and license plate lamps on. Dash guages are not on or either rear tail lights. Still working on cleaning the grounds for those and haven't gotten tothe panel light switch or past that point. Now for some of the questions:
* What's the proper ground cleaning procedure?
* Should I replace the lighting switch with the "prince of darkness edition"?
* Where are the fuse sizes listed?
* Will an aftermarket point set work or do I stick with with Lucas stuff?
* Is there a simple fix for the intermitant connections or is it all in the grounding?
I'm not a spark chaser and it shows!
Duke
Found the wiring diagrams link posted here and I have been following the current from the battery but everytime I move a wire something else either starts or stops working. I pulled the panel out of the dash so I could get at the backside of the guages. First problem found is that the lighting switch (not OEM) seemed to not function. A bit of contact cleaner and violent actuation made the lights come on, well part of them.
Now I have headlights(don't know if high or low), LF and RF parking lamps, and license plate lamps on. Dash guages are not on or either rear tail lights. Still working on cleaning the grounds for those and haven't gotten tothe panel light switch or past that point. Now for some of the questions:
* What's the proper ground cleaning procedure?
* Should I replace the lighting switch with the "prince of darkness edition"?
* Where are the fuse sizes listed?
* Will an aftermarket point set work or do I stick with with Lucas stuff?
* Is there a simple fix for the intermitant connections or is it all in the grounding?
I'm not a spark chaser and it shows!
Duke