vickxxx
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I picked up this TR3A about 3 weeks ago. It had been stored in a warehouse here in Hawaii for a while before I got to it. I was lucky. It just needed new brake hoses and slave clutch to get it back on the road. I have rebuilt the leaky carbs and replaced throttle shafts, new wires and plugs, and now the engine purrs nicely. The speedo was inop. There was a short speedo cable attached to the head that barely made it out the bulk head and just hung there. Thank heavens BCF was here. I would never have found the speedo drive if it wasn't for the forums. And what to my surprise, I have an overdrive unit in this car!!! I don't think the PO knew this either or he just neglected to tell me about it. I had to replace the broken switch, trace thru completely faded wires on the relay, to the starter button to the ammeter, solenoid, and the isolation switches (the existing wiring was hooked up incorrectly) before I could finally test the system. I replaced the relay with a Bosch relay I had laying around, turned on the ignition, flipped the OD switch and everything clicked like it is supposed to. Took it for a cruise and what a pleasure. It really takes the strain off the engine. All this because I was looking for the right size speedo cable. Amazing.