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"Hot" Wires at the Voltage Regulator
A couple of problems on my TR4A, and some help please:
The red ignition/warning light at the center of the dash (above the steering wheel) remains slightly lit after the car has started. At night, I can see a faint light. It seems to flicker just a bit if I reach up under the dash and touch the "push in" fitting that lodges in the red reflector housing for the ignition/warning light. Again, it's a very slight red glow, but I have to believe that's wrong to occur.
Any clues why that light is on?
Perhaps related to that:
The three heavy 8 gauge wires at the Voltage Regulator are hot. That doesn't seem right to me. Not warm, but fairly hot.
Is there somewhere I should look for a short, or a loose wire?
These three main main, large wires at the Regulator, have crimp fittings at the spade connector.
Would it make any difference to solder them instead?
A local shop swears that crimped electrical fittings on a TR is an inferior means of assembly, and I'm curious if many folks share that belief.
Anyway, the faint red ignition light glow and the hot Voltage Regulator wire are my latest unsolved TR issues.
Thanks for the help.
A couple of problems on my TR4A, and some help please:
The red ignition/warning light at the center of the dash (above the steering wheel) remains slightly lit after the car has started. At night, I can see a faint light. It seems to flicker just a bit if I reach up under the dash and touch the "push in" fitting that lodges in the red reflector housing for the ignition/warning light. Again, it's a very slight red glow, but I have to believe that's wrong to occur.
Any clues why that light is on?
Perhaps related to that:
The three heavy 8 gauge wires at the Voltage Regulator are hot. That doesn't seem right to me. Not warm, but fairly hot.
Is there somewhere I should look for a short, or a loose wire?
These three main main, large wires at the Regulator, have crimp fittings at the spade connector.
Would it make any difference to solder them instead?
A local shop swears that crimped electrical fittings on a TR is an inferior means of assembly, and I'm curious if many folks share that belief.
Anyway, the faint red ignition light glow and the hot Voltage Regulator wire are my latest unsolved TR issues.
Thanks for the help.