Well today one of my upgrades let me down on the way to my first car show of the year.
A while back the ignition started cutting out on me intermittently because the internal contacts in the key barrel had started burning away due to the load it was switching. I replaced the barrel and added a Durite relay to switch the ignition load.
This worked faultlessly until today when the car coasted to a stop on the approach to a narrow bridge.
The relay started to smoke when I tried to reconnect the load wires and that was it well and truly fried. Unfortunately for some unknown reason I didn't carry any spare relays but I did have a set of leads, one of which allowed me to short out the ignition barrel and relay and get me home.
Keyless ignition in an E-Type-very 21st century!
Once home I quickly replaced the relay with a Lucas unit from my stock and we were off again.
A lesson learned-carry spare relays, although now that I have two in the boot I'll bet they never see the light of day again.
I bought the Durite relay because they were made in the UK and were supposed to be a quality item. Has anyone else used them and experienced similar problems?
Cheers
Alan
Ignition Relay woes
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#1 Ignition Relay woes
Alan Cochrane
1961 S1 OTS,1968 Triumph TR250, 1971 Triumph GT6 Mk3, 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder
1961 S1 OTS,1968 Triumph TR250, 1971 Triumph GT6 Mk3, 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder
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