You know it's MOT time when.........

[busheytrader]

You're about to book the MOT but it's a sunny day and you take the TR out for a quick blast first. You flash your lights to let someone pull out but nothing on the LH stalk works. No headlight lifts, flash or horns. They both worked fine the day before........brilliant.

The headlights work fine from the main headlight switch and both horns were replaced back in the spring so it's chase the connection time........

Adam



TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, S/S Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & PolyBushes all round, Anti- Dive, Top Roller Bearings, Capri Vented Discs & Calipers, Braided Hoses, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AT 5 Spokes and Cruise Lights. No Door Stickers. Mine since July 1986, V8 from 1991

[UKPhilTR7]

Might not be the answer for you, but I had no headlight lift a few months ago, so I took the stalk apart, cleaned the contacts and increased the contact spaces a bit and then all was OK.
Not too sure if it is what you need as all of your side is down and not just one issue like mine, but good luck.
Always around MOT time hay??

[Wayne S]

Know the feeling well. MOT's and long trips /holidays (abroad usually) always encourage problems to invent themselves [:D]

<b>2.0 Litre DHC Grinnall
Red 4.0 Litre V8 DHC Grinnall (with huuuuuge arches...!)</b>

[john]

So so true

this year the outside fog light didn't work, only to reveal it was full of water [:D]

And Dum i know but the washer bottle was emty [8D] and i'm sure i checked that

and then on the other car the horns stopped working when they worked the day before

[8 whole cylinders worth of punch to ram the world through the windshield and out the rear view mirror. Car & Driver]
1981 Grinnall TR7 v8
1981 Black FHC
1979 & 1980 Black Premium FHC(laid to rest) Sorry


John

[PeterTR7V8]

This is what happens with weekend cars. They sit there all week thinking up ways to amuse themselves.


Never say die. At least not while you're still breathing.

[Red]

Last MOT I put mine through, it developed a problem where the brake lights were stuck on, somewhere between my final checks (just before driving to the station) and the MOT test itself.
I'm not entirely convinced the tester didn't create that fault himself - he didn't look too impressed when I fixed it in the car park and went back in for the retest 2 minutes later! [;)]

The ultimate 'oh you b*****d' moment, though, has to go to my old Astra. Checked the thing over, all good, drove to the test station, parked up outside, went to put the handbrake on, when the cable promptly snapped. Failure right there. [B)]

Garry

1976 2.0 (soon to be 3.5!)FHC
http://reds-tr7.blogspot.com/

[busheytrader]

It was just the fuse.................



TR7 V8 DHC Jaguar Solent Blue. 9.35cr Range Rover V8, Holley 390cfm, JWR Dual Port, 214 Cam, Lumention, Tubular Manifolds, S/S Single Pipe Exh, 3.08 Rear, 200lb Spax & PolyBushes all round, Anti- Dive, Top Roller Bearings, Capri Vented Discs & Calipers, Braided Hoses, 4 Speed Rear Cylinders, Uprated Master Cylinder & Servo, AT 5 Spokes and Cruise Lights. No Door Stickers. Mine since July 1986, V8 from 1991