Brakes have been adjusted and checked – wheels are getting centered and new tires on their way – it is time to find the electric issues I added since I redid the dashboard. The fuel gauge problem was clear right after I removed the dash again. When I check the voltage regulator, I must have pulled the power cable off. A light touch with the pliers made the connector tighter and it should not come off easily anymore.
I replaced the temperature sensor a while ago; the cables are all new; the voltage regulator delivers 10V – but still the reading on the temp gauge was way off during the test drive. There is a good discussion and advice on how to calibrate the gauge over on the Triumph forum. But right now, I did not want to spend the time and decided to just order a new gauge. Hopefully, that sorts the problem.
No matter what I tried – the Lucas headlight switch doesn’t work anymore. At least not the dip beam position. The “F” position (which I used for the main beam) works. Switching the cabling was the easiest way to go now. The main beam can also be switched on at the indicator stalk.
The cheap Bluetooth receiver I also used in Miffi is more than sufficient for my stereo needs. It delivers 50W and immediately killed the old Blaupunkt speakers that my father added to the Morgan a long time ago. A pair for new JBL speakers should arrive this week. Using a bit of sheet alloy, I made a bracket and screwed the device on the left side behind the dash. Downside is that the that only the driver can control the volume Nop. Hmm, maybe this is even better 🙂
As map light I added a 12V LED strip on the lower edge of the dashboard. A small allow u-profile and additional strips of wood make the lower edge of the dashboard stronger. The backside of the new dash could look cleaner – but you don’t see this when you are in the car. Nevertheless, is bothers me and I might actually do another dashboard in the winter. A picture of how the map light looks will follow shortly – I think it is a great addition.
As I had the dashboard already out again, I also went ahead and removed the seats, interior trim, and tunnel again. As this is not exactly the first time – I am getting a bit faster on this routine every time. During the test drive I noticed that the gearbox tunnel is quite a heat source. Great if you drive on long tours through the UK in the winter – not so much when it is more than 25° Celsius and a planned summer trip to Italy is coming up. I applied a heat shield on the inside of the tunnel and hope that minimizes this effect a bit.
With this I have checked off all electric quirks I noticed during the test drive – with one exception: I am still using the old indicator stalk. The new Lucas SBQ119 indicator stalk needs to be bend to fit the steering column and dashboard in my Morgan dashboard. The plastic on the first replacement stalk I bought broke at some point while trying to bend the tube. A new part is on my bench now – but I cannot find a good way to bend the metal tube. For the UK trip – I will use the old stalk.
Fingers-crossed – if all goes to plan, I can do another test drive this weekend.
Fixing C6622 
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