Triumph Stag Elec-trickery

Updated by Tim Buja

This information may be of help to you in sorting out electrical matters that you may have concerning your Stag. This information was compiled from the Stag Repair Operations Manual electrical drawings and by exploration in my 1973 Mk II Stag (USA market with air conditioning). Remember that there are always discrepancies between the ideal and real worlds... Good Luck!

Quick Index

Stag Fuses and Associated Equipment

Fuse    Size  Fed          Wire    Service
 #      amps  from         color

 1-2    35    Battery      P       "Battery Control"
                                   Horn & horn relay, lighter, puddle lamps, roof (T-Bar) lamp,
                                   console lamps, glovebox lamp, clock, main beam flash, hazard
                                   flashers, boot lamp

 3-4    35    Ignition     G       "Ignition Control"
              Switch               Fuel gauge, temperature gauge, tach, stop lamps, windscreen
              "Ign on"             washer pump, reverse lamps, turn signals, seat belt buzzer

 5-6     5    Master       RB      "Parking Lights"

              Lighting             LH tail lamp, LH front parking lamp
              Switch

 7-8    10    Master       R       "Side & Tail Lights"
              Lighting             RH tail lamp, instrument lights, marker lamps, license plate
              Switch               lamps, automatic transmission shifter lamp, lighter lamp

 9-10   ??    Ignition     PG      "- Unlabeled -"
              Controlled           Heated rear screen, A/C compressor clutch,
              Relay                A/C condensor fans

11-12   25    Main/Dip/    US      "Headlights Main Beam "1""
              Flash Switch         LH Main Beams

13-14   25    Main/Dip/    UW      "Headlights Main Beam "2""

              Flash Switch         RH Main Beams

15-16   10    Main/Dip/    UR      "Headlights Dip Beam RH"
              Flash Switch         RH Dip Beam

17-18   10    Main/Dip/    UK      "Headlights Dip Beam LH"
              Flash Switch         LH Dip Beam

19-20   15    Ignition     G       "Screen Wiper Motor"
              Switch "on"          Windscreen wiper motor, wiper delay relay

21-22   25    Ignition     PU      "Heater Motor"

              Controlled           A/C microswitch, blower motors, A/C relay,
              Relay                blower speed change relay

23-24   10    Window Lift  Y       "Overdrive"
              Relay                Overdrive

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Wire Colors and Functions

B  Black        G  Green        K  Pink         LG Light Green  N  Brown        O  Orange
P  Purple       R  Red          S  Slate        U  Blue         W  White        Y  Yellow

B    Ground
G    Ignition Aux--from fuse 3-4 or 19-20
N    Battery - unfused
P    Battery Control - from fuse 1-2
R    RH park/tail/side, license plate lights
S    Window lift relay to window lift CB & overdrive circuit fuse 23-24
U    Headlight feed to main/dip/flash switch
W    Ignition Switch "Ign on"

Y    Fuse 23-24 to overdrive switch
BP   Brake differential pressure (PDWA) switch to brake warning light
BG   Key buzzer to ignition key contact
BW   Handbrake switch to handbrake warning light
GB   Fuel sender to gauge
GLG  Gearbox/seat belt switch to LH belt switch & RH seat switch
GN   Reverse light switch to lights
GO   Low fuel sender to low fuel warning light
GP   Brake light switch to lights
GR   LH turn signal
GS   A/C cars:  Blower switch to blower speed change relay - energized for low speed
     Heater cars:  Blower switch "high speed" feed to blower motor
GU   Temp sender to gauge
GW   RH turn signal
GY   A/C cars:  Blower motors to blower switch
     Heater cars:  Blower switch "low speed" feed to low speed resistor
KW   Ballast resistor wire to ignition coil
LGB  Washer pump from steering column switch
LGK  Hazard flasher unit to hazard switch
LGN  Turn flasher unit to steering column switch & hazard switch
LGO  LH belt switch & RH belt switch to Fasten Belt light, to key buzzer thru a diode
LGS  Hazard switch to turn flasher
NLG  Wiper park switch, delay relay circuit
NR   Ignition switch "off" to vent valve solenoid
NY   Ignition warning light to alternator field
PB   Horn switch to relay
PK   A/C relay to heated rear screen switch
PLG  A/C microswitch to A/C relay & blower switch (starts blowers on low speed)
PN   Ignition controlled relay to fuses 9-10 & 21-22
PO   Interior light switch to RH console and roof lamps
PR   RH door pin switch to RH puddle lamp & interior light switch
PS   LH door pin switch to LH puddle lamp & interior light switch, to key buzzer thru a diode
PU   Blower motor & A/C relay circuit feed from fuse 21-22
PW   Interior light switch to LH console & roof lamps, boot lamp circuit, glovebox lamp circuit
PY   Horn relay to horns
RB   Fuse 5-6 to LH front park lamp, LH tail lamp
RG   LH parking lamp supply from master light switch, to ign switch to feed RH lamps w/ ign on
RLG  Wiper normal speed
RO   Fuse 7-8 to RH tail lamp, RH front park lamp, instrument lights, front marker lamps
RW   Dash panel lights from rheostat
RY   Front fog light feed from master light switch
SB   A/C relay to condenser fans & high pressure cutout switch
SG   Window lift CB to window lift switches, RH window lift switch to RH window lift motor
SN   LH window lift switch to LH window lift motor
SO   A/C high pressure cutout switch to A/C compressor clutch
SP   RH window lift switch to RH window lift motor
SU   LH window lift switch to LH window lift motor
SW   RH blower motor to blower motor speed change relay
SY   A/C relay to thermostat
UK   LH dip beam
ULG  Wiper high speed
UR   Main/Dip/Flash switch to fuse 15-16 & 17-18, fuse 15-16 to RH dip beam
US   LH main beams
UW   Main/Dip/Flash to fuse 11-12 & 13-14, main beam warning lamp, fuse 13-14 to RH main beams
WG   Heated rear screen switch to heated rear screen & warning lamp
WK   Ignition Switch "Acc" - radio feed
WLG  Wiper delay circuit
WN   Oil pressure sender to light
WP   Vent valve solenoid to oil pressure switch
WR   Ignition Switch "Start" through auto trans inhibit switch to starter solenoid
WS   Tach signal from ignition coil negative terminal
WU   Choke cable switch to choke warning light
WY   Starter solenoid to ignition coil--supplies full voltage to coil while cranking
YP   Overdrive switch through overdrive gearbox switch to overdrive solenoid

B  Black        G  Green        K  Pink         LG Light Green  N  Brown        O  Orange
P  Purple       R  Red          S  Slate        U  Blue         W  White        Y  Yellow


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