09

Hasn’t the year flown! I mentioned at
our AGM in August that I thought
that we seemed to have a happy club.
Members are supporting most of our
events and activities and feedback
suggests that our Events co­ordinators
Graeme Oxley and Peter Welten (The two
Ronnies) are doing a great job coming up
with interesting ideas, and making them
happen. I am pleased that they agreed to
volunteer to continue for 2018/19.
I would like to thank the Committee that
has supported me, and more importantly
the club activities during the last year.
Most have agreed to stay on Committee,
but I am pleased that David Ferguson has
joined the Committee as Secretary. Nick
Skinner will remain on Committee as
Immediate Past President, but will
transfer his Secretarial duties to David, so
that Nick and Kaylene have more time to
travel. I would especially like to thank
Nick for his support during the past year.
All of the new Committee members and
volunteers are listed elsewhere in this
issue. Volunteers are an essential part of
a successful and happy club. Thank you
to all of you on behalf of all members.
Particular thanks must go to the ladies
who prepare our supper, Anne Gibson,
Jenny Costalunga, June Madden,
assisted from time to time by Jan.
Our first Committee meeting will be in
early October, and at this meeting, we try
and set a direction for the club for the next
two or three years, and then focus on the
short term tasks we need to set ourselves
to have the club head in the right
direction.
An agenda has not been finalised yet, but
will include the Constitution, which we are
required to have updated to reflect current
legislation. Some By Laws will also need
updating. We will also revisit our financial
position and direction, and the types of
events and activities we believe that our
members want. Importantly this is your
opportunity to raise any of your ideas.
Ring me or send me an email if you would
like any matter considered.
On matters Triumph, or specifically TR6, I
replaced a dash board gauge bulb
recently. I then noticed that my
temperature gauge seemed to be reading
low. Testing confirmed this so I replaced
the sender. Problem fixed? No. The
temperature gauge needle went
immediately to the maximum position
(worse than boiling?) And the fuel gauge
similarly over read.
Checking, then more checking, then
peering at a wiring diagram convinced me
that it was a faulty voltage stabiliser
attached to the rear of the speedo. No,
after I replaced it there was no difference.
It turned out that when I was replacing the
bracket that clamps the gauges into the
dash, the bracket was touching one of the
electrical sender connections. That can
happen when you are working blind with a
ham fist stuck up under the dash.
We are looking for a volunteer to help
Peter Byrnes with the regalia tasks. If you
have some spare time, please ring Peter,
or Paul Wallace, or ring me, for more
information.
We have some great events coming up.
Check regularly with the website, or ring
Graeme or Peter.
Stay safe
Terry
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