A B C D E F G H

ALTERNATOR N N HEATER VOLT TEMP TACH FUEL

NY NY NY
A1 DETAIL
A K13 FAN METER GAUGE GAUGE
PU
N NFUSE 11-12 PG PG PG PG
BATTERY FAN
35 A SR
SPEED
N N FUSE 1-2 PK PK PK WR
R RAD WR
1 N
N
35 A WR WR FAN A/C TEMP GAUGE 1
SO SO LOW TEMP THERMOSTAT SENDER B
N RADIATOR B B
SWITCH GU GU GU
PLG LG GB GB GB
N STARTER WR NEUTRAL SAFETY LGW LGW W
SOLENOID B A/C WS WS WS
WR WR WR WR WR (AUTO ONLY) DASH LGR LOW FUEL
WR PU SWITCH
WY WY WY B WR B K11 PN
B FUEL LEVEL WU CHOKE ON
WR WR LGW W
IGNITION WR WK SENDER
STARTER LGW A/C HIGH BRAKE WARN
N
SWITCH WR PRESSURE
LG GO GB BP
HEADLIGHT MOTOR N OFF WR GB
WR WR
CIRCUIT BREAKER UNLOCK SR W PN LOW OIL
START W RUN ACC WK
L RAD
SY
SB K21 B BP WN
NK N RELAY N N N PK FAN LGW SR W
RUN IGNITION
N
N WK
A2 DETAIL
A GO NY NY
START LG LG
2 NK
N
W
BP WK PLG
HIGH TEMP
N
THERMAL
LG DELAY
UNIT WN 2
CLOSES IN SY WR
MANIFOLD FUSE A/C FUSE 35 LGR WS OIL PRESSURE
NK NK B B W ‘START’ POS’N SY SY SWITCH CLUTCH 19-20 A WN
B UB N BUZZER UNIT WR N LG GO
W W WS HANDBRAKE
UO SR WR
WR SR BP
B MAIN LIGHT N G
UB R HEADLIGHT SR B BP
RLG SWITCH B W SUPERHEAT BRAKE FAIL
UK MOTOR B P SWITCH BP BP BP
US G BLG LGO K10 B B B
B BALLAST
B
RLG B SEAT BELT RESISTOR
UK
RLG NU NU WARNING WK
WK WK B
ASSEMBLY A3
G GO DN W W W RB
NU

NLG N DETAIL
G BLG NU W A
GO UP ULG RG N
RLG B
U W DRIVER’S WS WB
G GO DN NLG NU
BELT
B BN W WB
3 GO UP ULG U
U U U
U
U
DOOR
WY WY WY 3
L HEADLIGHT SWITCH W W
GW
MOTOR N
BG BO W W
LGB LGB WASHER PUMP W
FUSE 35 KEY-IN LGB INERTIA HV GW
5-6 A SWITCH WIPER/ NLG NLG SWITCH OUT
HORN WASHER
SPEAKER P RELAY SWITCHONE RLG RLG W WG
SPEAKER P P B
B OFF G G
HI BEAM U PY LGB G B FUSE 25 WG
WB
INDICATOR B ULG ULG 15-16 A FUEL
B UW UW UW UW RADIO U UW HI LO PUMP IGNITION WB RB
LO G FUSES COIL
FUSE
P PB HI ULG
WIPER MOTOR G G 13 15 17 19 21 23
R HI BEAM B
B UW
21-22 UW UW UR UR FLASH G G B
| | | | | |
UW P 14 16 18 20 22 24 DISTRIBUTOR
UR P PB
L HI BEAM 25A FUSE 25 PY L DOOR R DOOR 1 3 5 7 9 11
4 B UW US 17-18 A UR
UR U B
SWITCH
PW PW
SWITCH
B
|
2 4
| |
6
|
8
|
10
|
12 4
HEADLIGHT HORN
R LO BEAM FUSE 25 UR WP
HIGH/LOW PY HORNS PB BUTTON W
B UR UR 23-24 A B PW B
W W W
A4 DETAIL
RG COLUMN A
FUSE 25 SWITCH PW PW REVERSE
L LO BEAM
RG P L DOOR SWITCH R REVERSE
13-14 A P
B UR UK RG P P P P P LIGHT P
R DOOR G G G G GN GN GN GN
15 P LIGHT P
R F SIDE P
B R R FUSE A L REVERSE
7-8 R P P CLOCK GN
R P P PP
R F PARK R R FUSE 15 P BOOT LAMP
R 9-10 A SWITCH G G R STOP
L F SIDE B R P P PW G GP GP GP
RK B
B RK RK P B BRAKE LIGHT
BOOT G L STOP
RK P SWITCH
L F PARK RK RK LAMP GP
R R PARK B WP WP B
5 B
R
R REAR FOG LIGHT
INDICATOR POWER
ANTENNA
5
PLATE R R SIDE RK DASH R CIGAR B
RHEOSTAT LIGHTER
B B R RU B LGK
R B RY G LGS LGS LGS COLORS:
PLATE RU P GW LGN LGN B = BLACK
B R DASH DASH P
TURN
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION LGK LGK LGK GR
SIGNAL
G = GREEN
L R PARK RK P RW RW RW
TURN LGN SWITCH K = PINK
B HAZARD HAZARD SIGNAL LG = LIGHT GREEN
RK B RW FLASHER SWITCH FLASHER N = BROWN
L R SIDE
RK RK
DETAIL A GW GW GR
O = ORANGE
P = PURPLE
RK FOG LIGHT B RW RW WB B B R TURN INDICATOR
RY
SWITCH RU CONVERTIBLE: COUPE: GW GW GW R = RED
B
L F FOG
RY RU
B WITHOUT HEATER
ELEMENT AND A3 A4 BACKLIGHT HEATER B
L TURN INDICATOR GR
S = SLATE (GRAY)
U = BLUE
RY RY RW SWITCH PLG GR W = WHITE
MECHANISM ONLY GR GR GR
R F FOG RY
B RW HEATER CTRL B B
W W A2 B Y = YELLOW
AUTO SHIFTER ILLUMINATION WB
6 RY
PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY
RW
RW
RW
WB
PLG R F TURN
G GW GW
GW
GW
R R TURN
GW 6
L R FOG B CIG LIGHTER ILLUM RW B PN PN PN B B
RU RU RW RW NW L F TURN GR L R TURN
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED B G GR GR GR GR
R R FOG RU FUSE
IN THIS DIAGRAM IS NOT B B
WB WB 3-4 15A CARS BEFORE APPROX. CHASSIS No. 200001 WITH A/C
GUARANTEED TO BE DEMIST SWITCH NW N A1
COMPLETELY CORRECT REV
C 1978 - 1979 TRIUMPH TR8 GENE
PAGE 1/1 THOMPSON 2005
A B C D E F G H
 A B C D E F G H
ALTERNATOR N N HEATER VOLT TEMP TACH FUEL
NY NY NY
A1 DETAIL
A K13 FAN METER GAUGE GAUGE
PU
BATTERY N NFUSE 11-12 PG PG PG PG
35 A SR FAN
SPEED
N N FUSE 1-2 PK PK PK
R RAD WO
1 N
N
35 A
WO
FAN
SO SO
A/C
THERMOSTAT
TEMP GAUGE 1
SENDER B
N LOW TEMP B B
WO GU GU GU
STARTER RADIATOR
SOLENOID SWITCH PLG LG GB GB GB
N WO WO NEUTRAL SAFETY A/C WS WS WS
(AUTO ONLY) B LGW W
WO WO WO WO WO DASH LGW LGW LOW COOL
WR PU SWITCH
WY WY WY B WR K11 PN
B FUEL LEVEL BW BRAKE ON
WR WR
IGNITION WR WK SENDER
STARTER LGW A/C HIGH BRAKE FAIL
N
SWITCH PRESSURE
LG GO BP
HEADLIGHT MOTOR N OFF WR GB BW
WR WO GB
CIRCUIT BREAKER UNLOCK SR W PN LOW OIL
START W RUN ACC SY K21 WN
L RAD SB B
NK N RELAY N N N PK FAN SR W
RUN IGNITION
N
N WK
A2 DETAIL
A HIGH TEMP
GO DELAY
START LG LG UNIT
2 NK
N
W
BP WK PLG MANIFOLD
SWITCH
N
LG
B
NY WS BP
2
CLOSES IN SY THERMAL FUSE 35 NY WS BP
SR
NK NK B B
N
W ‘START’ POS’N SY SY FUSE A/C 19-20 A GO WN
BW
B UB BUZZER UNIT CLUTCH W W HANDBRAKE
WO W BW
UO WR N LG BW
MAIN LIGHT N SR G WN
B R HEADLIGHT
UB SWITCH B BRAKE FAIL
RLG MOTOR P B G BP
UK B SUPERHEAT LGR BP BP
US G BLG LGO K10 SWITCH B
BALLAST
RLG B SEAT BELT RESISTOR
UK
RLG NU NU WARNING WK
WK WK B B LOW FUEL
WARNING ASSEMBLY A3
G GO DN W W W RB
NU

NLG N DETAIL
G BLG NU W A
GO UP ULG RG N
RLG B
U W DRIVER’S WS WB
G GO DN NLG NU
BELT
B BN W WB
3 GO UP ULG U
U U U
U
U
DOOR
WY WY WY 3
L HEADLIGHT SWITCH W WO WN GW
MOTOR N WN
BG BO W
LGB LGB WASHER PUMP W W W WN
FUSE 35 KEY-IN LGB W OIL HV GW
5-6 A SWITCH WIPER/ NLG NLG OUT
HORN WASHER PRESSURE
SPEAKER WN
P RELAY SWITCHONE RLG RLG W INERTIA
SPEAKER P P B SWITCH
B OFF G G
HI BEAM U PY LGB G B FUSE 25 WB
INDICATOR B ULG 15-16 A WG
B UW UW UW UW RADIO U UW HI LO IGNITION WB RB
LO G WG COIL
P PB HI DELAY UNIT WIPER MOTOR G G FUSES
R HI BEAM FUSE 25 UW B ULG
13 15 17 19 21 23
21-22 A UR UR FLASH G G
B UW P | | | | | | DISTRIBUTOR
UW UR P PB
L HI BEAM FUSE 25
PY L DOOR R DOOR 14 16 18 20 22 24 FUEL
G
4 B UW US 17-18 A UR U B
SWITCH
PW
SWITCH
PW B LOW
1
|
3
|
5
|
7
|
9
|
11
| B PUMP 4
HEADLIGHT HORN COOLANT 2 4 6 8 10 12
R LO BEAM FUSE 25 WP
HIGH/LOW PY HORNS PB BUTTON SENSOR W
B UR UR 23-24 A UR COLUMN B PW B
W W W
A4 DETAIL
A
RG G G
UR FUSE 25 SWITCH PW PW REVERSE
L LO BEAM
RG P L DOOR B LGW G SWITCH R REVERSE
13-14 A P
B UR UK RG P P P P P LIGHT P
R DOOR B G G G G GN GN GN GN
15 P LIGHT P
R F SIDE P B G
B R R FUSE A B G L REVERSE
7-8 R P P CLOCK GN
R P P PP B B
R F PARK R R FUSE 15 P BOOT LAMP FUEL VAPOR
R 9-10 A SWITCH G R STOP
L F SIDE B R P P PW G G GP SOLENOID GP GP
RK B B
B RK RK P B BRAKE LIGHT
RK P BOOT SWITCH L STOP
L F PARK RK RK LAMP BK GP
R R PARK B WP WP B
5 B
R
R POWER
ANTENNA
COOLANT
PROBE 5
PLATE R R SIDE RK DASH R CIGAR B
B RHEOSTAT
B B R LIGHTER
R B RY RU G LGS LGS LGS COLORS:
PLATE RU P GW LGN LGN B = BLACK
B R DASH DASH P
TURN
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION LGK LGK GR
SIGNAL
G = GREEN
L R PARK P RW RW RW
TURN LGN SWITCH K = PINK
B HAZARD HAZARD SIGNAL LG = LIGHT GREEN
RK B RW FLASHER SWITCH FLASHER N = BROWN
L R SIDE
UR UR UR
DETAIL A GW GW GR
O = ORANGE
P = PURPLE
RK FOG LIGHT RU B RW RW WB B B R TURN INDICATOR
RY
SWITCH CONVERTIBLE: COUPE: GW GW GW R = RED
B
L F FOG
RY RU
B WITHOUT HEATER
ELEMENT AND A3 A4 BACKLIGHT HEATER B
L TURN INDICATOR GR
S = SLATE (GRAY)
U = BLUE
RY RY RW SWITCH PLG GR W = WHITE
MECHANISM ONLY GR GR GR
R F FOG RY
B RW HEATER CTRL B B
W W A2 B Y = YELLOW
AUTO SHIFTER ILLUMINATION WB
6 RY
PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY
RW
RW
RW
PN
PLG R F TURN
G GW GW
GW
GW
R R TURN
GW 6
L R FOG B CIG LIGHTER ILLUM RW B PN PN B B
RU RU RW RW PN NW L F TURN GR L R TURN
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED B G GR GR GR GR
R R FOG RU FUSE
IN THIS DIAGRAM IS NOT B B
3-4 15A CARS AFTER APPROX. CHASSIS No. 200001 WITH A/C
GUARANTEED TO BE DEMIST SWITCH NW N A1
COMPLETELY CORRECT REV
C 1980 TRIUMPH TR8 - CARB GENE
PAGE 1/1 THOMPSON 2005
A B C D E F G H
 A B C D E F G H
B1 PAGE
2 ALTERNATOR N
PAGE
2 B2 B3 PAGE
2 N HEATER VOLT TEMP TACH FUEL
N
NY
WO N
NY NY
A1 DETAIL
A K13 FAN METER GAUGE GAUGE
PU
N NFUSE 11-12 PG PG PG PG
BATTERY FAN
35 A SR
SPEED
N N N FUSE 1-2 PK PK PK
R RAD WO
1 N
N
35 A
WO
FAN
SO SO
A/C
THERMOSTAT
TEMP GAUGE 1
N SENDER B
N LOW TEMP B B
WO GU GU GU
LGY RADIATOR
SWITCH PLG LG GB GB GB
N STARTER WO NEUTRAL SAFETY
SOLENOID B A/C WS WS WS
(AUTO ONLY) LGW W LOW COOL
WO WO WO WO WO WR
DASH LGW LGW
PU SWITCH
WY WY WY B WR K11 PN
B FUEL LEVEL BRAKE ON
WR
IGNITION WR WK SENDER
STARTER LGW A/C HIGH BRAKE FAIL
N
SWITCH PRESSURE
LG GO BP
HEADLIGHT MOTOR N OFF WR GB
WR WO GB
CIRCUIT BREAKER UNLOCK SR W PN LOW OIL
START W RUN ACC SY K21 BP WN
WK L RAD SB B
NK N RELAY N N N PK FAN SR W
RUN IGNITION
N
N WK A2 DETAIL
A HIGH TEMP
GO NY NY
START LG LG
2 NK
N
W
BP BP PLG MANIFOLD
SWITCH
N
LG DELAY
UNIT WN 2
CLOSES IN SY THERMAL FUSE 35 OIL PRESSURE
SR
NK NK B B
N
W ‘START’ POS’N SY SY FUSE A/C 19-20 A GO
B
B UB BUZZER UNIT CLUTCH W W HANDBRAKE
WO W
UO WR N LG
MAIN LIGHT N SR G
B R HEADLIGHT
UB SWITCH B BP BRAKE FAIL
RLG MOTOR P B G
YU B SUPERHEAT LGR BP
UY G BLG LGO K10 SWITCH WS BALLAST
RLG B SEAT BELT RESISTOR
YU
RLG NU NU WARNING WK
WK WK B B LOW FUEL
WARNING WS ASSEMBLY A3
G GO DN W W W RB
NU

NLG N DETAIL
G BLG NU W A
GO UP ULG RG N DETAIL
RLG B A
U W DRIVER’S WS WB
G GO DN NLG NU B
BELT
BN WB
A4
W WB
3 GO UP ULG U
U U U
U
U
DOOR
WY WY
W
3
L HEADLIGHT SWITCH W W
GW
MOTOR N
BG BO
LGB LGB WASHER PUMP W W
FUSE 35 KEY-IN LGB HV GW
5-6 A SWITCH WIPER/ NLG NLG OUT
HORN WASHER FUSES
SPEAKER P RELAY SWITCHONE RLG RLG W 13 15 17 19 21 23
SPEAKER P P B | | | | | |
B OFF G G WB
HI BEAM U PY LGB G B FUSE 25 14 16 18 20 22 24 WB
INDICATOR B ULG 15-16 A 1 3 5 7 9 11
B UW UW UW UW RADIO U UW HI LO | | | | | | IGNITION
LO G COIL
P PB HI DELAY UNIT WIPER MOTOR G G 2 4 6 8 10 12
R HI BEAM FUSE 25 UW B ULG
21-22 A UR UR FLASH G G
B UW P DISTRIBUTOR
UW UR P PB
L HI BEAM FUSE 25
PY L DOOR R DOOR
G
4 B UW 17-18 A UR
US U B
SWITCH
PW
SWITCH
PW B LOW WB
B4 PAGE
2
4
HEADLIGHT HORN COOLANT
R LO BEAM FUSE 25 UR WP
HIGH/LOW PY HORNS PB BUTTON SENSOR W
23-24 A W W W
B UR UR
RG COLUMN B PW B
G G B5 PAGE
2
UR FUSE 25 SWITCH PW PW REVERSE
L LO BEAM
RG P L DOOR B LGW G SWITCH R REVERSE
B UR UK 13-14 A RG
P LIGHT R DOOR
P P P P P B G G G G GN GN GN GN
15 P LIGHT P
R F SIDE P B G
B R R FUSE A B G L REVERSE
7-8 R P P CLOCK GN
R P P PP B B
R F PARK R R FUSE P BOOT LAMP FUEL VAPOR R STOP
R 9-10 SWITCH G G
L F SIDE R 15 B P P PW G GP SOLENOID GP GP
B RK B G
A RK P BOOT B BRAKE LIGHT L STOP
RK P SWITCH
L F PARK RK RK LAMP BK GP
R R PARK WP WP B
5 B
R
R POWER
ANTENNA
COOLANT
PROBE G LGY LGY
LGY
LGY 5
PLATE R R SIDE RK DASH R CIGAR B B
B RHEOSTAT O2 SENSOR
B B R LIGHTER O2 SENSOR SERVICE INTERVAL
R B RY RU G LGS SERVICE INTERVAL LGS LGS COLORS:
PLATE RU P GW LGN LGN B = BLACK
R DASH DASH P
TURN
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION LGK LGK GR
SIGNAL
G = GREEN
L R PARK P RW RW RW
TURN LGN SWITCH K = PINK
B HAZARD HAZARD SIGNAL LG = LIGHT GREEN
RK B RW FLASHER SWITCH FLASHER N = BROWN
L R SIDE
UR UR UR
DETAIL A GW GW GR
O = ORANGE
P = PURPLE
RK FOG LIGHT RU B RW RW WB B B R TURN INDICATOR
RY
SWITCH CONVERTIBLE: COUPE: GW GW GW R = RED
B
L F FOG
RY RU
B WITHOUT HEATER
ELEMENT AND A3 A4 BACKLIGHT HEATER B
L TURN INDICATOR GR
S = SLATE (GRAY)
U = BLUE
RY RY RW SWITCH PLG GR W = WHITE
MECHANISM ONLY GR GR GR
R F FOG RY
B RW HEATER CTRL B B
W W A2 B Y = YELLOW
AUTO SHIFTER ILLUMINATION WB
6 RY
PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY
RW
RW
RW
PN
PLG R F TURN
G GW GW
GW
GW
R R TURN
GW 6
L R FOG B CIG LIGHTER ILLUM RW B PN PN B B
RU RU RW RW PN NW L F TURN GR L R TURN
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED B G GR GR GR GR
R R FOG RU FUSE
IN THIS DIAGRAM IS NOT B B
3-4 15A INCLUDES 1981 CARS WITH CABLE SET CLOCK AND ODOMETER AND A/C
GUARANTEED TO BE DEMIST SWITCH NW N A1
COMPLETELY CORRECT REV
C 1980-1981 TRIUMPH TR8 - EFI GENE
PAGE 1/2 THOMPSON 2005
A B C D E F G H
 A B C D E F G H

1 1
THROTTLE
POSITION LEFT RIGHT MIXTURE COLD AUXILIARY
SENSOR OXYGEN OXYGEN MONITOR START AIR
CLOSED SENSOR SENSOR PORT INJECTOR VALVE
UO RIGHT
YO LEFT
UY
UY
B THERMOTIME
SWITCH
B
R G Y PLG PU PU RU RS
PLG
G
U U
2 ELECTRONIC
R Y
2
CONTROL
UNIT
1 WB WB
19
B4 PAGE
1
R UY COMBO RELAY
20 UP UY 88a
G RS 88c 88d WG
PLG 86 86a WO WO
PLG 88y N B2 PAGE
1
N
UP 86b B3 PAGE
1
5 B UP P 88e 88d LGW W W
W UY 39 36 P 88b 88z N B5 PAGE
1
N
UR UR 6 B 85
INERTIA
B1 PAGE
1
U CLOSED WG
SWITCH
3 25
U
U
U 7 AIRFLOW
METER
WG
3
UG UG 8
UO
UW UW 9 AIR
FUEL
TEMP PUMP
RB RB 27 B
10 UY
YP B
B B
YP
YO ENGINE
GROUND
30 YP BEFORE APPROX.CHASSIS No.402027
BS
YP COMBO RELAY
RP
4 15
RP
RP
88d
86a
LGW
WO WO
4
RP 88y N B2 PAGE
1
N
B B3 PAGE
1
RU 88d W W
B 88z N B5 PAGE
1
N
35 B B1 PAGE
1
18 Y INERTIA
SWITCH
WG WG LGW

B WG
YP Y YP Y RP R RP R RP R RP R YP Y YP Y R R R R P Y Y Y Y P
B B ENGINE BS
GROUND FUEL
PUMP
5 B
B
5
COOLANT
TEMP
SENSOR #6 #8 #1 #3 #5 #7 #2 #4 BALLAST RESISTOR UNIT
FUEL INJECTORS
COLORS:
B = BLACK
G = GREEN
K = PINK
LG = LIGHT GREEN
N = BROWN
O = ORANGE
P = PURPLE
R = RED
6 S = SLATE (GRAY)
U = BLUE
PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY
6
W = WHITE
Y = YELLOW
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED
IN THIS DIAGRAM IS NOT
GUARANTEED TO BE INCLUDES 1981 CARS WITH CABLE SET CLOCK AND ODOMETER WITH A/C
COMPLETELY CORRECT REV
C 1980-1981 TRIUMPH TR8 - EFI GENE
PAGE 2/2 THOMPSON 2005
A B C D E F G H
 A B C D E F G H
B1 PAGE
2 ALTERNATOR N
PAGE
2 B2 B3 PAGE
2 N
HEATER FAN
VOLT TEMP TACH FUEL
N
NY
WO N
NY NY
A1 DETAIL
A K13 METER GAUGE GAUGE
PU FAN
N NFUSE 11-12 PG PG PG PG SPEED
BATTERY
35 A SR
N N N FUSE 1-2 PK PK PK A/C
R RAD WO THERMOSTAT
1 N
N
35 A
WO
FAN
SO SO
TEMP GAUGE 1
N SENDER B
N LOW TEMP PLG LG B B
WO GU GU GU
LGY RADIATOR A/C
SWITCH GB GB GB
N STARTER WO NEUTRAL SAFETY DASH
SOLENOID B SWITCH WS WS WS
(AUTO ONLY) LGW W PN LOW COOL
WO WO WO WO WO WR B LGW LGW
PU
WY WY WY B WR K11 WK BRAKE ON
WR LG FUEL LEVEL
IGNITION WR SENDER
STARTER LGW A/C HIGH BRAKE FAIL
N
SWITCH PRESSURE PN GO BP
HEADLIGHT MOTOR N OFF WR K21 GB
WR WO SB GB
CIRCUIT BREAKER UNLOCK SR W SB LG LOW OIL
START W RUN ACC SY BP WN
WK L RAD B
NK N RELAY N N N PK FAN LG
RUN SR W IDLE VALVE LG IGNITION
N
N WK A2 DETAIL
A HIGH TEMP SB GO NY NY
START SB FUSE 35
2 NK
N N
W
BP BP PLG MANIFOLD
SWITCH B 19-20 A
DELAY
UNIT WN 2
NK NK
CLOSES IN SY
N THERMAL W W OIL PRESSURE
B B W ‘START’ POS’N SY SY SR FUSE B
N
A/C GO
B UB BUZZER UNIT CLUTCH HANDBRAKE
WO W
UO WR N LG
MAIN LIGHT N SR G
B R HEADLIGHT
UB SWITCH B BP BRAKE FAIL
RLG MOTOR P B G
YU B SUPERHEAT LGR BP
UY G BLG LGO K10 SWITCH WS BALLAST
RLG B SEAT BELT RESISTOR
YU
RLG NU NU WARNING WK
WK WK B B LOW FUEL
WARNING WS ASSEMBLY A3
G GO DN W W W RB
NU

NLG N DETAIL
G BLG NU W A
GO UP ULG RG N BN DETAIL
RLG B A
U DRIVER’S WS WB
G GO DN NLG NU W
B
BELT
BN WB
A4
W WB
3 GO UP ULG U
U U U
U
U
DOOR
WY WY
W
3
L HEADLIGHT N SWITCH W W
GW
MOTOR BG BO
FUSE WASHER PUMP W W
5-6 LGB LGB
U 35 KEY-IN WIPER/ LGB HV GW
A SWITCH WASHER NLG NLG OUT
SPEAKER U HORN SWITCHONE FUSES
P RELAY RLG RLG W 13 15 17 19 21 23
SPEAKER P B | | | | | |
B OFF G G WB
HI BEAM PY LGB G B FUSE 25 14 16 18 20 22 24 WB
INDICATOR B ULG 15-16 A 1 3 5 7 9 11
B UW UW UW UW RADIO UW HI LO | | | | | | IGNITION
LO G COIL
PB HI DELAY UNIT WIPER MOTOR G G 2 4 6 8 10 12
R HI BEAM FUSE 25 UW
P P HORNS P B ULG
21-22 A UR UR FLASH G G
B UW DISTRIBUTOR
UW P PY PB P
L HI BEAM FUSE 25 L DOOR R DOOR
G
4 B UW 17-18 A UR
US U
NP
PB HORN
BUTTON B
SWITCH
PW PW
SWITCH
B LOW WB WB
B4 PAGE
2
4
HEADLIGHT COOLANT
R LO BEAM FUSE 25 WP
HIGH/LOW SENSOR W
B UR UR 23-24 A UR COLUMN
PY P B PW B
W W W
B5 PAGE
RG G G 2
UR FUSE 25 SWITCH PW PW REVERSE
L LO BEAM
RG L DOOR B LGW SWITCH R REVERSE
B UR UK 13-14 A RG LIGHT R DOOR
P P P B G G G G GN GN GN GN
15 P LIGHT P
R F SIDE P B G
B R R FUSE A P B G L REVERSE
7-8 R P CLOCK GN
R P P B B
R F PARK R R FUSE FUEL VAPOR
R 9-10 CIGAR G G R STOP
L F SIDE R 15 B LIGHTER G GP SOLENOID GP GP
B R RK B G
A RK P P
BRAKE LIGHT L STOP
RK PW P SWITCH
L F PARK RK RK POWER P BK GP
R R PARK
ANTENNA P BOOT BOOT LAMP B N P
B LAMP SWITCH
5 B
R
R WP WP WP
? FUSE
B COOLANT
PROBE G LGY LGY
LGY
LGY 5
PLATE R R SIDE RK R A x-x B B
DASH O2 SENSOR
B B R O2 SENSOR SERVICE INTERVAL
R B RHEOSTAT NP G LGS SERVICE INTERVAL LGS LGS COLORS:
PLATE B NP
GW LGN LGN B = BLACK
B R DASH DASH TURN
RY RU ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION LGK LGK LGK GR G = GREEN
NP TURN SIGNAL
L R PARK RU RW RW RW HAZARD SIGNAL LGN SWITCH K = PINK
HAZARD LG = LIGHT GREEN
RK
RY P
B RW FLASHER SWITCH FLASHER N = BROWN
L R SIDE DETAIL A GW GW GR
O = ORANGE
P = PURPLE
RK B RW RW WB B B R TURN INDICATOR
UR UR
RY UR CONVERTIBLE: COUPE: GW GW GW R = RED
B
L F FOG FOG LIGHT RU B WITHOUT HEATER
ELEMENT AND A3 A4 BACKLIGHT HEATER B
L TURN INDICATOR GR
S = SLATE (GRAY)
U = BLUE
RY RY SWITCH RW SWITCH PLG
GR GR GR
GR W = WHITE
MECHANISM ONLY
R F FOG RY RU
B RW HEATER CTRL B B
W W A2 B Y = YELLOW
AUTO SHIFTER ILLUMINATION WB
6 RY
PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY
RW
RW
RW
PN
PLG R F TURN
G GW GW
GW
GW
R R TURN
GW 6
L R FOG B CIG LIGHTER ILLUM RW B PN PN B B
RU RU RW RW PN NW L F TURN GR L R TURN
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED B G GR GR GR GR
R R FOG RU FUSE
IN THIS DIAGRAM IS NOT B B
3-4 15A ONLY 1981 CARS WITH PUSH-BUTTON SET CLOCK AND ODOMETER WITH A/C
GUARANTEED TO BE DEMIST SWITCH NW N A1
COMPLETELY CORRECT REV
C 1981
1
2 TRIUMPH TR8 - EFI GENE
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1 1
THROTTLE
POSITION LEFT RIGHT MIXTURE COLD AUXILIARY
SENSOR OXYGEN OXYGEN MONITOR START AIR
CLOSED SENSOR SENSOR PORT INJECTOR VALVE
UO RIGHT
YO LEFT
YG

B THERMOTIME
SWITCH
B
R G Y WO PU PU RU WG
WO
G
U U
2 ELECTRONIC
R Y
2
CONTROL
UNIT WB WB WB
1 WB INERTIA SWITCH B4 PAGE
1
19
LGW W W
R B5 PAGE
1
20 UP WO
G WG WG WG
B2 PAGE
1
WO WG
WO WO WO WO
UP UP UP YG YG
5 B UP LGW Y
B
W YG 39 36 N
UR UR 6
U CLOSED N
B3 PAGE
3 25
U
U
U 7 AIRFLOW
METER
1
3
UG UG 8
UO
UW UW 9 AIR
RB RB 27 TEMP
10 YG YG YG YG
YP B B
B B B B B
YP
ENGINE Y
YO GROUND N
30 YP
BS N
YP
B1 PAGE
1
RP
4 15
RP
RP
4
RP WG
B
RU WG
B
35 B FUEL
18 Y PUMP
B
YG

B
YP Y YP Y RP R RP R RP R RP R YP Y YP Y R R R R Y Y Y Y YG
B B ENGINE BS
GROUND

5 B 5
COOLANT
TEMP
SENSOR #6 #8 #1 #3 #5 #7 #2 #4 BALLAST RESISTOR UNIT
FUEL INJECTORS
COLORS:
B = BLACK
G = GREEN
K = PINK
LG = LIGHT GREEN
N = BROWN
O = ORANGE
P = PURPLE
R = RED
6 S = SLATE (GRAY)
U = BLUE
PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY
6
W = WHITE
Y = YELLOW
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED
IN THIS DIAGRAM IS NOT
GUARANTEED TO BE ONLY 1981 CARS WITH PUSH-BUTTON SET CLOCK AND ODOMETER WITH A/C
COMPLETELY CORRECT REV
C 1981 1
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ALTERNATOR N N HEATER VOLT TEMP TACH FUEL
NY NY NY
A1 DETAIL
A FAN METER GAUGE GAUGE
BATTERY N NFUSE 11-12 PG PG
35 A FAN
SPEED
N N FUSE 1-2 PK PK
1 N
N
35 A
N
TEMP GAUGE 1
SENDER B
N B B
GU GU GU
STARTER
SOLENOID LG GB GB GB
N WO N NG NEUTRAL SAFETY WS WS WS
WO WO WO WO WO (AUTO ONLY) LGW LGW LOW COOL
WY WY WY B WR WS
B FUEL LEVEL BW BRAKE ON
WR WR
IGNITION WR SENDER WS BW
STARTER SWITCH GO BP BRAKE FAIL
N N OFF GB BW
HEADLIGHT MOTOR WR WR
GB
CIRCUIT BREAKER UNLOCK LOW OIL
START W RUN ACC WN
B
NK N RELAY N N N WK
RUN IGNITION
N N GO DELAY
START WK WK LG LG UNIT
2 NK
MAIN LIGHT
SWITCH N
N W
WK
LG
B
NY BW BP
2
W FUSE 35 NY BP
NK NK B B 19-20 A
B UB FLASH UNIT GO WN BP BW
WK W HANDBRAKE
UO NU BW
WN BW

NU
B N FUSES G
UB R HEADLIGHT R BRAKE FAIL
RLG N UW UG U UP 13 15 17 19 21 23 G BP
YU MOTOR RG | | | | | | LGR
BLG U
UY G 14 16 18 20 22 24 BALLAST B
RLG B U 1 3 5 7 9 11 RESISTOR
YU | | | | | | LOW FUEL ASSEMBLY
RLG UN UN WARNING
G GO DN NLG UN UP
2 4 6 8 10 12 W RB
G BLG W W
GO UP ULG UG
RLG B
NU WS WB
G GO DN NLG UN NU NU NU WB
3 GO UP ULG UP UP UP N
R
WY WY WY 3
L HEADLIGHT W W WO WN GW
MOTOR N WN
W
LGB LGB WASHER PUMP W W W WN
FUSE 35 NP LGB W OIL HV GW
5-6 A LGK WIPER/
SPEAKER WASHER NLG NLG PRESSURE INERTIA OUT
SWITCH WN
B BW B B P P NP HAZARD SWITCH ONE
BW RLG RLG W W SEAT BELTS
BO BW B FLASHER B
HORN OFF G W
B G G
HI BEAM U NP RELAY LGB G B FUSE 25 WB
INDICATOR SPEAKER HORN ULG 15-16 A W DRIVER’S BELT LGO WG
B UW UW UW UW RADIO U UW HI NP
LO B IGNITION WB RB
LO PY G WG COIL
PY HI DELAY UNIT WIPER MOTOR G G
R HI BEAM FUSE 25 UW PY PB B B ULG
B UW 21-22 A UR UR FLASH G G PASS. SEATLGO
UW UR NP PB BO DISTRIBUTOR
FUSE 25 DOOR DOOR FUEL
L HI BEAM P G A3
4 B UW US 17-18 A UR U P B
SWITCH
PW
SWITCH
PW B LOW
PASS. BELT
B
B PUMP
DETAIL
A
4
HEADLIGHT HORN HORN COOLANT
R LO BEAM FUSE 25 WP
HIGH/LOW PB BUTTON SENSOR
B UR UR 23-24 A UR COLUMN B PW B
W W
A4 DETAIL
A
RG PY G G
L LO BEAM UR FUSE 25 SWITCH PW PW REVERSE
RG P B LGW G SWITCH R REVERSE
B UR UK 13-14 A RG P P P P P DOOR DOOR B G G G G GN GN GN GN
UK P P
R SIDE MARKER FUSE 15 P LIGHT LIGHT B B
B R R 7-8 A B
L REVERSE
P P CLOCK GN
R PP B
R FUSE 15 BOOT LAMP B
L SIDE MARKER
R 9-10 A NG SWITCH G G R STOP
R B P P PW G GP GP GP
B R RK RK P B
RK P B G BRAKE LIGHT B
P BOOT SWITCH L STOP
RK LAMP BK GP
R TAIL WP WP B B
RK
5 B
R
R
R
POWER
ANTENNA
P COOLANT
PROBE G WU WU WU WU CHOKE ON 5
PLATE R DASH R B CHOKE B
B RHEOSTAT
B B R CIGAR B LGK SWITCH
RY RU G LGS LGS LGS COLORS:
PLATE LIGHTER LGN LGN
RU DASH DASH GW B = BLACK
B R TURN
ILLUMINATION ILLUMINATION LGK LGK GR
SIGNAL
G = GREEN
L TAIL P RW RW RW
TURN LGN SWITCH K = PINK
HAZARD SIGNAL LG = LIGHT GREEN
RK B RW SWITCH FLASHER N = BROWN
UR
DETAIL A GW GW GR
O = ORANGE
P = PURPLE
FOG LIGHT RU B RW RW WB B B R TURN INDICATOR
RY
SWITCH CONVERTIBLE: COUPE: GW GW GW R = RED
L F FOG
RY RU
B WITHOUT HEATER
ELEMENT AND A3 A4 BACKLIGHT HEATER B
L TURN INDICATOR GR
S = SLATE (GRAY)
U = BLUE
RY RY RW SWITCH PLG GW GR
MECHANISM ONLY B GR GR GR W = WHITE
B HEATER CTRL B B Y = YELLOW
R F FOG RY RW W W B
AUTO SHIFTER ILLUMINATION WB
6 RY
PRELIMINARY INFO ONLY
RW
RW
RW
PN
PLG R F TURN
G GW
GR GW
GW
R R TURN
GW 6
R R FOG B CIG LIGHTER ILLUM RW B PN PN B B
RU RU RW RW PN NW L F TURN GR L R TURN
THE INFORMATION PRESENTED B G GR GR GR
L R FOG RU FUSE
IN THIS DIAGRAM IS NOT B B
3-4 15A
GUARANTEED TO BE DEMIST SWITCH NW N A1
COMPLETELY CORRECT REV
B 1981 TRIUMPH TR8 - UK SPEC GENE
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