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41. Re: [TR] HE 6 cylinder Engine Suffix (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 22:15:19 +0100; Hi, Patrick The suffixes on Standard-Triumph engines can be a bit misleading and prior to *about* 1970 the 'H' part certainly meant High compression but not necessarily in isolation. It also meant th; /html/triumphs/2015-06/msg00027.html (10,716 bytes)
42. Re: [TR] Antennea body holes (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2015 22:18:17 +0100; It was always possible to order any Standard or Triumph car from the factory with a fitted radio but they were not line fitments. North American models would have had AM (obviously?) in the Medium wa; /html/triumphs/2015-06/msg00080.html (11,070 bytes)
43. Re: [TR] stupidity (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 09:44:02 +0100; I suppose my story is more oriented to MG owners but affects any enthusiast who has fitted an electric fuel pump to their cars - especially underneath the tank area. Many years ago, I had a friend an; /html/triumphs/2015-06/msg00103.html (10,044 bytes)
44. Re: [TR] Is My Distributor Worn Out? (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 14:51:56 +0100; Wow! Did I learn a lot from that!! That post is definitely one for the archives. Well done Mr. B. and I wish I could be at the VTR bash - but 'tis a wee way to come. Jonmac </lurk mode> Johnnie asked; /html/triumphs/2015-07/msg00060.html (15,501 bytes)
45. Re: [TR] Triumph - rigid fuel line diameters (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:12:07 +0100; Jonmac The club had an outing were a fuel pump went out and it would have been nice to have a small section of rigid fuel line, fuel hose and a couple of hose clamps. I'm pretty sure that the TR6 ri; /html/triumphs/2015-07/msg00102.html (9,502 bytes)
46. Re: [TR] Triumph Electric Fuel Pump (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 11:02:00 +0100; As Andy Mace wrote, the fitting of electric fuel pumps was almost certainly for competition use only. The Lucas fuel pump used on the injection cars would have been quite unsuitable as it ran at arou; /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00014.html (9,244 bytes)
47. Re: [TR] Electric Fuel Pump (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 00:25:22 +0100; Jeffrey Gayton wrote, "Kastner says the mechanical fuel pump is just fine in terms of getting fuel to the carbs. For him, the advantage of the electric pump is that it can be installed in the trunk,; /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00030.html (9,874 bytes)
48. Re: [TR] TRF (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 18:26:16 +0100; night. Just received a note that the package has been shipped. Good news. But, using the tracking # provided, the shipment originated in DOVER, MN 55929. What is up with that? Did TRF move? Probably; /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00045.html (8,771 bytes)
49. Re: [TR] Lets talk oil some more (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:18:36 +0100; No there isn't, if that same oil was available today, which it is not. It's worth remembering that Mr. Castrol blends the 'same' oil in varying ways, depending on market. While it seems that Castrol; /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00049.html (9,703 bytes)
50. Re: [TR] TR3 question (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:17:19 +0100; In today's safety conscious age, I suppose the grab handle does look a bit out of place, bearing in mind safety belts hadn't registered on the Standard-Triumph Engineering or Production radars of the; /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00083.html (12,460 bytes)
51. Re: [TR] knock off tool in use.. (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:40:29 +0100; I've got a gurt big solid rubber mallet I bought in a camping shop for $3.00 odd. Does the job perfick. Jonmac --Original Message-- From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf O; /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00119.html (11,388 bytes)
52. Re: [TR] Near $140k TR2 on offer in the Netherlands (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:33:30 +0100; Geo Hahn wrote: I don't see anything to support that price. Nor me but that's what dealers in mainland Europe are charging for 'interesting' cars - and largely getting those prices. I don't know wher; /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00142.html (9,950 bytes)
53. Re: [TR] Santa Fe Concorso information (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:03:03 +0100; Just what I like to hear. Two people driving two cars a long distance to an event. That means brake dust on the wheels, flies on the screen and bodywork and possibly some "dirt" in wheelarches and on; /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00163.html (11,363 bytes)
54. Re: [TR] TR4 road draft tube plug (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 14:48:14 +0100; The wet liner four was used in: All TR models from TR2 to TR4A Triumph Renown Triumph Roadster All Standard Vanguards from 1948-1959/60 before being replaced by the 2 litre six pot in the Vignale The; /html/triumphs/2015-09/msg00040.html (15,829 bytes)
55. Re: [TR] TR4 road draft tube plug (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 16:33:15 +0100; Hi, Don I've not come across one myself - especially with the original factory diesel. I do recall the few Vanguards I encountered in the past all had a typical diesel 'shudder' at idle when everythi; /html/triumphs/2015-09/msg00043.html (17,660 bytes)
56. Re: [TR] TR in Canada (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 18:44:34 +0100; Correction. A large proportion of the workforce who built them had strong leanings towards communism and ultra left wing socialism, resulting ultimately in the crucifixion of the British motor indus; /html/triumphs/2015-10/msg00101.html (9,966 bytes)
57. [TR] A very rough TR5 (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:54:45 -0700; Anyone want a TR5 badly enough to spend US$19000 odd to acquire and rebuild this rustbucket on that's on ebay in the UK ref # 121798961189? Only reason I'm posting this is the car was clearly built a; /html/triumphs/2015-10/msg00122.html (8,749 bytes)
58. Re: [TR] Wire wheel maintenance (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 05 Nov 2015 03:15:34 -0700; Interesting video of wire wheels being made. At least it showed you *slowly.* However, the wires fitted on Brit iron of 50's to 80's made by Dunlop were made much faster because the bulk of the assem; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00047.html (9,163 bytes)
59. Re: [TR] An expensive lesson (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2015 09:01:58 -0700; company for a major UK engineering group. Our principal interest was an all makes parts programme for Japanese cars in the middle and far east markets - but we also had many approaches from various; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00082.html (11,246 bytes)
60. Re: [TR] An expensive lesson (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2015 09:57:07 -0700; Sorry, Don. Didn't mean to 'hurt' anyone but I only wrote that piece to illustrate that 'price fright' should never be the deciding factor. It's doing your best to keep your prices as close to market; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00084.html (10,451 bytes)

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