- 301. RE: [TR] Homemade beading (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 20:58:05 -0700
- I made some for a VW Beetle a few years back. I got me some welting cord from an upholstery shop and wrapped vinyl fabric around it cutting it about an inch or so from the bead. It worked surprisingl
- /html/triumphs/2007-05/msg00400.html (7,135 bytes)
- 302. [TR] Re: [Spit] clutch or thrust washer? (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 07:51:03 -0700
- Before removing the pan, check the crankshaft runout before and afret the clutch is depressed. You can do this using a dial indicator on the front of the crank. Make sure that you force the crank ba
- /html/triumphs/2007-05/msg00613.html (7,912 bytes)
- 303. RE: [TR] TR 250 (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:43:12 -0700
- If this guy gets what he is asking, all I can say is, "P.T. Barnum was right!" Joe Well, I havent read any comments on the following Ebay listing: 170123200818 Is this for real? 85K?? I just complet
- /html/triumphs/2007-06/msg00375.html (7,479 bytes)
- 304. [TR] Second run of Triumph List badges are here (Just in time for (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:11:18 -0700
- I will be shipping badges tomorrow to the following people: Bill McLeod Richard H. Johnson Bob Sharp James Palmer Allen L. Kelley William K. Beecher Doug Mathews Bob Streepy Dave Hammond I have anoth
- /html/triumphs/2007-06/msg00419.html (7,142 bytes)
- 305. RE: [TR] Request for advice (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:37:58 -0700
- I'm still trying to get a handle on why anyone would want to cover up a perfectly good rollbar with foam anyway! Joe I am installing a 'roll bar' in my TR250 mostly for looks, but also to support th
- /html/triumphs/2007-06/msg00547.html (7,671 bytes)
- 306. Re: [TR] Request for advice (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:27:09 -0700
- Yes and no. To be frank, I am in the camp that believes that a bad rollbar is worse than no rollbar at all. Most bars that people put in their cars suffer from one or both of the following problems:
- /html/triumphs/2007-06/msg00564.html (9,355 bytes)
- 307. RE: [TR] Request for advice (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 20:40:17 -0700
- In California, they use "Gaffer's Tape"! Joe Do you mean Racer's Tape? John == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2007-06/msg00574.html (8,339 bytes)
- 308. RE: [TR] Duck Tape (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:41:32 -0700
- Your generation is showing! :) Joe I thought you used alligator clips on joints. mjb. == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2007-06/msg00605.html (7,176 bytes)
- 309. Re: [TR] Building a 150 hp engine (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:00:48 -0700
- You have to be very careful adding a supercharger to an already prepared engine because the equivalent compression ratio increase may push the engine over the top as far as reliability is concerned.
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00179.html (9,811 bytes)
- 310. Re: [TR] high engine rpm (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:13:40 -0700
- You can jack up the rear of the car and while preventing one rear wheel from turning, rotate the drive shaft and count the number of revolutions that the drive shaft must be rotated to cause the fre
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00359.html (10,125 bytes)
- 311. Re: [TR] high engine rpm (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:22:01 -0700
- Yes, Please explain. The ratio is what it is and therefore I don't understand what you mean by "off by a factor of 2". Joe --Original Message-- From: triumphs-bounces+spitlist=cox.net@autox.team.net
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00367.html (8,560 bytes)
- 312. Re: [TR] high engine rpm (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:35:25 -0700
- In your example, you would not be able to keep 0ne wheel stationary because a locked (welded) diff would force both wheels to move together. I tried several different methods a few years ago to see
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00371.html (9,954 bytes)
- 313. Re: [TR] high engine rpm (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:19:55 -0700
- That situation is a whole different issue. In my scenario, I have one wheel set so that it does not turn at all. In your scenario, you really can't know or control what either of the two wheels are
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00376.html (9,473 bytes)
- 314. Re: [TR] high engine rpm (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:49:39 -0700
- Well, It would appear to be that way , but there is no way at all to know how many revolutions the drive shaft is turning and thus measure the ratio. To be able to determine the ratio without disasse
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00380.html (9,125 bytes)
- 315. Re: [TR] high engine rpm (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:07:55 -0700
- That is precisely the procedure that I proposed. However, I did mention that you ought to keep one wheel from spinning so that you remove the differential effect. Joe --Original Message-- From: triu
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00383.html (10,601 bytes)
- 316. Re: [TR] high engine rpm (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:54:21 -0700
- I am pretty sure that if you do not secure one wheel, one will spin backward relative to the other with an open diff. Don't ask me to explain it but that is what I have noticed when I tried it. I am
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00412.html (9,578 bytes)
- 317. Re: [TR] high engine rpm (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:47:03 -0700
- Thanks Michael! I stand corrected. But I am still gonna try it for myself because I am sure that I remember the wheels spinning opposite directions when they are both free. But maybe that happens whe
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00417.html (7,449 bytes)
- 318. Re: [TR] VTR Ramblings, 3900 miles round trip (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:06:23 -0700
- I have to say that Detroit is far from the middle of the country. It is in fact in the north and still over 2000 miles from me in Southern AZ. I am still waiting on there being scheduled an event th
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00472.html (10,058 bytes)
- 319. Re: [TR] Inflating Tires w/ Nitrogen? (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:04:22 -0700
- I say, "USE Hydrogen or Helium". It reduces the unsprung weight! :) Joe C. _______________________________________________ This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http://www.vtr.o
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00540.html (9,139 bytes)
- 320. Re: [TR] Inflating Tires w/ Nitrogen? (score: 1)
- Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:44:42 -0700
- Couldn't you tell the difference when you drove Tiny Tim? _______________________________________________ This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http://www.vtr.org Triumphs maili
- /html/triumphs/2007-07/msg00550.html (9,682 bytes)
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