- 1. Failed Head Gasket or Condensation? (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:57:01 +0000
- Dear All, I recently discovered that there was emulsified oil in the engine of my Acclaim. B*gg*r, I thought. Head gasket gone. But has it? I sent the car in to the local garage which gets all the Tr
- /html/triumphs/2006-01/msg01300.html (9,369 bytes)
- 2. Happy Head Gasket (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:48:24 +0000
- Dear All, Very many thanks for all the helpful, informative and encouraging e-mails (both on- and off-list) in response to my query. Not only have I learnt a lot, I also feel a lot happier about thin
- /html/triumphs/2006-01/msg01334.html (7,157 bytes)
- 3. Re: Quizz Answers ... NO LBC (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:48:26 +0000
- Dear Bill, There are a few answers in there that are completely wrong for UK test subjects - which is not to say that I got all of them right, even by UK definitions! It varies, usually between 40 an
- /html/triumphs/2005-12/msg00956.html (9,447 bytes)
- 4. Re: Quizz Answers ... NO LBC (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:31:53 +0000
- This European never heard it before today - but he loves it. Far less confusing than "square" anyway, and more amusing than "hash". If "#" is a pound sign to Americans, what do they (you) call the co
- /html/triumphs/2005-12/msg00961.html (10,083 bytes)
- 5. Re: Quizz Answers ... NO LBC (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 21:39:15 +0000
- On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, at around 16:11:43 local time, Dave1massey@cs.com I don't understand what is so labour-intensive about writing "lb" that you have to shorten it to #, but I guess that's my problem
- /html/triumphs/2005-12/msg00967.html (9,971 bytes)
- 6. Re: needed - hardtop seals 71-80 Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:47:27 +0000
- These seals (or, rather, modern-day near-equivalents) are available from Rimmer Bros - or they were when I did my hardtop resto a couple of years ago. Be warned, though, they aren't cheap! ATB -- Mik
- /html/triumphs/2005-12/msg01359.html (8,493 bytes)
- 7. New Triumph Acclaim website (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 20:53:12 +0000
- Dear All, I am pleased to say that I have finally got around to uploading some general web pages on the Triumph Acclaim. Linked from the main page are full technical specifications, details of body c
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg00925.html (7,602 bytes)
- 8. You know you're driving a classic when... (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:25:11 +0100
- ... someone in an SUV follows you into a supermarket car-park to tell you "I used to have one of those"! Yes, Aneka, my Acclaim, is attracting all the right sorts of attention... The Jeep-driver in q
- /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg01517.html (7,792 bytes)
- 9. Triumph Clubs on the WWW - was "Now VTR Membership was Re: Crash pad replacement" (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thfoot.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 19:58:30 +0000
- As information: the TSSC has both "open" and "members only" sections on its website. What is rather sad about both the VTR and TSSC policies is that the World Wide Web is supposed to be a world-wide
- /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg01945.html (8,869 bytes)
- 10. Acclaim Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 18:17:51 +0100
- Dear All, I have asked the following questions on the Yahoo! Groups Acclaim list, but no-one has managed to answer them, so I now appeal to the collective knowledge of the Big List... CHASSIS NUMBERS
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01154.html (9,726 bytes)
- 11. Website update (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 18:18:37 +0100
- Dear All, If you would like to see a few pictures of my new Triumph Acclaim, please feel free to call in at: http://www.hargreave-mawson.demon.co.uk/Acclaim.html A link to this page, as well as links
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01174.html (7,383 bytes)
- 12. Re: Mold and Mildew (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 19:34:20 +0100
- Dear Ronnie, There are a number of household cleaners specifically formulated for removing (and preventing further growth of) mould and mildew in showers and bathrooms. Since you are on the wrong sid
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01412.html (8,896 bytes)
- 13. Re: dpo archvies (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:25:55 +0100
- Dear Bob, How about a pair of window winder handles in a Spitfire 1500, machined down and re-chromed at heaven knows what cost, when second-hand replacements are (and always have been) readily availa
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01430.html (7,392 bytes)
- 14. Re: not specifically triumph, but vintage related (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 19:13:08 +0100
- A tragic tale, both for the family and for the car. Don't let's get upset by that travesty of a report on Yahoo! News - neither balance nor reason "sells" (virtual) newspapers. One thing that did str
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg01343.html (10,886 bytes)
- 15. Re: not specifically triumph, but vintage related (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 10:05:41 +0100
- That would appear to be the case. "If you actually drive it, it ain't a classic!" What strange, twisted minds some people have... ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV Co
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg01366.html (10,469 bytes)
- 16. OT: Little British Van help request (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 10:11:07 +0100
- Dear All, My wife has recently acquired a 1987 Autohomes Bambi (a professional conversion of the Bedford Rascal van into a pocket-sized camper van). One of the first things she did was to try to jump
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg01367.html (8,559 bytes)
- 17. Re: not specifically triumph, but vintage related (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 17:01:08 +0100
- On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, at around 12:22:39 local time, spamiam@comcast.net <snip> An interesting, and, on the face of it, a powerful argument. However, whilst it may well assist in the preservation of tr
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg01377.html (10,227 bytes)
- 18. Re: OT: Little British Van help request (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 17:06:32 +0100
- On Fri, 5 Aug 2005, at around 08:50:01 local time, ZinkZ10C@aol.com Dear Harold, Thanks for that, but the same appears not to be the case in UK. My local parts supplier (the professional one, not Hal
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg01378.html (9,862 bytes)
- 19. OT: Little British Van (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 10:26:42 +0100
- Dear All, My grateful thanks to all of you who have contributed to this thread (and to my knowledge of fusible links). I have now managed to track down a fusible link from a scrap Bedford Rascal, and
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg01426.html (6,875 bytes)
- 20. Re: TR6 injector pipes (score: 1)
- Author: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 15:45:31 +0100
- You could try immersing it in a pan of boiling (or near-boiling) water - although you'd want to make sure that it was good and dry before fitting it! ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Herald 1200 Conver
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg01432.html (7,444 bytes)
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