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141. [TR] TR4A - A Few Electric Questions (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 08:35:08 -0700; Assuming you have only overdrive, and not reverse lights, it does not matter. The two switches are wired in parallel, so the circuit is completed if either switch is closed. One switch closes only i; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00393.html (8,620 bytes)
142. [TR] Alternatives to cluster shaft needle bearings? (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 08:37:20 -0700; Doesn't the cluster gear also have to be ground to diameter before fitting the longer bearing? -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00394.html (8,959 bytes)
143. [TR] TR4A - Ammeter Polarity (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:38:41 -0700; Both of them. I believe the one on the right should be wired to the control box, while the one on the left goes to the fuse block and starter solenoid. This car was wired for negative ground. If you; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00398.html (7,752 bytes)
144. [TR] TR2/3 fuel shut-off valve. (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 10:50:06 -0700; Hi Angelo, welcome back. I believe TRF offers a proper cork seal, likely others do as well. I did as you suggest and cut one from a length of "rubber" fuel line many years ago. It was tricky getting; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00402.html (8,973 bytes)
145. [TR] TR2/3 fuel shut-off valve. (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 12:22:35 -0700; Both websites show it as available now. TRF REP431, Moss 589-220. -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00404.html (8,526 bytes)
146. [TR] TR2/3 fuel shut-off valve. (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 12:54:10 -0700; Laboratory corks aren't made from cork any more? -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00405.html (8,538 bytes)
147. [TR] (no subject) (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:42:02 -0700; I have not tried it myself yet, but many people (including Greg Solow) seem to like Ford D2AZ-19590-A (which is a special purpose grease developed by Ford, to solve an almost identical problem on th; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00419.html (8,887 bytes)
148. [TR] (no subject) (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:53:41 -0700; Oops, in my previous reply I assumed he was asking about the splines in the half shafts (or drive shafts if you're British) on an IRS Triumph. I agree, anti-seize for the wire wheel splines (althoug; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00420.html (8,166 bytes)
149. [TR] (no subject) (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 15:47:03 -0700; That's all the ones that were on my TR3A were good for, IMO. However, on my first Stag I wanted to try to stay a little closer to "original" (might even show it someday), and it originally had chrom; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00422.html (8,465 bytes)
150. [TR] TR2 timing question - (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:14:29 -0700; Unless it is really strangely shaped, it's not likely to hit a valve. Mine is just a spark plug shell with a headless bolt screwed into it, and it doesn't hit anything. Both valves are closed for mo; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00590.html (7,707 bytes)
151. [TR] Oil sump Gasket Sealant (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 03:50:44 -0700; That is exactly my objection to Aviation Form-A-Gasket; and one of the reasons I like Hylomar so much. It will come off easily even decades after being applied; while as you've discovered, classic "; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00594.html (8,219 bytes)
152. [TR] Bleeding the bl--dy brakes - again (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 12:01:13 -0700; So that means you get bubbles when you bleed the brakes? Or could be past the seals in the cylinders. The master cylinder is particularly suspect, as it is the only place in the system where the pre; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00595.html (8,592 bytes)
153. [TR] Another Crazy Question: Beware, chestnut related (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:04:14 -0700; My suggestion would be to first confirm that both the centrifugal advance and vacuum advance are doing at least something. If either one has quit working, it can make the engine feel sluggish withou; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00599.html (10,247 bytes)
154. [TR] Gear Shift Kob Rattle (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:08:54 -0700; Yup, there's a spring inside the shifter mechanism that could be broken. You might also find this service note to be interesting http://tinyurl.com/3q2pwk2 -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00600.html (7,680 bytes)
155. [TR] TR2/3 Control head installation (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 09:49:04 -0700; Yes, assuming the wheel and steering are both in the "straight-ahead" position. Yes. You need to back them out so they are flush while installing the head, then snug them down until they grab the pl; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00611.html (8,470 bytes)
156. [TR] Alternator Retrofit (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 15:37:08 -0700; There is a 55 amp Bosch alternator that will fit right into the 15 ACR mounts. It's a bit more expensive than the common Delcos (although Delco does make a similar unit); but my FLAPS had one on the; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00614.html (7,400 bytes)
157. [TR] Another Crazy Question: Beware, chestnut related (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 17:49:16 -0700; Should be fine, as long as the vacuum goes where it should and not where it shouldn't. IOW, make sure it fits snugly over the copper (or original steel) line at the ends, and won't collapse under va; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00617.html (9,018 bytes)
158. [TR] TR3 clutch return spring question (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 17:58:04 -0700; It's supposed to be real tight; but you should be using the Girling spring unless you somehow wound up with the clutch slave from an early car with front drum brakes. That's interesting about the Loc; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00618.html (7,874 bytes)
159. [TR] Castrol Brake Fluif (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 18:33:55 -0700; Yup. I've been telling everyone for years now that according to Castrol, "synthetic" means only that it came out of a modern refinery, instead of directly out of the ground. In other words, the term; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00620.html (8,003 bytes)
160. [TR] Interior vinyl installation question - thanks - and followup questions (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 10:33:08 -0700; When driving where it's actually dark (as opposed to in the city), I really hate having any kind of bright indicator lamp on where I can see it. Your eyes respond to total light received, so a light; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00635.html (8,463 bytes)

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