- 221. Help with Spitfire 4 HS2s (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 16:27:02 EDT
- Help! :-) Anyone know if I can easily obtain an "off the shelf" (i.e., local hardware store) substitute for the o-ring or rubber gasket (or whatever it is) under the nut on the pipe from the jet to t
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00594.html (7,753 bytes)
- 222. Re: Help with Spitfire 4 HS2s (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 21:20:54 EDT
- What Paul said. Also check that there is only onle sealing ring on the nut. An extra one can pinch off the fuel. == And that's the first thing I'll check as I replace whatever is there currently. I w
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00598.html (7,744 bytes)
- 223. Re: Hmm. VERY stuck GT6 clutch. (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 19:51:40 EDT
- Had the GT on stands for 3 months. Or 4 months. All for a dumb u-joint repair.... Now the clutch won't unstick. ... I drove the car around the block with the clutch pedal in, and still can't get the
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00818.html (8,259 bytes)
- 224. Re: Identifying TR3-4 trannies (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:23:44 EDT
- Is there anyway to identify externally the "age" or model of a TR3-4 tranny? == Yes, inasmuch as each casing should have a serial number on it. That number is "stamped on the L.H. side of the Clutch
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00872.html (7,736 bytes)
- 225. Re: TR6 Engine Rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 09:28:11 -0400
- == Jim, at risk of stating the obvious, it almost sounds as if your oil burning problem was CAUSED by the head work!? What exactly was done? --Andy Mace Check out the new British Cars Forum: http://w
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00891.html (8,208 bytes)
- 226. Re: Dash Bulbs (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 18:34:07 EDT
- I'm looking for new bulbs for my dash. both sizes. Any ideas where to get them other than the Big 3? I looked at Pep Boys, Autozone, and Advance. == Take the bulb(s) with you. They might not be in th
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00913.html (7,613 bytes)
- 227. Re: Castrol - and matters of that ilk (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 09:36:14 EDT
- But the old style Castrol of 60+ years ago, the stuff they used in racing engines is still available in the UK - maybe elsewhere too? It's Castrol Racing 40 and its got that wonderful smell of burnt
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00946.html (8,398 bytes)
- 228. Re: Modern alternative for Cotswold Blue (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 20:58:23 EDT
- The thread about modern equivalents has me wondering if anyone could suggest a modern preferably American car or truck color that would be a good substitute for Cotswold blue? Not sure if it was used
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg00985.html (8,291 bytes)
- 229. Re: TR6 fog lamps : what was original? (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:15:06 +0000
- == I agree! But at least it has the roof-mounted Lucas 576 lamp (BIG $$$ right there)! Meanwhile, I sure hope there's some good documentation with the car, since it looks pretty darned "normal" other
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01055.html (9,251 bytes)
- 230. Re: Compression Test Results (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:06:49 EDT
- Bill, the whole point of TeriAnn's post was that there is no "psi number to shoot for". What you should look for when doing a compression test is the same number in all cylinders. The actual number i
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01064.html (8,985 bytes)
- 231. Re: Bugeye in the funny pages (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:05:20 EDT
- ...More surprising was the bugeye on the comics page I spotted over lunch. The character is in high school and her father has given her permission to "look" at cars; she's shopping with her brother I
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01101.html (7,876 bytes)
- 232. Re: Tonneau snaps for TR4A door (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 21:51:47 EDT
- I begin to suspect that they may have changed from screws to rivets somewhere along the way. == Correct (!?), for whatever it's worth. My first edition TR4 Spare Parts Catalogue lists p/n 509279, "Sc
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01107.html (9,002 bytes)
- 233. Re: TR6 Driveshaft Bolt - Grade Needed (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 21:56:45 EDT
- I have yet another set of new drive shaft bolts from TRF made in the UK. These are zink plated, and have R S B across the "top" with an S at 6:00. What's it all mean.... == I'd have to guess that the
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01109.html (9,264 bytes)
- 234. Re: TR3 cooling system questions (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 16:14:50 EDT
- I was going to replace the cooling fluid but, I noticed I could not get anything to drain from the engine block drain. On removing the drain I found it (and the space behind it) filled with the a bla
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01172.html (7,530 bytes)
- 235. Re: I did it (trailer/transport vs drive) kinda long (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2004 22:33:14 EDT
- What? You guys had brakes? That's cheating. I once drove a certain TR3A halfway across the country with only the hand brake working. This after many very busy days and nights trying to get it roused
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01262.html (9,587 bytes)
- 236. Re: shipping hard tops (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:13:16 -0400
- == Al, I had to ship a steel factory MkIV Spitfire hardtop from NY to San Diego, CA, about seven years ago. The CA buyer arranged with a local Mailboxes, Etc., or "Shipmates" type of place to pay for
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01333.html (7,998 bytes)
- 237. Re: Lucas dizzy hardware (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:15:29 -0400
- == Greg, that Delco distributor is most likely from a GT6 and will fit physically. How well it would function on a TR6 motor I don't know.... --Andy Mace Check out the new British Cars Forum: http://
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01334.html (7,693 bytes)
- 238. Spitfire steering column joint bushes (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 11:19:54 -0400
- Has anyone found an acceptable "local" (i.e., quality hardware store) alternative to the p/n 108977 bushes for the steering column joint? If not, I've no problem (well, I hope I'll have no problems)
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01386.html (7,198 bytes)
- 239. Re: VTR Website on a LUCAS Server???? (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 20:53:40 EDT
- Wow....seems the VTR website is dead again. == You're not the first person to mention this, but I've had no trouble at any time accessing it, be it from work, through AOL or separately via Netscape t
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01487.html (8,132 bytes)
- 240. Re: VTR Website on a LUCAS Server???? (score: 1)
- Author: ZoboHerald@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:12:49 EDT
- Wow....seems the VTR website is dead again. == You're not the first person to mention this, but I've had no trouble at any time accessing it, be it from work, through AOL or separately via Netscape t
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01488.html (8,060 bytes)
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