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181. Re: Leaky pushrod tubes (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 20:25:04 -0700; mjb taught me a trick several years back that seems to work fairly well. Let the engine cool down, pull the rocker cover. Clean out the joint between the top of the head and the pushrod *really well*; /html/fot/1997-08/msg00042.html (7,337 bytes)
182. Re: VTR Nationals, Re: John and Val's Excellent Weekend (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 10:52:25 -0700; When folks brought up TRF's Summer Party as competition, I thought hard about why people would choose one instead of the other. I came up with two things that stand out: the Summer Party is about car; /html/fot/1997-07/msg00036.html (7,985 bytes)
183. RE: VTR Nationals, Re: John and Val's Excellent Weekend (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 11:01:19 -0700; -- Couldn't agree more. What can we do from our end (host club) to encourage their attendance? And what could any of you do to help? Put the emphasis on driving events, not static displays. The membe; /html/fot/1997-07/msg00037.html (8,101 bytes)
184. RE: Building a new engine (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 17:28:32 -0700; Total Seal has a "unique" second ring that is gapless. You can buy a complete ring set from them (John Lye likes their sets with moly top rings) or send them your Deves rings to convert. What they d; /html/fot/1997-07/msg00065.html (7,388 bytes)
185. Update on SB42 from its sponsor (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 11 Jun 1997 11:41:48 -0700; As somone pointed out this morning, the Transportation Committee postponed the hearing yet again. I got this message today from Senator Kopp, the bill's sponsor; presumably a show of force will have; /html/fot/1997-06/msg00032.html (8,181 bytes)
186. Lucas relay needed (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 11:47:01 -0700; This will probably seem a weird request, but here goes anyway: I need a Lucas relay - and not for any of our British cars. It's for the Ferrari, which for some reason, has a Lucas wiper motor (just l; /html/fot/1997-06/msg00049.html (7,501 bytes)
187. Re: TR3A Oil Cooler (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 16:53:23 -0700; like one that doesn't have a matrix that clogs with engine debris? Um, how else would you propose it works? As far as I can tell, when you lunch an engine, the cooler is disposable. BAT is the offici; /html/fot/1997-05/msg00011.html (7,103 bytes)
188. Re: [Fwd: Re: Summit Point Vintage Race] (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 10:23:08 -0700; Since I'm an IRS guy, I don't know anything in detail about the axle problems - but it sounds like there might be a market for getting someone like Coleman to build up some new ones out of more moder; /html/fot/1997-05/msg00016.html (7,095 bytes)
189. TR water pumps (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 11:03:49 -0700; Someone just wrote me (presumably in my capacity as VTR's TR4A consultant) asking about water pumps - his 4A's original pump failed, he put on another one without bleed hole and with "longer pulley"; /html/fot/1997-05/msg00028.html (6,900 bytes)
190. Re: Commercial Members of FOT (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 13:46:40 -0700; I think Ted and Ken would make a valuable contribution - with one caveat. My impression of Ted's responses on the British-cars list is that it is often "we can fix that, send us money", rather than p; /html/fot/1997-05/msg00048.html (7,895 bytes)
191. Re: Head Case-Response (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 12:12:26 -0800; I have never found a satisfactory correlation between CR and compression pressure. It's certainly not as easy as dividing by 14.7! There are lots of factors that affect the pressure reading, the most; /html/fot/1997-04/msg00012.html (7,193 bytes)
192. Re: Poor Man's Harmonic Balancer (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 14:47:53 -0800; Lovely to have the data ... could you tell me more about the one-wire alternator conversion? Do you go into the control box and jumper out the coil, or hack on the wiring harness? (This *sounds* like; /html/fot/1997-04/msg00018.html (6,632 bytes)
193. Re: Rings & Things (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 15:50:55 -0800; I think Total Seal has been around for a long time; the machine shop I use does mostly circle track and drag engines, and they're "really old hat" for them. I don't know much about their top rings, b; /html/fot/1997-04/msg00019.html (6,917 bytes)
194. Re: FW: Triumph TR4rd (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1997 09:47:04 -0800; Someone just sent me an entry for the monster list about V8 conversions - there are a couple of guys in there now that are touted as Rover V8 experts, one for TRs and one for MGs. Do a quick search a; /html/fot/1997-03/msg00033.html (6,502 bytes)
195. Re: Sneak Preview/Oil Pump Question (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 11:42:52 -0800; I know that I've bought a couple of TR oil pumps from Ken Gillanders;; I seem to recall that he sold me a "clearanced" pump for $35 exchange. I'm pretty sure that Ken also has uprated pumps with cons; /html/fot/1997-03/msg00036.html (6,800 bytes)
196. Re: VP rod bearings/steel head gaskets (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 10:26:27 -0800; I know Dave Bean Engineering was advertising that they are very heavily stocked in Vandervell for all sorts of applications; have you tried them?; /html/fot/1997-03/msg00057.html (6,805 bytes)
197. Conversion Components (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 13:38:44 -0800; I *think* it was on this list where we've done some discussion of five-speed Japanese gearboxes to Triumphs... I've been corresponding with a guy in New Zealand who makes a business of this sort of t; /html/fot/1997-03/msg00061.html (7,180 bytes)
198. Re: Triumph with Daytona history (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 12:43:08 -0800; Tim Suddard, the publisher of Grassroots Motorsports, wrote a story a few years back about finding such a car in storage. He bought it, planning to restore it and write about the process. I can't rem; /html/fot/1997-02/msg00001.html (6,964 bytes)
199. Re: TR6 Rear Axles & Etc. (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:02:54 -0800; Right. There's an entry in the monster list for these guys from a few months back, outlining much the same. We don't know anyone that has first hand experience, though ... and it seems quite pricey!; /html/fot/1997-02/msg00028.html (6,621 bytes)
200. Re: Triumph Thread on Thermostats (score: 1): Author: cak@dimebank.com (Chris Kantarjiev); Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 11:33:03 -0800; I haven't been paying attention to the Triumph list lately, but I think that a plugged bypass and gutted thermo should be absolutely fine ... especially if it's working!; /html/fot/1997-02/msg00031.html (6,921 bytes)

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