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1. Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:12:30 -0600; Did the TR5 meet Canadian emission standards of the time? I bought my TR250 on European delivery and had to have a special EPA form stating that it met US emission standards in order to register it i; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00006.html (17,919 bytes)
2. Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:36:19 -0600; The TR5 did not meet US Emission standards and could not legally be imported into the US. ________________________________________ 6pack@autox.team.net Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Unsubscrib; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00014.html (11,721 bytes)
3. Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:16:27 -0600; I have owned my TR250 since it was new and many of the period road tests stated that emissions was the reason for using carbs on the TR250. Ironically, fuel injection is now the cleaner system, but i; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00019.html (13,645 bytes)
4. Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:35:21 -0600; I have trouble believing the argument about complexity of maintenance of the PI system. Remember, GM had been using fuel injection on several models since the late 50's. Not to mention all the hot ro; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00020.html (12,078 bytes)
5. Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:57:39 -0600; I think 1968 was when the EPA certification came about. The engine in my 250 threw a rod in Europe, so I got a replacement engine under warrantee. I was given a special form for US Customs certifying; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00021.html (12,244 bytes)
6. Re: [6pack] Canada - TR5 or TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:15:34 -0600; When I bought my TR250, my dad tried to persuade me to get a Mustang instead. Both he and my brother had them with plain vanilla 2V 289 (185hp) that he said would do 115 mph. I tried to explain that; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00028.html (13,119 bytes)
7. Re: [6pack] TR5 and TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 13:27:18 -0600; I can agree with some of this logic, but the central issue is whether the PI system could have met US EPA regulations. I think the answer is No. Were any other manufacturers using it on their US cars; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00029.html (11,787 bytes)
8. Re: [6pack] TR5 and TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:20:33 -0600; Sorry, there is no fable here. If you read a bit of history, you will find that the first real standards on tailpipe emission occurred in 1968. Here are a couple references, which state: "The first l; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00037.html (12,836 bytes)
9. Re: [6pack] TR5 and TR250 (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:12:29 -0600; Yes, I understand what you said. My point is that there were Federal standards imposed on exhaust emissions and they were achieved by detuning, It may have been possible to achieve the standards by d; /html/6pack/2013-01/msg00044.html (10,960 bytes)
10. Re: [6pack] DOT 5 leads to hydraulic component failures (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:57:27 -0600; The only problem I've observed with Dot 5 is that the hydraulic type brake light switches seem to fail. I have heard the same problem from others. This problem will not occur with the TR6 since it ha; /html/6pack/2013-02/msg00031.html (10,261 bytes)
11. Re: [6pack] CHANGING DIFF OIL (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:30:56 -0500; The pump I've used since I got my TR250 in1968 looks like a small bicycle pump. You pull the plunger back to suck the oil out, which is good for your triceps. I have another pump that screws into the; /html/6pack/2013-04/msg00014.html (9,801 bytes)
12. Re: [6pack] Help needed, TR250 engine rebuild oil pressure problems (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:33:49 -0500; I have a TR250 that I have had since new. It was showing the same problems for some time before I finally did something about it. I assumed the bearings were worn out, so at 110,000 miles I tore it d; /html/6pack/2013-09/msg00016.html (13,891 bytes)
13. Re: [6pack] Trafficator Clip (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:34:19 -0500; I can't remember the exact details, but I believe I had to do two adjustments to get it to cancel correctly and also get the wheel straight when headed straight ahead. I rotated the steering wheel so; /html/6pack/2013-10/msg00042.html (10,552 bytes)
14. Re: [6pack] A-Type O/D Conversion Shift Tower Issue (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 09:40:39 -0600; The OD rebuild article that Sam Clark and I wrote, shows one way to remove the pump. You will find the article on the mainenance page at vtr.org. -Larry ________________________________________ 6pack; /html/6pack/2013-11/msg00021.html (9,438 bytes)
15. Re: [6pack] windshield "chrome" (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:27:30 -0600; The reason it is too short is because the plastic molding shrinks over time, so the joint gets wider. That is what happened to my TR250 over the 45 years I've owned it. ______________________________; /html/6pack/2013-11/msg00031.html (9,978 bytes)
16. Re: [6pack] A-Type O/D Issue (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:54:00 -0600; Welcome to the club. You should read the article that Sam Clark and I have at http://www.vtr.org/maintain-index.shtml. We stand it up on the tail end so the splines will not move relative to each oth; /html/6pack/2013-11/msg00033.html (10,082 bytes)
17. Re: [6pack] Gear selector shaft detents (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:02:56 -0600; Go to the maintenance page at vtr - http://www.vtr.org/maintain-index.shtml and look at the end of "Rebuilding the Triumph TR Transmission Part 2". It explains how to overhaul a top cover and drill o; /html/6pack/2013-12/msg00003.html (10,905 bytes)
18. Re: [6pack] new overdrive (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:47:52 -0500; You didn't state the type of overdrive or the year. Normally, the switch on the right allows the overdrive to work in 3rd and 4th. The front-left switch allows it to work in 2nd. The rear-left one is; /html/6pack/2014-08/msg00018.html (9,879 bytes)
19. Re: [6pack] Seat belt repairing (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 09:57:06 -0500; I restored my buckles and had an upholstery shop replace the webbing. But since mine is a TR250, there is no retractor. I rarely see other TR250s with the original seat belts. Larry Young ___________; /html/6pack/2014-08/msg00025.html (9,650 bytes)
20. Re: [6pack] Sandblasting rust. (score: 1): Author: Larry Young <cartravel@pobox.com>; Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 10:13:06 -0600; You have to use low pressure or you will warp sheet metal, like 90 psi or less. I like Dupont Starblast. Takes it off quickly. I do it outside on a driveway and put up a crude fence to catch most of; /html/6pack/2015-02/msg00027.html (11,331 bytes)

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