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1. Re: What happens if I don't use a lead additive? (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:27:13 -0000
I am the proud new owner of a 71 GT6 MKIII and have a basic question. I was informed by the previous owner that I should add a lead additive to the fuel. How importnant is this and what happens if it
/html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00806.html (9,803 bytes)

2. Re: England (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 08:57:46 -0000
Much like it is for the rest of the year. B**y awful, though in those two months it can be worse than ever. Jonmac -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://w
/html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00917.html (7,245 bytes)

3. Headlamp flashers, fly-off brakes - origins (longish) (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 13:33:57 -0000
Headlamp flashers I believe these originated in Italy. In many European countries, it is illegal to sound the car horn during hours of darkness - unless its an emergency. As the majority of cars *use
/html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00969.html (11,419 bytes)

4. Triumph pictures by a Standard Triumph stylist (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:37:46 -0000
If you surf Triumph websites outside your own country, I would point anyone interested in Standard Triumph artwork to the Triumph Sports Six Club website in the UK and this link in particular - http:
/html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01099.html (7,989 bytes)

5. Re: SU HS6 rebuild (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 09:07:01 -0000
Frank Crowe commented on the successful use of MOS2 (Molybdenum Disulphide) in very elderly gearboxes and axles. I'd endorse his comments, but only partially. I believe that in the UK, MOS2 is probab
/html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01180.html (7,174 bytes)

6. Sir Stirling Moss (terms of address - limited LBC) (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:59:48 -0000
A brief return to this subject, especially in view of the wider invite extended to enthusiasts to attend the function in Wisconsin. I noted in one of the digests that Randall referred to the great ma
/html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01279.html (9,081 bytes)

7. Most dangerous tool & Forms of address (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:43:11 -0000
I've discovered two heavy hammers used in unison can have painful outcomes. I was trying to remove the ball joint on the steering rod of my Fergie from the steering box drop arm. All manner of persua
/html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01311.html (7,610 bytes)

8. Re: Polishing the carbs (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 20:56:15 -0000
Really???????? The Bayeux Tapestry illustrates Old Bill only going to England in 1066. Didn't know he crossed the Atlantic as well - either before, or after :) I've always maintained the French shipb
/html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00653.html (8,197 bytes)

9. Re: Vandalism (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 09:12:04 -0000
Tragic though Mike Mawson's experiences are, we have "to make allowances for the fact that perpetrators are probably from broken homes, have never been shown any affection and are desperately unhappy
/html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00733.html (8,263 bytes)

10. Car sold to Italy - NO LBC (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:00:41 -0000
1) Assurred International Payment 2) Title tranfer 3) How is this guy going to send all this money, and have it clear my buddies account, without having the car? To keep the LBC theme relevant and to
/html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00863.html (8,389 bytes)

11. Re: TR5 (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:13:09 -0000
I know of a collector in search of a TR5 and told him that most of what he would find (if anything) would be RH drive. I've since found that there were some exports to Canada that later found their w
/html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00910.html (8,597 bytes)

12. Re: Re: TR4A headlight switch "flash to pass" (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 14:20:18 -0000
Don't think so, Chris. A headlamp flasher was an optional extra for US spec TR4A's, just as was IRS. I remember coding HF on production indent dockets many many times. One of those oddball imponderab
/html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01004.html (9,750 bytes)

13. RE: >>The earlier ring gear was pressed onto the flywheel (what an (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:15:53 +0100
To shrink or bolt, that is the question. Periodically, queries of why a certain procedure was / was not adopted by Standard-Triumph appears on this list and it makes me wish I had taken more care of
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg01037.html (12,013 bytes)

14. Fwd: RE: TR4A ? engine (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:48:49 +0100
Having looked at the three pix submitted by Jim Wallace on the queried wet liner four pot lump with twin SU's, my best guess is it probably came from a Standard Vanguard Sportsman. I stress this is a
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg01081.html (9,666 bytes)

15. Seen in passing... (LBC and Triumph specific) (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:41:35 +0100
This weekend just past, I found myself in the car park of a local hardware store. My mission was the acquisition of many rolls of wallpaper, about which the less said the better. As I locked my car a
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg01165.html (7,974 bytes)

16. Re: GT6-3: Overdrive Conversion? (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:35:26 +0100
Martin, you don't *have* to re-ratio the diff. A 3.89 unit was usual fit for overdrive cars, but only if the ordering dealer had failed to specify another ratio on the new car order. Few if any US de
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg01191.html (9,254 bytes)

17. Standard-Triumph engines (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:52:23 +0100
I've been cleaning up my hard disk of unwanted files for archiving and have two files in MS Word format that *may* be of interest for Newsletter editors? A few years ago, I was asked to compile a hi
/html/triumphs/2004-10/msg01209.html (8,458 bytes)

18. Re: TR4 oil sump capacity increase (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 09:30:02 +0100
Bob, while I don't keep records of posts to the list, I don't recall over the last five or so years of ever seeing posts about actual or perceived deficiencies with the oil capacity on the wet liner
/html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00498.html (9,422 bytes)

19. Re: Randall's misfortune (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:29:12 +0100
As usual, I'm 24 hours or more behind everyone else (because I'm in Digest mode) in learning about Randall's accident. The good thing is Randall wasn't hurt, though I suspect his love for his car and
/html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00540.html (9,128 bytes)

20. Move to US (score: 1)
Author: "jonmac" <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 10:54:46 +0100
Quick thought for you - I'm shortly moving from the UK to the US, and am contemplating taking my 2500S with me. It's OK on 97RON unleaded fuel over here, but doesn't like 95 too much. My question is
/html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00541.html (9,458 bytes)


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