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341. Re: TR6 on Ebay (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 17:46:09 -0500 (EST); Barrett-Jackson == BULLSHIT Just because one car sells for x $$$ at Barrett-Jackson, we're supposed to believe that all similar cars are equally valued? I don't think so. rml hmm, my race car is CR18; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00025.html (8,267 bytes)
342. Re: Barrett-Jackson auction thoughts (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 09:33:40 -0500 (EST); Hi. Okay. Here's the deal. Barrett-J gets a commission based on teh selling price (obviously), so it's to thier advantage to push the price up. So the $20k you spend on the whatever winds up being ab; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00033.html (7,777 bytes)
343. Re: Flywheel retainers? (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 08:59:06 -0500 (EST); Well, might as well do it while you're in there. :-) TR6's _never_ had these. I'll bet the Haynes book has a picture of a TR3/TR4 flywheel install. These locking straps are a bad idea in most circums; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00052.html (9,109 bytes)
344. Re: TRF Summer Party CD (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:06:15 -0500 (EST); No prob. BTW, I got mine Mon. night and I can't "read it" in any of my DVD players. :-( I really needed a distraction on Monday too, so it was doubly cruel to have it not work. Oh well. I'll get back; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00053.html (7,551 bytes)
345. Re: Re: Flywheel retainers? (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 12:03:31 -0500 (EST); NO. The cam doesn't weight 25+ pounds, the cam spins at 1/2 engine speed and the cam itself doesn't flex (very much) under load. However, if you are really concerned about the cam bolts backing out,; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00057.html (7,437 bytes)
346. Re: Tire poll (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 16:51:42 -0500 (EST); You like that, eh? I haven't seen the final cut, but if there's any video of me driving from the paddock to the course or back the paddock, you get a pretty good idea how stiff the tires are. With on; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00073.html (8,848 bytes)
347. Re: Rodents eating wiring (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:24:44 -0500 (EST); If you go the cat route, get it fixed!!! If you have an un-fixed cat in your garage and they "take ownership" of your car, it will S-T-I-N-K when the cat "sprays" it. Trust me on this one. And if the; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00158.html (7,884 bytes)
348. Re: Amp gauge (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:11:24 -0500 (EST); Triumph switched from ammeters to voltage guages at some point, I can't recall if the switchover was CF1 or CC75000. At any rate, the later cars have voltmeters. I don't think that Triumph switched t; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00185.html (7,878 bytes)
349. RE: clutch fork pin? (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:15:32 -0500 (EST); Hi - comments below... In my experience, I'd associate this behavior with a broken top-hat bushing. If you're lucky, you can just replace the bushing and the shaft isn't damaaged. If you're cursed, t; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00298.html (9,048 bytes)
350. Re: Opinions on engine problem (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:28:11 -0500 (EST); Yes they are, but the motor will not spin if you put the rods in backward. I'd make sure that there is adequate clearance for the pushrods where they go through the head. Failing that as the problem,; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00392.html (7,495 bytes)
351. Re: Panasport Wheels (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:39:13 -0500 (EST); When you buy the Panasports from many of the wheel vendors, YOU provide the centering lug dimension (and you typically pay a nominal fee for them to cut the wheel). If you buy the wheel from a reputa; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00423.html (7,820 bytes)
352. Re: Rocker Arm/Valve Adjustment (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 10:49:39 -0500 (EST); [stuff deleted] The method is fairly simple. You run the engine with the valve cover off. Note: you will get oil all over the engine compartment!!!! So, putting some "fender covers" over the inner fe; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00508.html (9,611 bytes)
353. Re: tr6 console (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:38:51 -0500 (EST); ... that was sold at a Barratt-Jackson auction. rml -- Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-vms-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | --; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00548.html (6,736 bytes)
354. Re: Words of Warning (not strictly LBC) (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:46:13 -0500 (EST); I'll second this message. I actually had this happen twice! Once when I was putting the safety glasses on (I accidentally hit the on switch to the die grinder and it contacted a part of the (rusty) s; /html/6pack/2004-03/msg00578.html (8,108 bytes)
355. Re: Weber conversion...two issues (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 10:21:39 -0500 (EST); Hi, My standard response to the Weber query: 1. If you are talking Weber DCOE 40's, then the answer is: you can tune them however you want to. I really mean that. There are millions of possible combi; /html/6pack/2004-02/msg00012.html (9,652 bytes)
356. Re: Weber conversion...two issues (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 16:50:30 -0500 (EST); Hello. The folks that pooh-pooh Webers on street cars completely mis-understand the principle of carburation. For example, it is somewhat easy to make a Z.S. 175 run rich on a TR6. Is this car over c; /html/6pack/2004-02/msg00019.html (13,212 bytes)
357. Re: steel braided fuel line (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 11:33:28 -0500 (EST); Howdy. I am not aware of a kit for this. You are correct, the fuel pressure on a stock car is quite low, maybe 1.5 psi. The problem with converting to brainded stainless is that from necessity, you n; /html/6pack/2004-02/msg00032.html (9,934 bytes)
358. Re: Paint Gauge Rings and switches (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 16:08:01 -0500 (EST); [stuff deleted] One brand is "novus" or "novuus". I haven't used it on black plastic that I can recall, but I have used it for 20+ years on taillight lenses with excellent results. There are three gr; /html/6pack/2004-02/msg00053.html (7,752 bytes)
359. Feel Like a Fool?? (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:05:15 -0500 (EST); Light faire here. I just was zipping through the hundred or so SPAM messages that I got and there was one that caught my attention: "Love your carbs too much? This is for You!" My first thought - ho; /html/6pack/2004-02/msg00067.html (6,769 bytes)
360. Re: piston detective (score: 1): Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>; Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:12:22 -0500 (EST); Dan Clancy's situation reminds me of some tidbits about engine "rebuilding". Many folks will "refresh" an engine by re-ringing and putting in new bearings. I've done it myself a number of times. And; /html/6pack/2004-02/msg00089.html (7,928 bytes)

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