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61. Re: [TR] Brake diagnosis technique. (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:55:15 -0600; One possibility is a master cylinder problem. But why now? -- When I bleed the brakes I put a 2x4 on the floorboard beneath the pedal so the pedal doesn't go all the way to the floor and the piston s; /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00305.html (7,637 bytes)
62. Re: [TR] K & N air filters (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 13:26:11 -0600; /start technical reasons 1 - They look pretty. 2 - They let me fit nice shiny filter enclosures /end technical reasons They certainly do flow more easily than paper filters. I've only had limited exp; /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00665.html (15,264 bytes)
63. Re: [TR] Triumph repair operation time guide - aka flat rate manual (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:52:04 -0600; On 9/7/2012 8:20 PM, McGaheyRx@aol.com wrote: This question is, I think, in the same vein with those about the service bulletins. I recently snagged a "1977 TR7 Repair Operation Times" booklet - an o; /html/triumphs/2012-09/msg00056.html (14,856 bytes)
64. Re: [TR] Feelings about paint types (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:32:01 -0600; On 10/5/2012 9:44 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman wrote: On 10/5/12 7:58 AM, ptegler@verizon.net wrote: clear flake off is a prep issue...and/or waiting too long before applying (base set to much) In matched; /html/triumphs/2012-10/msg00070.html (12,300 bytes)
65. Re: [TR] Your own T5 Conversion (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:46:39 -0700; Would be a fun toy to have in the shop (although I suspect the purchase price would equal a fleet of Maybachs). But, geez, using a laser "in the kilowatt range...?" With a kilowatt CO2 laser, you cou; /html/triumphs/2013-01/msg00286.html (10,757 bytes)
66. Re: [TR] When to rebuild (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2013 21:55:33 -0600; Two tons? I didn't know the TR came stock with 1800 lbs of concrete blocks in the trunk.... Cheers. -- Michael Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking di; /html/triumphs/2013-03/msg00097.html (10,182 bytes)
67. Re: [TR] 1958 TR3A at GullWing Motors (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 21:00:56 -0600; Oh.my.goodness. If one were to buy (if they were still available) all new parts necessary to make up a complete car, it would probably cost less than it would take to put this car right. Now, I can s; /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00170.html (9,568 bytes)
68. Re: [TR] Moss TR6 spin on oil filter conversion (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:36:18 -0600; Note that the original canister will slide on the center stud until it contacts the square-section o-ring, and the internal spring keeps the filter element pressed against the land which has the outp; /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00208.html (11,501 bytes)
69. Re: [TR] brake lines (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:59:40 -0600; I don't recommend using braided stainless for all lines. The braided stuff has just a bit of diameter change under pressure. It's not really noticeable for very short runs, such as replacing the rubb; /html/triumphs/2013-09/msg00149.html (11,852 bytes)
70. Re: [TR] TR6 differential noise (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2013 12:03:25 -0600; That certainly doesn't sound like a bearing to me--a bearing should be grumbly and growly when going bad. The knocking sounds like a u-joint, either going bad or operating at too extreme an angle. Si; /html/triumphs/2013-09/msg00182.html (9,939 bytes)
71. Re: [TR] Pre 1974 Spit needed for film in England (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:13:50 -0600; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --==1891651901662661899== boundary="--090707020609050109080506" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --090707020609050109080506 Content-Transfer-E; /html/triumphs/2015-03/msg00172.html (12,777 bytes)
72. Re: [TR] Pre 1974 Spit needed for film in England (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 21:37:06 -0600; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --==6450056951662538395== boundary="--070708040600080508040100" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --070708040600080508040100 Content-Transfer-E; /html/triumphs/2015-03/msg00174.html (13,242 bytes)
73. Re: [TR] What's the general life expectancy for rubber bushes for LBCs? (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Mon, 06 Apr 2015 21:23:11 -0600; This is almost one of those questions that is never going to get a satisfactory answer. We start with the presumption that the cars spoken of are anywhere from 35 to 65 years old, and while the suspe; /html/triumphs/2015-04/msg00050.html (12,400 bytes)
74. Re: [TR] What's the general life expectancy for rubber bushes for LBCs? (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:40:28 -0600; One other consideration that needs be mentioned in the context of factory-installed bushings lasting longer than replacements: installation. Factory installations tend to be routinized around best pr; /html/triumphs/2015-04/msg00053.html (10,603 bytes)
75. Re: [TR] Oh deer (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:03:38 -0600; The first one I hit was around the end of October or early November. I suspect it was a loser in the rutting season and had decided to commit suicide. I was teaching at a school about thirty miles aw; /html/triumphs/2015-04/msg00086.html (11,367 bytes)
76. Re: [TR] FW: [6pack] Floorpan replacement and Rust repair quote... (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 17:04:13 -0600; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --==8123859074352258385== boundary="--050903080005050602040707" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --050903080005050602040707 Content-Transfer-E; /html/triumphs/2015-06/msg00091.html (21,283 bytes)
77. Re: [TR] New TR2-4 manual available in PDF (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:43:18 -0600; I will attest that the size can be controlled, but only with considerable massaging. In the case of the bulletins I published, each was individually republished on a template with all the bitmaps rep; /html/triumphs/2015-06/msg00202.html (10,598 bytes)
78. Re: [TR] sabrina engines (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 20:33:44 -0600; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --==3312408189231757494== boundary="--060608000904090808010206" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --060608000904090808010206 Content-Transfer-E; /html/triumphs/2015-10/msg00031.html (11,337 bytes)
79. Re: [TR] Remove TR4 Tranmission (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2015 20:51:21 -0700; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --==2793510752977389762== boundary="--050603000404080909000306" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --050603000404080909000306 Content-Transfer-E; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00062.html (13,203 bytes)
80. Re: [TR] WTB a TR-3 (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>; Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2016 14:31:55 -0700; I think all the TR4s were listed as 2138cc. IIRC, the factory manuals listed TR4s as 100 bhp, while the TR4As were listed as 104 bhp, which was attributed to a minor cam profile tweak and the change; /html/triumphs/2016-01/msg00069.html (10,172 bytes)

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