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101. Re: [TR] Wire Wheels and Pressure Washer (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:18:14 +0000
Hmmmm....what I'm reading from all the responses so far is that it's perfect for the following: taking off my wheels, needle spraying the wire wheels cautious not to hit the rubber, then topcoating w
/html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00479.html (10,416 bytes)

102. Re: [TR] tr. od trans (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:43:27 +0000
I'd change it. Petroleum gets gummy over time. On recommendations from the list over time, I run Valvoline 20-50 (non-detergent) racing oil in my TR3A A-type OD. Works great. ________________________
/html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00483.html (8,415 bytes)

103. Re: [TR] what is this car? (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 22:40:49 +0000
Okay. Blondes only look like we can't tell time because we don't give brunettes the time of day.... _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Th
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00041.html (8,649 bytes)

104. [TR] TR3A Engine Miss (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 23:01:25 +0000
Drove the 3 to work in Concord for the first time today. Officially topdown til snowfall. Driving back, it had moments of running rough. Then it would smooth out. Two miles out from home, it ran roug
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00119.html (7,376 bytes)

105. [TR] Carburetor Leak (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 07 May 2008 23:36:30 +0000
Humblest apologies, everyone. I can't seem to find this past discussion. My carb rebuilds are low milage but several years old now, so the double rubber washers underneath have broken down and begun
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00184.html (7,073 bytes)

106. Re: [TR] TR6 Seat Rebuild (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 10 May 2008 14:25:59 +0000
I actually had pretty good results rebuilding the seats on my '59 TR3A by cutting out the springs that had rusted through and lacing in fresh springs haravested from an old mattress. Cleaned the spri
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00224.html (10,188 bytes)

107. [TR] Valve adjusting nuts (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 13:35:57 +0000
Am I missing something? The valve adjusting nuts on the TR3A rocker arms seem a bit small for a half inch wrench, yet don't fit metric either. Every time I adjust the valves, I bugger up the corners
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00234.html (6,517 bytes)

108. [TR] Blood Sacrifice to the Triumph Gods (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 23:47:50 +0000
No, this is not about the cost of Triumph parts. For some time, forever perhaps, I've been plagued by loud engine noise. I assumed that because my bracket for the first alternator conversion was poor
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00322.html (8,382 bytes)

109. [TR] Spring Loaded Fender Mirror (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 23:29:25 +0000
Now that the TR3A is running so smooth and quiet (ehr, well, sorta...inasmuch as thoaty growls are quiet), I'd really like to have a set of fender mirrors that don't come misaligned everytime I take
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00355.html (7,027 bytes)

110. Re: [TR] Plug wire recommendations? Was "Yellow plugs" (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 11:51:05 +0000
Adrian, I'm running copper core wires with a Pertonix ignition. Runs smooth and with excellent power. Am interested to hear if there is a problem with copper and Pertonix that I'm not aware of. Good
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00417.html (8,960 bytes)

111. Re: [TR] TR3 Steering Rack Conversion? (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 23:35:04 +0000
Powder Coating in the Oven Alas, brave man, inspiration to us all, Soon to meet his maker, or send his wife to the mall. Good luck, Randall! _______________________________________________ Support Te
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00452.html (10,002 bytes)

112. [TR] Was Length of Stator--now lubrication recommendations (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 23:22:13 +0000
In terms of lubrication for the various components of my TR3A, I have been following the advice from the List as follows. Maybe it's a good time to send it out for any new people I've been daily driv
/html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00527.html (9,891 bytes)

113. Re: [TR] GT6 Engine Still Seized (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:57:06 +0000
Great story, Sam! Just curious, how long were you able to run the same engine before you had to do anything to it? I'm wondering whether the place where the rings had frozen to the cylinder wall had
/html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00004.html (9,883 bytes)

114. Re: [TR] GT6 engine still seized - Bob Kinderlehrer gets the prize (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:54:01 +0000
Have been following this post with interest, but am confused. The original problem is that the engine would not turn over. Attempts to free it included turning it by hand with the tranny in neutral,
/html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00034.html (8,713 bytes)

115. Re: [TR] Battery or Starter (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:06:11 +0000
What happens if you trade a battery from a working car? _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in part by the Vintage Tri
/html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00035.html (7,750 bytes)

116. Re: [TR] TR4 unrestored? (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:28:25 +0000
I'd be interested in seeing the underneath of the car. Pretty clearly this would be a great car to start with. Clean engine. Coil has been replaced. Good rocker cover. Cockpit clean. Engine bay doesn
/html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00114.html (8,041 bytes)

117. [TR] Sudden change in idle (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:31:13 +0000
TR3A runs throaty and smooth and driving speeds, with power to spare. But since yesterday when I come to a stop, the idle drops to about 500 rpm, keeps it about a minute, and then dies altogether. Ti
/html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00199.html (7,745 bytes)

118. Re: [TR] Sudden change in idle (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:05:22 +0000
Normal idle speed is about 10, maybe 11. Drop is immediate now. Restart is immediate when I give it gas. I haven't reset the idle until I'm sure what the original cause is. I did buy gas from a diffe
/html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00210.html (8,069 bytes)

119. Re: [TR] Sudden Idle Change (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:44:30 +0000
Never would have thought of that, George. Interesting point. David Lylis was suggesting it might very well be the gas. I refueled this evening, and will watch this carefully on the drive in tomorrow
/html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00231.html (7,443 bytes)

120. Re: [TR] TR3 rear passenger seat. (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:49:37 +0000
I carried 4 and 5 crazy teenagers in my first car, a 1964 AH Sprite. Surprisingly, I still got stopped for speeding uphill in Fort Bragg, CA. Not everyone, ahem, as in no one, had a seat belt, but th
/html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00232.html (9,125 bytes)


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