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141. [TR] FW: Re: Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:39:17 +0000
Took 3 years to bring my '59 TR3A back from junkyard status. I drive it every day it doesn't rain (not a lot these last three weeks). Still, ... ...frankly, the only trophy I'm interested in is the f
/html/triumphs/2008-07/msg00516.html (8,642 bytes)

142. Re: [TR] to re-core or not to re-core (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:15:35 +0000
I'm sure it was a good decision. I had my '59 tested too, after it had sat for 30 years in a shed in Ossinnee, NY. Tested fine. so I simply soaked it in Simple Green for several days, reverse flushe
/html/triumphs/2008-07/msg00594.html (8,049 bytes)

143. [TR] Magneto (little LBC content) (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:31:08 +0000
Sorry to bomb the list. Having trouble with magneto's rusting in this humid weather. After I sand these yet again, would a film of light oil or dialectric stop this? Any replies offlist would be appr
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00049.html (7,034 bytes)

144. Re: [TR] tr3-a elec.and mechanical pump (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:31:55 +0000
When I restored my 3, I tried to go the mechanical route, rebuilding the mechanical pump with a new diaphragm and everyting, then hooking the fuel lines to it. However, I also was worried that it mig
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00135.html (8,637 bytes)

145. Re: [TR] tr3-a elec.and mechanical pump (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:35:11 +0000
Oh yeah. The switch for the electric fuel pump is also an anti-theft device. When parking in suspect locations, turn it off. Big surprise after a hotwired car gets a hundred yards down the road and s
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00136.html (8,540 bytes)

146. Re: [TR] tr3-a maiden voyage (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:39 +0000
Congratulations, Larry! Well done! De-bugging will go on for some time, but you're absolutely right. Nothing compares to the feeling of having stripped a car down to nuts and bolts, reassembling it a
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00209.html (8,311 bytes)

147. Re: [TR] Headlamps (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:20:45 +0000
My Sainted Irish grandfather drove garbage "dray" in Santa Cruz, CA shortly before the turn of the 20th century. The local paper has an article about his wild driving leading to a road accident. He w
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00471.html (8,762 bytes)

148. [TR] TR3A Overdrive Switch (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:22:09 +0000
The TR3A OD switch has screws holding the casing together. I have to wiggle the switch to make it engage. Has anyone taken one of these apart and looked inside? Are they "rebuildable," meaning can so
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00598.html (7,218 bytes)

149. Re: [TR] Brake Fluid (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:43:52 +0000
Why? I've been driving on the Dot 5 since completing the 3A restoration a few years ago now. No noticable difference in brake performance over the old paint-bubbler brand. But then, ahhh, brakes are
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00599.html (8,592 bytes)

150. Re: [TR] tr-3 lever shocks (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:22:52 +0000
I agree. Just go to your local cycle shop and ask for Harley Davidson Hydraulic Fork Oil Type "B." I used it and have been driving for three years. ISR it's 20 weight. Shocks are much nicer on the '
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00059.html (7,916 bytes)

151. [TR] Clutch slippage (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:18:08 +0000
First, this issue is not so bad I want to tear out the tranny and replace the clutch. But...what's happening is, during "spirited" shifting, at high rev and quick clutch release, I don't get a hard
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00095.html (7,362 bytes)

152. Re: [TR] Clutch slippage (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:07:35 +0000
Line, MC, slave, flex line, all new three years ago. Will inspect again. Have checked and rechecked the adjustment for the proper free play. Am abruptly enlightened to check the pedal box, which I ha
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00116.html (9,501 bytes)

153. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:23:42 +0000
Embarrassingly revealing question here: Can you read the screen while you're driving ...ahem... without putting you your reading glasses? Terry Smith New Hampshire ___________________________________
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00117.html (10,403 bytes)

154. Re: [TR] Clutch slippage (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:26:13 +0000
Thanks, Bob. I'll recheck which hole on the fork shaft the push rod is mounted (The one great thing I appreciate about physics is, you don't need to have had physics to avoid it!) Terry _____________
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00118.html (10,399 bytes)

155. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:28:00 +0000
...So Geo, how about a GPA that runs on an AAA battery or two???? Get the best of both worlds???? _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00119.html (9,106 bytes)

156. Re: [TR] Clutch slippage (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:41:51 +0000
Yes, it does. But how quickly I can't determine under the car, since the symptom is only noticeable under spirited driving. Yes, this is the way it went during installation. Yes, they're all stock.
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00130.html (8,388 bytes)

157. Re: [TR] TR4 body gaps (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:47:20 +0000
Hi, Don. Guess the pertinent question is what you're looking for the car to do for you? I've never been to a Triumph event yet--rats, keep planning to--but recognize the love people have of showing
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00210.html (8,396 bytes)

158. Re: [TR] tr-3 frame inside frame rails treatment (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:53:26 +0000
Hi, Gary. Lots of answers to this question on the List, most of which are completely acceptable. When I had everything off the frame of my TR 3A, I painted it with POR-15 as you did. Then I bought a
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00211.html (8,137 bytes)

159. Re: [TR] 1972 TR6 Overzealous At Idle - Thanks To All (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:12:19 +0000
_______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http://www.vtr.org Triumphs@autox.team.ne
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00234.html (9,050 bytes)

160. [TR] Spark Plug Irritation (score: 1)
Author: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:25:20 +0000
Second time occurrence. This time, racing from one meeting that went late in Concord, to a meeting with feds and other states in Meredith, NH, zooming up Interstate 93 at a bit over 90 mph, blessing
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00235.html (7,654 bytes)


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