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221. Re: [TR] TR3 Sway bar (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 15:19:24 -0700
Bill, front sway bars make a huge difference in cornering. My 3 has a front sway bar, factory competition spec front springs & SPAX shocks adjusted to the firm side. Most people agree that for a 3 yo
/html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00341.html (9,043 bytes)

222. Re: [TR] TR3 Timing advance (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2013 09:35:02 -0700
With a modified engine that has a cam you need more initial advance than stock. If you have a worn distributor or timing chain you will need more initial advance. A good rule of thumb is that our eng
/html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00004.html (9,301 bytes)

223. Re: [TR] Ethanol (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:08:29 -0700
Cars: 1961 TR3 & 1960 Land Rover Both had locally sourced rubber fuel lines. After the switchover to ethanol blend petrol both vehicle suffered from the fuel lines disintegrating. It took a months of
/html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00068.html (9,637 bytes)

224. Re: [TR] Household TR 'Tools' (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:15:30 -0700
I find them at random intervals sitting in front any kind of automotive shop. There is one who services my town so when I needed an 8 point socket I just drove around town until I found the shop he w
/html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00075.html (9,513 bytes)

225. Re: [TR] Household TR 'Tools' (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:43:56 -0700
Move the dishwasher into the garage and buy a new one for the kitchen. It is my dishwasher and my cars and I don't do it. Geeeezzzz TeriAnn ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www.team.net/
/html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00092.html (10,012 bytes)

226. Re: [TR] wrong cap (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:18:34 -0700
Generic radiator caps will not work properly on a TR3-3B radiator. The filler neck is longer and the bottom of the cap does not seal. The wrong camp acts the same as no cap. You need to get a special
/html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00117.html (8,992 bytes)

227. Re: [TR] Tranny/Overdrive & Diff fluid (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:56:45 -0700
I have the same problem is Flagstaff. But Amazon.com sells Redline. Among other places I use it in my Land Rover's gearbox. It makes a BIG difference in cold shifts made during single digit winter mo
/html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00247.html (9,546 bytes)

228. Re: [TR] Suggestions for a voltage gauge replacment on TR4A (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 07:14:59 -0700
You may, but I do not think it is the best solution. This is one of those very rare instances where I have to disagree with Randall. I believe that a voltmeter can tell you more about the health of y
/html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00084.html (11,132 bytes)

229. Re: [TR] Rain, Rain, Rain, Rain..... (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 11:32:20 -0700
If it wasn't up hill most of the way to the Rockys I would suggest a really big network of canals across the country like those imagined on Mars up to a couple decades ago. That way we could send wat
/html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00093.html (9,925 bytes)

230. Re: [TR] Engine oil? (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:36:24 -0700
I've been running 20-50 Castrol for decades. Then they changed the formulations to make catalytic converters last longer. 3 years ago the flat tappet cam in my Ford 302 engine went flat requiring rep
/html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00179.html (9,119 bytes)

231. Re: [TR] Crap ,,, (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:09:26 -0700
Looks like it was welded up before but I don't remember having it done, and I've owned the car since 1970. Do you think this is salvageable? If it were me I would go hunting for another block. Going
/html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00214.html (8,060 bytes)

232. Re: [TR] Au/He 3000 mk3 for sale (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 10:19:24 -0700
Beginning? In the 1980s there were a lot of people making a living by going around and buying every British sports car and Porsche they could find and reselling them overseas. For at least a decade e
/html/triumphs/2013-08/msg00160.html (9,687 bytes)

233. Re: [TR] TR3 Tonneau Cover (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 07:04:37 -0700
Thankfully when I placed the snaps to my soft top it was a cool day. I could always put my top up when the weather turned bad or a little too chilly. Many of the people I traveled with placed their s
/html/triumphs/2013-08/msg00179.html (9,579 bytes)

234. Re: [TR] windscreen "wings" (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:55:00 -0700
I think the original subject was really about a woman surviving in a TR3 and not having to spend the following hour detangling hair. The big problem is the wind coming over the top of the windscreen
/html/triumphs/2013-08/msg00192.html (9,617 bytes)

235. Re: [TR] color coding of wires used in Triumphs (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 18:41:13 -0700
http://www.tr3a.info/Lucaswirecodes.htm TeriAnn ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
/html/triumphs/2013-08/msg00263.html (9,016 bytes)

236. Re: [TR] Flushing Brake System (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:58:56 -0700
Just regular rubbing alcohol would do the job. You should replace all the rubber in the system as well. new flex hoses & new cylinder pistons. DOT4 and DOT 5 both affect the properties of the rubber
/html/triumphs/2013-08/msg00280.html (9,048 bytes)

237. Re: [TR] TR3 tonneau revisited (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 07:53:04 -0700
The best temperature for setting snap locations is the temperature that you are most likely to erect it. If you are likely to put up the top to protect from cold that is the best temperature to set t
/html/triumphs/2013-09/msg00054.html (9,008 bytes)

238. Re: [TR] TR3/4 tappets (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 06:56:42 -0700
Whatever you buy, be sure to run a hardness test on each lifter. Return anything that tests less than Rockwell 50 hardness. If you are using higher pressure valve springs return anything less than 54
/html/triumphs/2013-09/msg00105.html (8,991 bytes)

239. Re: [TR] TR3/4 tappets (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:12:48 -0700
Well, I still returned a bunch of brand new soft tappets that didn't come close to spec. The factory tappets were over 50 hardness. And about 2 years ago I had to replace the cam in my TR3 because of
/html/triumphs/2013-09/msg00107.html (9,634 bytes)

240. Re: [TR] Idle Problem (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:23:01 -0700
Check the fuel pressure. A lot of electric pumps produce a pressure that will overcome the SU float valve. You want the pressure to be about 2-1/2 to 3 lbs. The common 7 PSI pumps tend not to work we
/html/triumphs/2013-09/msg00142.html (8,942 bytes)


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