- 361. RE: Oil pressure issue (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:37:08 -0800
- Jim Muller replied : D'oh ! Yes, of course it's mechanical. Brain fart, my bad. Sorry! Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01382.html (7,620 bytes)
- 362. RE: Whitworth wrenches (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 15:08:40 -0800
- Here are a few more sources : http://www.namrick.co.uk http://www.britishtool.com/ http://www.mototools.com http://www.samstagsales.com/whitworth.htm http://mdmetric.com/prod/kingdick/index.htm Randa
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01389.html (6,786 bytes)
- 363. RE: Trunion Bolts--TR3B (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 01:34:04 -0800
- I could, if you'd quote the rest of the number. The magic decoder ring is also known as the Hardware Catalogue for use with Standard Triumph Vehicles, and Francois has kindly posted a copy of the sc
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01393.html (8,458 bytes)
- 364. RE: Distributor Vacuum Advance Check (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:02:10 -0800
- Unlike some modern cars, there is no deliberate leak. A small leak won't affect operation very much, but a large one will (especially with that small diameter tubing to the front carb). So I'd say i
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01402.html (7,575 bytes)
- 365. RE: Points Pitting (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 17:26:17 -0800
- AFAIK, the only other possibility is a bad coil. Or poor quality points, I suppose. Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01404.html (7,508 bytes)
- 366. RE: Points Pitting (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 19:40:52 -0800
- The instructions that came with my Pertronix Fireball coil say not to use a ballast in 8-cylinder applications. Surprised me, but so far it seems to work fine that way. Randall == This list supporte
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01409.html (7,650 bytes)
- 367. RE: tappets out of order (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 21:38:46 -0800
- If you're putting back used (not refaced) tappets on the same (not reground) camshaft they ran on before, then I believe it is important to put them back in the same holes. TRactor motors seem picki
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01414.html (7,880 bytes)
- 368. RE: tr6 tachometer (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 07:38:43 -0800
- IMO It was originally an instrument problem, although the cable is probably bad now, too. Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01417.html (7,111 bytes)
- 369. RE: tappets out of order (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 09:55:44 -0800
- On a related tangent, I vaguely remember reading years ago of an engineering analysis of a 1/4 mile drag race motor that said it was flat-out impossible. Almost every component was being stressed be
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01421.html (9,720 bytes)
- 370. RE: Tr3 Turn signal/Horn attaching screws (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:32:45 -0800
- TRF also has them, P/N 59107, $.95. Listed (but not pictured) on page 44 of the SPC. I may be mistaken, but I believe they are indeed 10-32 NF thread. Might be either 3/16 BSF or 2 BA (which are qui
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01432.html (7,975 bytes)
- 371. RE: Ebay Purchase List (non-lbc) (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:04:24 -0800
- Not unless you just started on eBay very recently. They don't keep records for very long. If you want a record, you'd best keep it yourself. Photos may be taken down within just a few weeks after th
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01439.html (7,784 bytes)
- 372. RE: Clutch inspection plate (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:12:09 -0800
- Correct on all counts. It's also by no means essential ... you can drive the car without it (although obviously it's better to have it). I haven't tripped over one lately, although no doubt there is
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01440.html (7,724 bytes)
- 373. RE: trf sale (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:11:35 -0800
- Yes they do, and it started last week. If you didn't get a paper copy of the "Christmas Gift Idea Book", you can check it out on-line. Go to http://the-roadster-factory.com/ and click on the link in
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01452.html (7,320 bytes)
- 374. RE: cams, lifters, etc (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 05:36:38 -0800
- Assembly lube is a must for either old or new. Molybdenum disulphide is a good ingredient but there's more to assembly lube than just "moly". Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Tr
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01461.html (8,120 bytes)
- 375. RE: Stuck brake drums (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:39:01 -0800
- I was working on this just the other day ... similar story but my car sat for 30 years. I've always been able to work them loose with a combination of rapping smartly on the drum with a BFH and pull
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01467.html (8,217 bytes)
- 376. RE: cams, lifters, etc (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 17:24:40 -0800
- I'm sorry, Terry, didn't mean to be obtuse. What I meant is that molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) is a black powder, and by itself it won't adhere well to surfaces like cam lobes and lifters. Lots of pe
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01470.html (8,427 bytes)
- 377. RE: Head bolts (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:42:03 -0800
- Follow the same pattern given in the ROM, which is middle bolts first alternately working outward. Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01474.html (7,117 bytes)
- 378. RE: TR3A Wheelchair type and transport (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:15:59 -0800
- There is also a local club member that tows a vintage "teardrop" trailer behind his TR4. I know he towed it to Breckenridge Colo a few years ago, 1000 miles each way over the Rocky mountains. Don't
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg01487.html (8,034 bytes)
- 379. RE: TR3 TR4 exhaust manifolds (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 06:47:09 -0700
- Ed, wasn't that you asking about a TR2 intake manifold just a couple of weeks ago ? You've found the exhaust manifold that goes with it ... There is a difference ... Randall == This list supported i
- /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg01001.html (6,804 bytes)
- 380. RE: PDWA replacement (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 09:38:09 -0700
- FWIW, Bill, Nelson Riedel described finding that there were two different PDWAs. They were externally similar and interchangeable, but took different rebuild kits. He wrote that one type of rebuild
- /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg01005.html (7,164 bytes)
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