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1. [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:27:18 -0700
Here in NY state, cars older than 1995 do not have to pass smog inspections. Could that change? I dont think so. The current emissions test is performed by computer, not a sensor on the tail pipe. Ca
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00460.html (7,223 bytes)

2. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: David Lylis <dlylis@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:33:33 -0400
it proved that people will take free money. that was a surprise to me. my buddy with a ford dealership says that originally they were told they would have funds in 10 days, but now 60 days out they a
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00461.html (8,073 bytes)

3. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:52:05 -0700
Since I converted my 1960 Land Rover over to EFI neither of my cars qualify if the 18 MPG is highway mileage. Teriann 1960 Land Rover Dormobile, owned since 1978 1961 Triumph TR3A, owned since 1986,
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00463.html (7,811 bytes)

4. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: P Caffrey <pcaffrey@ymail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:06:32 +0000 (GMT)
I would have to say, if You want to drive your car all the time, it should be your responsibility to ensure that it did not pollute the environment. There has to be limits. And we all have to be sens
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00467.html (8,936 bytes)

5. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "spook01" <spook01@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:22:31 -0500
Cash for clunkers ends Monday. Thus far most dealers have yet to receive any reimbursement from the government. If you think the auto industry was in trouble before wait until the dealers begin going
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00468.html (9,533 bytes)

6. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:54:02 -0700
It so happens that yesterday Tom Ashbrook's guest on On-Point was the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LeHood, former Republican Congressman from Illinois. I caught the first half of the show in a re
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00469.html (8,747 bytes)

7. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:57:11 -0700
Only speaking of the "emissions testing" law here in Virginia, the emissions must be up to the standards of the "Year of Manufacture", to expect a 1959 Triumph to meet 20010 standards would sure wipe
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00470.html (7,596 bytes)

8. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:50:23 -0500
I know someone here in New York said that there was no emissions testing for older cars; not true. Every year my local testing center verifies that my 1957 TR3 has a gas cap. George Richardson ______
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00471.html (9,386 bytes)

9. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:09:50 -0700
This is true everywhere, AFAIK. The standards have gotten continually tighter, so not even a 2000 model can be expected to meet 2010 standards. But there was a brief period here in CA (back in the 6
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00472.html (8,684 bytes)

10. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: Chris Simo <ccsimonsen@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:05:42 -0400
interesting - I have two - with almost exactly the same dimensions as yours. So, as someone else stated, it appears that the opening as been 'squashed' about 3/4". Now, I just need to figure out how
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00475.html (8,457 bytes)

11. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: Bob <yellowtr@adelphia.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:24:08 -0400
In Kansas a car must be 35 years old, but you can use an antique Kansas tag of the same year as the car. You just must take the tag in when you register. The link shows the tag on Karen's TR3. http:/
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00477.html (10,076 bytes)

12. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "spook01" <spook01@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:13:59 -0500
Which is less than the dizzy cap for my GM car. Which in turn is less than the labor to actually change it (you start by removing the radiator and even the water pump has to come off). And it was an
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00478.html (11,493 bytes)

13. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "TeriAnn J. Wakeman" <tjwakeman@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:19:08 -0700
Here in NY state, cars older than 1995 do not have to pass smog inspections. Could that change? I dont think so. The current emissions test is performed by computer, not a sensor on the tail pipe. Ca
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00480.html (8,318 bytes)

14. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:27:57 -0700
Anybody used one of the DeVILBISS StartingLine HVLP guns? Was it any good? Marty _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00481.html (8,248 bytes)

15. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:38:14 -0700
What was the outcome of the recent e-discussion on gas smells? I have 2 TR3s in the garage below our bedroom and my wife claims the smell of gas is now impregnating the clothes closet. It has been 9
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00482.html (8,309 bytes)

16. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: Alan Myers <amfoto1@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:42:21 -0400
I'm not sure what is being used now, but cars from the 1970's used a charcoal canister to recover fumes and then recirculate them back through the intake. George Richardson __________ Information fro
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00483.html (7,660 bytes)

17. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@cox.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:17:52 -0700
I believe there were several conclusions; one being that excess smell is frequently caused by leaks too small to drip. Common locations on a TR3 include the bottom of the fuel tank, sediment bowl on
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00484.html (9,585 bytes)

18. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: tom white <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:24:48 +0000
I have a false veneer front tooth. Over the last twenty years the veneer has come loose from it's gold bridge mount several times. I would go to my dentist and he would use every adhesive he had to
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00485.html (8,750 bytes)

19. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "Jim Muller" <jimmuller@rcn.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:29:01 -0400
Having them move out generally helps! _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00486.html (9,651 bytes)

20. Re: [TR] Reality check (score: 1)
Author: "FRED E THOMAS" <frede.thomas2@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:39:04 -0400
I would start by seeing if both cars produce "the smell" equally. Park one outside for a few days, and then the other. That might tell you if one is the specific offender, or if they're both about t
/html/triumphs/2009-08/msg00487.html (11,722 bytes)


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