- 1. More TR6 Head Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 15:36:03 -0700
- I just ran a compression test on my 71 TR6 with its 74-ish engine. The numbers are 122, 120, 120, 129, 124, 129. These numbers seem a little low. Maybe tomorrow I'll check the valve lash and test it
- /html/triumphs/1997-10/msg00855.html (6,703 bytes)
- 2. Re: More TR6 Head Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sat, 11 Oct 1997 21:39:12 -0700
- Squirt a few shots of oil into the cylinders and recheck the compression. If it goes up you have ring problems. Or even better> remove the guts from an old sparkplug and braze in an air fitting (or
- /html/triumphs/1997-10/msg00878.html (8,236 bytes)
- 3. Re: More TR6 Head Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 08:58:31 -0400
- What a great idea! I've never heard of anyone using this method, but it makes a bunch of sense! I'm wondering if you could add some sort of scent to the compressed air to aid in the leak detection...
- /html/triumphs/1997-10/msg00884.html (8,417 bytes)
- 4. Re: More TR6 Head Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 22:57:21 -0700
- This tip was shown to me by a very old and very good seat-of-the-pants mechanic. This old man could fix anything. As a 16 year old kid (38 years ago) when I did not hear what my parents were saying,
- /html/triumphs/1997-10/msg00951.html (9,751 bytes)
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