- 1. Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Solow" <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:33:19 -0700
- A few years ago we were helping a vintage racer with his TR-3 and I had the opportunity to race his car on several occasions. On one of these the gearbox began to crack where the bell housing joins t
- /html/fot/1999-04/msg00042.html (9,980 bytes)
- 2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: Malaboge@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 16:18:48 EST
- Brothers in Grease Can there be such a thing as negative progress ? I just know you're all dying to hear of my findings and advancements with the Duke of Oil, my recently acquired TR4A. Well, I've ab
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00152.html (8,458 bytes)
- 3. Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: "R. KASTNER" <kaskas@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 07:44:56 -0800
- About the gearbox casing. The early cases did NOT have heavy ribs along the left side. The later parts DID have very heavy ( wide ) ribs running along the side. If you can find the later heavy ribbed
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00153.html (9,680 bytes)
- 4. Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: Malaboge@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 16:14:55 EST
- << About the gearbox casing. The early cases did NOT have heavy ribs along the left side. The later parts DID have very heavy ( wide ) ribs running along the side. If you can find the later heavy rib
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00155.html (8,719 bytes)
- 5. Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 16:40:39 -0600
- That's what that thing is! We have a TR4 in the local club with just such a device and I never could explain it's presence. Bob Kramer Hill Country Triumph Club rgk@flash.net -- the left side. If inc
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00156.html (10,557 bytes)
- 6. Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: DLMAssoc@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 20:30:27 EST
- The discussion of bell housing breakage in early TR4s is very timely for me... I'm ready to put one in a car but have stopped till I figure out what to do to minimize the possibility of cracking. Ka
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00165.html (8,099 bytes)
- 7. Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: "R. KASTNER" <kaskas@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 10:15:58 -0800
- Indeed we had problems with the transmission/bellhousing cracking, but, remember we were using the engine and CAR at the highest amount of usage, I.E. high revs for at least thirty to forty-five minu
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00166.html (9,690 bytes)
- 8. Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: "Bob Kramer" <rgk@flash.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:44:02 -0600
- Let's not forget, we're all using transmission cases that were built at least 30 years ago, and probably have some 75,000+ road miles before we got ahold of them. I cracked the case on my TR3A last y
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00167.html (10,759 bytes)
- 9. RE: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 09:49:55 -0800
- This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --_=_NextPart_001_01BE77B1.0F2313A0 Content-Type: text/plain; c
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00168.html (16,516 bytes)
- 10. RE: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Lang <LANG@ISIS.MIT.EDU>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 13:57:29 -0500 (EST)
- Have to chime in here.... With respect to lowering the engine and trasmission, I see that the current production rules are pretty clear - this is a no-no. So, my question: was this sort of thing _ev
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00169.html (7,791 bytes)
- 11. Re: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 18:01:53 EST
- For those of you that insist on flogging your TRs, a little TR3 history, and my solution. Quite a few seasons ago I had a series of races that I successfully completed with the smell of gear oil. I w
- /html/fot/1999-03/msg00172.html (8,929 bytes)
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