Hi List,
My Name is Ken Davis, South San Francisco, CA.
I've had a 73 TR6 for all of 2 weeks. It's is very good body
condition, no rust, good paint, engine runs well, but engine
compartment is quite dirty, but I'm cleaning that a little each
day. So far from going over the body, and underneath I can find
no trace of rust. I'm pretty pleased with it. Had a few little
things needing fixing so far - the tank leaked gas when full from
around the sender unit, but with a new washer that's been
stopped. Odometer doesn't work, but speedo does, so one coming
weekend I'm going to pull it out and see what I can do to it.
I have a couple of questions for the group.
I currently have 185/15 tires in good condition on it, but the
rear shocks may be a little tired. I've seen articles about kits
to replace these with tube shocks, are they worth it, is it a
complex replacement to put them in? Also what 60/70 series tires
are close to perfect replacements?
I believe it's about a 7.5:1 compression. Has anyone shaved the
head to raise compression, and power? Any tricks, Info I should
consider?
It has a new clutch. When I depress the clutch pedal, the pedal
travels about 1/2way down before it really engages the thrust
bearing. Is this normal? If not, how do I adjust it so it
engages a little better.
Every so often I hear a clunck/thump from the rear. First guess
is a u-joint is going, but is there anything else it might be,
and how would I test for okay-ness?
Is there a fram or other equivalent for the oil filter? When I
changed filters last weekend with one from Moss, I couldn't get
the filter housing out; to many things like the fuel filter in
the way. Is there a spin-on replacement available for it?
Also, my oil pressure is hovering around 75 when cold, 65-70 when
hot. Is this too high. I cleaned the pressure relief thing, but
no real changes.. Should I worry?
TIA for any help
Ken
SSF
73 TR6
87 SIII
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