|Date: 5-21-92 10:19am
|From: Dean Zywicki:dcrt:nih
| To: {british-cars@hoosier.utah.edu}:INTERNET
|Subj: TR6 Questions
|In-Reply-To: Message from {hood@advtech.uswest.com}:BITNET of 5-21-92
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Ron Wood sez:
>Monday night I took the plunge and bought a '74 TR6,
Congratulations !
- I read through the owners manual, and it specified 91 octane for the fuel.
This struck me as being rather high, but I don't really have anything to
base this on. What kind of gas are people using in their Triumphs?
I used only premium gas (Mobil 93 octane), try using the lower grades
once and you'll never use them again.
- The back of the driver's seat is broken, so I've torn it apart and will
be having it welded/repaired soon. In looking at it I noticed that the
back is not symmetric -- the side towards the door tapers in at a steeper
angle than the side toward the center. This could be intentional (for
door clearance), or it could be bent. Anyone know for sure?
The seat is bent on purpose. The passengers side is bent in a mirror
image fashion
- When I first looked at the car I was extremely surprised to see that it
had airconditioning (why would anyone put A/C in a convertible?). Is this
typical for TR6s?
I don't think it's typical, but more common on the later ones (my
advice would be to take it out, (just kidding))
>Thanks for the help.
Your welcome
Dean
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