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Subject: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 11, Issue 121
From: jat1127 at hotmail.com (j t)
Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 01:53:45 +0000
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Hello,




3M 08008 Black Super Weatherstrip. This stuff is brutal strong. .....and it has 
a shortish working time. I would, since appearance is not a strong issue use 
this stuff to "glue" a patch on the inside. Be careful to protect the interior 
from spills or drips.


CHEERS
Johnny

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: patching convertible top? (Tim Gaines)
   2. MISS and other stuff (nafzigerg at yahoo.com)
   3. Re: patching convertible top? (DAVID MASSEY)
   4. Re: patching convertible top? (Frank Fisher)


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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 14:48:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Tim Gaines <mtgaines at presby.edu>
To: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] patching convertible top?

Right. The handyman's secret weapon!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Fisher" <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
To: triumphs at autox.team.net, "Tim Gaines" <mtgaines at presby.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:41:41 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] patching convertible top?


RED GREEN always promotes duckt tape.
if the women dont find you handsome, at least they will find you handy


On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 5:31:09 PM PDT, Tim Gaines <mtgaines at presby.edu> 
wrote:


I got a surprise today when a brief rain forced me out of my lunch diner to put 
up the top. Some debris from a mouse nest flew out of a fold and there was a 
nasty stain. Worst of all, there were two little holes and one large one (about 
1" x 2") chewed in the vinyl top (not the window). I realized that I hadn't 
opened the convertible top in over a year, and clearly that was a mistake what 
with the little inhabitants of my detached garage near the woods. I will go 
after the little buggers with traps and poison and maybe the black racer that 
joined me during a woodworking project earlier in the week. I have had snakes 
take up residence in the past (occasional shed skins visible in the loft), and 
I let them be.

My immediate goal is to get my rain protection back. Because I seldom deploy 
the top, I do not care much about having a pristine appearance. I am 
considering just trying to patch the holes (if I can first clear up the 
yellowed window with Plast-X). Amazon has a product (Gear Aid Jeep Soft Top 
Repair Kit, $21) that has much better reviews than others, but it seems to come 
only in black, and my top is tan. Has anyone used this or another product, and 
is there one in tan? I suspect I could get a shop to do the job, but I'm pretty 
far away from any such shop, and I don't want to have to detach the top or 
leave the car somewhere distant. I really have very little to lose by giving it 
a try. If it doesn't go well, I drive to a shop or buy a new top.

Thanks,

Tim Gaines
Clinton, SC
1974 TR6
1980 Spitfire



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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 22:23:20 +0000 (UTC)
From: "nafzigerg at yahoo.com" <nafzigerg at yahoo.com>
To: "triumphs at autox.team.net" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: [TR] MISS and other stuff

FYI to brian kemp and randall.? Borrowed a friends meter and found that my 
battery was putting out 12.8 volts instead of the 51.? Dunno why my meter 
failed me but must be worthless.? I had put it away still turned on instead of 
shutting it off.? I'm wondering if that burned something out or ruined the 
meter.? It has been several years since I used it.
Anyway all is well.? Update on another issue in the past.? I had complained of 
llittle heat coming from a new heater I had put in the tr-3, which had been 
overhauled so had clean passages ect.? I had routed the outlet heater hose up 
over the heater which I think caused a partial or full air lock.? Seems not 
enough pressure to take the water straight up and over.? This past winter I 
switched the hose to down under the heater making it much easier for the water 
to pass and circulate.? I'm getting much hotter air from the heater and also 
think the car is running cooler than before.? Just a note to anyone having the 
same problem or issue.
Someone mentioned getting a good job done at small independent shops.? I have 
found that some of these places can do excellent work for a fraction of the 
cost of "well known" shops.? I had an Amishman who builds/repairs buggys cover 
my side screens? and did a great job.? If memory serves me it was around 50 
bucks apiece.? Also had a flywheel shaved for much less than 100.? It does take 
some searching and asking around to find them but when a good one is found it's 
a treasure.
thats all
gary n.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 07:52:19 -0400
From: DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at cs.com>
To: mtgaines at presby.edu, yellowtr3 at yahoo.com, triumphs at autox.team.net
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] patching convertible top?

I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess.

Dave

On Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Tim Gaines <mtgaines at presby.edu> wrote:
Right. The handyman's secret weapon!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Fisher" <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
To: triumphs at autox.team.net, "Tim Gaines" <mtgaines at presby.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:41:41 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] patching convertible top?


RED GREEN always promotes duckt tape.
if the women dont find you handsome, at least they will find you handy


On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 5:31:09 PM PDT, Tim Gaines <mtgaines at presby.edu> 
wrote:


I got a surprise today when a brief rain forced me out of my lunch diner to put 
up the top. Some debris from a mouse nest flew out of a fold and there was a 
nasty stain. Worst of all, there were two little holes and one large one (about 
1" x 2") chewed in the vinyl top (not the window). I realized that I hadn't 
opened the convertible top in over a year, and clearly that was a mistake what 
with the little inhabitants of my detached garage near the woods. I will go 
after the little buggers with traps and poison and maybe the black racer that 
joined me during a woodworking project earlier in the week. I have had snakes 
take up residence in the past (occasional shed skins visible in the loft), and 
I let them be.

My immediate goal is to get my rain protection back. Because I seldom deploy 
the top, I do not care much about having a pristine appearance. I am 
considering just trying to patch the holes (if I can first clear up the 
yellowed window with Plast-X). Amazon has a product (Gear Aid Jeep Soft Top 
Repair Kit, $21) that has much better reviews than others, but it seems to come 
only in black, and my top is tan. Has anyone used this or another product, and 
is there one in tan? I suspect I could get a shop to do the job, but I'm pretty 
far away from any such shop, and I don't want to have to detach the top or 
leave the car somewhere distant. I really have very little to lose by giving it 
a try. If it doesn't go well, I drive to a shop or buy a new top.

Thanks,

Tim Gaines
Clinton, SC
1974 TR6
1980 Spitfire



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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 16:57:24 +0000 (UTC)
From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
To: mtgaines at presby.edu, triumphs at autox.team.net,  DAVID MASSEY
        <dave1massey at cs.com>
Subject: Re: [TR] patching convertible top?

 that brought a nice laugh


    On Thursday, May 24, 2018, 4:52:21 AM PDT, DAVID MASSEY <dave1massey at 
cs.com> wrote:


I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess.

Dave
On Wednesday, May 23, 2018 Tim Gaines <mtgaines at presby.edu> wrote:
Right. The handyman's secret weapon!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Fisher" <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>
To: triumphs at autox.team.net, "Tim Gaines" <mtgaines at presby.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:41:41 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] patching convertible top?


RED GREEN always promotes duckt tape.
if the women dont find you handsome, at least they will find you handy


On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 5:31:09 PM PDT, Tim Gaines <mtgaines at presby.edu> 
wrote:


I got a surprise today when a brief rain forced me out of my lunch diner to put 
up the top. Some debris from a mouse nest flew out of a fold and there was a 
nasty stain. Worst of all, there were two little holes and one large one (about 
1" x 2") chewed in the vinyl top (not the window). I realized that I hadn't 
opened the convertible top in over a year, and clearly that was a mistake what 
with the little inhabitants of my detached garage near the woods. I will go 
after the little buggers with traps and poison and maybe the black racer that 
joined me during a woodworking project earlier in the week. I have had snakes 
take up residence in the past (occasional shed skins visible in the loft), and 
I let them be.

My immediate goal is to get my rain protection back. Because I seldom deploy 
the top, I do not care much about having a pristine appearance. I am 
considering just trying to patch the holes (if I can first clear up the 
yellowed window with Plast-X). Amazon has a product (Gear Aid Jeep Soft Top 
Repair Kit, $21) that has much better reviews than others, but it seems to come 
only in black, and my top is tan. Has anyone used this or another product, and 
is there one in tan? I suspect I could get a shop to do the job, but I'm pretty 
far away from any such shop, and I don't want to have to detach the top or 
leave the car somewhere distant. I really have very little to lose by giving it 
a try. If it doesn't go well, I drive to a shop or buy a new top.

Thanks,

Tim Gaines
Clinton, SC
1974 TR6
1980 Spitfire



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