Subject: [6pack] The saga wears on (John Summers)

From: COLIN THOM via 6pack <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:06:38 -0600 (MDT)

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Hi John=20

...one more thing. You can reorient your spin-on oil filer adapter. The fil=
ter doesn't need to be perfectly vertical. Next time you have the filter of=
f, back off the big bolt in the center of the spin-on adapter and rotate th=
e housing slightly clockwise so that the filter will clear the slave cylind=
er when you reinstall it, then re-tigthen the bolt.=20

CAVEAT: There is a chance the spin-on adapter will weep oil after you do th=
is because you've disturbed the seal. They're like dogs....sleeping ones ar=
e generally best left alone. If your car is weeping engine oil from a bunch=
 of other places, then this may not concern you.=20

Colin=20

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From: John Summers <[email-masked]>=20
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Guys, this is copy pasted from my LONG post on the Triumphs list so grab a =
cup of coffee.And Ted Schumaker, thanks for the ad, if I can afford it I'll=
 be buying your kit, but right now3 days until my wife Social Security disa=
bility check hits the bank there literally is ZERO dollarsin our bank accou=
nt. ?Peanut butter three times a day isn't so bad:)) ?Anyway, here is my ne=
w story:=20
Actually, under the car I was daydreaming about writing Jay Lenno a plea fo=
r help; I've done worseand not been shot once.=20
I felt well enough today (though I'm paying dearly now) to crawl under the =
TR 6 and tinkerwith the slave cylinder,,again. ?At this point I don't know =
whether to shoot the car, or myself!!You've seen me here whining before, ri=
ght? ?Well, here I go again. ?I'm sorry. ?Tried to get the car?in gear yet =
again and again and again! ?To no avail. ?The bear facts are I bled, re-ble=
d I don't knowhow many times today. ?Pumped the clutch with anywhere from g=
ood pressure/resistance to no resistance.Looked in the resivoir numerous ti=
mes, filled the resivoir several times,,,,,,pumped the lever that the slave=
 activatesMANY times and did see air bubbles and then did not see air bubbl=
es and even thought I had defeatedthe beast,,,but didn't. ?In my final try =
of course started the car in neutral and tried to put the car in gear.Nothi=
ng doing!! Every gear, the same thing. ?I might as well have been pushing t=
he shifter in hardenedconcrete. Bright idea!! ?Just for fun put it in gear =
BEFORE you start it. ?V=20
ery funny!!! ?In gear, well, I didn't want to drive it off the jack and jac=
k stands. ?This is where I gave up. ?From 2 PM to 6:30 with a glimmer of ho=
pe. ?No hope.It wouldn't he such a big deal if we were rolling in money. ?W=
e have been there before and I have throwna ton of money at this car,,,,,,j=
ust to make it do the right things mechanically. ?The body is worse thanit =
was when I bought it in '98.Answer me this: ?The way I installed the slave =
and have driven the car like this is ?with ?the ?rod facing forward.Now, di=
agrams I have seen really don't indicate which way the darned thing points.=
 ?I DO have to remove the oil filter to access thenut to bleed it. ?I have =
a "spin on" adapter installed and to get any access to either top or bottom=
 nut, the filter has to come off.Is it possible I have the darned thing bac=
kwards? ?I don't see how that could be because the rod and lever match up p=
erfectlybut I've done sillier things. ?I know this is long, but I've GOT to=
 get this car on the r=20
oad. ?Maybe I mentioned it in another postbut our '98 Maxima suffered a fen=
der bender,,,,,,,on 2/20. ?We've been in a rental car ever since. State Far=
m sent me to Hertzand the Maxima is at a national chain called Gerber. ?I d=
idn't know what to do and was relying on them to get the job done.Gerber de=
clared it a total because it would cost way more to repair than it was wort=
h. ?The problem is - that is our only working carand in the last six weeks =
or so I have taken my oldest son to the emergency room something like 7 tim=
es. ?He has asthma?for one thing and three disc's bulging which give him ho=
rrible head aches to the point of causing him to vomit because ofthe pain. =
?He also has NO cartilage in his left knee. ?My wife is way ahead of him an=
d has gone through this for 30 years. The last 16years on total disability.=
 ?Her head hurts so bad her only respite is unconsciousness and except for =
appointments with the psychiatrist,her pain doctor of 20 years and her G.P.=
 she is in bed. ?So th=20
e TR is our last resort. Yes it is difficult for her to get in and out ofbu=
t that is the only thing we have. ?And that's only about half the story. ?A=
GAIN,I apologize for the length of this post and my?stupidity but I've GOT =
to get this car on the road,,,,,,,,plus, dang it, the weather here in North=
 Florida has been gorgeous and?I wanna do som top down driving. ?At 67 am I=
:(( ?Thanks guys.=20
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r: #000000'>Hi John<div><br></div><div>...one more thing. You can reorient =
your spin-on oil filer adapter. The filter doesn't need to be perfectly ver=
tical. Next time you have the filter off, back off the big bolt in the cent=
er of the spin-on adapter and rotate the housing slightly clockwise so that=
 the filter will clear the slave cylinder when you reinstall it, then re-ti=
gthen the bolt.</div><div><br></div><div>CAVEAT: There is a chance the spin=
-on adapter will weep oil after you do this because you've disturbed the se=
al. They're like dogs....sleeping ones are generally best left alone. If yo=
ur car is weeping engine oil from a bunch of other places, then this may no=
t concern you.</div><div><br></div><div>Colin<br><br><hr id=3D"zwchr"><div =
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+0000 (UTC)<br>From: John Summers &lt;[email-masked]&gt;<br>To: "6p=
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r>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3D"utf-8"<br><br>Guys, this is copy pas=
ted from my LONG post on the Triumphs list so grab a cup of coffee.And Ted =
Schumaker, thanks for the ad, if I can afford it I'll be buying your kit, b=
ut right now3 days until my wife Social Security disability check hits the =
bank there literally is ZERO dollarsin our bank account. ?Peanut butter thr=
ee times a day isn't so bad:)) ?Anyway, here is my new story:<br>Actually, =
under the car I was daydreaming about writing Jay Lenno a plea for help; I'=
ve done worseand not been shot once.<br>I felt well enough today (though I'=
m paying dearly now) to crawl under the TR 6 and tinkerwith the slave cylin=
der,,again. ?At this point I don't know whether to shoot the car, or myself=
!!You've seen me here whining before, right? ?Well, here I go again. ?I'm s=
orry. ?Tried to get the car?in gear yet again and again and again! ?To no a=
vail. ?The bear facts are I bled, re-bled I don't knowhow many times today.=
 ?Pumped the clutch with anywhere from good pressure/resistance to no resis=
tance.Looked in the resivoir numerous times, filled the resivoir several ti=
mes,,,,,,pumped the lever that the slave activatesMANY times and did see ai=
r bubbles and then did not see air bubbles and even thought I had defeatedt=
he beast,,,but didn't. ?In my final try of course started the car in neutra=
l and tried to put the car in gear.Nothing doing!! Every gear, the same thi=
ng. ?I might as well have been pushing the shifter in hardenedconcrete. Bri=
ght idea!! ?Just for fun put it in gear BEFORE you start it. ?V<br>&nbsp;er=
y funny!!! ?In gear, well, I didn't want to drive it off the jack and jack =
stands. ?This is where I gave up. ?From 2 PM to 6:30 with a glimmer of hope=
. ?No hope.It wouldn't he such a big deal if we were rolling in money. ?We =
have been there before and I have throwna ton of money at this car,,,,,,jus=
t to make it do the right things mechanically. ?The body is worse thanit wa=
s when I bought it in '98.Answer me this: ?The way I installed the slave an=
d have driven the car like this is ?with ?the ?rod facing forward.Now, diag=
rams I have seen really don't indicate which way the darned thing points. ?=
I DO have to remove the oil filter to access thenut to bleed it. ?I have a =
"spin on" adapter installed and to get any access to either top or bottom n=
ut, the filter has to come off.Is it possible I have the darned thing backw=
ards? ?I don't see how that could be because the rod and lever match up per=
fectlybut I've done sillier things. ?I know this is long, but I've GOT to g=
et this car on the r<br>&nbsp;oad. ?Maybe I mentioned it in another postbut=
 our '98 Maxima suffered a fender bender,,,,,,,on 2/20. ?We've been in a re=
ntal car ever since. State Farm sent me to Hertzand the Maxima is at a nati=
onal chain called Gerber. ?I didn't know what to do and was relying on them=
 to get the job done.Gerber declared it a total because it would cost way m=
ore to repair than it was worth. ?The problem is - that is our only working=
 carand in the last six weeks or so I have taken my oldest son to the emerg=
ency room something like 7 times. ?He has asthma?for one thing and three di=
sc's bulging which give him horrible head aches to the point of causing him=
 to vomit because ofthe pain. ?He also has NO cartilage in his left knee. ?=
My wife is way ahead of him and has gone through this for 30 years. The las=
t 16years on total disability. ?Her head hurts so bad her only respite is u=
nconsciousness and except for appointments with the psychiatrist,her pain d=
octor of 20 years and her G.P. she is in bed. ?So th<br>&nbsp;e TR is our l=
ast resort. Yes it is difficult for her to get in and out ofbut that is the=
 only thing we have. ?And that's only about half the story. ?AGAIN,I apolog=
ize for the length of this post and my?stupidity but I've GOT to get this c=
ar on the road,,,,,,,,plus, dang it, the weather here in North Florida has =
been gorgeous and?I wanna do som top down driving. ?At 67 am I:(( ?Thanks g=
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