Bob Lang wrote:
> This is a "minor" case of SWD. Had you taken the motor apart (or other
> major mechanical part) or started a respray - that would qualifiy.
Good suggestions! I'll add them to my list!
> There's also the time constant. Had this taken 4 years - now we're talking
> shipwright!
My California registration stickers still say MAR and 91, so it's been a
little more than 4 years. I drove the car on a one-day permit about five
or six years ago, only to have it fail a smog check.
Actually, a defective clutch is what started it all.
Since 1991, I have completed the following:
Replaced clutch disc, pressure plate, pilot bearing and
throw-out bearing.
Replaced transmission (+OD) and rear transmission mount
Installed OD switch
Replaced exhaust system
Replaced soft top
Replaced accelerator shaft bushings
Replaced carburetor linkages
Replaced all radiator and heater hoses
Still need to do:
Complete installation of front wiring harness
Complete installation of replacement dash, gauges and switches
Complete OD wiring harness
Install transmission cover, center console and trim panels
Install seat foam and upholstery
Install replacement seat tracks
Replace rubber connectors on fuel lines
Reinstall smog equipment and check vacuum lines
Replace radiator shroud
And that's only the short list!
> Time to go out to the parts car, I guess. You do have a parts car,
> right?
No, I don't have a parts car. Here in California, every non-running
TR6 is a potential restoration project. As such they command prices
that are more than my TR6 was ever worth, or will ever be worth, even
after all of the thousands of dollars I have spent on it over the years.
Thanks for your suggestions!
-- Flemming Larsen CF27518U (+O)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert M. Lang [mailto:lang@isis.mit.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 20:11
> To: Flemming Larsen
> Cc: Eric Conrad; 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: TR6 Headlight Switch - one ringy dingy
>
>
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Flemming Larsen wrote:
>
> > Yes, a faulty headlight switch was what started it all.
>
> [stuff deleted]
>
> > While I was waiting for the replacement wiring harness, I
> > decided to replace the seat upholstry ... etc.
> >
> > A serious case of shipwright's disease, I guess.
>
> This is a "minor" case of SWD. Had you taken the motor apart (or other
> major mechanical part) or started a respray - that would qualifiy.
>
> There's also the time constant. Had this taken 4 years - now we're talking
> shipwright!
>
> > The replacement switch did not come with any kind of
> > retaining clip.
>
> Time to go out to the parts car, I guess. You do have a parts car, right?
>
> > -- Flemming Larsen CF27518U (+O)
>
> regards,
> rml
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