Ian Macky writes:
> I don't think rubber carb mounts are correct for TR6. The originals
> which came off my car, and the new replacements I bought, were asbestos.
> For heat insulation, of course -- they offer little or no vibration
> insulation...
But you have a '69 TR6. On my '75, I'm sure the original carb
"buffers" were hard rubber - I think. At least that's what came off
the car when I replaced them with the new ones that came from TRF. I
bet they switched over at some point. Probably in the 70-71 vintage.
> ...and no, don't sniff these parts to see if they're OK...
Humm... And all this time I was sniffing all my car parts to see if
they were ok. I guess I'll have to find a new method to check worn
rod bearings. :^)
> a nicely heated up cast iron exhaust manifold? Cast iron can contain a
> LOT heat, and the sucker is RIGHT UNDER the intake manifold which spells
> bad news to me.
That's why I carry an extinguisher behind the driver seat. :-)
Sworkin...
I had one of those days working on the TR6 this weekend. It was the
kind of day when the cap on the anti-seize tube won't come off. I
have to remember to put some anti-seize on the cap when I replace it
this time. Anyway...I was determined to replace the rear shocks,
springs, and trailing arm bushings. It took all of 45 minutes to
remove the shock and the spring from the first side. This will be a
piece of cake me thinks... Well, the fun began when I started to
remove the trailing arm. The first bolt from the bushing came out,
one more to go. Wait... The inside bushing bolt can't be removed
because it hits the frame!!! That means I have to remove the whole
bracket. Well, the bracket seemed as it it was welded to the frame.
It was. Rust welded that is. "Doh!" So... I looked at the bushings
again. "Humm... these bushings look like they are going to be a real
*#&$@ to remove. They really don't look too bad. Actually, they look
really good! Yeah, that's the ticket...They look great! I think that
I shall leave them in." Unfortunatly, I had already removed the brake
line. Guess I'll have to bleed them... Loosen the bleed screw...
*snap* "Doh!" Well, my TR6 isn't going anywhere until I replace the
wheel cylinder. I suppose I could rebuild it, but it looks pretty
beat... I think I had better just put a new one in. *sigh*
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You can go out, you can take a ride, and when you get out on your own
You get all smoothed out inside, and it's good to be alone -- Turn it up.
(Neil Peart)
-Scotty
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