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Re:Raw fumes are choking me out!

To: Chris Lillja <Chris_Lillja@pupress.princeton.edu>
Subject: Re:Raw fumes are choking me out!
From: Aaron Johnson <sugar@holly.ColoState.EDU>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:24:28 -0700 (MST)
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Try racer wholesale or Truechoice motorsports, one of them carries all
sizes of those clamps.

aaron

On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Chris Lillja wrote:

> 
> Some great advice has been given about sealing the transmission tunnel (and 
>any 
> other hole leading to the engine bay). This is where you should start...
> 
> If you have FUEL fumes, try replacing the gasket on the fuel tank level 
>sender 
> and the short rubber hose that connects the gas cap with the tank. This 
>helped 
> my 4A quite a bit...
> 
> I've been fighting a battle with my new falcon stainless sport exhaust on my 
> 4A. Even though it's meant for a TR6, it bolts right up to the twin outlet 4A 
> ex. manifold. It fits perfectly, but I've had a lot of trouble sealing it in 
>a 
> way that will allow it's easy removal. If anyone knows a sourse of 
> stainless "wide band clamp" type exhaust clamps in sizes SMALLER than 2" 
>please 
> let me know. These clamps are awesome-- they're about 3" wide and they seal 
> with 2x3/8" bolts.
> 
> It's light years better than when I started (Talk about choking me out!), but 
> it still leaks just a bit on overrun.
> 
> This exhaust gives a sound remarkably like my 850 Commando... but in 
> quadraphonic stereo! 
> Christopher M.Lillja
> Marketing Associate
> Princeton University Press
> Fax:609 258 6305
> 


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