Paul,
A few years ago, I found two pennies in my Spit fuel tank and I asked both
lists about it. While there were many amusing replies, I suppose, IMHO,
that the best were: "Good Luck; That's what your Spit is worth; rust
remover; and ex-wife revenge." Since I've been married to the same gal for
over 30 years, I ruled out the latter explanation.
Have fun,
Tom
Michigan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Mitchell" <paul-m@mweb.co.za>
To: "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2000 1:17 PM
Subject: TR6 fuel tank & top
>
> Listers,
>
> 2 things I have discovered while trying to put the hard top on my TR6
> for the winter in Cape Town. The first is irritating, and maybe a
> warning to those who have others work on their soft top. The trim shop
> replaced the rivets along the back base of the top, and after removing
> the old ones, obviously could not work out how to replace them properly.
> Rather than taking time to remove the metal bar that these rivets
> connect to, they drilled holes in the bodywork, and riveted through the
> bar AND the bodywork. This of course makes it impossible to remove the
> soft top, and therefore install the hard top, without destroying the
> rivets. Watch out if you farm out hood repairs!
>
> The second (don't ask how I discovered this while trying to fit the hard
> top) is the answer to the mysterious "coat hangers in the boot" noise I
> get when cornering and braking, about which I emailed the list a few
> months back. I have found that there is a spring in the fuel tank, of
> quite thick wire, roughly conical and about 5 or 6 inches long. It's not
> connected to anything.
>
> Does anyone have any idea what it is or how it might have got there?
>
> Thanks
>
> Paul
> 74 TR6 PI
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