- 1. Rechroming (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 10:12:56 -0400
- When I put the TR6 away for the winter this year I'm considering taking the bumpers and luggage rack off and having them rechromed. Problem is, I can't seem to find anyplace local that can do the wor
- /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00370.html (6,770 bytes)
- 2. Emmisons work continues (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:30:03 -0400
- I managed to get out to work on my emissions problems for a little while again yesterday. I only find the time to mess with this about once a month but, it'll have to do:-) I've been over all the poi
- /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00115.html (9,321 bytes)
- 3. RE: Spin on oil filter adaptor (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:41:10 -0400
- This is what I did a couple of years back and I have not had any issues. I believe I also had to remove the clutch slave in order to get it installed but once installed it seems to be working well. R
- /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00315.html (8,154 bytes)
- 4. Squeaky tach (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 11:57:49 -0400
- This weekend my tachometer started squeaking. At times it was simply a faint squeak that would increase or decrease in frequency as the engine RPMs changed. Other times it got really loud to the poin
- /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00317.html (6,688 bytes)
- 5. RE: Spin on oil filter adaptor (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:57:14 -0400
- I use a filter wrench like Stan does in order to remove my spin-on filter. I believe I bought it at Sears. Works great. Until a couple years back I had the standard canister type filter and I refered
- /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00332.html (8,406 bytes)
- 6. End of emissions woes (for 2 years) (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 11:41:05 -0400
- Hallelujah, I passed my emissions! Not sure exactly what did the trick but yesterday morning I finally passed emissions with the TR6. Thanks to all who gave me ideas and things to try. I replaced all
- /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00413.html (7,895 bytes)
- 7. RE: TR6 cockpit cover (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 16:02:12 -0400
- 2 winters ago a mouse ate a 2 inch hole in my tonneau cover while the car sat in the garage. As a result, I found myself in the same position as you although for a slightly different reason. I ended
- /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00507.html (6,878 bytes)
- 8. More emissions news (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:54:56 -0400
- I spent a while today going over my car, mostly following the tips I was given by you folks on tracking down my emissions problems. Here's what I found: - No vacuum leaks. I took an unlit propane tor
- /html/6pack/2005-07/msg00031.html (9,091 bytes)
- 9. RE: More emissions news (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 11:38:06 -0400
- I made a little more progress on this before I ran out of time this On the Dwell issue, I discovered that I connected the meter wrong. I had placed the red lead on the positive terminal of the coil i
- /html/6pack/2005-07/msg00078.html (9,685 bytes)
- 10. RE: More emissions news (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 13:07:13 -0400
- I plugged the hose that goes from the carbon canister to the carbs but that didn't seem to have any effect on the idle. Is there a simple way to test my vacuum unit to see if its working properly? Ph
- /html/6pack/2005-07/msg00085.html (8,224 bytes)
- 11. Emission woes (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:38:05 -0400
- I'm looking for help/suggestions on what to do with my TR6 now that it has now failed its Illinois emissions test twice in a row. I took it in for testing a few weeks back and it failed the CO2 test,
- /html/6pack/2005-06/msg00261.html (7,983 bytes)
- 12. Spin on oil filter removal (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:41:29 -0400
- Last spring I finally got fed up with the old canister type oil filter on my TR6 and replaced it with a spin-on filter adapter from the Roadster Factory. Installing it was a bit of a challenge but, w
- /html/6pack/2005-04/msg00022.html (7,544 bytes)
- 13. Re-chroming my bumpers (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 10:42:19 -0400
- I'm thinking of having my bumpers and luggage rack re-chromed this fall/winter. This morning, in thinking about it, I realized that I have no clue how to find a shop to do the job. 10 years ago when
- /html/6pack/2004-09/msg00187.html (6,708 bytes)
- 14. Mice! (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:33:18 -0500
- I have MICE! Apparently lots of mice. It used to be that I had problems in the winter where, if I left my car sitting in the garage for a whole winter without opening it up every once in a while, I'd
- /html/6pack/2004-07/msg00174.html (7,748 bytes)
- 15. Seatbelt question (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 12:45:29 -0500
- 10 years back when I restored my TR6 I ended up buying an entire new body tub for the car. The old tub was so rusted that it was just easier to replace the whole thing. When I did this, I used a tub
- /html/6pack/2004-05/msg00213.html (7,104 bytes)
- 16. Paint question (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 08:34:46 -0500
- This past winter the brake master on my car let loose leaking brake fluid all over the driver's side portion of the engine compartment. I've pulled out all the stuff from that side, rebuilt the mast
- /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00090.html (7,447 bytes)
- 17. Heater wiring (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 07:48:10 -0500
- My 73 TR6 has never had a working heater in it. Power was never hooked up to it and I was never sure what would happen if I actually opened the heater valve and let water run into the core. As a resu
- /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00321.html (8,112 bytes)
- 18. RE: Heater wiring - now mice (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 10:26:38 -0500
- Thanks for the response on the mouse problem. I had heard that pie tins filled with Irish Spring soap shavings works well so I tried that this past winter. The mice proceeded to eat the soap! This ne
- /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00325.html (7,455 bytes)
- 19. Overheating (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 18:53:20 -0500
- I started my car for the first time since last September and major surgery on a variety of parts of the car over the winter. Part of the work I did involved disconnecting the temperature sending unit
- /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00426.html (7,459 bytes)
- 20. More woes (score: 1)
- Author: "Phil Beckman" <phil@opentext.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:29:27 -0500
- OK, I messed with the thermostat today and it looks to be working ok, although it did open a tad late when placed in a pot of water on the stove. Not sure what the cooling system issue is but, before
- /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00432.html (8,603 bytes)
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