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1. Re: Weber DGV carbs (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:18:59 -0600; I had been using the stock ZS carbs on my car for the first few years I had it and they worked very well. The engine has about the same mods that you describe for your car. Since then I've experiment; /html/6pack/2006-02/msg00181.html (9,853 bytes)
2. RE: Wind deflectors (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2006 15:13:29 -0600; The solid plexiglass screen has to be unbolted with an allen wrench to put the top up. Rob 74 TR6 daily driver; /html/6pack/2006-01/msg00026.html (7,647 bytes)
3. RE: oil pres on new motor (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:36:36 -0500; I had to pack the oil pump with grease and then use an electric drill to drive it to get pressure to come up and it still took awhile. To drive it, I notched the end of a piece of gray plastic tubin; /html/6pack/2005-10/msg00172.html (8,019 bytes)
4. Re: brake lights not working (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 18:09:05 -0500; I cleaned the sockets, bulbs and housing until they just sparkled (or is that sparked?) but finally bought a set of the new sockets that have a ground wire connection on each socket. The set of sock; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00157.html (9,245 bytes)
5. E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 22:58:37 -0400; Has anyone converted their TR6 to use the E85 gasoline formulation? A gas station in town has begun to carry it and it got me thinking.... Rob 74 TR6 daily driver; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00198.html (7,003 bytes)
6. Re: E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 04:11:22 -0400; I live in corn country (central Illinois) and E85 is 85% ethanol, which is a good combination from a local viewpoint. I hadn't heard about the possibility of aluminum bits not liking it but was wond; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00203.html (8,359 bytes)
7. Re: E85 gasoline in a TR6 (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 20:52:00 -0500; I checked to be sure that my somewhat unreliable memory (not made by Lucas but might as well have been) is correct and it really is 85% ethanol. The car has the very earliest 175CD strombergs from a; /html/6pack/2005-09/msg00214.html (8,183 bytes)
8. Re: Alloy steering rack mount question (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 10:02:41 -0500; I don't know about the Goodparts aluminum mounts but I purchased and installed the aluminum mounts that use the U-bolts on my TR6 about 5 years ago. A few months later I happened to discover that one; /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00010.html (7,593 bytes)
9. Re: rear light housings / chrome paint (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 07:02:48 -0500; My car had the same symptoms with one brake light that was significantly dimmer than the other. The fix in this case was a new socket with a grounding connector and a wire to ground rather than using; /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00025.html (8,083 bytes)
10. Re: Fan extension bolt (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 07:50:31 -0500; I used the "rope trick" and an impact wrench to remove this bolt when I was putting in an electric fan a couple of months ago. A torque wrench with the "rope trick" were used when the shorter extensi; /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00460.html (7,424 bytes)
11. Re: Rebuilding Rocker Arm (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:43:40 -0500; Try Rocker Arm Specialists, http://www.rockerarms.com/ They did the rocker assy for my TR6 a few years ago for a reasonable price (~$120, I seem to remember.) Rob 74 TR6 daily driver; /html/6pack/2005-08/msg00500.html (7,214 bytes)
12. Re: broken retainer for door check strap (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 07:09:39 -0500; If this is the piece attached to the door that the rivet passes through, then they aren't available. I filed a couple of steel washers into the right shape and welded them to the door in its place on; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00232.html (7,352 bytes)
13. Re: Konig Rewind Wheels (Pre Order) (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 11:25:00 -0500; Has anyone on the list heard anything further about these wheels? Rob; /html/6pack/2005-05/msg00357.html (8,196 bytes)
14. Re: Tips for rear sway bar adjustment??? (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 07:30:48 -0600; My 74 had a serious wiggle in the back end if I hit or let off the gas on a curve or a highway on ramp. The first time it happened after I bought the car was very startling. I found that it was a com; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00039.html (7,700 bytes)
15. Re: was Donuts, now Slime (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 08:36:51 -0600; I have used this in my lawn tractor tires. It is marginal stuff at best there. I've bought it at places like Ace Hardware or Farm and Fleet. Rob '74 TR6 daily driver '02 lawn tractor, fair weather on; /html/6pack/2005-02/msg00151.html (7,225 bytes)
16. Re: Sorry if a dup - Final opinions needed on this darn TR6 (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 13:46:18 -0600; Pay very close attention to the area around the frame mounting points for the rear arm. Check this area with a screwdriver tip to see if they are "soft". Rob 74 TR6 daily driver [other stuff deleted]; /html/6pack/2004-11/msg00357.html (7,542 bytes)
17. Re: front wheel bearing races (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 08:27:17 -0500; Oh humble supplicant who well knows his place in the universe, as this is a such a small matter, hardly worthy of bothering the Triumph gods of this list with, I will endeavor to provide the informat; /html/6pack/2004-07/msg00004.html (7,958 bytes)
18. RE: cam break in?'s (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:51:27 -0500; I used a piece of plastic plumbing tube from a hardware store for this. It was just gray plastic water supply line for a faucet and I just added the right type of notch to it with a knife. Rob 74 TR; /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00255.html (7,984 bytes)
19. Re: Brake problem (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 00:29:54 -0500; I had a Saab Sonett that this would happen to on one side at a time. The flexible "rubber" brake lines were original and had some interior deterioration such that little flaps of the rubber lining wo; /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00292.html (7,399 bytes)
20. Re: ANSA for TR250/TR6 (NOS Available???) (score: 1): Author: Rob Pennington <robp@ncsa.uiuc.edu>; Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 11:33:14 -0500; I was just told he had 1 left for $1290. Says it is the last one in the NFI Rob 74 TR6 daily driver with Monza exhaust and going to stay like that for awhile; /html/6pack/2004-04/msg00386.html (7,682 bytes)

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