- 141. Fwd: Timing and overheating (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 10:19:51 -0700 (PDT)
- You and I have very similar engine setups. I don't have any overheating problems (except for last year, but that has been traced to a gummed-up radiator), so maybe I can help. I run 10BTDC static tim
- /html/6pack/2002-07/msg00018.html (10,133 bytes)
- 142. Fwd: RE: RE: Oil Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:36:42 -0700 (PDT)
- Both my brother and I use Castrol Syntec 5W-50. It's a synthetic (as you can probably tell from the name). Tim Holbrook 1971 TR6 Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.y
- /html/6pack/2002-07/msg00023.html (11,394 bytes)
- 143. Fwd: removing differential (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:18:16 -0700 (PDT)
- The bolts holding the half shafts to the diff are a huge pain. I've always had a tough time with them, using two wrenches while laying on your back is never fun. Plus the nuts are very prone to round
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00029.html (9,824 bytes)
- 144. Fwd: spark plug wires (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 05:54:00 -0700 (PDT)
- I just got a set of Magnecor wires from Moss. KV85, they are 8.5mm wires. I would strongly recommend checking out Magnecor's website (www.magnecor.com). It's very informative, I learned a lot about p
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00241.html (7,813 bytes)
- 145. Fwd: I Feared The Worst (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:05:10 -0700 (PDT)
- Personally, I'd be a bit nervous about giving my engine to a regular mechanic for a rebuild. Better to give it to someone who has experience rebuilding Triumph engines. There are a few things that ar
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00288.html (9,472 bytes)
- 146. Fwd: OD tranny (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:32:33 -0700 (PDT)
- As others have stated, it's much easier to pick up a gearbox that already has o/d on it. Bolting an o/d unit to your non-o/d gearbox is harder than it sounds. It requires a new mainshaft, because o/d
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00289.html (8,783 bytes)
- 147. Fwd: Re: [I Feared The Worst] (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:48:01 -0700 (PDT)
- One further note, you're going to have to remove the bonnet to get the engine out and back in for its rebuild. Sorry! Tim Holbrook 1971 TR6 Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fif
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00291.html (9,884 bytes)
- 148. Fwd: RE: Possible engine swap for Tr6 (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 10:04:22 -0700 (PDT)
- While engine swaps sound like fun sometimes (I love the idea of the Honda S2000 engine in a Spit - 8500 rpm redline, 240hp, and Honda reliability, in a car that weighs less than a ton and handles lik
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00374.html (14,749 bytes)
- 149. Fwd: Re: Upgraded plug wires & ?s re Distributor Advance & (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:08:43 -0700 (PDT)
- The problem you are referring to with you XR700 may have to do with "phasing" of the shutter and infrared unit in relation to the rotor arm position. I read about this last night in the most recent G
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00384.html (10,104 bytes)
- 150. Fwd: Re: Fwd: RE: Possible engine swap for Tr6 (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 15:20:15 -0700 (PDT)
- My mistake, I meant to say "reliable, streetable 200 hp". Good point, you can get 200hp out of a 6 no problem, but I don't think it would be too good on the street. Well, maybe it could be done with
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00385.html (14,076 bytes)
- 151. Fwd: TR6 bullet mirrors (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 09:50:05 -0700 (PDT)
- The bullet mirror that I have on my door has a bracket which can be removed from the mirror body. There is small countersunk screw on the mirror body. Remove the screw, and the bracket comes off. The
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00409.html (9,607 bytes)
- 152. Fwd: Re: possible engine swap for TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:03:09 -0700 (PDT)
- Well said Dan! I used to frown on engine swaps, but I've come around. I probably won't ever do one in my car, but that's just my personal preference. I do, however, plan to do EFI, and maybe a superc
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00412.html (13,976 bytes)
- 153. Megasquirt EFI (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 12:10:09 -0700 (PDT)
- For those of you who might have an interest in doing EFI, but feel that the cost may be prohibitive, check this out: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/megasquirt/ I heard about this from someone on the 6
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00413.html (7,256 bytes)
- 154. Fwd: Re: TR6 performance motor [was Possible engine swap for (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:50:40 -0700 (PDT)
- Well, I've done it, and it's lasted 20,000 miles so far with no signs of giving up the ghost anytime soon. It wasn't difficult, it wasn't expensive, and there are many others out there with the same
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00429.html (7,768 bytes)
- 155. Fwd: TR6 performance motor (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 11:59:02 -0700 (PDT)
- Sorry to stay hung up on this, but $2500 ON RODS AND PISTONS? I'm not talking about an E prod race machine here. I'm talking about a street engine with some extra kick. The stock components can handl
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00431.html (9,463 bytes)
- 156. Fwd: Re: Old wives tale? (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 06:22:12 -0700 (PDT)
- This happened on my dad's Triumph Stag (same IRS hubs that we have on our TR's), and the wheel fell off. The guy who rebuilt his hub did a bad job, and my dad suspected that it wouldn't last. He was
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00518.html (9,309 bytes)
- 157. Fwd: Re: 10 Sec ET TR6 Pics (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:50:42 -0700 (PDT)
- I saw this car run at TRF last summer. Quick, yes. But 10 seconds, definitely not! The best I saw was a run in the 15s, maybe high 14s. The best part was watching him get off the line...the whole bod
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00529.html (9,183 bytes)
- 158. Timing chain (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 11:34:06 -0700 (PDT)
- I'm putting in a new timing chain, and have a few questions. Started pulling the front damper assembly. It was coming fine and then came to a halt. I then realized it was coming into contact with the
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00538.html (8,198 bytes)
- 159. Fwd: Re: 16" wheels and tires (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:13:22 -0700 (PDT)
- I would think that 205/55-16 or 205/60-16 is the way to go for tire size on a 16" wheel. There's a lot of tire selection in 205/55-16 because that's an OE size on many sporty cars. I really don't thi
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00588.html (12,613 bytes)
- 160. Fwd: Re: 16" wheels and tires (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 13:02:11 -0700 (PDT)
- The stock tire was 185 in section width, 15" wheel diameter. When these cars were first made, tire makers didn't refer to the aspect ratio. However, I've heard it would be approximately equal to 185/
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00595.html (16,260 bytes)
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