- 281. Re: slight bog and run on.... (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 18:27:55 -0700 (PDT)
- Glad to hear you've got the car up and running well. The pinging sounds odd. When do you hear it? As Dick T. wrote, you usually only hear pinging during a high load situation, such as acceleration.
- /html/6pack/2000-08/msg00151.html (14,729 bytes)
- 282. Re: Aluminium '6 Heads (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 09:29:32 -0700 (PDT)
- I can't remember the name of the company who does these cross flow aluminum heads, but I saw an ad (probably in Grassroots) recently that said Triumph heads are on the way. However, a cross flow head
- /html/6pack/2000-08/msg00189.html (7,778 bytes)
- 283. Re: Throw Out This Bearing? (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 13:02:49 -0700 (PDT)
- Replace the throwout bearing, and for God's sake don't use a standard issue one again. Order the landcruiser bearing, pre-pressed onto the sleeve. TRF supplies this part. I went through about 6 of th
- /html/6pack/2000-08/msg00196.html (8,122 bytes)
- 284. Re: Brake Warning Light (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 11:37:14 -0700 (PDT)
- As you know, I've got the identical setup on my car (except I've got 1.65 roller rockers). I don't think you could get the car to run lean enough to get the header glowing. It may be possible that y
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00025.html (10,778 bytes)
- 285. Re: TR-6 steering question (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 11:43:28 -0700 (PDT)
- A few things to check before you right of the rack: Inner ball joint and outer tie rod on the rack, are they in good shape? Pop the hood and turn the wheel from left to right (about 45 degrees in ea
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00026.html (9,247 bytes)
- 286. Re: Door Rattles (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 04:41:20 -0700 (PDT)
- You are right to replace the fuzzy and rubber strip at the top of the door, but you should also replace the window channels which are within the door. The glass slides up and down through these chann
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00071.html (7,816 bytes)
- 287. Overdrive troubles (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 04:49:51 -0700 (PDT)
- Out of the blue yesterday, the overdrive on my car started acting up. After about 15 minutes of highway driving at 75ish mph, the o/d kicked out for about half a second, then went back in. A minute o
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00081.html (9,271 bytes)
- 288. Re: Wiper Problems (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 10:48:40 -0700 (PDT)
- If I remember correctly (it's been a while since I removed the wiper motor) there is only one cable going from the wiper motor to both wheel boxes. If the passenger wiper is still working, then the c
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00084.html (8,683 bytes)
- 289. Re: cylinder head (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 12:21:11 -0700 (PDT)
- Good lord no!! That kind of compression ratio will make short order of your cast aluminum pistons. Detonation will kill them quickly. You'd have to run very high octane gas (probably 100+) and retard
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00088.html (8,173 bytes)
- 290. Re: Wheels and Bars (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 06:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
- The stock offset for the wheel is zero, so backspacing is the rim width divided by two (3.5 inches for a 7" rim). I got my wheels (15x6) from K Speed in State College Pa (www.kspeed.com). I think Jor
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00102.html (8,014 bytes)
- 291. Re: gauges (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 06:24:54 -0700 (PDT)
- When your gauges go dead, try turning on your wipers. If they don't work either, you've got a problem with the fuse box connection. If they do work, you've got a bad connection going to the voltage s
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00103.html (7,419 bytes)
- 292. Re: Intake Manifolds For Sale? (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 04:46:00 -0700 (PDT)
- I've got the same plan, but I'm a few years away (have to save some money first). I was thinking about using PI manifolds (minus the individual throttle butterflies-individual butterflies are not app
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00121.html (9,220 bytes)
- 293. Re: Unleaded OK? (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 04:46:22 -0700 (PDT)
- TR6s didn't come with hardened valve seats from the factory. This was okay back when leaded gas was available, but now that we can only get unleaded, the seats loose their strength and the valves st
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00129.html (7,580 bytes)
- 294. Re: TR 6 radio\cassette (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 06:18:22 -0700 (PDT)
- The stock TR6 dash opening is for shaft style radios. These slide in from behind the dash and have two shafts (for control of volume/tuning/etc.) and a small rectangular center section (for display a
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00142.html (8,216 bytes)
- 295. Re: electronic ignition (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 08:13:36 -0700 (PDT)
- You don't necessarily have to lose your tach. There is an instrument rebuilding company out there (don't remember the name, but they have a website which you can find using a search engine) that can
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00174.html (8,809 bytes)
- 296. Re: knock, knock,... boundary="------------C25ACA417C6D54229CBF0600" (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 05:13:27 -0700 (PDT)
- I have bought several components from Goodparts, and can say that these are top quality pieces that work great. Richard Good is the owner, and I believe he runs this business on the side. His stage
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00206.html (13,711 bytes)
- 297. Pulling the cylinder head (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 05:44:42 -0700 (PDT)
- I pulled the head of my TR6 in May, and it was quite a pain at first. I tried the trick of filling the number 1 and 6 cylinders with rope and jacking one rear wheel up while leaving the other wheel o
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00207.html (8,255 bytes)
- 298. Re: Roller Rocker Conversion?? (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 12:48:22 -0700 (PDT)
- It's a dead easy, bolt-in operation. I bought the roller rockers preinstalled on a hardened shaft all assembled with pedestals, spacers, etc from Goodparts. You just remove the old rocker shaft asse
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00209.html (9,294 bytes)
- 299. Re: Carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 04:43:53 -0700 (PDT)
- Actually, his name is Gary Martin. His number is (605) 391-2422. He does a great job on carbs. He did mine, and they're great. Tim Holbrook 1971 TR6 __________________________________________________
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00221.html (6,774 bytes)
- 300. Re:Stuck Head/ Compression (score: 1)
- Author: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 05:46:51 -0700 (PDT)
- I have 9.5:1 compression on my car with no problems on 93 octane. Goodparts runs 9.7. If you're doing EFI (and presumably you'll be able to program fuel and ignitin curves into your ECU), you could
- /html/6pack/2000-07/msg00222.html (8,813 bytes)
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