- 21. TR7 BFH Inner ball-joint shim (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 22:09:04 EDT
- This message may only be appropriate for fellow TR7 owners. If you've read my latest emails, you know I have a LOT of play in the passenger-side inner ball joint assembly on my TR7. So much play in f
- /html/british-cars/2001-05/msg00018.html (7,128 bytes)
- 22. TR7BFH Inner Ball Joint installation (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:00:08 EDT
- Ok, Ok!!! I get the message! Don't try to fix the inner ball joints, just replace them!!! I'll have a new pair to install this weekend. Not having done this before, can anybody provide any tips? And
- /html/british-cars/2001-05/msg00021.html (7,412 bytes)
- 23. TR7 BFH Wheel wobble (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 16:21:46 EDT
- I've noticed one of my alloy wheels is not quite straight. When I spin it up against a straight-edge, the rim moves back and forth about 1/8 of an inch, left to right. Three questions: 1. Is 1/8 "wo
- /html/british-cars/2001-05/msg00026.html (6,903 bytes)
- 24. TR7 BFH -- binding upper strut (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 21:42:04 EDT
- Hello all, I hope everyone is finally getting out to drive as the weather starts to warm up. Beautiful down here in North Carolina, and I've been enjoying tooling around in the TR7, except when it ra
- /html/british-cars/2001-04/msg00053.html (7,029 bytes)
- 25. TR7 BFH -- fuel pump/oil leak (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:59:54 EDT
- Before I forget, you've probably already heard about this, but for all of you who live anywhere near Winston-Salem, North Carolina, don't forget that "The Gathering" of LBCs is being held at Reynold
- /html/british-cars/2001-04/msg00061.html (7,429 bytes)
- 26. TR7 BFH -- suspension tips? (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2001 20:05:59 EDT
- I was just reading through a British Leyland dealer technical bulletin, and found two things that my Bentley manual doesn't mention for the TR7. The first is that when refitting the front springs, t
- /html/british-cars/2001-04/msg00068.html (7,099 bytes)
- 27. TR7 BFH#58 (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 16:31:13 EST
- Here's an interesting problem with my 1980 TR7 -- at least to me it's When the car is cold, it idles at about 1,200 RPM. Good. When it is fully warmed up, about 900 RPM. Also good. But when it is par
- /html/british-cars/2001-03/msg00010.html (6,609 bytes)
- 28. TR7 BFH #39 - Wheel trade? (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 09:21:58 EST
- TR fans, I have one white-painted steel-spoke wheel for the 1976 Victory edition TR7s. It came with my 1980 TR7 as a spare, but with no tire. This wheel was unique -- apparently only sold in 1976, an
- /html/british-cars/2001-03/msg00018.html (7,315 bytes)
- 29. TR7 BFH#50 - Fuel Pump question (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 11:52:02 EST
- I've tried to think this one out, but still need some help. I'm replacing the fuel pump in my 1980 TR7 which has a 1979 engine. I manually operated the new pump, and it seems to squirt gas fine. The
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00009.html (7,261 bytes)
- 30. TR7 BFH#51 New Piggotti Book and Victory Edition Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 21:24:03 EST
- I just got Bill Piggott's the latest book, "Original Triumph TR7 & TR8 - The restorer's guide." It is a great overview of the TR7/TR8 series, and it must have been particularly challenging to write,
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00010.html (7,741 bytes)
- 31. TR7 BFH#51 - Nitrous? (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2001 22:05:02 EST
- Nitrous Oxide? Well? Could I put it in my TR7? This gasoline fume-induced fantasy came about as I get ready to write an article about NASCAR racing, for which I get to drive a NASCAR stock car for ei
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00011.html (7,574 bytes)
- 32. TR7 BFH#52 - Failed emissions test (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 10:41:13 EST
- Well, the good news is my newly-reassembled TR7 passed the safety inspection today. The bad news is that it flunked the emissions test. I need a 2% CO reading, and mine was 3.14%. So, now I need to s
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00016.html (7,918 bytes)
- 33. TR7 BFH#53 - Emission and Cold Engine? (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 20:51:28 EST
- One more question that's maybe related to my emissions problem. Ever since I put my engine back together, the temp gauge never goes much above the second mark on the left, up from stone cold. It neve
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00021.html (8,209 bytes)
- 34. TR7 BFH#54 - New dizzy and emissions (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:18:16 EST
- Just finished installing the new Lucas CEI distributor with vacuum retard unit -- my old dizzy was missing the retard unit. So now I may have a better shot at passing the emissions test. I failed wit
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00027.html (7,584 bytes)
- 35. TR7 BFH#55 Dirty front wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 15:08:06 EST
- The front wheels/disk brakes on my TR7 are an absolute mess, with what I assume is brake-shoe dust. I clean them off, and by the end of the week they are really dirty again. The brakes don't seem to
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00052.html (6,611 bytes)
- 36. TR7 BFH#55 - Rip in Carb diaphram (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 13:44:45 EST
- Well, typical story of trying to fix one thing, something else goes bad... And please excuse my not knowing the right terms for the parts I'm about to discuss. I just got the little allen-wrench tool
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00054.html (8,135 bytes)
- 37. TR7 BFH#55-B (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 17:10:47 EST
- Well, I think I found the reason for the bad idle. One of the rubber hoses, part of the tubing that goes from the valve cover back to the carbs, had fallen off. I'll still be replacing the diaphragms
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00056.html (6,804 bytes)
- 38. TR7 BFH#56 -- Why are LBC carbs so complicated? (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 09:48:52 EST
- Probably a dumb question on my part, but why are SU and Zenith-Stromberg carburetors so complicated, compared to something like a Holley or Rochester carb? I'm always amazed at all the separate compo
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00062.html (7,624 bytes)
- 39. TR7 BFH#56B -- Dashpot oil (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 11:21:40 EST
- Well, patience pays off again. After filling up the dashpots with PB Blaster and letting them soak overnight, the mixture adjusting allen screws now turn in both carbs. Lots of crud inside the tube a
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00063.html (7,828 bytes)
- 40. BFH#57 - free used parts! (score: 1)
- Author: Eganb@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 11:03:51 EST
- I finally managed to pass the emissions test. I needed 2.0% CO or less, and I squeaked past with 1.97%, just to make it interesting... Now that I can legally terrorize others on the road, I have a b
- /html/british-cars/2001-02/msg00105.html (8,816 bytes)
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