- 141. Re: Rebuild surprise and questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1993 20:48:00 PST
- drill here ___ | ___ \ \ V / / \ \_________/ / _______| |________ _______| || |________ Cross shaft \__/ [__] Tapered bolt Anybody else remember seeing this? It was probably in a Moss or TRF newslett
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00230.html (8,287 bytes)
- 142. Re: LaCarrera in an LBC. Hmmmm. (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1993 11:11:49 PST
- We need a TR -- Chris, you want to bring Sarah? Funny, I was thinking about this as I was standing at Turn 7 yesterday. I'm not really sure it's a good idea, but it's been a long time since I've been
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00280.html (6,518 bytes)
- 143. dist pedestal shim (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 10:24:20 PST
- 0.003" is about the thickness of a piece of paper. That's what I made my last distributor pedestal shims from.
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00402.html (6,291 bytes)
- 144. silicone and Lockheed brakes (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1993 23:16:01 PDT
- The Morris' brakes are going to come apart soon, mostly to switch from drum to disk brakes. I have a pair of Lockheed calipers, and figured I'd rebuild them as well as the rear slaves, replace all th
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00061.html (7,060 bytes)
- 145. bay area machine shops (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1993 09:09:57 PDT
- The Fizzballers swear by Kaeding, over in Campbell. That was too far for me to go for a flywheel/clutch job. I called a local one-man shop that I've used, who said he could do it, but would rather no
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00122.html (7,719 bytes)
- 146. Re: TR6 flasher/directionals (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1993 09:14:50 PDT
- Dr. Bobwrench sez Doesn't have to be. The connections corrode badly as time goes by. My TR-6 taillights need to be take out every couple of years and cleaned out with scouring pad or something simila
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00123.html (7,434 bytes)
- 147. TR6 frame - drainage holes, GT6 left hand stalls (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1993 08:57:27 PDT
- The right tool is a hole saw of some variety. For thick metal like a frame, I'd reach into my metal removing tools drawer for the "Rotabroach" kit - looks something like a normal hole saw, except tha
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00231.html (7,016 bytes)
- 148. Carburetter Decisions... (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1993 10:21:26 PDT
- TriumphTune recommends the SU HS6. You'll need some sort of an adapter to bolt these onto your manifold (I have a spare set if you decide to go this route) and will want to open up the manifold. HS6s
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00285.html (6,809 bytes)
- 149. Re: Hardy Prentice (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1993 12:05:26 PDT
- Well, I guess no repeat victory for the venerable TR3 this year. According to the SFR hot line, the car is pretty much totalled. But Hardy has already been quoted as saying "never say die"... apparen
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00484.html (6,455 bytes)
- 150. Calling Z-S experts (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 07:17:41 -0700
- That should have been "calling GT6 experts". Several years (I think 69-72) of the GT6 got a version of the CD150 that is completely NON-adjustable. The seat won't move, the needles don't adjust by st
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00165.html (6,810 bytes)
- 151. allen bolts (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 07:21:39 -0700
- Any theories, ideas whether 1/4' allen head bolts are stronger than grade 5 hex bolts. Depends on where you buy your bolts. Hardware store Allen bolts are probably Grade 2. Buy yourself some SPS or A
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00166.html (6,798 bytes)
- 152. Really a SOLer Now! (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1993 07:23:02 -0700
- So, where DO you get good quality, upgraded/heavy duty suspension bushings for a TR6? Call Ken Gillanders. Name: Ken Gillanders Company: British Frame and Engine Address: 4831 Ryland Avenue Temple Ci
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00167.html (6,818 bytes)
- 153. inertia belts on TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 12:32:32 PDT
- Sarah's interior is almost all back in; I'm about to mount the rollbar. Several ads of late have made me think again that I'd like to replace my current cobbled up three point belt system with an ine
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00230.html (7,510 bytes)
- 154. finally! (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1993 00:32:36 PDT
- The GT6 (I'm still not used to calling it Bubba) breathed oil through its new filter and cooler arrangement tonight. Persistence pays off, I guess - I think I've been collecting parts for this for al
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00258.html (9,189 bytes)
- 155. Re: Volage stabilizer, HELP! (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1993 15:56:28 PDT
- Here's what I know about those stabilizers (which sound like the one used on the GT6, and presumably the TR6 of the same late 60's early 70's era): Mine is marked Smith's, and carries Smith's part nu
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00300.html (8,167 bytes)
- 156. Re: pushrod tubes (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1993 15:58:21 PDT
- Whoever was looking for a solution to this - try Loctite 290. This is a green liquid for locking already assembled parts. Let the engine cool, clean the joints with brakleen and a Q tip, and dribble
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00301.html (6,579 bytes)
- 157. sealing the snake's gas fitting (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1993 10:02:50 PDT
- I think that what you need is called a Dowty seal. It's a crush washer bonded to an O ring, and is the standard sealing washer for BSP fittings. When you get things apart, measure the size and call D
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00377.html (6,650 bytes)
- 158. Re: Turner Wheels Needed (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1993 10:39:25 PDT
- How about Morris Minor? I heard that they used 15" wheels Nope. 14" wheels - radically small for the time (they had to make a deal with Dunlop to make tires just for this car). The common swap is to
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00447.html (6,941 bytes)
- 159. Re: GT6 tranny heat (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1993 10:36:52 PDT
- cdenzler asks: I saw PhilE recommend 30W non detergent for someones MG trans. Is that what I should be using? My trans was rebuilt recently before I got the car, and I want it to last as long as poss
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00493.html (7,230 bytes)
- 160. Re: Worries about starting. (score: 1)
- Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1993 13:15:11 PDT
- Having to crank a few times to fill the float bowls is not such a bad thing - because it allows the oil pump to start lubricating the engine before it starts firing. As long as you're not cranking so
- /html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00020.html (6,698 bytes)
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