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181. Re: British Engineering Triumph-ant... (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1993 14:27:56 PDT
He's got the right idea, but some of the dates wrong - sfisher will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the Skinner brothers fashioned their first carburetter from a leather sack just after WWI. And
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00756.html (7,424 bytes)

182. Re: greasable ujoints (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1993 11:20:42 PDT
When I ordered QL15002s from TRF, they were non-greasable. Just as well; I have one greasable one of the same size (from a local parts house) and there's no way to make that long grease nipple clear.
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00785.html (7,423 bytes)

183. Re: British Cars Digest #912 Fri Aug 20 01:15:02 MDT 1993 (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1993 11:24:42 PDT
T.J. Higgins wrote: "Any other ideas for quick, easy and effective paint removal are most welcome." This was eight days ago and there's been a noticable lack of response. I must have missed this. The
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00786.html (6,954 bytes)

184. TR6's and Panasports (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1993 19:17:51 PDT
There's option 4: Adjust the steering lock to give slightly more clearance at the A arm. (That's what I would do, as well as using tape weights.)
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00796.html (6,467 bytes)

185. Re: 6-pack (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1993 11:41:02 PDT
I often think that I should join. They seem to have one main technical guru (whose name I can't remember right now) who has put together a compendium of (sometimes controversial) information on keepi
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00818.html (7,095 bytes)

186. Re: GT6 gutted (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1993 10:22:14 -0700
Does anyone have a suggestion for a sealant for gluing/sealing the transmission cover to the body? Sure, I do - don't. You don't want to glue the transmission cover, because you're going to have to r
/html/british-cars/1993-08/msg00953.html (7,191 bytes)

187. Re: TR6 front end [was Tilley made it!] (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1993 13:54:36 PDT
A "major" front end rebuild kit costs about $100 from TRF. This doesn't include ball joints or tie rod ends. Figure a long weekend or two to do the rebuild the first time, because you'll probably hav
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00046.html (7,763 bytes)

188. Garlock 10DU12 pedal bushings - NOT! (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 1993 12:24:49 PDT
A while back, someone wrote in that his TR6 had no pedal bushings. He went down to King Bearing and walked away with some Garlock 10DU12 self-lubricating Teflon-lined bushings, installed them, and wa
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00127.html (7,592 bytes)

189. Re: British Cars Digest #845 Tue Jun 8 01:15:02 MDT 1993 (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1993 11:55:00 PDT
These color codes have been in use for *years*. In Sweden (where Mark is writing from). And in the rest of Europe. But not in the US, where Andrew and the original author live. Check out your assumpt
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00199.html (7,706 bytes)

190. Re: TR7 adsorption canisters, floats, window mechanisms, etc. (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1993 11:59:12 PDT
We tried spraying some carb cleaner in the front Zenith Stromberg and it ran great, but only while we were spraying. Danger! Danger! Spray carb cleaner will dissolve the rubber diaphragm in your cabu
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00200.html (7,125 bytes)

191. Re: British Cars Digest #846 Wed Jun 9 01:15:02 MDT 1993 (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1993 11:39:34 PDT
Get a carpet set from Classic Auto Interiors Kit Turnier Buford Highway Doraville, GA (404) 458 3188 They supply TRF with their "medium grade" nylon carpets. I'm in the midst of installing a set in m
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00224.html (7,843 bytes)

192. Re: Vital Statistics (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1993 09:57:55 PDT
It's more like there were more TR6s made than almost any other LBC (I'm guessing that there were more MGBs, and maybe more Spitfires if you include from Mk.1 up to 1500)...
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00253.html (7,835 bytes)

193. Re: Vital Statistics (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1993 11:17:28 PDT
Nah, we TR owners just know how to live right.
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00256.html (7,710 bytes)

194. Re: LONG journey ahead, boulder bound (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1993 11:25:47 PDT
Good luck; that should be a fun drive. Pack ignition spares, water and antifreeze (either in flat gallon antifreeze containers or 2l soda bottles), oil and brake fluid, duct tape and baling wire. Tak
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00257.html (7,675 bytes)

195. Re:lead (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 09:50:03 PDT
Admittedly, 5 out of 3500 is a fairly small sample set. But I do know that many people are perfectly happy running unleaded. I have a GT6 head about to go to the shop; I'm still waffling about whethe
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00580.html (7,368 bytes)

196. Re: lead (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1993 12:30:35 PDT
Right, I expect that all seats are hardened - the choice seems to be between hardened steel and "stellite", whatever that is. Daren suggested - jokingly, I believe - that I only get seat inserts put
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00586.html (7,043 bytes)

197. Re:Care and feeding of '64 Jag 3.8S (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1993 11:59:14 PDT
Try calling the British Tool Company - he has collected and remanufactured lots of period tool kits and tool rolls. Should be able to help you, at a better price than buying through Hemmings. Name:
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00596.html (7,192 bytes)

198. Re: lurker gets GT6+ (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1993 12:02:49 PDT
If the brakes feel bad, the first thing I'd do is check the adjustment of the rears. Even though the brakes are heavily biased to the front, the rears do quite a bit. If that doesn't help, check for
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00597.html (6,732 bytes)

199. TR PI fuel pump troubles (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1993 00:01:16 PDT
I've mentioned a couple of times that the Bosch fuel pump conversion seems to be the way to fix the original Lucas PI pump problems; but I've never had the information at hand for how to contact some
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00600.html (7,185 bytes)

200. Re: Calipers and suspension bushings (score: 1)
Author: "Chris Kent Kantarjiev" <cak@parc.xerox.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1993 07:22:48 PDT
Silicone spray works; dishwashing soap works. Brute force (in a vise or large clamp or arbor press) without lube works. Don't use a petrolem based lubricant like wd-40. And *DO* put lots of antiseize
/html/british-cars/1993-06/msg00664.html (7,295 bytes)

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