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41. Re: TR4 Lower A-arms (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 01:23:38 -0400 (EDT); My TR4 is also a very early one with the TR3 type front suspension, but I'm afraid I don't have a spare set of lower arms. Since we're talking about early TR4 parts, can anyone offer any leads on th; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00435.html (7,759 bytes)
42. Re: "TCs Forever" (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Sun, 28 Aug 1994 05:56:18 -0400 (EDT); BritBooks 62 Main Street Otego, NY 13825 Phone: (800) 732-3646 Catalog Number: MG206 Price: $74.00 Visa & MasterCard accepted -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271 feold@umd5.umd.edu 1962 Tri; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00444.html (6,922 bytes)
43. Re: Computer nerd -> MG nerd ... Tell me why I should(n't) (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 23:27:50 -0400 (EDT); My TR4 isn't the only car in the familly, but it _is_ my daily transportation (20,000 miles in an average year) regardless of weather. It isn't garaged, because my garage is full of my MG TC and bit; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00508.html (7,928 bytes)
44. Re: Bearing Clearance??? (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 23:15:58 -0400 (EDT); Those "real pros" should stick to low rpm agricultural engines, then. Pasti-Gage is okay for normal rebuilding, but in real precision engine building the accepted method is to install the bearings i; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00509.html (8,316 bytes)
45. Re: healey vapor lock (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Sat, 1 Oct 1994 12:53:15 -0400 (EDT); Yes, your new description does clarify things. I assumed (incorrectly) that the problem occurred at slower speeds _after_ you had been tearing up the highway. Since it happens _while_, not after, he; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00516.html (7,740 bytes)
46. Re: What does SOL mean? (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Thu, 6 Oct 1994 18:46:23 -0400 (EDT); Nope, he really meant the first S. He's referring to S**t On a Shingle, an unkind descrition of that prince of all meals, creamed chipped beef on toast. :) -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #22; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00755.html (7,525 bytes)
47. Re: Exotic Meals (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 22:14:44 -0400 (EDT); Same concept, different content. The S**t part of S**t on a Shingle is comprised of chipped beef (very thinly sliced dried and salted beef) swimming in a white sauce. The Shingle part is simply a sl; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00786.html (7,186 bytes)
48. Re: More TR4 questions ... (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 20:39:00 -0400 (EDT); You may have the wrong headlamp buckets. The early TR4 type hasn't been available for many years, and the later types sold as replacements need a different type of rim. On an early TR4 like yours (a; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00822.html (9,097 bytes)
49. Re: TR steering gear earthing (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Wed, 12 Oct 1994 10:31:20 -0400 (EDT); There was no ground strap on the rack on very early TR4s like Charlie's (and mine), and none should be needed. Unlike the rubber-mounted rack on later TR4s (and TR5/250/6), the rack in the early TR4; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00878.html (7,897 bytes)
50. Re: Oiling leaf springs (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 01:09:49 -0400 (EDT); An even better method is to use a spray can of motorcycle chain lubricant. This stuff typically has very low viscosity out of the can, so it creeps between the spring leaves very easily. When the so; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01029.html (8,289 bytes)
51. Re: Subtle Bodges: Part 2 (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Mon, 17 Oct 1994 01:20:23 -0400 (EDT); The needles provided in a lot of rebuild kits these days are not made by SU and may or may not not be marked with the original SU size designations. It's possible that your "466" needles really are; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01030.html (7,360 bytes)
52. Re: Oiling leaf springs (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Tue, 18 Oct 1994 00:22:55 -0400 (EDT); Except that those O-rings are neeoprene or some other synthetic rubber that can withstand contact with petroleum-based lubricants. The inserts used in older leaf springs are sometimes natural rubber; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01071.html (7,878 bytes)
53. Re: LUCAS wire harness: '69 AH Sprite (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 03:04:23 -0400 (EDT); Can you still get original Lucas harnesses for older BritCars? The only ones I've seen were the (very) occasional NOS ones at flea markets. Virtually all harnesses currently sold for older BritCars; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01116.html (8,091 bytes)
54. Re: Bugeye Sprite starter quest (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Wed, 19 Oct 1994 03:18:41 -0400 (EDT); Does this guy sell famous bridges as a sideline? He's pulling your leg. In a typical Lucas-equipped older BritCar, converting to negative ground is a simple matter of reversing the battery connectio; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01117.html (7,654 bytes)
55. Re: trickle restoration (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Thu, 20 Oct 1994 23:19:17 -0400 (EDT); You never heard of "trickle restoration" before? It goes hand in hand with trickle-down driveway lubrication. The longer the trickle restoration takes, the more effective the trickle-down driveway l; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01210.html (7,245 bytes)
56. Re: Torquing head... (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 01:59:27 -0400 (EDT); Normally you loosen and retorque one bolt at a time, so the gasket remains compressed and no coolant is lost. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154L; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01266.html (7,203 bytes)
57. TD Oil (was Re: TD dash restoration) (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 03:07:12 -0400 (EDT); Are you sure it's non-detergent? Non-detergent motor oil is almost impossible to find these days, for the very good reason that it's not recommended for use in _any_ engine (unless you _like_ sludge; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01267.html (9,046 bytes)
58. Re: TD dash restoration (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Sun, 23 Oct 1994 03:17:35 -0400 (EDT); It's very difficult to buff that chrome plate brass bead prior to plating without turning it into a hopelessly tangled mess, so most plating firms won't guarantee the job. It will probably cost you l; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01268.html (7,521 bytes)
59. Re: Armorall (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 01:10:42 -0400 (EDT); Chuckle! It's Simple Green. Soylent Green (from the Sci Fi book/movie of the samee name) is a food substitute that gives new meaning to "Of the people, by the people, for the people". -- Chip Old 19; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01307.html (7,498 bytes)
60. Re: TD Oil (score: 1): Author: Chip Old <feold@umd5.umd.edu>; Date: Tue, 25 Oct 1994 01:37:15 -0400 (EDT); I've often wondered why some BritCar makers specified motor oil for the gearbox rather than gear oil. The two types of oil are formulated for very different types of protection, and theoretically mo; /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01308.html (7,565 bytes)

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