- 1. GT6 running and almost up (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 94 08:00:27 PST
- Well, I finally got to put the carbs back on the GT6 this past Saturday along with a couple of other things. I had to drain the gas tank first, the gas was about a year and a half old. Put the carbs
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00199.html (7,738 bytes)
- 2. GT6/Spit oil pressure switches interchangeable??? (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 09:17:13 PST
- Does anyone know if a 3-prong oil pressure switch from a 70's Spit is the same one that is used on the late GT6's, also 3-prong??? Mike G.
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00248.html (6,656 bytes)
- 3. RE: Bubble flares (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 94 11:09:44 PST
- There is special tooling to make bubble flares. I needed some for my GT6 and the local joint that makes custom hydraulic lines said not many places have them. I never checked into it further, most g
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00254.html (7,272 bytes)
- 4. '77 Spit for Sale (SF Bay Area) (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 13:21:38 PST
- This was our Sunday car until we took up bicycling-now we're ready for a more practical sedan. We're the original owners and we've put less than 40,000 miles on the car. It's been maintained regularl
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00295.html (6,961 bytes)
- 5. Re: Saggy Spit (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 94 07:45:44 PST
- Yes it is common, the leaf spring is probably pretty tired. They tend to lose their arch/tension and you end up with a saggy rear (or should I say bum After all the years I owned it, it finally sat
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00467.html (7,613 bytes)
- 6. RE: Is british-cars-request@autox.team.net still valid? (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 94 14:14:49 PST
- I sent some address additions early in the week to the -request address. They didn't bounce, but I haven't gotten any response on them. mjb, are you out there?????? Mike G.
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00508.html (7,153 bytes)
- 7. RE: Rear-end clatter (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 07:25:48 PST
- Try Rearend Specialties in San Jose, (408)988-3619. They rebuilt my GT6 diff for $250. John is the guy to talk to. Mike G.
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00030.html (6,833 bytes)
- 8. RE: sols in Germany? (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 94 07:29:42 PST
- There's a place in Milpitas called Medallion Lighting that carries an enormous stock of all types of lamps and bulbs. The Philips catalog from Medallion lists European Halogen lamps for autos, with
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00227.html (7,409 bytes)
- 9. RE: What's in octane booster? (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 94 07:33:35 PST
- I have a full write up on octane boosters, different types, including percentages to use if you want to homebrew your own. I'll dig it up and e-mail over if you want it. Mike G.
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00228.html (7,311 bytes)
- 10. Re: Silver Bulletin (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 94 07:33:13 PST
- Roland, It sounds like a diode in your alternator may be fried, actually shorted. A shorted diode allows current to flow back from the battery, through the alternator to ground when the key is off. I
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00259.html (8,129 bytes)
- 11. Re: Octane boosters (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 94 07:43:37 PST
- I've uploaded the octane booster blurb to the triumph server as octane_boosters.txt. in /pub/sol. It's pretty much the same thing as someone sent out late yesterday, about the Sunoco fuels, common oc
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00260.html (6,675 bytes)
- 12. RE: LBC Mods vs. Calif. Emmissions. (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 94 11:02:29 PST
- I've got a California '73 GT6, it has no EGR, only the charcoal canister and PCV. I would think you'd need at least those items to pass visual and the stock carbs/manifold/air filters. I think heade
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00315.html (8,596 bytes)
- 13. RE: K&N air filters (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 94 07:40:26 PST
- K&N Engineering is at (800)858-3333 outside CA, in CA (909)684-9762. The address is PO Box 1329 Riverside, CA 92502. Ask for tech support for applications and such. If you ask tech support for a cat
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00627.html (7,417 bytes)
- 14. Re: Companies on the list (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 93 07:49:36 PST
- This would be cool, it would make searching for part numbers quick and easy. It would also be a lot cheaper for TRF, since less paper price lists would be sent out. Online tech support would be nice
- /html/british-cars/1993-12/msg00303.html (8,264 bytes)
- 15. Re: Fuel Injection, Fuel Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 09:40:57 PST
- I've had several '70s BMWs, mechanical and electronic fuel injection. They all run at high pressure, hence the need for electric fuel pumps, special fuel filters and high pressure tubing & clamps. T
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00313.html (8,542 bytes)
- 16. Re: Lucas sealed beams (was tripods) (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 93 10:37:53 PDT
- They are the Lucas sealed beams that origionally came with the car, not the tripods. Daren has already claimed them for Mr. Riley, in exchange for a days labor on the GT6. I may get it on the road t
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00016.html (7,174 bytes)
- 17. Re: TR6 flasher/directionals (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 93 10:18:05 PDT
- Yah, I had some minor flasher/lighting problems a couple of years ago on the GT6 and noticed there was no good ground connection between the engine and body except for the clutch hydraulic line. Put
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00093.html (8,160 bytes)
- 18. Z-S Carb Tuning & a Little Closer to the Road (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 93 09:50:21 PDT
- Well, Daren came over this weekend to swap labor for the Lucas headlamps. We got quite a bit done and the only thing left is to tune the Strombergs & change the tranny fluid. We removed all the compo
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00175.html (8,183 bytes)
- 19. RKGs e-mail address (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 93 11:43:06 PDT
- Sorry to bomb the whole list, rkg I tried replying to your new address, but I keep getting host unknown errors. I have rkg@etecnw.com as your new address. Mike
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00201.html (6,489 bytes)
- 20. RE: Thoughts on recent postings (score: 1)
- Author: "GERONIMO, SC9-32, 765-4903, PAGE 231-6612" <GENDIMEN@T12SYS.intel.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 93 07:43:44 PDT
- I just got some ignition parts for the GT6, I think they were World Parts or some such. The cap didn't fit and the rotor was loose and the condenser was too big. The points fit, but they were the sn
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00272.html (7,605 bytes)
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