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101. Re: TR6 rear end "CLUNK" (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 20 Apr 90 15:03:22 PDT; Could someone wax eloquently on if you can tell if a U-joint is on its last legs? Mine were supposedly replaced about two years ago. I'd rather not do the work right now, but I don't want one to fail; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00197.html (7,224 bytes)
102. aeroquip brake hoses (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 23 Apr 90 11:05:12 PDT; Well, if I wanted to get some, where would I do so? TRF and Moss don't seem to list them. A racing shop?; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00204.html (6,391 bytes)
103. amazing (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 19 Apr 90 09:47:14 PDT; I dropped Sarah's (TR-4A) sump last night. Much to my shock and amazement, the bottom end of the engine isn't screwed up at all (modulo the "make-a-gasket" sump gasket). The torques were a little low; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00221.html (9,493 bytes)
104. TR-4A rear end (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 22 Apr 90 19:34:18 PDT; IRS, of course. Driving around and seeing that the new oil pump gives me 10 more psi when running hot got me so excited that I decided to tackle the rear end. Some of the parts for the complete going; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00228.html (8,376 bytes)
105. bloody hell revisited (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sat, 21 Apr 90 10:07:44 PDT; Fortified with coffee, I went out this morning to give the damned spin-on adapter one more try. Using my patented oil filter wrench (a length of webbed belt), I remove the filter. Find the right sock; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00229.html (6,978 bytes)
106. Who do you trust? (Mainly about bearings) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 24 Apr 90 07:27:35 PDT; If you read The Roadster Factory catalogs, you'll find that they make a big deal about the fact that they only sell Vandervell bearings, including various anecdotes about racing heritage and Ken Rich; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00246.html (8,301 bytes)
107. Re: TR6 tires (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 24 Apr 90 09:52:55 PDT; The TR6 (and TR-250) did indeed come with 185-15 (80 series) radial That's a pretty interesting piece of information. The TR-4A came with 165-15 (80 series) tires, either ply (Goodyear GP 6.95 x 15 o; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00250.html (7,723 bytes)
108. Re: Grandfather Growls! (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 24 Apr 90 08:44:30 PDT; The only complaints were that the car hops out of third gear once in a great while (it did this when I first got it) Have you checked the oil level in the transmission?; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00252.html (6,677 bytes)
109. Re: U-joint lifespans (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 22 Apr 90 20:35:14 PDT; Well, they were *supposedly* replaced two years ago, but I don't have proof. The joints aren't the type that take a grease nipple. Of course, the car was in storage for 18 months before I bought it,; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00257.html (6,728 bytes)
110. Re: MPG (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 24 Apr 90 12:18:39 PDT; that's 6 gallons, 1 large bottle of octane booster, and 1 quart of oil every 200 miles.... Is that Marvel Mystery Oil for the tank, or 20w50 for the engine? Speaking of octane, has anyone had experie; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00262.html (7,688 bytes)
111. Re: MPG (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 25 Apr 90 13:34:58 PDT; that's 6 gallons, 1 large bottle of octane booster, and 1 quart of oil every 200 miles.... Is that Marvel Mystery Oil for the tank, or 20w50 for the engine? 20w50 for the engine, this is British-cars; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00287.html (8,095 bytes)
112. Re: LBC (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 27 Apr 90 10:04:24 PDT; If parts aren't available, it is possible to get the DMV to grant you a permanent exemption. A friend with a '72 Dino is working this avenue -- there was no air pump on the car when he bought it, and; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00344.html (6,961 bytes)
113. British Sports Car Parts For Sale (from rec.autos.mumble) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sat, 28 Apr 90 10:52:30 PDT; I know nothing about this -- I'm just forwarding it. -- Forwarded Message Path: decwrl!ucbvax!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnewsc!rick From: rick@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (eric.meyerhoff) Newsgroups: rec.autos; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00352.html (7,473 bytes)
114. Re: su trottle bushings (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 27 Apr 90 15:12:35 PDT; Hmm. Can I send them all the parts I've already bought and get some off the price? While I am certainly looking forward (ahem) the wonderful (cough) experience of (shudder) rebuilding and rebushing m; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00354.html (7,087 bytes)
115. Starter solenoids (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sat, 28 Apr 90 16:52:57 PDT; Sarah (TR-4A) hasn't started from the key switch for some months now; I've had to pop the bonnet and activate the solenoid by hand. It's an old-style Lucas solenoid with the rubber button at the back; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00359.html (7,854 bytes)
116. Re: UNFAIR! (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 29 Apr 90 10:57:07 PDT; Grin. Why do you think this is called the Triumph list?; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00361.html (6,465 bytes)
117. Sunday with Sarah (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 90 10:16:56 PDT; [This got kind of long, but there are some questions at the end...] I'd made arrangement with my friend with the machine shop to spend Sunday replacing Sarah's rocker arm and rocker bushings. So we d; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00371.html (9,470 bytes)
118. starter solenoids redux (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 90 10:45:18 PDT; Oh. I just looked in another TRF catalog and discovered that the supercession of part 121269 with LUSRB325 isn't exact (sigh, another TRF disappointment) -- it's a functionally equivalent starter but; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00372.html (6,822 bytes)
119. Re: GT6 II (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 90 13:54:16 PDT; Well the latest "feature" of my car is a rear wheel bearing that needs replacing. Unfortunately this is something the home DIYer cannot do so it's booked in at the garage a fortnight today. You might; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00380.html (6,683 bytes)
120. Re: Starter solenoids (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 90 09:56:39 PDT; Well, OK, I'll disassemble and check things out more carefully. I'm rather confused by the profusion of starter solenoids, by the way. The TR-2 through TR-4A seem to use the same solenoid: Triumph pa; /html/british-cars/1990-04/msg00389.html (7,734 bytes)

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