- 1. Speaking of Misfiring... (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 94 10:35:02 MDT
- Marcus, don't be discouraged. My TR6 has a similar problem. And I'm pulling my HAIR out tring to figure this fricken thing out! ARRRGGG! My misfiring history....(some of you are already familiar with
- /html/british-cars/1994-04/msg00043.html (9,967 bytes)
- 2. TR6 Puzzle! (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 94 09:11:34 MST
- Hi Ho!!!! Man, it's been a long time since I've posted anything. I guess I know why they call this work now... :-) Before I get into the puzzle, I thought I'd post just how *#&$@ cold it was this mor
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00284.html (9,154 bytes)
- 3. Re: TR6 Puzzle! (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 94 10:18:10 MST
- Ah... I was going from memory, and didn't check the book. So, what I did is set the engine at 4 degrees After tdc and then moved the electronic ignition until I got a spark from the coil. I should do
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00306.html (8,715 bytes)
- 4. TR6 puzzle - continued (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 94 11:28:57 MST
- I tried setting the static timing on the '75 TR6 this weekend at 8-10degrees before TDC. I did so, started the car and it ran great for about 2 minutes. It then ran rough again. Arggg! But I think I
- /html/british-cars/1994-02/msg00378.html (7,078 bytes)
- 5. Hi ho, I'm BACK! (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 94 11:19:24 MST
- Well, I've been away for a while and am just now catching up on over 400 messages from the british car list! Wow, you folks have been talking up a storm! There's some LBC content in here so just skip
- /html/british-cars/1994-01/msg00116.html (9,542 bytes)
- 6. MGB oil level (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 93 19:45:22 MST
- I haven't heard that (sounds good though)), but I have heard that by having your sump overfilled that you don't properly lubricate the cylinders. That is, the throws on the crank actually splash oil
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00060.html (7,902 bytes)
- 7. TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Thu, 4 Nov 93 12:24:44 MST
- Welcome Ned! I havent heard of the TR6 having a problem of oiling. However, the earlier sixs (pre 1974) have oil pumps which have less flow than the 1974 and later models. If you have >50lbs of oil p
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00113.html (8,968 bytes)
- 8. TR6 emissions (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 16:39:50 MST
- Yesterday was a holiday for some of us lucky stiffs, and so I decided to take the TR into the local Boulder british car place to have the emissions tested, and the carbs tuned. The owner of the shop
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00262.html (10,889 bytes)
- 9. Re: TR6 Emissions (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 93 10:14:09 MST
- These symptoms you describe are almost identical to mine. That is really weak! I should check mine, but I don't think I'm in that much trouble. During the rebuild, I put in a mild street cam. I'm thi
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00308.html (9,932 bytes)
- 10. TR6 fan,Wheelskin covers,ST Louis,TR flex,Manifold coatings,PI (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 93 10:11:48 MST
- I globbed all this together... :-) I assume that this is a balanced blob of plastic... Maybe that's why it's a bit more pricey? My bolt was way loose, a few weeks back, but fortunately, I (well Lawar
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00377.html (12,254 bytes)
- 11. Engine Dreams (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 93 11:03:47 MST
- Yes... I had another dream last night about the TR6. I'd been talking with a friend of mine about the weight of oils and decided that I really need to get the 10W40 out of the TR and put some 5W30 in
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00460.html (8,124 bytes)
- 12. Re: chattering noise in TR4 (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 93 18:30:49 MST
- Ya... However, once you get some heat in those pipes, you want to keep the heat there! It's gotten a bit chilly here in boulder a few nights, and I can say that the heater has put out enough heat, bu
- /html/british-cars/1993-11/msg00548.html (9,080 bytes)
- 13. TR6 frame - drainage holes, GT6 left hand stalls (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 93 17:09:27 MDT
- That was me (I think) and yes, I was "planning" on doing so. I figured living in Colorado with 15% humidity would be better than drain holes... Besides, I've got many many other things begging for at
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00212.html (9,021 bytes)
- 14. TR6 hazards, Dashes, Say no to Bondo, Trip to Houston (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 93 10:15:48 MDT
- I've been meaning to post for a while, but you know how it goes sometimes. :-) Anyway here's everything in one! Well, mine has never worked in the three years I've owned my car. I tried replacing the
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00508.html (11,171 bytes)
- 15. More on Dashes, Bondo, SOL Laws (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 10:06:29 MDT
- Good idea! The varsol will raise the grain as water... I'm not a fan of putting water near wood, but if you do, I would use a spray bottle or a damp sponge to prevent soaking the wood. YAGI! (Yet an
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00527.html (8,785 bytes)
- 16. Oil pump (Renault-Europa) (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Thu, 28 Oct 93 10:43:20 MDT
- I dunno if this is how your oil pump is operated, but on the tr6, the oil pump and the distributor is run off a gear on the cam. If this your case, you could remove the distributor and poor some oil
- /html/british-cars/1993-10/msg00554.html (8,280 bytes)
- 17. TR6 trans is fixed! (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 93 18:03:26 MDT
- Well, the last of the parts finally arrived and my TR6 is back on the road! (yay!) Anyway, it was a pretty hefty bill to pay for a complete rebuild of a TR6 trans AND overdrive, but I have a one year
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00057.html (11,628 bytes)
- 18. You can't get there from here (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 93 17:12:16 MDT
- Ok folks, it's true. There are no roads from Phoenix to Denver. Well, ok... I could have taken the interstate. NOT. The car did quite well. I managed to wear out the brakes, but other than that, it f
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00098.html (9,901 bytes)
- 19. paisley - You can't get there from here (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Thu, 9 Sep 93 11:40:15 MDT
- about me taking several wrong turns... Yeah, but I never drove and navigated at the same time! We always finished didn't we? I seem to recall not being able to *find* the rallie once. That wasn't my
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00151.html (7,005 bytes)
- 20. flywheels and bolts (score: 1)
- Author: paisley@central.bldrdoc.gov (Scott W. Paisley 303-497-7691)
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 93 09:21:24 MDT
- As hard as it came off, I would use some anti-seize there, making sure not to get any in the bolt holes on the crank. Then I would use lock-tite on the flywheel bolts to make sure that sucker is real
- /html/british-cars/1993-09/msg00171.html (7,466 bytes)
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