- 81. Rear Mounts (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 12:19:09 -0400
- Well, I have only been on this group a year but... is the thread on the rear mounts and how to keep them tight the first example of TOTAL AGREEMENT on a topic? Everyone offered the same advice! I can
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00449.html (6,613 bytes)
- 82. British Car Day - Canada (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 1994 12:28:40 -0400
- This year the records were broken ! We had over 725 cars on the field and another 40 or so in the back lot. Thanks to a few announcements at motorcycle meets we had a good showing of old scoots this
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00450.html (7,490 bytes)
- 83. Glue in Headliner (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 11:35:53 -0400 (EDT)
- Check with an upholstery shop. That's where I got the unlabeled tin of yellow stuff I used. Stinks and vapourizes like mad! It's easy to do BTW. You just put your car on a roll over cage and turn it
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00485.html (6,707 bytes)
- 84. Kites, Bugs and Glass (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 12:50:38 -0400 (EDT)
- You guys are all very mean and twisted. Kites and bugs indeed ! Let's do the "tough love" thing and face the music. Put the poor guy out of his misery. The fact is that we all know that he's been con
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00562.html (7,222 bytes)
- 85. My Good man (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 09:39:44 -0400 (EDT)
- Holy nerve point batman, someone takes exception 'ere. Well, being from a silly Sussex Mummy and a Mancester Dad I can assure you that I am not trying to "put on" an accent in my email Bryan! While I
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00652.html (7,370 bytes)
- 86. THE DISEASE ! IT'S SPREADING ... HELP ME ! (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 1994 15:31:52 -0400 (EDT)
- It's happened. Check the sig file. I could not stop myself. Maybe we'll have a mild winter and the gas bills will drop. Cheese sandwiches for dinner three nights a week. Ah, but she's lovely and I ha
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00669.html (7,190 bytes)
- 87. Stretching Covers (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 14:53:34 -0400 (EDT)
- If you want to get a good wide area of heat on a tonneau cover the old laying on of REALLY hot bath towels works well. The moistures, heat and weight combo is a good one IMHO. Christopher Ball triump
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00762.html (6,646 bytes)
- 88. LIfting the damper caps on SUs ? (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 14:55:13 -0400 (EDT)
- That thread on compression testing really confused me. I never lift off the oil damper caps on the carbs when I do compression tests. Is that was was meant or did I misread it? Christopher Ball trium
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00763.html (7,032 bytes)
- 89. Re: LIfting the damper caps on SUs ? (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 1994 09:58:43 -0400 (EDT)
- Thanks for the detail on that. I'll have to ponder this. Yes indeed, we learn somethign everyday in this field. Christopher Ball triumph@io.org Toronto, Ont. (416) 751-8300 Work '75 Spitfire 1500 //
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00786.html (6,989 bytes)
- 90. Wheat-a -bix (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 12:38:40 -0400
- You think the Auzzies are nuts to eat the stuff? Man, compared to the yeast-tar (was it called Marmite?) that they fed me over 'ome I'd go for the Wheat-a-bix any day. Come to think of it I'd eat cig
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00057.html (6,433 bytes)
- 91. HOT SPIT ! (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 12:36:19 -0400
- Well Buck, You have certainly coverd the bases on this one. The only two things I can suggest are: 1. (Less likely) The viscous coupling on the fan is a piece of rubbish. Go for a Kenlowe electric un
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00058.html (7,197 bytes)
- 92. SU FUEL PUMPS (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Tue, 2 Aug 1994 12:43:59 -0400
- O.K. I almost drove Chip Old over the edge with the Sparking Plug thread I began. Got good info though. Here's another one. I know that SU fuel pumps like to be banged with a hammer to get started no
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00059.html (7,113 bytes)
- 93. Healey Fuel Pump. (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 1994 11:53:22 -0400
- Well I got a huge response to the SU question. The custom "pump wacking" door bell system was easy to install ;-) I put one on each sdie of the pump with a one second delay on the second one. However
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00145.html (7,150 bytes)
- 94. Rule of Nine or Thirteen (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 09:05:15 -0400 (EDT)
- Someone asks about setting valves with as little cranking as possible. It's the Rule of Nine for a four cylinder, the Rule of THirteen for a Six. For example on a 4 cylinder is #1 is open (the spring
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00210.html (6,677 bytes)
- 95. Headers (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 09:13:24 -0400 (EDT)
- Well I bought those same headers for the same car and they work very well and improve the response ... BUT ! You get what you pay for. The welding is not artistic and the unit was quite warped. I had
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00211.html (6,872 bytes)
- 96. Re: Night Drive/Night Air (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 14:14:06 -0400 (EDT)
- You know I tried that, but it came off in the wash all the time. Besides, once I sat in the car, you couldn't see it - even in the TR3. Maybe if I stick it on the CAR? Waddaya think? -- Actually it's
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00218.html (7,593 bytes)
- 97. security systems (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 09:40:20 -0400 (EDT)
- Here's a very effective little trick that was standard on the later big healey models. They had the battery in the trunk with the switch to cut off the ground. That's fine, and with the trunk locked
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00331.html (7,433 bytes)
- 98. mail failed, returning to sender (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 11:23:50 -0400 (EDT)
- <britsh-cars@autox.team.net> ... transport smtp: 550 <britsh-cars@autox.team.net>... User unknown Received: from nudge.io.org by io.org with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #1) id m0qYwxA-000u0BC; Fri, 12 Aug 94
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00336.html (8,080 bytes)
- 99. Re: Minilite Names (fwd) (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 11:53:27 -0400 (EDT)
- I'll check for those names when I'm at home and post them. They may be Canadian though. Chris
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00397.html (6,299 bytes)
- 100. Fan Belts (score: 1)
- Author: Christopher Ball <triumph@io.org>
- Date: Mon, 15 Aug 1994 14:52:37 -0400
- Well I went to the Vintage Auto Sprints at Christie (near Hamilton, Ontario) over the weekend. A great event other than a rainy Saturday morning. There were all manner of really old machines there, a
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00408.html (7,962 bytes)
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