- 201. oil pump drive ear failure (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:25:59 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi FOT every so often I have broken the ears off the top of the oil pump shaft. previously the failure occured in pre race sessions. It happens with the oil fully warmed at racing RPM. Yesterday it h
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00099.html (7,138 bytes)
- 202. Re: FOT Bulletin-Rear Inner Axle Seals (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 01:43:18 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi FOT I have finally returned from Cleveland to the land of Email (senior family team mate is happily on the mend) Rear hub seals: After my first season or so with oil cooled rear brakes, a fellow r
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00005.html (8,460 bytes)
- 203. Re: TR-3 Rocker Arm Assembly (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 01:43:21 -0400 (EDT)
- << I've got a vague memory that early TR-2's used different pedestals from the later cars, and that the cold valve clearances were different on those cars, due to the different rates of thermal expan
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00006.html (7,723 bytes)
- 204. Re: FOT Bulletin-Rear Inner Axle Seals (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 02:33:32 -0400 (EDT)
- << One question....the spline OD on the shaft is larger than turned portion of the shaft (where the teflon seal locates) Did you allow clearance on the seal OD to slide over the spline, or try to run
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00012.html (7,477 bytes)
- 205. Rear Axles (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 03:05:11 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi FOT wishes for a speedy recovery for those who have had rax (a BL term) failures. When I was flat towing my TR, I had a few half shaft failures, and quite a few cracked rear hubs. The hubs I alway
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00022.html (8,219 bytes)
- 206. Re: Bad weekend report. (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 01:42:00 -0400 (EDT)
- << Back in the paddock I find the brass fuel feed tube to the rear float chamber had broken (vibration?) at the point where it is pressed into the float chamber lid. It looked like the hose came to r
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00060.html (8,024 bytes)
- 207. Re: Commercial Members of FOT (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 01:42:03 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi FOT Both the people in question have been of help over the years. My only reservation is some of the advise that I give away to the gp that has cost me much to develop. I have done this instead of
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00061.html (7,911 bytes)
- 208. Seatttle Double National/ half shafts (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 01:42:05 -0400 (EDT)
- Well a TR3 was on the pole for both races and was in the lead. We finished second to a miata both times. I drove the car VERY hard and went quickly. The track is VERY bumpy and the wheels stayed on (
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00062.html (7,098 bytes)
- 209. the Porsches did not win (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 22:46:20 -0400 (EDT)
- << Good luck racing and share what you can with us folks "back east" on your adventures. Joe and the FOT still in frost land. After extensive testing (OK, we crunched some figures, and reinforced one
- /html/fot/1997-04/msg00044.html (7,154 bytes)
- 210. the Porsches did not win (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 23:54:27 -0400 (EDT)
- << Good luck racing and share what you can with us folks "back east" on your adventures. Joe and the FOT still in frost land. After extensive testing (OK, we crunched some figures, and reinforced one
- /html/fot/1997-04/msg00045.html (7,132 bytes)
- 211. Re: Sway bar sources needed (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 23:30:52 -0500 (EST)
- << I've decided to get serious about making my TR4 handle like a real race car. I need some source information for serious anti-sway bars (now there's an archaic misnomer if I ever heard one!) Hi Jac
- /html/fot/1997-03/msg00038.html (6,948 bytes)
- 212. Re: VP rod bearings/steel head gaskets (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 22:01:03 -0500 (EST)
- << Do any of you packrats have a set of standard VP rod bearings that you would trade for .010s, .020s or .030s? I've tried most of the usual sources with no luck. How did you know that I was just go
- /html/fot/1997-03/msg00055.html (7,740 bytes)
- 213. SCCA and rear suspensions (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 19:21:49 -0500 (EST)
- << Hardy, You have me worried. I haven't seen anything in the 97 GCR or prod car specs that affects TR rear suspension. I must confess that I probably don't keep up with up-dates very well, though. Y
- /html/fot/1997-03/msg00066.html (8,498 bytes)
- 214. TR3 Parts available (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Feb 1997 19:58:54 -0500 (EST)
- Hi FOT My parents are selling their house in Cleveland,OH. Some of my TR3 parts live there, and my racing schedule will make it difficult for me to move some of the things out here to CA. Does anyone
- /html/fot/1997-02/msg00023.html (6,802 bytes)
- 215. Re: TR4 Gearbox (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 1997 00:44:07 -0500
- << I checked the thrust wasshers one more time and checked the needle bearing position and you're right on! The cages appeared to be flush with the ends of the gear, and the diameter of the grooves c
- /html/fot/1997-01/msg00002.html (7,585 bytes)
- 216. Re: Misc. FOT Stuff/Need Information (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Jan 1997 22:26:17 -0500
- Hi Joe Alexander I have not gotten the final " in print " from SCCA about the billet cranks. I am also waiting to hear about their attempt to outlaw my car's rear suspension & possible class upheavel
- /html/fot/1997-01/msg00006.html (7,816 bytes)
- 217. new smog reg bill (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 01:41:32 -0500 (EST)
- CA State Senator Quentin Kopp has introduced a bill (SB42), that IF PASSED, would exempt cars 25 years old and older from CA's Smog Check II. (1) such a bill was requested by British Car Club Members
- /html/fot/1997-01/msg00016.html (7,297 bytes)
- 218. [FOT] Re:Help on CR TR4 Tranny---popping out of 3rd gear (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 00:21:41 EDT
- In addition to the things already mentioned by the FOT, most of the later CR gearsets need the very late TR6 synchro hubs (the tapered dog ones). I use the earlier springs with these, and simply pre
- /html/fot/2006-05/msg00223.html (7,585 bytes)
- 219. Re: [FOT] Pictures posted of cracked Speedster /Track Design (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:35:34 EDT
- The reason that I stay silent about most FOT tire posts is that I only run radials on my street cars. For the race tires, we worked with tire temps all the time. Hint: we talked with the Goodyear peo
- /html/fot/2006-07/msg00131.html (7,327 bytes)
- 220. Re:[FOT] SCCA Runoff - 1980 Season & Laguna (score: 1)
- Author: Catpusher@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 20:53:54 EDT
- No TR8s were entered in SSA or listed in the results; 2 TR7s ran SSB. Page 11 is a full size TR8 advert with Buffum and Tullius. In CP TR8s finished 5, 6 & 10 w 1 DNF (Ken Slagle was taken out on th
- /html/fot/2006-08/msg00039.html (7,684 bytes)
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