- 61. High speed pwr loss (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 19:44:22 -0500
- Chip Bond and others having high speed power loss problems -- Last year I chased this very problem for three races. I had one of those ice cube sized Facet pumps and a pressure regulator on it, regul
- /html/fot/1997-08/msg00004.html (8,027 bytes)
- 62. Leaky pushrod tubes (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 20:52:12 -0500
- Has anyone found a reasonably successful solution to leaky pushrod Mine sure leak. Both top and bottom. Last year I tried putting epoxy at the joint, both top and bottom, and couldn't get it to hold
- /html/fot/1997-08/msg00041.html (7,096 bytes)
- 63. Re: Full floating axles - TRs (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Mon, 07 Jul 1997 17:21:44 -0500
- Russ -- This is the really proper solution. I am definitely interested. Jack Drews
- /html/fot/1997-07/msg00009.html (6,870 bytes)
- 64. FOT at Int'l Challenge (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 12:59:54 -0500
- Friends of Triumph will be pleased to note the special representation at the International Challenge (formerly Chicago Historics) at Road America this last weekend. Over 500 competition cars were reg
- /html/fot/1997-07/msg00046.html (7,225 bytes)
- 65. Re: Mid Ohio/Gingerman (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 06:52:34 +0000
- Isn't it amazing that when this car rolled, and hit with glancing blows rather than heaadon into something, that so little structural damage was done? Glad the prognisis is for full recovery. By the
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00007.html (6,966 bytes)
- 66. Triumph axles (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 08:53:07 +0000
- If you are not a TR racer, delete now. The heavy duty axle shaft project is progressing pretty well, but we desire some input. The TR4A solid axle cars used axle shafts that had a shrunk-on collar in
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00009.html (7,084 bytes)
- 67. Re: New FOT Member! (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 13:56:11 +0000
- Welcome Richard -- what a refreshing approach -- actually doing this the way many of us did it when the racing was real and not vintage! What fun!
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00024.html (7,079 bytes)
- 68. Axle failure modes (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 14:07:17 +0000
- We seem to have a pretty good picture of where these things fail. It's inboard of the hub, between the hub and the shoulder, sometimes inside the bearing, sometimes outside. We will diminish this pro
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00025.html (7,603 bytes)
- 69. Humiliation (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 05:00:27 +0000
- This weekend we ran at the Blackhawk Classic and had the most wonderful time despite having to correct some problems. We used Friday as a test day, and had a carefully worked-out test plan for each s
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00050.html (7,586 bytes)
- 70. Re: information/membership (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 04:46:28 +0000
- Y GOSH YES -- AS CLOSE AS SO MANY OF US FELT TO BILL AMES, WE SHOULD KEEP THIS CONNECTION-- JOE ALEXANDER HOW ABOUT YOU DOING THE HONORS? uncle jack
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00051.html (7,722 bytes)
- 71. Re: Oil Pressure. (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 05:34:45 -0500
- I re-engineered my catch tank for this year. Last year I was using an exhaust vacuum system. This year I mounted a catch tank on the footwell - above the line that separates the block and the pan. Du
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00081.html (7,938 bytes)
- 72. CLOSE RATIO TRANS GEARS (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 10:06:59 -0500
- Last fall, Joe Alexander and I undertook a project to develop a supplier of close ratio transmission gears for Triumph TR3-4-6. We were unable to complete the project at that time for reasons that mi
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00084.html (7,637 bytes)
- 73. Re: Axle quotes (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 10:22:55 -0500
- 4325 is fine, especially in light of the success they have had. If they can through harden and keep the shaft straight, go for it. The entire axle shaft will be stronger.In light of previous input,
- /html/fot/1997-06/msg00085.html (7,833 bytes)
- 74. [Fwd: Valve Cover GASKET] (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 May 1997 15:23:49 +0000
- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --608C416AB5E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here's a potential source for decent valve cover gaskets! Let's g
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00001.html (9,297 bytes)
- 75. Re: Commercial Members of FOT (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 06:52:22 +0000
- I echo Hardy's comments. One of the things I enjoy most about vintage racing is the openness and sharing of my fellow racers. For example, I had some low cost head work done that gave startling resul
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00063.html (7,988 bytes)
- 76. Rear axles (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 06:58:38 +0000
- Does anyone have, or have access to, original factory drawings of the TR rear axle shafts? A couple of us are working on a project to have these reproduced using modern materials and manufacturing te
- /html/fot/1997-05/msg00064.html (6,595 bytes)
- 77. Re: Head Case-Response] (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 18:31:58 +0000
- --and of course we all know that the treatment for adiabatic heating is to take more insulation-- (sorry) damn, I hated thrmodynamics in college. I knew I would get even some day.
- /html/fot/1997-04/msg00020.html (6,413 bytes)
- 78. Beware (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Fri, 04 Apr 1997 18:56:33 +0000
- You have noticed several postings from one Joe Alexander of late. Please support me in pointing out to J. A. that... 1. Having a computer-literate son create an official VSCDA web site with a picture
- /html/fot/1997-04/msg00021.html (7,020 bytes)
- 79. Re: Compression, compression, who's got the main squeeze (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 16:17:05 +0000
- RE: no correlation between lbs at cranking and CR: Correctomundi, Nick from Nor Cal. Good to have a breath of fresh high compression air on the net uncle jack P.D.Q., SVRA, NAPA, TRF, and 98.6 deg. F
- /html/fot/1997-04/msg00025.html (6,699 bytes)
- 80. Re: the Porsches did not win (score: 1)
- Author: Jack W Drews <vinttr4@forbin.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 16:09:47 +0000
- Chalk one up for the Good Guys!
- /html/fot/1997-04/msg00046.html (6,361 bytes)
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