- 1. tr3 speedo and fuel gauges (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Wed, 10 May 95 08:59:54 EDT
- Hello all! Could anyone advise me on how to get my TR3 speedometer to read accurately and steadily? I've taken this thing apart a dozen times, cleaned it thoroughly and made sure all moving parts wor
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00184.html (7,850 bytes)
- 2. Exhaust to manifold nuts (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Mon, 12 Jun 95 15:34:43 EDT
- Here's a tip that worked for me: I got tired of busting off the manifold studs, drilling them out, and replacing the studs again. The last time I did it, I had the holes tapped and now use stainless
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00195.html (7,324 bytes)
- 3. re: Re: Frame rust (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 95 08:46:43 EDT
- I used a product called Rust-Mort to neutralize any rust I could not remove with a wire brush on a drill. This was when I reupholstered the seats on my TR3A three years ago and stripped them down to
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00427.html (8,049 bytes)
- 4. re: TR-3 workshop manual (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Wed, 5 Jul 95 08:48:31 EDT
- To ccamley: I bought a TR2 factory workshop manual with a TR3 Supplement included back in 1969 for $50 from a Triumph dealer. I was thrilled to get it at the time. Subsequently I've seen them adverti
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00037.html (6,780 bytes)
- 5. British Wire Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 95 08:44:44 EDT
- Some time ago there was a posting about a tech article on splines available free from British Wire Wheel. Could someone please tell me how to get in touch with them? Also, I'm attempting to rebuild a
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00076.html (7,686 bytes)
- 6. TR3 water pump rebuild kit (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 95 14:49:29 EDT
- To TeriAnn Wakeman: Thank you for BWW's phone number and your suggestion to obtain a water pump rebuild kit from a Massey Ferguson tractor dealer. I called a dealer in Florida and he's working on it
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00085.html (7,337 bytes)
- 7. TR3 water pump rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 95 21:36:59 EDT
- Many thanks to all who responded to my query. I have contacted a MasseyFerguson tractor dealer in FL and he is working on locating a rebuild kit. In the mean time I had ordered a new seal from BV whi
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00196.html (9,270 bytes)
- 8. mail (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 95 16:11:47 EDT
- Set nomail
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00206.html (6,169 bytes)
- 9. Rear engine seal (score: 1)
- Author: Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU
- Date: Tue, 8 Aug 95 08:36:48 EDT
- I rebuilt the engine of my TR3A back in '74, ran it for two years, then put it in storage for the next 16 years until I had the time, place, and money to have the body restored. The rear engine seal
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00147.html (7,356 bytes)
- 10. Wire Wheels and Luggage Rack (score: 1)
- Author: <Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU> (Allan W. McClure)
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 11:24:09 -0700
- Hello all, I plan on going to the VTR Annual Convention in Albany next July and, because they'll be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the TR3, I have a few upgrades to mine that I'll be doing over
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00471.html (9,136 bytes)
- 11. Wire wheels and luggage racks (score: 1)
- Author: <Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU> (Allan W. McClure)
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 95 15:27:29 EDT
- Many apologies for this very late note of appreciation to all who responded to my questions about wire wheels and luggage racks for my TR3A back in late August. Unfortunately, right at that time thin
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00114.html (7,033 bytes)
- 12. Carb dashpots (score: 1)
- Author: <Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU> (Allan W. McClure)
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 95 16:25:23 EST
- One question I've always had about the SU carbs has to do with the level of oil in the dashpot chamber. If I remember correctly, the original Bentley shop manual says to fill it to within 1/4" (parap
- /html/triumphs/1995-11/msg00131.html (7,414 bytes)
- 13. Tractor engine water pump (score: 1)
- Author: <Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU> (Allan W. McClure)
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 95 16:39:59 EST
- This summer I had to replace the water pump on my 3A. I started by ordering the replacement water seal from VB and having the pump sealing surface reground at a machine shop as the Bentley manual rec
- /html/triumphs/1995-11/msg00133.html (7,504 bytes)
- 14. TR3A STEERING REBUILD (score: 1)
- Author: <Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU> (Allan W. McClure)
- Date: Mon, 04 Dec 1995 07:27:43 -0700
- I too am planning on rebuilding the steering/front end of my TR3A this winter and would appreciate any tips in this regard. So far, I plan to: - replace idler arm and bracket - replace center tie-rod
- /html/triumphs/1995-12/msg00043.html (7,581 bytes)
- 15. Steering box adjustments (score: 1)
- Author: <Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU> (Allan W. McClure)
- Date: Tue, 5 Dec 95 12:43:50 EST
- One thing that I've always felt a little unsure of in adjusting the steering box on my TR3 is how to accurately determine the number of shims needed on the end of the steering coluum - the shims fit
- /html/triumphs/1995-12/msg00074.html (7,195 bytes)
- 16. engine swapping (score: 1)
- Author: <Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU> (Allan W. McClure)
- Date: Thu, 7 Dec 95 16:09:41 EST
- Although I have mixed feelings about swapping a 6-cyl for an 8-cyl, I agree with Tom Gentry in principle about certain modifications. Triumphs are not rare, nor highly collectible by any antique "sta
- /html/triumphs/1995-12/msg00107.html (7,954 bytes)
- 17. exhaust manifold paint (score: 1)
- Author: <Allan=W.=McClure%FACENG%UMASS@BANYAN.UMMED.EDU> (Allan W. McClure)
- Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 07:01:22 -0700
- As part of dressing up the TR for the VTR Convention in Albany this coming summer, I plan to re-paint the exhaust manifold. I did this about three years ago, along with the exhaust pipe leading from
- /html/triumphs/1995-12/msg00122.html (7,217 bytes)
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