- 1. re: was Re: Surrey top on Spit Mk1 (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 07:20:27 EST
- I believe RevingtonTR.com and CambridgeMotorSports.com sell the two piece fiberglass TR4 surrey tops.. Carl '63 TR4 since '74 -- ..Somewhere on the Internet I recently saw someone selling a two-piece
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- 2. re: removing TR4A Door Check Straps (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 04:32:41 EST
- The late TR4 and TR4A 'door check straps' come out by going through the side access hole if you remove the carpeted side panels. No need to remove the rivets. Just remove the strap pin from the door
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- 3. re: lower trunion (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 03:19:18 EST
- << the TR 2 - 4 trunions are the same side to side >>. actually the first 20,000 TR4 trunnions or so are the same as TR2 & 3s - but the second 20,000 TR4s have the 3 degree slanted trunnions. Carl '6
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- 4. Re: lower trunion (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:43:58 EST
- On post CT20,XXX TR4 trunnions, the vertical link threads cut the same direction for both sides (clockwise to screw trunnions on) but, they are 'sided' due to the 3 degree castor. Side note: pre-TR4A
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- 5. re: TR3 Lucas Vacuum Advance Markings (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 20:30:56 EST
- Vacuum Advance Unit 2-6-3 is for later TR4s and all TR4As. Carl '63 TR4 since '74 -- Does anyone know off hand what the TR3/TR4 vacuum advance is supposed to be?
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- 6. re: u joints (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 15:50:22 EST
- IMO - it would be best to replace damaged flange with a new or good used item. Used should be cheap and plentiful.. I just saw the whole TR6 drive shaft assembly NOT sell on eBay for 0.99 cents - I w
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- 7. Balance Driveshaft ? (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 00:15:10 EST
- Hi Listers, I'm contemplating getting a stock TR4 driveshaft 're-balanced' for approx. $45.00. Have others noticed if their shafts were altered by re-balancing (removed or added weights)? Is this a w
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- 8. balancing drive shaft (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 03:38:45 EST
- Thanks all, Will be getting my TR4 prop shaft balanced. My car will be apart for some time yet (year or two) but balancing seems the right thing to do especially since I don't know the history on thi
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- 9. re: grease fitting for waterpump (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 15:44:50 EST
- The way an OE TR waterpump is 'drilled for grease relief' is a little confusing. Since you can't make angled turns with a straight drill bit, the grease relief path is made by drilling 2 paths that
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- 10. re: reaming tr3 lower wishbone arm bushings (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 16:37:54 EST
- If your trunnion shafts are worn out of round you can buy new trunnion shafts from RevingtonTR for about $US35 the pair. Shafts can be hammered or pressed out. I had the machine shop press the new s
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- 11. re: Standard-Triumph engines (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:29:52 EST
- Thanks for sending the great articles you wrote - gives my current restoration a big oomph! Carl '63 TR4 since '74 -- Dear Friends, Wow - what a response to my recent offer for the attached articles
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- 12. re: clevis forks (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:05:51 EST
- I bought 2 used TR4 clutch/brake mastercylinder push rods from Triumph's Only a few years back. They were close to new condition - I picked through a pile of eight or so. Wayne the owner said .."wher
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- 13. TR4 engine plate flat? (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:04:09 EST
- Hi Listers, Is the plate on the front of the TR(4) engine supposed to be dead flat? Mine has one leg (driver side) that slightly bent backwards - say 1/4" at the most. It looks like a bear to bend so
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- 14. Re: TR4 engine plate flat? (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:07:45 EST
- << It should be dead flat >> Thanks Pete, Randall, Ed, Bill and Uncle Jack regarding whether front of TR engine Plate should be flat - you all say it should be - and offered good ways to straighten i
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00984.html (7,083 bytes)
- 15. Wiper's carbon blocks-which way grooves go? (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 17:56:53 EST
- Hi Listers, My brother is installing the two new carbon blocks (as sold by Moss) in his 1-speed TR4 wiper motor and wondering which way the grooves in the carbon blocks go. I figure the grooves shoul
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- 16. re:: Re: Wiper's carbon blocks-which way grooves go? (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:58:58 EST
- Hi Alan, I was able to sleep well at nights having determined by list consensus the wiper motor carbon block brush 'grooves' went parallel with the motor shaft and commutator lines - not perpendicula
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- 17. re: TR4 badge bar / fog light mount (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 18:27:58 EST
- Hi Bob, I really like best the TR4 badge bar depicted on the dust cover of Bill Piggotts first "Original TR" book (and it's also pictured in his 2nd 'Original TR' book in the accessories section near
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01051.html (9,457 bytes)
- 18. re: Valve Spring requirement (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 22:23:58 EDT
- Sounds like you have the right head on the right block. It's basically a TR4A head (which was actually introduced mid-TR4 production) and probably has the triple springs on exhausts and double sprin
- /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00717.html (7,646 bytes)
- 19. re: TRactor Engine Overheating (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 22:32:36 EDT
- 1. Maybe your tubing from radiator neck to overflow bottle is leaking air through a crack or split in the rubber. The radiator only sucks coolant back in when car cools down - alot. 2. Using a lower
- /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00718.html (9,866 bytes)
- 20. Moss on TV & a $56,000 TR4 (score: 1)
- Author: CarlSereda@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 23:54:27 EDT
- A) Kinda cool to see Sterling Moss (of early Moss Motors) on the current Mercedes television ads. He looks real good leaning against the race car he achieved his 'still standing record'. Keep an eye
- /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00721.html (7,661 bytes)
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