- 1. Faulty New Water Pumps? (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:12:07 -0400
- My GT6 (Mark I with Mark III engine) overheats despite a new, high-density radiator core, cool thermostat, new 7 lb. rad cap, electric fan blowing in correct direction, etc. It has a new pump from Vi
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00792.html (6,722 bytes)
- 2. GT6 Seat Foams (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 10:44:53 EST
- My 1968 Mark I GT6 (KC7711) badly needs new seat foams, as well as diaphragms and back straps. It looks like Rimmer Bros has them, but time and cost are deterring factors. Does anyone know where I ca
- /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00516.html (6,606 bytes)
- 3. VTR Autocross (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:33:16 -0400
- I just returned from Rockford and the VTR convention. Great weather, events and Triumph cars and owners. I was disappointed that none of our best autocrossers, the ones who make the modified and prep
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00020.html (7,114 bytes)
- 4. [TR] TR3 Engine Vent (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:48:27 EDT
- Neither the TR3 nor TR4 engines had a closed crankcase in the US, instead having the vent pipe at the rear of the block on the driver's side and a vented valve cover (oil filler) cap. The shape and
- /html/triumphs/2007-09/msg00465.html (7,699 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TR] Vented Crankcase (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:43:14 EDT
- Thanks, Randall, I stand corrected. Too many years on the right coast have dimmed my recollection of what was happening in California in those years. In addition, I should have mentioned that the clo
- /html/triumphs/2007-09/msg00503.html (7,034 bytes)
- 6. [TR] TR4A Valve Timing (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 08:14:03 EDT
- I had a similar experience with my TR4A. Too much milled off the head, it seemed. Compression readings were similar to yours, over 200 psi. Lotsa pinging. Backed off the ignition timing, but then pe
- /html/triumphs/2007-10/msg00154.html (7,309 bytes)
- 7. [TR] Availability of 165R15 Tyres (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 16:09:01 EDT
- To the List: As the local tyre purveyor and installer for most of the British cars in our club/area, I have always had a local source for inexpensive 165R15 tyres to fit these cars. Now those sources
- /html/triumphs/2007-10/msg00648.html (7,875 bytes)
- 8. [TR] Fan Hookup (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:01:48 EST
- I bought the electric fan for my TR4A from JC Whitney, the one with the sensor which slides into a radiator hose. Eventually the sensor unit failed and I wired the fan to a separate switch. Since th
- /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00239.html (7,891 bytes)
- 9. [TR] Overheating GT6 (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:31:44 EST
- I had a similar overheating problem with my Mk I GT6 (w/Mk III engine) except mine would keep creeping up the gage until it boiled over. As you know, the filler cap is not the highest point in the s
- /html/triumphs/2007-12/msg00268.html (7,600 bytes)
- 10. [TR] Tyres for a TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:11:37 EST
- The Kumho tyres currently available from The Tire Rack are 165/80R15. This size is not as tall nor as wide as the 165R15 tyres we are used to. I put them on MG-TD's and MGA's, maybe on a TR3 but thi
- /html/triumphs/2008-01/msg00321.html (7,401 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TR] Tyres for a TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:38:18 EST
- You may be right about the 165/80R15 Kumho's being a bit taller, but they have narrower tread width than "normal" 165-section tyres. And yes, if the TR4A has 60-spoke wire wheels, they will be 4.5"
- /html/triumphs/2008-01/msg00339.html (7,813 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TR] Tyres for a TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:59:39 EST
- I think Kuhmo tyres are great but also think the 165/80R15's look a bit narrow in tread width compared to the old 165R15's. Since they are working well for everyone and are available at a very reaso
- /html/triumphs/2008-01/msg00382.html (8,050 bytes)
- 13. [TR] "True" Wheels (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:33:32 EST
- The fact that all your wheels had .050" runout should have given you a clue that that's the mfg runout tolerance for steel wheels. You are wasting your time trying to make them better, not that you
- /html/triumphs/2008-02/msg00106.html (7,183 bytes)
- 14. [TR] Early TR4 Configuration (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:53:25 EDT
- Here's another data point. Sorry I'm joining the party late but the car is stored off-site and I just got a look at it today. Comm no: CT 5460 L Body tag no: 5562CT (riveted on, near voltage regulato
- /html/triumphs/2008-03/msg00389.html (8,150 bytes)
- 15. [TR] Stainless Brake Lines (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:12:27 EDT
- Maybe I'm just lucky. My GT6 has new stainless lines and we have installed them on several customer cars, too. Never had a problem with leaks - anywhere, just a bit of tweaking to get them fitted. Cl
- /html/triumphs/2008-03/msg00605.html (7,438 bytes)
- 16. [TR] TR4 Body Fit (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 15:46:59 EDT
- One possible buyer for my early 1962 TR4 body shell would like to use it on his 1966 TR4A frame. It appears the body will fit with no problem but we are not sure. What is the collective wisdom here?
- /html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00144.html (6,618 bytes)
- 17. [TR] Marty Mishap (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 17:59:59 EDT
- So sorry that an autocross has taken a car, especially one our ours. I truly hope that you and anyone nearby are OK. I'm guessing, what with your experience, that the course was not set up with safe
- /html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00468.html (7,279 bytes)
- 18. [TR] Sudden Idle Change (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:41:18 EDT
- Terry, et al, Is there some chance that you are experiencing boiling of the fuel in your carbs? Runs great, then idles poorly and stalls fairly quickly. I have been having a similar problem with an M
- /html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00221.html (7,799 bytes)
- 19. [TR] Miata Seat Adaptor Brackets (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:57:56 EDT
- About a week ago, someone here on the list mentioned adaptor brackets he will be selling - to fit Miata seats to Triumphs. I assumed they were to fit TR6's. I'd like to put a set into my TR4A. Would
- /html/triumphs/2008-07/msg00117.html (6,787 bytes)
- 20. [TR] Anyone In SW Colorado? (No TriumphContent) (score: 1)
- Author: GHaynesTR4@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2008 15:23:13 EDT
- OK, this is a real long shot but here goes: I'm looking at (via Internet) a 1965 Ford Econoline van for sale in Southwest Colorado - Ignacio to be more specific. That's nearly 2,000 miles from me and
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00047.html (7,773 bytes)
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