- 1. Filoli run (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 13:45:50 -0400
- FYI for those going on the SOL run to Filoli this Saturday, the phone number for tickets is 415-366-4640. This is "friends of Filoli", the main Filoli ticket office knows nothing. You apparently do n
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00193.html (6,657 bytes)
- 2. Re: TR-6 conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 May 1995 21:36:33 -0400
- The obvious question is WHY? The TR6 motor, properly tuned and cared for, is a nice piece of work. Cam and carb work fix the power situation nicely, after all the British version, with the same basic
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00052.html (7,241 bytes)
- 3. Re: RE: TR-6 conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 May 1995 21:45:13 -0400
- ?a higher-displacement version of the GT6 engine, which is a good relationship to anything triumph ever did... although after seeing it they may have wished...The Z car motor owes it't design herita
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00053.html (7,615 bytes)
- 4. Re: RE: clutch in/out (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 19:26:59 -0400
- I HATE CLUTCH/IGNITION INTERLOCKS!!! Seems to me this is the same thinking that leads to the gvmt. protecting us from our selves for our own protection...first it was ignition interlocks on the seatb
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00354.html (7,796 bytes)
- 5. Re: spin-on TR6 oil filter (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 21 May 1995 19:32:22 -0400
- I'd recommend avoiding the Fram and other common U.S. filters on LBCs as a general rule. Unless you get their special "heavy duty" or "racing" application, they are typically made as cheaply as possi
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00355.html (7,367 bytes)
- 6. Re: Webers or SUs, that's the... (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 02:22:29 -0400
- how much carburation you use depends on what other work you do to the motor. If left stock, use the S.U.s. Consider seriously the 2.5 swap, yes I know you said no, but it sure is a cheap way to get l
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00449.html (6,687 bytes)
- 7. Re: spin-on TR6 oil filter (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 02:23:59 -0400
- havent looked at the A.C. filters... taking one apart is the only way to tell
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00450.html (6,937 bytes)
- 8. Re: Stop that buzzing noise (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 20:57:12 -0400
- ** Sorry to bomb the whole list with this, but for all LBC owners in Northern California, we have a big weekend of fun coming up this Fathers' Day! Saturday, June 17, there will be the Chico Foothill
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00034.html (7,787 bytes)
- 9. Re: Timing is Everything (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Jun 1995 21:14:19 -0400
- mikes sig says... * Mike Himelfarb - '76 TR6 | "When all else fails, use a hammer..." I say "Don't force it! Use a bigger hammer!" The reason your Tr6 runs better at 4btdc than at 4 after is that the
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00081.html (7,067 bytes)
- 10. Re: TR O/D Gearbox Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 03:38:57 -0400
- in ANY lbc electric overdrive, use ONLY engine oil, best choice is 20w50! Anything heavier will have your O.D. sucking all the greenbacks out of your "next-car-I-want-to-buy" fund All I can say for y
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00086.html (8,446 bytes)
- 11. Re: TR O/D Gearbox Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 03:50:35 -0400
- There was a point in the mid-70s, when British -Phleghm-sucking-Leyland was in charge of things, when they sent out service bulletins to the U.S, suggesting we run our gearboxes with 90w oil. This wa
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00087.html (9,088 bytes)
- 12. Re: TR O/D Gearbox Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 03:52:30 -0400
- There was a point in the mid-70s, when British -Phleghm-sucking-Leyland was in charge of things, when they sent out service bulletins to the U.S, suggesting we run our gearboxes with 90w oil. This wa
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00088.html (9,109 bytes)
- 13. Re: TR O/D Gearbox Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 1995 03:55:25 -0400
- There was a point in the mid-70s, when British -Phleghm-sucking-Leyland was in charge of things, when they sent out service bulletins to the U.S, suggesting we run our gearboxes with 90w oil. This wa
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00089.html (9,151 bytes)
- 14. Re: TR O/D Gearbox Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 15:37:52 -0400
- Doug asks: I don't own a BL product :-) I answer smugly.. Mine came from British Motors! (pre-merger) Sorry you missed my point, and I forgot my wink symbol. The trashing of BL is a Scott Fisher trad
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00139.html (10,893 bytes)
- 15. Re: TR O/D Gearbox Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 16:00:39 -0400
- Simple. The variable here is the Laycock Overdrive, which always required motor grade oil. TR boxes work fine with motor oil in the 30-50w range (20-50w is great) and as previously mentioned, it isn'
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00140.html (8,494 bytes)
- 16. Re: TR O/D Gearbox Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 16:07:28 -0400
- not greater, just different. ATF viscosity is about 5-10, and the additive package is very different than motor or gear oil. NOT a good idea.
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00141.html (8,220 bytes)
- 17. Re: Re[2]: Timing is Everything (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 16:14:25 -0400
- germaine. Never saw a hammer in germaine color. Is that a shade of pink? Seriously, How Dare You insult your friend by calling him "non-politically-correct" Don't you realize that such labels are dam
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00142.html (7,517 bytes)
- 18. Re: TR O/D Gearbox Oil (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 1995 16:23:01 -0400
- partial thread from jtw: others. Unfortunately I don't know enough about Spit gbx's.. Thanks for the insight, this partially explains the different stories we keep hearing. Also the comment about the
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00143.html (8,766 bytes)
- 19. Re: WEEKEND BRITISH MEET (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 14 Jun 1995 02:06:17 -0400
- ** Sorry to bomb the whole list with this `local stuff, but for all LBC owners in Northern California, we have a big weekend of fun coming up this Fathers' Day! Saturday, June 17, there will be the C
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00216.html (7,797 bytes)
- 20. Re: gt6 waterpump (score: 1)
- Author: Johnmowog@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Jun 1995 12:01:09 -0400
- The Roadster Factory and Moss Motors both have better reputations around my circle than VB.
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00401.html (7,101 bytes)
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