- 141. [TR] FW: Re: Trophys & TR's (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:39:17 +0000
- Took 3 years to bring my '59 TR3A back from junkyard status. I drive it every day it doesn't rain (not a lot these last three weeks). Still, ... ...frankly, the only trophy I'm interested in is the f
- /html/triumphs/2008-07/msg00516.html (8,642 bytes)
- 142. Re: [TR] to re-core or not to re-core (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:15:35 +0000
- I'm sure it was a good decision. I had my '59 tested too, after it had sat for 30 years in a shed in Ossinnee, NY. Tested fine. so I simply soaked it in Simple Green for several days, reverse flushe
- /html/triumphs/2008-07/msg00594.html (8,049 bytes)
- 143. [TR] Magneto (little LBC content) (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:31:08 +0000
- Sorry to bomb the list. Having trouble with magneto's rusting in this humid weather. After I sand these yet again, would a film of light oil or dialectric stop this? Any replies offlist would be appr
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00049.html (7,034 bytes)
- 144. Re: [TR] tr3-a elec.and mechanical pump (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:31:55 +0000
- When I restored my 3, I tried to go the mechanical route, rebuilding the mechanical pump with a new diaphragm and everyting, then hooking the fuel lines to it. However, I also was worried that it mig
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00135.html (8,637 bytes)
- 145. Re: [TR] tr3-a elec.and mechanical pump (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:35:11 +0000
- Oh yeah. The switch for the electric fuel pump is also an anti-theft device. When parking in suspect locations, turn it off. Big surprise after a hotwired car gets a hundred yards down the road and s
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00136.html (8,540 bytes)
- 146. Re: [TR] tr3-a maiden voyage (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:39 +0000
- Congratulations, Larry! Well done! De-bugging will go on for some time, but you're absolutely right. Nothing compares to the feeling of having stripped a car down to nuts and bolts, reassembling it a
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00209.html (8,311 bytes)
- 147. Re: [TR] Headlamps (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:20:45 +0000
- My Sainted Irish grandfather drove garbage "dray" in Santa Cruz, CA shortly before the turn of the 20th century. The local paper has an article about his wild driving leading to a road accident. He w
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00471.html (8,762 bytes)
- 148. [TR] TR3A Overdrive Switch (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:22:09 +0000
- The TR3A OD switch has screws holding the casing together. I have to wiggle the switch to make it engage. Has anyone taken one of these apart and looked inside? Are they "rebuildable," meaning can so
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00598.html (7,218 bytes)
- 149. Re: [TR] Brake Fluid (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:43:52 +0000
- Why? I've been driving on the Dot 5 since completing the 3A restoration a few years ago now. No noticable difference in brake performance over the old paint-bubbler brand. But then, ahhh, brakes are
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00599.html (8,592 bytes)
- 150. Re: [TR] tr-3 lever shocks (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:22:52 +0000
- I agree. Just go to your local cycle shop and ask for Harley Davidson Hydraulic Fork Oil Type "B." I used it and have been driving for three years. ISR it's 20 weight. Shocks are much nicer on the '
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00059.html (7,916 bytes)
- 151. [TR] Clutch slippage (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:18:08 +0000
- First, this issue is not so bad I want to tear out the tranny and replace the clutch. But...what's happening is, during "spirited" shifting, at high rev and quick clutch release, I don't get a hard
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00095.html (7,362 bytes)
- 152. Re: [TR] Clutch slippage (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:07:35 +0000
- Line, MC, slave, flex line, all new three years ago. Will inspect again. Have checked and rechecked the adjustment for the proper free play. Am abruptly enlightened to check the pedal box, which I ha
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00116.html (9,501 bytes)
- 153. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:23:42 +0000
- Embarrassingly revealing question here: Can you read the screen while you're driving ...ahem... without putting you your reading glasses? Terry Smith New Hampshire ___________________________________
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00117.html (10,403 bytes)
- 154. Re: [TR] Clutch slippage (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:26:13 +0000
- Thanks, Bob. I'll recheck which hole on the fork shaft the push rod is mounted (The one great thing I appreciate about physics is, you don't need to have had physics to avoid it!) Terry _____________
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00118.html (10,399 bytes)
- 155. Re: [TR] GPS Navigator (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:28:00 +0000
- ...So Geo, how about a GPA that runs on an AAA battery or two???? Get the best of both worlds???? _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00119.html (9,106 bytes)
- 156. Re: [TR] Clutch slippage (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:41:51 +0000
- Yes, it does. But how quickly I can't determine under the car, since the symptom is only noticeable under spirited driving. Yes, this is the way it went during installation. Yes, they're all stock.
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00130.html (8,388 bytes)
- 157. Re: [TR] TR4 body gaps (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:47:20 +0000
- Hi, Don. Guess the pertinent question is what you're looking for the car to do for you? I've never been to a Triumph event yet--rats, keep planning to--but recognize the love people have of showing
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00210.html (8,396 bytes)
- 158. Re: [TR] tr-3 frame inside frame rails treatment (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:53:26 +0000
- Hi, Gary. Lots of answers to this question on the List, most of which are completely acceptable. When I had everything off the frame of my TR 3A, I painted it with POR-15 as you did. Then I bought a
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00211.html (8,137 bytes)
- 159. Re: [TR] 1972 TR6 Overzealous At Idle - Thanks To All (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:12:19 +0000
- _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http://www.vtr.org Triumphs@autox.team.ne
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00234.html (9,050 bytes)
- 160. [TR] Spark Plug Irritation (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:25:20 +0000
- Second time occurrence. This time, racing from one meeting that went late in Concord, to a meeting with feds and other states in Meredith, NH, zooming up Interstate 93 at a bit over 90 mph, blessing
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00235.html (7,654 bytes)
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