- 261. Re: TR4 Brake light switch (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 14:25:22 -0700
- Have used DOT5 for 5 years in the TR3A without any problems. Guess if I eventually have a brake system problem I will be able to blame it on DOT5 but so far so good. BTW - this is with an old pressur
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00278.html (7,237 bytes)
- 262. TR3A Minutia (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:44:42 -0700
- The eight screws that hold the front grille to the apron -- what should they look like? Oval-headed sheet metal screws seem most likely but would they be 'straight' or 'phillips'? Sorry, I don't reme
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00312.html (6,714 bytes)
- 263. Re: TR3A Minutia (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:37:36 -0700
- Thanks to Randall & Fred for their assistance with this. In the process of getting screws for the grille I learned something new (well, new to me) at the hardware store. The u-shaped fixing nuts for
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00332.html (7,003 bytes)
- 264. Re: TR3A/TR4 SIGNAL RED PAINT (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 18:10:25 -0700
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- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00341.html (6,479 bytes)
- 265. Re: CLEAR? was Paint Color Thoughts (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 20:29:44 -0700
- When I was a kid in South Bend we had a neighbor who repainted his Studebaker every spring... just used up whatever house paint was left over. Worked for him I guess. Best compliment I ever got on my
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00415.html (7,429 bytes)
- 266. Re: FW: Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 20:06:04 -0700
- They were here in Tucson week before last doing a photo shoot and road test of a local AC Ace. Geo H
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00498.html (7,263 bytes)
- 267. Re: "Start Your Engines" Anyone? (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 13:24:54 -0700
- Me too, still have many receipts from them in my TR3 shoebox. As I recall they even had some humor in their catalog (not many laughs in the Moss & TRF catalogs). I remember they did restorations as w
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00520.html (7,454 bytes)
- 268. Re: TR3A Front Brakes- Shim (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:53:44 -0700
- It's been quite awhile, but I think I tied them in place with dental floss then clipped & removed it once the bolts were in place. Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00542.html (6,865 bytes)
- 269. Re: plastic draining vents (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 06:51:13 -0700
- I can't place these items off-hand... perhaps they were added by an early owner or as part of a rust-proofing effort? Generally the plugs that were original to the TR were rubber rather than plastic,
- /html/triumphs/2005-07/msg00553.html (6,905 bytes)
- 270. Re: Am I being scammed? (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:04:45 -0700
- I have purchased (small) items thru eBay's second chance option -- the occasion was an item the seller had more than one of. Anyway I believe the 'second chance' can be a legit eBay sale. OTOH -- wha
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00074.html (7,413 bytes)
- 271. Re: TR6 windshield and frame (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2005 14:46:13 -0700
- I think either way would work. I was involved in other interior work on my TR4 while I had the frame off and I just dropped the frame off at the glass place for a couple of days and they fit the new
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00135.html (7,114 bytes)
- 272. Re: TR died on the road (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:04:36 -0700
- I hope you don't think that means they aren't likely to fail. I actually think the older the ignition parts are the less prone they are to sudden unexpected failure. I like the ignition for this. As
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00197.html (7,565 bytes)
- 273. Re: Restoration Question (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 13:56:38 -0700
- I amused myself by searching with various spellings of 'coat' and came up with a product called 'Gun Kote' that sounds close. Best part -- it is sold by "TR Products". http://tenring.com/trcoating.ht
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00264.html (7,406 bytes)
- 274. TR4 Celsius Mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 11:57:03 -0700
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- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00279.html (6,685 bytes)
- 275. TR4 Celsius Mystery (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 12:08:45 -0700
- The TR3s and early TR4s had Fahrenheit temp gauges with a mid point of 185 degrees... which I think is pretty much normal operating temp for their engines. The later TR4s went with a Celsius gauge wi
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00281.html (7,338 bytes)
- 276. Re: Wire wheel studs (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 15:24:52 -0700
- I have used spacers for several years with no apparent problem (so far). Here is a pic of the TR3A with the spacers in use: http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/tires.JPG They add 1/4" track to each
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00324.html (8,783 bytes)
- 277. Re: Wire wheel studs (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 09:06:44 -0700
- Sounds right. The spacers I used are actually 6mm which is 0.236" -- I can tell by examining the back of the wheel that neither the nuts nor the studs are fouling the wheel. You get a little 'help' b
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00334.html (8,462 bytes)
- 278. Re: TR6 Slave Cylinder. (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 19:03:02 -0700
- On TR3 & 4 the original 1" slave is NA from Moss & possibly other suppliers and a 7/8" bore slave is often supplied as a substitute. Perhaps this is also the case with the 6? Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00532.html (6,930 bytes)
- 279. Re: Windwings (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:48:07 -0700
- I hear ya. I had one of the original set-screws split apart and it was a job getting that thing out. Once out I replaced the set-screws with allen-head bolts. Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00642.html (6,809 bytes)
- 280. Re: Silver spray paint (Isn't "Argent Silver" too light?) (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 16:51:58 -0700
- Did you use a clear-coat on top of the silver? I find this gives a warmer more medium grey tone... but perhaps still not as dark as you like. BTW -- isn't "Argent Silver" just a bit redundant? Geo H
- /html/triumphs/2005-06/msg00643.html (8,042 bytes)
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