- 341. Re: TR3A Fuel Sender Resistance (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:21:17 -0700
- 70 ohms full, 0 ohms empty. Here's a website with almost everything you might want to know about it: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/electric/fg_01.htm Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00219.html (6,999 bytes)
- 342. Re: TR3A tires (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 16:05:21 -0700
- I just mounted a set of these -- mainly because there are so few choices in our size these days. Have less than 500 miles on them but that did include a huge rainstorm that completely soaked the car
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00258.html (7,792 bytes)
- 343. Re: TR3A tires (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 08:08:59 -0700
- My story exactly but... when I went to get the Coopers a couple of months ago the first place I called said they were NLA, the second place I tried has them in stock (mfg date 34th week of 04). Hope
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00274.html (8,263 bytes)
- 344. Re: Fender Vents (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 19:40:51 -0700
- To paraphrase a popular bumper sticker: "What would Giovanni do?". I think you got it right. Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00296.html (7,097 bytes)
- 345. Re: Daytime Running lights...was Induced Visibility (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:24:01 -0700
- I recall them being popular in the early 60s when (for a brief spell) the nation seemed to be safety conscious. The ones I recall were just a single white light in the center of the grille -- rather
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00607.html (8,431 bytes)
- 346. Re: TR4A oil filter cannister color (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 08:29:00 -0700
- I use Fram PH2870A or equivalent -- really don't know for sure if this is okay other than I have used them for many years and it is used for somewhat similar 4-cylinder (German) engines. Its size and
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00680.html (7,845 bytes)
- 347. Re: TR4A Fan Belt (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 09:38:30 -0700
- You loosen the drivers side (left side) motor mount and jack the engine up a bit with a 2x4 or such between the jack and the oil pan. Doesn't take much but I have never been able to get a stock belt
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00682.html (8,005 bytes)
- 348. Re: pin holes and push rods (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:13:39 -0700
- Are you sure that is where the wear is? Slop often occurs as the hole at the top end of the pedal arms wears into an oval (they thoughtfully made the clevis pin harder then the pedal metal). That is
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00712.html (7,184 bytes)
- 349. Re: TR3 Horde, TR3 Measurements, & TR4 Column (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 08:21:39 -0700
- In my limited experience the only way to know for sure is to measure them. With your commission number you may be able to work out what they left Coventry with but over the years it is not uncommon f
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00713.html (7,080 bytes)
- 350. Re: TR3A tires (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 16:03:37 -0700
- That squares with what I was told when I was shopping for them about a month ago. I found a dealer with 4 and there are probably many more still on hand in warehouses and dealers rack for awhile long
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00846.html (8,016 bytes)
- 351. Re: gas tank question (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:38:21 -0700
- I often use a heat gun to assist in loosening where a flame is not practical. Just used it yesterday in fact to bust loose a stubborn temp sensor on the TR3. Probably need the tank empty for this or
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00881.html (7,194 bytes)
- 352. Re: Cleaning Guages (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 12:09:32 -0700
- These can be repaired... mine was pretty much trashed inside but the following pages enabled me to reconnect the internals and calibrate it to be a very accurate instrument: http://mgaguru.com/mgtech
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00906.html (7,826 bytes)
- 353. Re: wide/narrow belt (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 15:57:44 -0700
- FWIW - I just carry a suitable length of 1/8" nylon rope to tie around the pulleys. Used it once when the dynamo bushing started going and drove 300 miles on the battery with the rope around the cran
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00006.html (7,884 bytes)
- 354. Re: Carpet Fading (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 17:48:04 -0700
- FWIW - I have the 'original' grey loop TR4 carpet offered by TRF and it has faded in the more exposed areas to a strange orange shade. They have sent me a replacement for the tunnel piece so I am goi
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00014.html (7,082 bytes)
- 355. Re: Carpet Fading (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 09:35:48 -0700
- Uhhh... that was meant as an homage to Joe Curry. Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00041.html (6,669 bytes)
- 356. Re: wide/narrow belt (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2005 15:34:29 -0700
- The version I saw told how many pages of the Nairobi Times were needed to make a suitable Landy head gasket plus instructions for making up a condensor from chewing gum foils. As for the difficulty i
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00057.html (8,606 bytes)
- 357. Re: TR4 fuel pump install: wrong way? (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 15:47:58 -0700
- A 'wobble' wrench extension (1/4" drive) makes even this part pretty easy. Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00093.html (7,501 bytes)
- 358. Re: 1/8" cork use (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 04:49:02 -0700
- The only cork gaskets I recall making are the fuel filter bowl and the gas tank sending unit. I made these out of 1/16" cork but off hand don't see why 1/8" couldn't be used. Maybe it's my old fuel p
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00124.html (7,593 bytes)
- 359. Re: Fuel Pump Compression Fitting (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:35:52 -0700
- My recollection is that it's just a compression fitting and olive on a 1/4" line... but perhaps that's just the way mine is. Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00137.html (7,199 bytes)
- 360. Re: Headlight trim (score: 1)
- Author: Geo Hahn <ahwahnee@cybertrails.com>
- Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 12:57:38 -0700
- Terry -- The top is hooked on... the spring catch is at the bottom end, at 6:00 or more precisely about 5:30. You want to pull with the tool at 6:00. Geo Hahn
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00167.html (6,793 bytes)
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