- 161. Re: relief (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:37:31 EDT
- Aaaaaaaeeeeeee. You gotta suck da heads on dem der crawfish! Dave (not a real cajun but I play one on TV)
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00125.html (6,612 bytes)
- 162. Re: feelings of dread (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2005 13:49:37 EDT
- That should have been "Our 1% sample..." Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00126.html (7,566 bytes)
- 163. Re: Transmission check plug -- what size? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2005 11:56:58 EDT
- in. open end wrenches in half or shorter - I've got 3 of em (different offsets) Removing the valve cover is an alternative to short wrenches. Whether it is preferable or not is up to you.
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00155.html (8,106 bytes)
- 164. Re: TR-6 headers (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 23:09:57 EDT
- No, Marty, it IS that fast! ;-) Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00187.html (6,542 bytes)
- 165. Re: I was just wondering... (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 08:54:46 EDT
- Because you can buy black in the hardware store in aerosol cans. Unless you have just recently painted the car the oods of having the right color paint that actually matches is slim to none. Getting
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00234.html (7,553 bytes)
- 166. Re: Cooling System Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:07:15 EDT
- Hmm. It sure sounds like it is overheating. Perhaps it is not showing on the gauge. And the reason it would not show on the gauge is because the overheating is localized somewhere in the engine. This
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00235.html (10,042 bytes)
- 167. Re: Front end alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:18:24 EDT
- Yes I have. And with abysmal results. Any more I will preset it by eyeballing down the edge of the front tires to the rear tires and then head over to a local alignment shop who will do it right for
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00237.html (7,339 bytes)
- 168. Re: High-pitched sound when I push in the clutch (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 09:32:04 EDT
- Sounds like a dry throw out bearing. It may fail on you sometime in the next 10 to 15 years. (That's about how long mine has been squealing) Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00239.html (7,208 bytes)
- 169. Re: Front end alignment (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:41:19 EDT
- What is the Pin method? And, yes, all you can normally adjust on the TR4, as in the TR2 and 3, is the toe in. The shop I took my TR3 to could not do the thrust angle (four wheel) alignment on the TR6
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00263.html (7,364 bytes)
- 170. Fraud (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:30:26 EDT
- I recently received two Emails allegedly from the Florida Commerce Credit Union. Smelling a rat, I Googled Florida Commerce Credit Union and their web site and there was a warning about phony Emails
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00265.html (6,726 bytes)
- 171. Re: Sticky stick (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 16:35:52 EDT
- Have you tried double pumping the clutch and see if that changes anything. If it fixes the problem then you need to check the thrust washers in the engine. If there is too much float in the crank it
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00266.html (7,416 bytes)
- 172. Re: Fraud (little LBC content) (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 18:48:48 EDT
- Lucky me I used the Compuserve provided browser. Probably more akin to Netscape than IE. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00274.html (7,012 bytes)
- 173. Re: Cooling System Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 18:52:10 EDT
- I thought I saw thermostat on the list of items replaced. Perhaps not. 205 is not high enough to cause the car to boil over, especially if you have an antifreeze mixture. Since the valve has leaked o
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00275.html (8,002 bytes)
- 174. Fwd: Cooling System Pressure (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 10:27:25 EDT
- Return-path: <Dave1massey@cs.com> From: Dave1massey@cs.com Full-name: Dave1massey Message-ID: <66.5ed17668.3052f59d@cs.com> Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 10:26:37 EDT Subject: Re: Cooling System Pressure To:
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00300.html (10,659 bytes)
- 175. Re: Fraud (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 10:47:35 EDT
- I guess my curiosity got the better of me. I used my Compuserve browser which is probably a derivative of Netscape and not IE so I'm hoping that nothing found its way in. And I'm counting on my Norto
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00301.html (6,809 bytes)
- 176. Re: TR6 Gears Acting Funny (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 11:07:16 EDT
- It sounds like your clutch is not fully disengaging. Check the fluid in the reservoir. If it is low you probably have air in the system and need to bleed it. Also check the linkage on the pedal and t
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00302.html (8,025 bytes)
- 177. Re: TR6 Gears Acting Funny (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 13:15:26 EDT
- There is a technique for shifting without using the clutch that presents little or no danger to the transmission. When shifting out of gear, lightly press the gas to unload the transmission and slide
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00308.html (8,092 bytes)
- 178. Re: OT: OBD-II & bad gas (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 09:50:48 EDT
- You really don't need all those cylinders anyway. Didn't Cadillac have an engine that featured this action? Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00316.html (6,844 bytes)
- 179. Re: TR3 mods? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 15:27:41 EDT
- That sounds like a lot of work. I'd be inclined to keep the tub the same and modify the frame for more modern suspension components. Pick a car of comprable weight (I'm thinking RX7 or RWD Cougar) an
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00325.html (7,987 bytes)
- 180. Re: TR3 mods? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:24:35 EDT
- There was a TR3 at VTR with a 383 Hemi, supercharger and nitro. Other than the dual exhaust it looked stock. How's that for a sleeper? Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00340.html (7,811 bytes)
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