- 261. Re: VTR 2005 (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:09:35 EDT
- I heard that it closed down due to a bad case of vertigo. Sorry Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00103.html (7,558 bytes)
- 262. Re: 80 Spitfire Fan Relay (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 08:20:40 EDT
- Well Noam, we can take this powa sarw and cut it right awff. I'm at a loss but I still suggest looking at the ground connections for the fan and for the relay. Does the relay click if the fan is unpl
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00104.html (7,276 bytes)
- 263. Re: TR4A voltage regulator problem (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 17:18:46 EDT
- Perhaps the battery has a shorted cell. You might try swapping in another battery to see if it is any different. Or take yours to one of those parts houses that can put it on a tester (which is just
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00125.html (7,565 bytes)
- 264. Re: VTR 2005 (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 07:52:05 EDT
- Be sure to enter your car in concours. In case you haven't heard, a Spitfire took Best of Show this year and you can continue that streak. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00132.html (7,900 bytes)
- 265. Re: VTR 2005 (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:20:38 EDT
- But that is exactly why the modified class was created. For cars like yours that are prepared to a high standard of excelence - just not to factory equipment. You should enter your car in Modified cl
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00166.html (8,016 bytes)
- 266. Re: not specifically triumph, but vintage related (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:49:12 EDT
- Mike, there are special classifications for "historic" vehicles here in the US. It varies from state to state but the car owner has the choice of licensing an old car under the regular system that al
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00169.html (10,584 bytes)
- 267. Re: not specifically triumph, but vintage related (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 13:00:19 EDT
- Which must be what attracted you to the TR3 in the first place. ;-) Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00192.html (8,277 bytes)
- 268. Re: AC fuel pump servicing (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2005 13:37:57 EDT
- With any luck the new diaghrams will hold up to the modern fuel formulations better than the original. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00193.html (7,653 bytes)
- 269. Re: tr6 door pulls and window rattlers (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 7 Aug 2005 11:24:17 EDT
- You must be talking about the early molded foam and plastic tood capping style door pull and not the metal handle on the later models. I was a bit confused for a minute. I would have to think they do
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00246.html (8,220 bytes)
- 270. Re: The Weenie, report and question (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:21:19 EDT
- If you want to send them off send them to Joe Curto (www.joecurto.com). If you TR3 has electronic ignition it is an aftermarket unit which means it is still available. If it has the external box it i
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00269.html (7,986 bytes)
- 271. Re: Powder Coating at Home (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 08:24:01 EDT
- To this day my wife claims I washed engine parts in our dishwasher when we lived in the apartment when we were first married but I have no recollection. I do remember rebuilding a transmission on the
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00271.html (8,526 bytes)
- 272. Re: Powder Coating at Home (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 12:56:25 EDT
- I usually score points by saying it could be worse, she could be married to her x-brother-in-law. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00283.html (8,425 bytes)
- 273. Re: unshaken gearbox cap (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 09:53:30 EDT
- Sounds like it is held in place by corrosion since the cap is steel and the gear box extension is aluminum. A little penetrating oil and some time will go a long way. Be careful with the pipe wrench.
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00317.html (7,504 bytes)
- 274. Re: TR6/250 water temp sending uints (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 10:04:15 EDT
- I don't know if there is any difference but I would be mildly surprised if there was any. But all the TR4 - 6 gauges require the use of a voltage stabilizer. Without it they will read high by about 1
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00318.html (8,438 bytes)
- 275. Re: TR6/250 water temp sending uints (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:03:27 EDT
- If that's all you want try adding a small value resistor in series with the sensor. Start with a 47 Ohm 1/4 and see if you like that reading. Go up or down from there. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00323.html (7,942 bytes)
- 276. Re: AC fuel pump servicing (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 13:07:20 EDT
- I though that was the smell of rust?
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00325.html (7,329 bytes)
- 277. Re: Right angle drive for speedo necessary? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 13:11:03 EDT
- The TR2,3, and 4's had a longer cable when the overdrive is fitted. There is a provision for the cable in the floor mounted handbrake boot. From 4A's on (thru TR6) the hand brake was moved to the dri
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00351.html (8,714 bytes)
- 278. Re: vibration elimination? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 07:52:47 EDT
- Bad idea. If you are planning on filling the space between the pipe and the opening the screening will transmit the noise and vibration from the pipe to the frame and increase the ambient noise as a
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00373.html (7,418 bytes)
- 279. Re: GT-6 Speedometer Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:01:53 EDT
- The addition of the overdrive did not necessitate any change in speedometers. After all, the speedometer measures the driveshaft speed. However, tire diameter and differential gearing do effect the s
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00374.html (7,487 bytes)
- 280. Re: possible gearshift disaster? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 08:15:31 EDT
- That don't sound right. The lever should be held in place by a cap that captures some springs and spacers to prevent the lever from coming up far enough to disengage the shift rods. You may have to t
- /html/triumphs/2005-08/msg00375.html (7,538 bytes)
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