- 41. [TR] TR2/3 temp. gauge & capilliary tube. (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:00:30 -0400 (EDT)
- Me too. I installed my to the left and I have so much slack I'm wondering what I'm going to do with it. Looping it around the heater may be the best thing. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00756.html (8,340 bytes)
- 42. [TR] TR3 Dash Vinyl Installation (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:07:38 -0400 (EDT)
- My vinyl stretched just fine without heat. I cut flutes in the areas that wrap around the backside which helped and I used lots of contact adhesive and clamps. That was pretty straight forward. I'm j
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00757.html (7,729 bytes)
- 43. [TR] Does Anyone Know Why? (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 08:04:53 -0400 (EDT)
- 1) More room for the golf clubs? 2) I've put 13 gal in mine once. Once. I think I coasted into the station. 3) TR6 seats are so comfortable they have to force you to get out more frequently. Not a pr
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00774.html (9,542 bytes)
- 44. [TR] Shaking TR3 (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:24:08 -0400 (EDT)
- I think that's what he meant. If you have wires and spacers you can remove the spline hubs and spacers and bolt up a steel wheel. Easy-peasy. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00848.html (8,938 bytes)
- 45. [TR] Shaking TR3 (score: 294)
- Author: dave1massey at cs.com (dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:26:46 -0400 (EDT)
- Exactly. If someone wanted to convert to wires with the intent to switch back, that is the way to go. Which means you have the longer steel wheel studs in place already. The only way you would get th
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00866.html (9,209 bytes)
- 46. [TR] British engine and Frame (score: 294)
- Author: dave1massey at cs.com (dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:29:33 -0400 (EDT)
- Here's an Email link from Kas Kastner's Page: bfekeng at aol.com This might still be good. Dave Just tried going on the website and found myself on a generic site. Is anyone else having this problem?
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00889.html (8,062 bytes)
- 47. [TR] Originality issues (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:10:26 -0400 (EDT)
- Perhaps he is writing an article for the newsletter and if all the material is blasted over the Internet it will "take away the thunder." ;-) If I may, I would like to make a plug for the VTR at this
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00965.html (10,967 bytes)
- 48. [TR] Modifying tires and wheels (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:58:49 -0400 (EDT)
- My post was not meant to be specific on any details. The rules are posted on the VTR website. But the rules are mostly for consistency. The philosophy is still the guiding principle and we make chang
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00972.html (8,611 bytes)
- 49. [TR] Originality issues (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:35:55 -0400 (EDT)
- Well, I gotta warn you, if it were up to me I would put the 73 TR6's in with the later model TR6's. Why? Well lets list what they have in common: CF series engine J-type overdrive (if that was an is
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00989.html (9,863 bytes)
- 50. [TR] Originality issues (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 14:22:05 -0400 (EDT)
- Dammit! YOu gotta bring pragmatism into it, don't you? ;-) Dave
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg01014.html (8,469 bytes)
- 51. [TR] Satin Black Powder coat (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:02:20 -0400 (EDT)
- Absolutely. That's how they get the satin look. It's the texture. If you clearcoat over a satin or flat finish it will come out gloss. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg01035.html (8,213 bytes)
- 52. [TR] Electric Fuel pump tr3a (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:47:50 -0400 (EDT)
- I'd wire it up to the white wire on the fuse block. I'd add an inline fuse with a 2 or 3 amp fuse (check the pump manufacturer's data on current draw and double it). If you want to be really fancy (a
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg01053.html (8,640 bytes)
- 53. [TR] TR6 classes (was Originality issues) (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:11:13 -0400 (EDT)
- I remember Boulder. My first VTR. I'll be bringing my TR6 this year since it is the only one running at the moment. This is the same TR6 I took to Boulder, BTW. I'll register my TR6 RealSoonNow. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg01059.html (8,415 bytes)
- 54. [TR] Brake Bleeder Screw (up) (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:58:57 -0400 (EDT)
- I never snapped mine off but in fear of doing so I started bleeding my calipers by loosening the cross-over pipe. But that was before I sent them off to Peter for rebuilding and he got them out someh
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg01120.html (8,250 bytes)
- 55. [TR] Back on the road after 3 years (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:00:04 -0400 (EDT)
- Congratulations! I/m Jealous. Only three years?!! I must be in year five or six on mine and I'm still a year out, I think. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg01134.html (7,627 bytes)
- 56. [TR] squeaky front suspension TR3 (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 14:28:44 -0400 (EDT)
- The Octagonal guys are correct. But only if you don't properly lubricate them. I lub'd my poly bushings with a heavy silicone grease for a squeak-free ride. The first time I used polyurethane bushing
- /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00411.html (8,761 bytes)
- 57. [TR] TR6 Servo Question (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:20:35 -0400 (EDT)
- As I recall, it just twists and pulls out. There is a bit of a barb but the rubber bushing does all the sealing. Of course, the rubber may have lost some of its resiliance over the years and this may
- /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00466.html (7,553 bytes)
- 58. [TR] Triumph seat belt buckle stickers (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:09:41 -0400 (EDT)
- That's a whole lot less than $600. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00493.html (9,018 bytes)
- 59. [TR] TR3 kick panel hole (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:16:44 -0400 (EDT)
- My 57 had the same. It looks suspiciously like a speaker mount. Sure, seal it up with an 8 inch weather proof speaker. Seriously, did you see evidence of water damage originating from that opening? I
- /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00494.html (8,241 bytes)
- 60. [TR] Clutch master cylinder. (score: 294)
- Author: Dave1massey at cs.com (Dave1massey at cs.com)
- Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:48:49 -0400 (EDT)
- Regrettably, no. It will prove counterproductive. The amount of force applied to a piston is the pressure times the cross sectional area of the piston. Assuming you are not changing the slave cylinde
- /html/triumphs/2011-07/msg00550.html (8,636 bytes)
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