- 1. RE: TR6 exhaust systems (eventual return of LBC content) (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 12:04:53 +0000
- -- Original message -- My Supertrapp experience is not positive. I have a pair of them on my TR6, and they sound fine, but the engine has been strangled by them. An engine that once revved willingly
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00832.html (9,469 bytes)
- 2. Re: TR6 exhaust systems (eventual return of LBC content) (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 15:14:44 +0000
- -- Original message -- Yes, with up to 12 additional discs per muffler (I have 2), and no noticeable improvement. Irv Korey
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00839.html (8,557 bytes)
- 3. Re: TR6 Misfiring (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 12:19:14 +0000
- -- Original message -- Coils that are failing often do so when they get hot. I have seen a going bad coil do exactly as you describe, and if it were me, I would try another one. Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00584.html (7,707 bytes)
- 4. Re: TR cam/lifter failure (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 15:28:58 +0000
- -- Original message -- There was a period of time around 5-6 years ago when the aftermarket lifters for the tractor engines were not properly hardened, and that led to expensive failures for several
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00645.html (9,106 bytes)
- 5. Re: TR cam/lifter failure (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 17:02:49 +0000
- -- Original message -- What I think was happening was that the soft lifters lost their machined smooth finish on the contact surface, and then the lifter literally ground the lobe away. Irv Korey
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00648.html (8,565 bytes)
- 6. Re: Safe to regrind factory cam? (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2004 22:16:01 +0000
- -- Original message -- And you will likely find Kent and his Stag at the VTR Convention in Rockford, IL next summer. Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U 63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58 Highland Park, IL
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00740.html (7,876 bytes)
- 7. Re: Check out "Jack W Drews - 1962 Triumph TR4" (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 20:35:17 +0000
- That is Jack's old car, which was destroyed in a racing accident a few years ago. His new car looks even better, and is way faster. Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U 63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58 Highland Park, I
- /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00923.html (9,044 bytes)
- 8. RE: Check out "Jack W Drews - 1962 Triumph TR4" (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:21:56 +0000
- -- Original message -- Jack's car broke an axle at Road America in the Carousel at around 100 with Jack's son Tony driving. The car rolled over 3 complete times and landed back on its tires. Fortunat
- /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00933.html (8,967 bytes)
- 9. Re: Watkins Glen anyone? (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 14:37:40 +0000
- -- Original message -- Watkins Glen is host to a huge vintage racing event this weekend, featuring a popular but inferior brand of British sports car. There may well be the show that you remember tak
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00691.html (8,120 bytes)
- 10. Re: Exhaust and gas fumes (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 17:17:06 +0000
- -- Original message -- Can't help with the raw gas smell, but when I had a Monza header, it constantly leaked exhaust fumes from the header flange. The flange would warp regularly, and the car was un
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00703.html (7,802 bytes)
- 11. RE: TR6 Carburetor Problems - FREE BEER!!!!!!!! (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 21:04:40 +0000
- -- Original message -- Dennis was/is somewhat correct. The fuel flow, as measured on a flow bench, was greater in the Strombergs (pre-emissions) than the SU HS-6's. This was researched and checked ou
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00834.html (10,282 bytes)
- 12. Re: 83mm to an 86mm liner possible? (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 03:36:55 +0000
- -- Original message -- Yes, but it is a very difficult process for the machine shop. The liner must be clamped just right. Very few shops would want to do this. If you could find someone to do it, it
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01086.html (7,390 bytes)
- 13. Re: Clutch Pedal Pressure Changes (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:39:34 +0000
- -- Original message -- When the clutch hydraulics failed on my TR6, there was no sign of leakage even though the master cylinder was empty. ALL of the fluid was inside the rubber dust boot of the sla
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01210.html (8,342 bytes)
- 14. Re: VTR, shucks (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 19:55:19 +0000
- -- Original message -- I assume the official announcement was made for the 2005 VTR convention. Rockford, IL July 26-30, 2005 Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U 63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58 Highland Park, Il
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01269.html (6,987 bytes)
- 15. RE: * Power Survey * (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 03:28:23 +0000
- -- Original message -- I agree with Hugh. My vintage race prepared TR4 did 129 hp at the rear wheels on the dyno (approximately 145 flywheel hp). This engine is very tractable, and could easily be dr
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01284.html (9,407 bytes)
- 16. Re: Collector insurance (sorry for the length!) (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:53:00 +0000
- -- Original message -- < Any collector vehicles used for rally or racing? - YES (I actually don't Jim, I had been using Parish Heacock for insurance coverage on my TR4 vintage race car for several ye
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01306.html (9,163 bytes)
- 17. Re: Thermostats/Over heating? (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:54:40 +0000
- -- Original message -- Cosmo, If your engine is running hot and you have coolant in the sump, then you most likely have a blown head gasket. It is not uncommon with the TRactor engines to have the he
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01420.html (8,665 bytes)
- 18. Re: lightened flywheel? (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 15:27:35 +0000
- -- Original message -- In my opinion, lightening the flywheel is a good thing. I raced my TR4 with a lightened stock flywheel for a couple of years. It definitely helps the engine rev up faster. Ther
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01635.html (8,293 bytes)
- 19. FW: Classic Motorsports looking for a stock TR6 to dyno in New Jersey (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 02:53:45 +0000
- I have been asked to forward this by a member of my club. If you are interested and available, please contact GRMScott. Irv --Original Message-- From: Club Editor GRM/CMS [SMTP:clubs@grassrootsmotors
- /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01636.html (7,670 bytes)
- 20. Re: Fuel Pump AGAIN! (score: 1)
- Author: emanteno@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:24:23 +0000
- -- Original message -- Mark, If you want an electric fuel pump, go to NAPA and purchase the little electronic pump that they sell. I think it is made by FACET, labelled as a NAPA brand. My current on
- /html/triumphs/2005-12/msg00019.html (7,747 bytes)
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