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41. Re: [TR] Who went driving this weekend? And also: Another Broken (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 5:57:28 -0700; New tires on the Spitfire on Sunday, had to go test them out; it wasn't my first top-down outing this year though. When I lived in Atlanta, there was a series of exits on I-85 that had left lane cros; /html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00161.html (9,271 bytes)
42. Re: [TR] Who went driving this weekend? And also: Another Broken (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 6:29:32 -0700; I was feeling so smug about my driving adventures, I forgot to answer the question... I'm not positive, but I think that's just a standard compression fitting, available at any good hardware store. s; /html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00164.html (8,667 bytes)
43. Re: [TR] Brake Bleeding & Adjusting (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:03:08 -0400; Hi Bob, Sounds good so far... If I thought it was a problem, I'd use a dab of grease on the threads rather than futz about with tape. But when the fluif is under pressure, you should be forcing it ou; /html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00203.html (9,871 bytes)
44. Re: [TR] Stant Superstat thermostat (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:24:16 -0400; No, but I do know something about thermodynamics... <g> I cannot imagine that the mass of water and the mass of the engine are such that the difference of a few seconds in the changing of a thermosta; /html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00222.html (7,984 bytes)
45. Re: [TR] ZS 175 (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:46:42 -0400; You might be able to use pliers to gently pull it out, but the old plug is probably fragile...you might be able to remove the bowl screws and then change the o-ring on the bench. If it were me, I'd r; /html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00369.html (7,200 bytes)
46. Re: [TR] Townsend, Tn. british car meet (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 8:25:40 -0700; Try this: http://www.blountbritishcars.org/flyer.pdf Jeff Scarbrough 7 Metric Tonnes Of Rust, Ga. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This; /html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00485.html (7,640 bytes)
47. Re: [TR] A question regariding the Hardware Catalogue Used by (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 10:35:35 -0400; I don't have the catalogue, but in general a bolt is meant to clamp two pieces together, while a setscrew is meant to hold a piece fast to a shaft. Thus a bolt has a flat end, while a setscrew has a; /html/triumphs/2008-05/msg00334.html (7,210 bytes)
48. Re: [TR] TR4 - Dwell v Points Gap (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:43:44 -0400; 60 degrees sounds like a lot of dwell...are you sure about that? I would guess 45 to 50 degrees would be more likely... I always set the gap, then fine-tune with a dwell meter. The relation is purely; /html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00013.html (9,179 bytes)
49. Re: [TR] TR4 - Dwell v Points Gap (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:17:38 -0400; A dwell meter needs to know how many cylinders there are, either by switch or by scale. My Mac pro meter has separate scales for 4, 6 and 8 cylinders. The dwell angle is the amount of distributor rot; /html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00027.html (8,902 bytes)
50. Re: [TR] TR4 - Dwell v Points Gap (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:40:28 -0400; Yes, I should have made that clear. Yep. Cerebral vacation on my part. Thanks for pointing that out. After this exchange, I dug out some old Delco-Remy training material from the Good Old Days. I'm g; /html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00036.html (8,687 bytes)
51. Re: [TR] TR4 - Dwell v Points Gap (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:51:45 -0400; That's one way. That's what I'd do... <g> I read a suggestion today: Use a dial indicator to check the lift of the points. Place the stem right behind the contact and rotate to max lift...just one mo; /html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00042.html (9,203 bytes)
52. Re: [TR] TR6 Victory Ride Ends In Drag of Shame (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 7:42:46 -0700; True, but... When my Spitfire's fuel pump failed last week, the 11 mile tow would have cost me $35 with my AAA membership. I put them on hold while I called Hagerty - their limit was 50 miles with Ha; /html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00059.html (7,467 bytes)
53. Re: [TR] Soldered Wire Connections in Cars (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:33:40 -0400; <snip> <another snip> The heat shrink tubing will go a long way toward relieving the strain at the joint, preventing the wire from flexing in and around the solder. Having said that, I'm not sure I s; /html/triumphs/2008-07/msg00143.html (9,499 bytes)
54. Re: [TR] More TR3 things bugging me (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:46:49 -0400; Yesterday I had the opportunity to have a spirited drive with a dozen or so assorted LBCs. Lots of Triumphs, some MGs and even an E-type and a Sunbeam Alpine. Some were clearly trophy winners or dese; /html/triumphs/2008-07/msg00418.html (9,181 bytes)
55. Re: [TR] Bleeding Clutch Slave Cylinder (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:17:16 -0400; The bubbles are compressible, the fluif is not. thus, with too many bubbles, the slave cylinder will not fully engage. On my 71/72 Spitfire, the clutch leaked badly to the point that it would often e; /html/triumphs/2008-07/msg00515.html (9,110 bytes)
56. Re: [TR] Pertronix Failure (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:57:55 -0400; Maybe it's just the paranoiac in me, but if I was carrying a spare, I believe I'd test it first... Jeff Scarbrough 75 TR6 x 1, 76 1500 x 2, 78 1500 x 1, 80 1500 x 0.5 http://www.fishplate.org/vehicle; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00359.html (8,289 bytes)
57. Re: [TR] [Spits] Pertronix Failure (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:19:25 -0400; 78 Spitfire came with the distributor-mounted OPUS box, not the easily-rebuildable remote box. I believe it would be easier to replace the distributor than to refit the plate for points, though it pr; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00370.html (7,387 bytes)
58. Re: [TR] Ignition switch tool (score: 1): Author: <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 7:00:15 -0700; Maybe a tool like this? <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=36554> Jeff Scarbrough _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/d; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00583.html (7,134 bytes)
59. Re: [TR] Ignition switch tool (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:28:47 -0400; OK, I had a mental picture of the switch, but I've not seen one lately, nor have I held that tool in my hand. I've got some hobby tool catalogs here at the house... Something like this might do it: <; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00596.html (8,507 bytes)
60. Re: [TR] more torqueeness, security, etc. (score: 1): Author: Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@charter.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:23:06 -0400; <snip> Here ya go... <http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/99c827db9baac81b86256b4500596c4e/$FILE/Chapter%2007.pdf> aka http://tinyurl.com/safety-wire I've got; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00600.html (8,474 bytes)

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