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61. Re: [TR] Compression TR3A (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2015 07:42:31 -0700; Ann The engine in your car is a tough old beast and can take an enormous amount of 'abuse'. That said, the symptoms you describe suggest that things are far from what they should be and it's likely t; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00150.html (10,425 bytes)
62. Re: [TR] BS-Whitworth tool recommendations (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2015 14:56:43 -0700; I have a huge selection of King Dick ring and open ended spanners and IMHO they are every bit as good and dependable as Snap-On and other well-known quality brands. Most of mine belonged to Dad from; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00215.html (8,872 bytes)
63. [TR] Anyone recognise this car? (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 10:44:18 -0700; Ex California TR6 licence plate 3GHF215 and for sale on UK ebay ref 272055433681. A little while ago I posted that TR6's coming back into Europe are being sold far under the typical price for injecte; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00225.html (8,824 bytes)
64. Re: [TR] Pre-production TR6 (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:08:36 -0700; If the guy is claiming it's a prototype (or what we called a 'mule') it's likely an excuse to pass off a tired TR6 as something special when it isn't. Usually, the only time a 'mule' or 'mules' were; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00238.html (10,143 bytes)
65. Re: [TR] Pre-production TR6 (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 08:25:17 -0700; To the best of my knowledge, there were no prototypes/mules for the TR6 because (a) it was no different mechanically to the 5/250 and (b) it only differed externally from its predecessor with body pa; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00241.html (12,011 bytes)
66. Re: [TR] Pre-production TR6 (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2015 13:05:12 -0700; Another of my 'senior moments' :) The acid test to determine whether it's a prototype/mule is to check the commission number. If the leading or only letter in the row is an 'X' then that means Experi; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00244.html (11,481 bytes)
67. Re: [TR] Pre-production TR6 (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:37:03 -0700; If he's the Roddy McLeod of that huge parts and car emporium in the depths of a forest near Little Rock, Arkansas, I met him in 2009 when the British Car Club of Arkansas hosted me and 'uncle jack' f; /html/triumphs/2015-11/msg00252.html (11,819 bytes)
68. Re: [TR] value for insurance proposes? (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Sun, 13 Dec 2015 16:23:04 -0700; Doesn't the VTR offer a national insurance valuation service? AFAIK, all the UK and European national club equivalents offer such a facility with selected insurers who specialise in providing classic; /html/triumphs/2015-12/msg00071.html (10,713 bytes)
69. Re: [TR] Ruminations (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 09:49:00 -0700; On the UK lunchtime news today, we were told that inflation is now half of one percent over the last year - and everyone is rejoicing at the price of oil at $38 a barrel. Even more rejoicing that gas; /html/triumphs/2015-12/msg00081.html (9,576 bytes)
70. Re: [TR] index (score: 1): Author: John Macartney <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 20:25:39 +0000; --==3443890304317038076== boundary=Apple-Mail-45624B46-0156-492B-93E7-5B1A8AC299CB Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-45624B46-0156-492B-93E7-5B1A8AC299CB charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-; /html/triumphs/2015-12/msg00115.html (13,705 bytes)
71. Re: [TR] Maybe Fog Lights? (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2016 05:08:57 -0700; Seeing this thread traffic, I paused a while to think of those Triumph enthusiasts who live in Italy and how they cope with their electrical dilemmas. It was a major market for all Triumph models bot; /html/triumphs/2016-01/msg00004.html (9,182 bytes)
72. Re: [TR] TR3 Temperature (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 09:14:52 -0700; With the original spec factory thermostat, clean radiator and a good water pump, 185 is exactly the temperature they ran at normally. I say *normally* meaning that was the reading we expected to see; /html/triumphs/2016-01/msg00138.html (9,511 bytes)
73. Re: [TR] RIP Discovery???????????????????????????? (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:43:24 -0700; As usual, CNN only reports part of the story! The Defender (NOT the Disco) as we all knew the old Landie, is certainly gone - but its replacement is well underway. Too many are needed now throughout; /html/triumphs/2016-01/msg00213.html (8,654 bytes)
74. [TR] A BBC researcher screws up (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 14:39:36 -0700; On the UK's national news tonight there was a bit of a hoo-hah about James Bond's favourite car being built in a new production facility in south Wales. Okay, so everyone knows the real Bond aka Sean; /html/triumphs/2016-02/msg00144.html (8,841 bytes)
75. Re: [TR] Velcro Recommendations - NOT (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:39:52 -0700; This is a multipart message in MIME format. --==2517424714443025947== boundary="--=_NextPart_000_0055_01D1740B.FBD99CE0" Content-Language: en-gb This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_NextPa; /html/triumphs/2016-03/msg00005.html (17,030 bytes)
76. Re: [TR] Unexpected treasures? (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 03:13:29 -0700; No *offence* intended in using another make name on the Triumph list but last summer I was doing some work to the passenger door on my younger son's MG Midget. Having removed door handle, window wind; /html/triumphs/2016-03/msg00071.html (13,463 bytes)
77. Re: [TR] 20-50 oil (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 04:28:49 -0700; Why not get your club to ship in a few 50 gallon barrels of Castrol 20W/50 Classic oils from the UK to then sell on to other clubs? No worries about adding ZDDP and the oil is the same as ever it was; /html/triumphs/2016-03/msg00110.html (13,523 bytes)
78. Re: [TR] TR3b restoration project underway (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 02:22:46 -0700; Ref Kerry Stanley's discovery of an all synchro box, it's true that TR3b's left the factory all with synchro transmissions. Regarding the numbering of major components - viz engine, gearbox, axle and; /html/triumphs/2016-03/msg00130.html (10,293 bytes)
79. Re: [TR] TR6 brake master cylinder (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:32:58 +0100; I'm 'old fashioned' when it comes to removing brake fluif and if you seek to purge the system, use compressed air! Ensure you don't spray old fluif on any paintwork (unless you like repainting?) and; /html/triumphs/2016-03/msg00235.html (13,071 bytes)
80. Re: [TR] Trivex glass for TR3 windshield (score: 1): Author: "John Macartney" <john.macartney@ukpips.org.uk>; Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 13:07:59 +0100; This is a multipart message in MIME format. --==7729891331405436891== boundary="--=_NextPart_000_01BD_01D18F3C.2E40E670" Content-Language: en-gb This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_NextPa; /html/triumphs/2016-04/msg00003.html (16,536 bytes)

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