- 1. Re: oil filter, TR (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Mon, 7 Aug 95 14:51:32 CDT
- The easiest way to keep the external filter's gasket in its place is to UPS it back to TRF and exchange it for a spin-on filter kit. I've seen too many lunched TR motors on account of the stock canis
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00136.html (7,097 bytes)
- 2. Re: TR6 - crankcase breather (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 95 14:03:07 CDT
- On my '69 Spit, I replaced the Smith's "PCV valve" (I call it something unrepeatable) with a right-angle PCV valve for a '73 Chevy Monte Carlo 350 c.i. Both are friction fit; I used a little O2 senso
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00198.html (7,590 bytes)
- 3. Re: Removing rear drums on a 250 (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 95 08:53:28 CDT
- Hmm, try some penetrating oil on the adjuster threads, and "peck" on the end of the adjuster with a hammer. This may free it up. If you have the room to get a 15" Crescent wrench (adjustable spanner
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00224.html (8,701 bytes)
- 4. Re: Removing rear drums on (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 95 14:49:07 CDT
- the back of the car up, and start it. Put it in gear and while the wheels are spinning, set the parking brake a couple of notches, just enough to get some friction going. Let the hubs heat up for 10-
- /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00231.html (7,379 bytes)
- 5. FS: 69 Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 95 08:54:55 CDT
- $1200. Daily driver, fresh engine, no-lead head and Kent cam. Mostly original, most soft parts replaced since 1990, no major problems. Car is in Austin TX email jstrohm@unisql.com (512)419-9405 h. (5
- /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00007.html (6,392 bytes)
- 6. ex-SOL (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Thu, 7 Sep 95 12:49:58 CDT
- Hi all I'd like to thank all of you for your recent interest in the Spitfires and assorted parts I've listed here in recent weeks. Two nights ago, I sold the entire collection. I think the Mk 3 is he
- /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00141.html (6,641 bytes)
- 7. OD solenoid control box? (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 95 11:41:50 CDT
- What would you pay for a solid-state OD control box that would o practically eliminate the chances of solenoid burn-out o dramatically lengthen the life of the rest of the solenoid electrical system
- /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00171.html (6,879 bytes)
- 8. Electronic rheostats? (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Tue, 12 Sep 95 09:14:59 CDT
- As with the overdrive solenoid relays, we have the technology to replace pesky high-current electromechanical devices with small, elegant, lasts-forever electronic goodies that work like new in every
- /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00259.html (7,128 bytes)
- 9. Re: GT6 body parts needed (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 95 10:20:03 CDT
- That's less than I asked for my entire '72 Spit parts car which shares the same part.
- /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00309.html (6,720 bytes)
- 10. Re: spitfire / GT6 trans (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 95 16:21:44 CDT
- The GT6 bellhousing pattern is WAY different from a Spitfire. I haven't checked the bellhousing-to-tranny pattern because my GT6 (Rest In Pieces) came to me without benefit of tranny. Silly me -- I t
- /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00567.html (7,430 bytes)
- 11. [My320i@aol.com: Re: AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK KITS FOR ALL BRITISH CARS$] (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 95 13:44:19 CDT
- I complained in email to this SPAM meister about his post for power locks, and this is how he replied. I should mention that I was somewhat chapped to get SPAM in email, and called him "another cluel
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00040.html (7,960 bytes)
- 12. Revenge on Lucas (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 95 09:57:03 CDT
- In the United States, Lucas has recently been fined $88 million for supplying substandard electronic and mechanical parts to the Air Force. The parts deemed substandard exhibited a service life of ap
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00054.html (6,748 bytes)
- 13. Re: Return of the unleaded thread (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Fri, 20 Oct 95 15:51:38 CDT
- Well, my ex-Spit got a no-lead head during overhaul, but it wasn't really any more expensive than a valve job for all new hardened seats and new guides. After that, it ran fine (10:1 pistons) on anyt
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00306.html (7,429 bytes)
- 14. Re: Mk III Spitfire Timing (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 95 10:10:26 CDT
- On the 69s, you *need* to accurately determine TDC and mark the crank pulley, then make an accurate timing mark. None of the cranks or pulleys were keyed exactly alike, and they differ from other yea
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00357.html (7,466 bytes)
- 15. Re: Winterization? (or, "How To Store A Loved One") (score: 1)
- Author: jstrohm@unisql.unisql.com (Jim Strohm)
- Date: Wed, 25 Oct 95 08:53:33 CDT
- I wouldn't recommend propping the clutch pedal on a car with a hydraulic clutch. The pressure plate would be held away from the clutch disk only until the slave cylinder leaked down or blew out. Then
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00384.html (8,261 bytes)
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