- 1. RE: SU H6 rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:22:49 -0600
- Correctly centering the jet is critical. I do this by assembling the needle to the piston and assembling the piston/needle and dashpot BUT NOT THE SPRING to the carb body. I then install the jet and
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01145.html (8,740 bytes)
- 2. RE: SU H6 rebuild (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 19:46:01 -0600
- Yes, I was referring to the dashpot spring. I'll give your method a try next time I need to do this. Mike
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- 3. Something that's been bothering me... (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:22:21 -0600
- Sorry for being a pedant, but I have noticed several references recently to Sir STERLING Moss. His name is actually STIRLING, like the Castle. Sterling was the name of a very unfortunate car that was
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01187.html (8,353 bytes)
- 4. FW: Something that's been bothering me... (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:00:24 -0600
- Meant to copy the list on this one, sorry! Mike
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01191.html (10,343 bytes)
- 5. RE: Something that's been bothering me... (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:16:56 -0600
- Actually, (he said pedantically), that was Rod SERLING! And, as for the Stirling/Sterling connection, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Sterling_silver for more discussion. Have a great weekend
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01195.html (9,986 bytes)
- 6. RE: This American Life on NPR (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 03:39:39 -0600
- I finally heard this show on Northern Illinois Public Radio last night. The Stirling Moss segment was great - what an excellent piece of radio journalism! It also reminded me of a play that the BBC
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01204.html (9,141 bytes)
- 7. "Mille Miglia" Play on BBC2 (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:10:43 -0600 iBIABXAC030301
- I just "googled the play I mentioned in an earlier post and discovered it was broadcast on BBC2 as part of the Wednesday Play series in 1969. Script was by Athol Fugard (bet you didn t know he wrote
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01205.html (7,040 bytes)
- 8. More on Mille Miglia play (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:17:38 -0600 iBIAITAC030445
- Here s a little more info, and now I will shut up. Sorry for perpetuating this thread, but it s 4:00 am in the Midwest and I can t sleep... By the way, the play was shown in 1968, not 1969. This is t
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01206.html (8,024 bytes)
- 9. RE: Sir Stirling Moss (terms of address - limited LBC) (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:43:47 -0600
- So here's the rule: When addressing a knight directly, you address him as "Sir (First Name)", as in "How are you today, Sir Stirling?" When referring to him in the third person, you would say "Sir (
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01295.html (10,201 bytes)
- 10. RE: Sir Stirling Moss (terms of address - limited LBC) (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:50:18 -0600
- I was wondering if someone would ask! Back in the 70s, Cadbury's Chocolate in the UK had an advertising campaign in which you were encouraged to award yourself the CDM (which stands for Cadbury's Dai
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- 11. RE: TR3 Lucas Vacuum Advance Markings (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 09:11:29 -0600
- I have been pondering this for the last couple of days, and, at the risk of being castigated for writing about something of which I have no real knowledge, I have to say that this particular explana
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01364.html (8,657 bytes)
- 12. RE: De Vilbiss Air Compressor Settlement (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:39:30 -0600
- At the risk of starting a non-LBC thread on the validity of class-action lawsuits, I would like to point out that the settlement does, in fact, involve big $$$, but they go to the lawyers that broug
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- 13. RE: Safe to regrind factory cam? (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 09:34:48 -0600
- I concur with Randall. I don't think the materials or technology involved in making camshafts has evolved to any great extent in the last 50 years, except in the application of CNC to the camshaft's
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00695.html (10,483 bytes)
- 14. RE: ***SPAM*** ***SPAM*** Re: Replace ball joints (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 15:59:45 -0600
- This kind of follows on from what I was saying about camshafts earlier today. From the looks of the fracture, it seems that this was a gray iron casting. Castings are not bad, as long as the correct
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00708.html (8,402 bytes)
- 15. RE: Safe to regrind factory cam? (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 18:14:14 -0600
- Sorry, my comments about stuff made offshore were not directed at any particular manufacturer, and I must admit that I am ignorant regarding Integral Cams, having no direct experience of their produ
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00715.html (9,548 bytes)
- 16. RE: Safe to regrind factory cam? (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 20:07:01 -0600
- Once again, I was not criticizing any manufacturers nor calling anyone a liar. I was merely stating my OPINION that processes and materials have not changed over the past 50 years. If I have caused
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00722.html (9,091 bytes)
- 17. RE: no LBC: bolt extractor tips for '66 Volvo (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:58:32 -0600
- The other trick is to centerpunch the end of the bolt (give it a good whack), in order to ensure that your drill doesn't wander. Then, start a hole with a relatively small diameter drill. Just drill
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00780.html (9,419 bytes)
- 18. RE: here's a good question for you folks (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 17:39:25 -0600
- For many (most?) cars, you only really need a fan when the car is moving very slowly or is stationary. At highway speeds, air flow cause by movement of the vehicle is usually enough to dissipate the
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00896.html (8,974 bytes)
- 19. RE: TR2 Steering Box - Stuck rocker shaft (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 09:42:07 -0600
- First, let me preface this comment with the statement that I have never replaced the bushing referred to, nor have I ever seen it. However, I am assuming it is bronze, because that is typical for su
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00989.html (9,198 bytes)
- 20. RE: Moss on TV & a $56,000 TR4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@nexant.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 14:12:58 -0500 i96JEv5e026759
- I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that Stirling Moss had nothing to do with Moss Motors. Michael Marr Naperville, IL 1960 TR3A Check out the new British Cars Forum: http://www.team.net/the-local/t
- /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00735.html (7,131 bytes)
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