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41. X-post, Front wheel grease cap removal (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 09:33:24 -0600; [... cool ascii cold chisel smacking the cap deleted ...] I've always used a very large vise-grip which I lightly lock onto the cap. Then just rock it back and forth, and the cap pulls free. BTW, if; /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00152.html (7,643 bytes)
42. Re: TR6 - crankcase breather (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Fri, 11 Aug 1995 08:30:22 -0600; So that's what that big breather thing is! Is it really a PCV valve, or just a breather? My later TR6 has just a straight hose from the carbs to valve cover, and also to the charcoal canister. The '7; /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00194.html (8,704 bytes)
43. TR-6 Rear hub tools wanted (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1995 14:32:21 -0600; I recalled (three years back) going through this thought process. I got lucky, took my rear hub to a local british car shop and they were able to adjust the hub for $25 (or was it $15?) Anyway, there; /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00509.html (8,125 bytes)
44. State Of The Spit (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 10:53:52 -0600; Yikes... What do you mean by rings? Not the piston rings, but just the general condition of the cylinder walls? Yeah, the spots on 3/4 are probably from coolent. It's very possilbe that 3/4 were shar; /html/triumphs/1995-08/msg00522.html (8,433 bytes)
45. More Spitfire Woes (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 10:37:43 -0600; What's your *hot* oil pressure at idle look like? If it's ok, but perhaps a little low, I would suggest replacing the big-end connecting rod bearings while you have the sump off. I'd also go for the; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00052.html (7,607 bytes)
46. Re: TR6 Thrust Bearings (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 07:47:23 -0600; I installed the thicker of the two towards the front. Simply because putting it in the rear shifted the crank a bit much and put the timing gear more forward than in-line with the cam gear. Of course; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00079.html (7,817 bytes)
47. tr-6 camshaft specs (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 09:23:01 -0600; Cam Details for 2500cc Triumph Engine == All specifications from G. Thomas's Tuning Manual for Standard Triumph Cars between 1959 and 1980. Make Lift Timing Dur Band Bhp/L Bhp -- -- -- -- -- -- -- St; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00358.html (9,807 bytes)
48. Rotor specs for TR6 needed (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 08:05:40 -0600; I just had my rotors turned at a local parts shop here in town. Unfortunately, they didn't have specs on what the minimum allowable thickness is for the rotor. Does anyone have this info? They ended; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00459.html (6,881 bytes)
49. TR Rotor story (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 08:55:08 -0600; I wasn't going to write this up, but someone else (not TR person) wanted to hear about it, so what the heck. Here it is, a rare story for the tr list, where everything actually went ok! :^) The '75 T; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00470.html (9,725 bytes)
50. Re: TR6 as an everyday car? (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:34:22 -0600; I've used my TR6 as an ONLY driver for the past two years. I had rebuilt the engine 4 years ago, and several other misc things... It's great! Think about the insurance money you'll save! I live in Bo; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00554.html (9,353 bytes)
51. Re: TR-6 as an everyday car? (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 13:44:27 -0600; Geeze, am I John Lye in another Life? Two years ago, I drove my TR6 from Maryland to Colorado. This is why it became my only car. I could only move one car to Colorado. *I* sold the Honda. :-) I'm 30; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00558.html (10,242 bytes)
52. Proper '74 TR6 bumper (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 08:21:22 -0600; The '74 TR6 actually had a change in the middle of the production year. Early '74 TR6 did *NOT* have the bumper overrider. Only the late '74 had them. You VIN# suggests that your car came without. 19; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00031.html (8,225 bytes)
53. Re: Proper '74 TR6 bumper (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 16:23:32 -0600; Ah ha! I stand corrected! I knew there was a difference in the bumper at the 1/2 year mark.... I could've sworn it was the overrider. Well, there you have it. The best way to get good information is; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00081.html (7,882 bytes)
54. TR6 Questions (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 09:04:47 -0600; shouldn't be taken as gospel, but can be used as reference points. New engine Well Loved engine Tired engine Dead engine COLD idle - 90+ COLD idle - 50 COLD idle - 25 COLD idle - 0 COLD 3000rpm - 100; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00209.html (10,449 bytes)
55. Re: Carbon on piston heads and other worries (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 10:55:15 -0700; Can someone enlighten me as to the difference between a wet cylinder liner and otherwise? My guess is that the wet liner comes in contact with coolent. I was under the impression that the liners in m; /html/triumphs/1995-11/msg00025.html (9,383 bytes)
56. cheap to fix, but time intensive (was Design contest) (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 11:46:45 -0700; What about the fricken clutch fork pin in the trans on the TR6. Pull the trans to replace this $4.00 part. Arg! -Scotty '70 TR6 '75 TR6; /html/triumphs/1995-11/msg00026.html (7,044 bytes)
57. TR-6 Compression Values (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Fri, 3 Nov 1995 07:48:30 -0700; You didn't mention what year the TR6 was, but the early cars (pre '72) had 8.5:1 compression, '72 and later had 7.75:1. I think it was further dropped to 7.5:1, with the addition of the air pump '75; /html/triumphs/1995-11/msg00116.html (8,121 bytes)
58. Z-S Carburator Adjustment Problem (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Mon, 4 Dec 1995 07:54:59 -0700; Joe, I posted this to the british-cars list a while back, but it the answer you are looking for, I think... The problem you are having is that your needles are STUCK. I've had success freeing stuck n; /html/triumphs/1995-12/msg00044.html (8,005 bytes)
59. TR6 Mixture Setting (score: 1): Author: paisley@boulder.nist.gov (Scott W. Paisley); Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1995 10:33:47 -0700; The ZS have been on the TR6 since the beginning. Not sure about TR5's and 4's, someone else will have to comment on that... Actually I find the ZS a fine carb. They work just fine for me on my '75. I; /html/triumphs/1995-12/msg00160.html (8,897 bytes)
60. TR-6 stainless steel exhaust (score: 1): Author: "Scott W. Paisley" <paisley@boulder.nist.gov>; Date: Mon, 11 Mar 1996 07:50:59 -0700; I've got one on my '75 TR6. I put it on when I had the car in Maryland and have since moved to Colorado. Being in a dry climate I won't put a SS exhaust on my '70. Why? The SS cost much more and has; /html/triumphs/1996-03/msg00232.html (7,935 bytes)

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