- 1. [TR] TR3A and 6' 1" driver (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:30:40 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- Does a 6' 1" tall driver fit comfortably in a TR3A? Just curious. My wife loved the 59 bugeyed sprite that she saw while in college. Thanks, Greg Perry == This list supported in part by The Vintage
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- 2. Re: [TR] TR3A and 6' 1" driver (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:24:38 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- I now know that I will fit in a TR3A. Thanks for the replies, Greg Perry == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2006-04/msg00380.html (6,937 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TR] TR4 Generator (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 18:45:07 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- <stuff deleted> The bearing can be bought at an autoparts store or a bearing supply house locally by using the original bearing number. The bushing and bearing can also be purchased at an alternator
- /html/triumphs/2006-04/msg00718.html (7,136 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TR] improving braking Stag / TR7 (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 16:48:35 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- Sujit, I would try adjusting the rear brake shoes first! Greg Perry == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2006-05/msg00194.html (6,930 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TR] brake booster valve question (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 12:34:38 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- My spare brake booster check valve does rattle when shaken. Greg Perry == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2006-06/msg00274.html (6,734 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TR] TR6 Hardtop Questions??? (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 20:13:35 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- --Original Message-- edited No, the lip goes to the inside on the used original that I have. The side seals are missing. I would assume that the lip would be to the inside due to the orientation of t
- /html/triumphs/2006-06/msg00293.html (7,674 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TR] TR6: cross reference between KYB shock and Spax or (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:47:14 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- This following info is from notes found on the internet: koni rear tube shock # 80-2167 Greg Perry == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2006-06/msg00594.html (6,733 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TR] Silicon fluid color change? - (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:30:16 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- The silicone dot 5.0 is purple and silicone dot 5.1 is clear (or light amber if my memory is working). Anyway there was a color difference. This may be the reason. I do not know what the difference
- /html/triumphs/2006-06/msg00600.html (7,156 bytes)
- 9. Fw: Re: [TR] Silicon fluid color change? - (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 20:56:18 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- dot 5.1 is a non- silcone based brake fluid that is clear in color. dot 5.1 should not be mixed with dot 5.0 brake fluid. --Forwarded Message-- == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph
- /html/triumphs/2006-06/msg00601.html (7,697 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TR] TR4A Trailing Arm bushing Assembly Question (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2006 19:31:33 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- I just installed a set of rear trailing arm polyurathane bushings on my TR6 that the sleeve was longer than the bushings also. I thought that it was odd that the sleeve was longer than the bushings.
- /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00111.html (8,667 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TR] Oil in carbs (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:22:46 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- I use 30wt non detergent motor oil. Greg Perry --Original Message-- == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00310.html (6,752 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TR] Magna-Spark Ignition (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 20:01:30 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- This is a hall effect ignition system. The hall effect ignition systems came out in the 70's with the introduction of electronic ignition. The Pertronix ignition system also uses the hall effect. I
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00353.html (7,377 bytes)
- 13. [TR] Degreeing TR6 stock camshaft (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:36:08 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- Has anybody advanced the late TR6 camshaft (7 degrees) timing to the early TR6 camshaft timing with the original cam gear? Basically advancing one tooth (7 degrees) on the stock cam gear. I know tha
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00359.html (6,898 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TR] OT - Battery Charger Question (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:02:38 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- I don"t know if this applies to your situation or not. If the battery is charged while sitting on a concrete floor or the ground, the battery will not fully charge. Always use a piece of wood board,
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00370.html (7,157 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TR] Topping off rear dampeners (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:37:12 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- The rear end may be bottoming out going over bumps due to weak or sagging coil springs. Greg Perry I have only had this car a couple of weeks and it Is there anything == This list supported in part
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00374.html (7,082 bytes)
- 16. Re: [TR] Loose trunk lid on 1974 TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:42:06 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- I bet that if the trunk seal is replaced, the rattle of the trunk/ deck lid will disapear. Greg Perry == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00110.html (7,234 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TR] TR3A Overdrive Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Sep 2006 18:47:54 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- My first impression is that the piston in the solenoid is cock eyed in the bore upon release. Gravity is the only acting force on the piston from my experience. Try lubricating the outside of the pi
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00128.html (8,199 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TR] Vac Advance (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:21:10 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- Vacuum Advance dist. 40795 Inches Hg Degree Crank advance 2.0 0 3.0 1 4.0 1.75 5.0 2.5 6.0 2.75 Centrifugal Advance RPM Degrees Crankshaft advance 500 0 700 0-2 1200 5-7 1600 9-11 Greg Perry --Origi
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00164.html (7,502 bytes)
- 19. RE: [TR] Vac Advance (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:03:07 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- The numbers came from a vacuum advance distributor chart from my British Leyland Triumph Repair Operation Manual for TR4, TR4A, TR250,TR5 and TR6 published in 1977. I bought it from a Jaguar dealers
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00170.html (8,055 bytes)
- 20. RE: [TR] Vac Advance Update (score: 1)
- Author: Greg Perry <rgperry@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:58:09 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
- After looking at the other vacuum advance numbers in the chart, the advance is lower for the distributors for Lucas number 40735 and 40795. If one doubles the degree advance numbers for these distri
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00173.html (8,708 bytes)
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