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21. Re: [TR] [Spits] GT6 Bump Steer (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:35:18 -0700; I bought a book some years ago entitled "How to Make Your Car Handle" by Fred Puhn. He dedicates several pages to bump steer, including the following: "Adjusting bump steer is an advanced suspension-; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00317.html (8,737 bytes)
22. Re: [TR] Lucas Electrics (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:51:30 -0700; (from Why does Lucas have such a bad reputation? There's a story that Joseph Lucas decided that HE would determine how long his products should last, and had his engineers design them so that they wo; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00359.html (8,813 bytes)
23. Re: [TR] what's wrong with this picture? (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:55:03 -0700; Somebody HAS to say it so I will. He put a Triumph engine in it, maybe for the low end torque of a 4 or 6, or maybe the power of an 8.... Skip Gurnee 64 TR4 65 TR4A 70 TVR (230hp from 1700cc's) http:; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00564.html (7,990 bytes)
24. Re: [TR] Ford-powered TR4 (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:27:09 -0700; There's a website devoted to putting V8 power into LBC's. See: There's several triumphs there, including a TR4 with a Chevy 427, and a spitfire with a (gulp!) Chevy 460! The article on putting a Ford; /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00762.html (8,361 bytes)
25. Re: [TR] Re. Winter Storage (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 14:16:54 -0700; Hi DavidHere's something from Purdue: (actually http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/extension/pdf/gaspump-handout-long.pdf ) "If the gasoline will not be used for four to six months, will be exposed to direct; /html/triumphs/2007-09/msg00082.html (8,501 bytes)
26. Re: [TR] Update 3 Changing oil to full synthetic (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 15:47:35 -0700; conventional There's a long article discussing the recent changes in oil additives, particular emphasis on ZDDP: http://www.lnengineering.com/oil.html The article includes a list where you can compar; /html/triumphs/2007-10/msg00064.html (8,089 bytes)
27. Re: [TR] engine rebuild follow on (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 10:40:27 -0800; There's a straightforward way to check valves vs rings. Do a compression test. Take baseline pressures, then squirt some engine oil into the plug holes and take the measurements again. If the pressur; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00086.html (7,977 bytes)
28. Re: [TR] Engine noise B-25: now Yankee (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:05:30 -0800; Hi DonThe origins are apparently unclear, and are detailed on the net. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee#Origins_of_the_word for more information than you need.... Best, Skip Gurnee 64TR4 66T; /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00187.html (9,702 bytes)
29. Re: [TR] Turning engine backwards? (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:45:44 -0800; Hi PaulJust a minor clarification of Randall's note- the cam timing chain always has a little slop in it, and if you turn the engine backward, you take up the slack in the backwards direction, which; /html/triumphs/2007-12/msg00129.html (8,177 bytes)
30. Re: [TR] Back pressure (score: 1): Author: "Skip Gurnee" <skip47@powernet.net>; Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 15:34:48 -0800; Hi JohnIt's always possible that rings have broken or didn't seat. You can check that by removing one spark plug at a time and noting any difference in the pressure beat coming out of the oil filler.; /html/triumphs/2007-12/msg00132.html (8,713 bytes)

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