- 81. re: TR4 fog/driving light mounting (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 21:57:38 +0000
- I have thought about this. There ARE custom mounts, but I think some are totally custom. I have a photo I can dredge up from 2003 vtr national. My plan is to use 1/4" steel bar (1.5" wide?) and make
- /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00228.html (7,098 bytes)
- 82. Re: TR6 Brake Servo Unit Repair (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 21:56:03 +0000
- Yep, they can go bad seemingly pretty fast. Last summer I had a new Lucas sport coil go bad. I was driving around and suddenly it had a terrible misfire. It seemed to be running only on 2 cylinders.
- /html/triumphs/2005-05/msg00477.html (7,672 bytes)
- 83. re:Bought A New Sports Car on the Dark Side (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 15:24:32 +0000
- The madness ends in a sport bike. Maybe everything ends once you get one of -Tony
- /html/triumphs/2005-04/msg00072.html (7,941 bytes)
- 84. Re: Tie rod removal (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:42:40 +0000
- There should be springs attached to the little arm that is attached to each carbs' throttle shaft. These are what returns the throttle plates to closed. The cross bar that has the lever is for the th
- /html/triumphs/2005-04/msg00274.html (7,378 bytes)
- 85. RE:harmonic dampeners (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:34:23 +0000
- Scott, I did a little investigation into this question. The reality is that the modes of vibration are sufficiently complex that the dempeners were selected by trial and error. It was impossible to a
- /html/triumphs/2005-04/msg00407.html (7,642 bytes)
- 86. RE: Off topic....for sure! (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:17:42 +0000
- Because the yokes have corrosion where the caps are supposed to seat. With the corrosion the new ones will not allow themselves to be gently tapped into place? -Tony
- /html/triumphs/2005-04/msg00622.html (9,056 bytes)
- 87. RE: TR3 Engine Stutter and SU tuning (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2005 01:03:59 +0000
- Based on an SU discussion on the TR7/8 list I have been thinking about the question of the spring strength and fine tuning of the needle. If we could see the air pistion while on the road, we could
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00133.html (8,744 bytes)
- 88. RE:Fender Vents (score: 1)
- Author: "Anthony Rhodes" <spamiam@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:44:16 -0500
- Well, guys. I kind of like the original works rally car vents. I made some for my car, now recently sold. I have pictures of it here. I tried to think of what Giovanni (Michelotti) himself would have
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00293.html (7,778 bytes)
- 89. Re: Fender Vents (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:04:31 +0000
- Those look like the "correct" herald grille sections. These vents look to follow the exact factory dimensions as far as I can tell by eye. I took measurements off original vintage photos for the vent
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00304.html (8,871 bytes)
- 90. RE:alternator wiring (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 20:23:27 +0000
- Correct. The horns are fed from the power wire at regulator. I have a modified wiring diagram based on Dan Master's diagram that I can send you. It is specfically for the Delco SI series alternator.
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00353.html (6,887 bytes)
- 91. Wix Filter for TR4a spin-on adapter? (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:31:36 +0000
- Does anyone know which Wix filter Moss sells for the spin-on filter adapter? I have come up with my own idea based on size of the gasket and the thread size, but I am interested in what Moss came up
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00677.html (7,216 bytes)
- 92. TR4A oil filter cannister color (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:41:59 +0000
- Does anyone know of a source for spray cans of a color roughly correct for the original TR4A oil filter cannister? No, "rust" is not the correct color, despite that being the color mine used to be. I
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00678.html (7,191 bytes)
- 93. Wix spin-on filters for TR2-4,7 (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 17:00:13 +0000
- I did a little more research on this question. Several helpful people gave me some filters that are used and I cross-referenced them to Wix (they have the reputation for outstanding quality) filters.
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00719.html (7,597 bytes)
- 94. layshaft bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "Anthony Rhodes" <spamiam@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 23:03:17 -0500
- I did a little research on the layshaft and its failures. I thought about replacing bearings with bushings, but I found that the load is too great for any bushings I could find. The layshaft fails wh
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00766.html (7,310 bytes)
- 95. RE: Oil Bypass in the Filter Head (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:28:31 +0000
- OK, I saw the balance valve this AM when I was re-checking the diagram. I ws not sure what it was "balancing". Now I know. So no bypass valve is needed in our filters for the TR2-4a. Not positive abo
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00773.html (8,189 bytes)
- 96. Re: layshaft bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "Anthony Rhodes" <spamiam@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 00:39:29 -0500
- I have heard of this modification, but I have not had anyone who has personally done it report to me. As I said before, unless the car is a dialy driver it will take a REALLY LONG time to reach the
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00811.html (7,520 bytes)
- 97. RE: Larger Valve clearances (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:41:17 +0000
- At best it would be due to the adjuster screw loosening up, or inaccurate setting to begin with. If only found on a couple of valves, then it might be due to cam or tappet wear. This wear usually ac
- /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00887.html (6,960 bytes)
- 98. re: Triumphs and RP (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 16:50:18 +0000
- RP, of course is an acronym for Ribald Puns! Right? -Tony Just because we aren't "involved in RP" doesn't mean that we aren't interested in "RP"! In any case it must be pretty esoteric as "RP" doesn'
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00084.html (7,727 bytes)
- 99. SU Carburetor Needle question (score: 1)
- Author: "Anthony Rhodes" <spamiam@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 20:24:41 -0500
- Hello all, Question: Does any one know of an adapter to allow the use of fixed-type needles in an SU biased-type piston? Background: I recently got some new SU carburetors for my TR4A. New, not rebui
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00290.html (8,690 bytes)
- 100. Re: biased needles (score: 1)
- Author: spamiam@comcast.net
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:38:22 +0000
- Well, the biased needles were introduced as part of the emissions control. Some carbs were not adjusted properly and the rigidly fixed needle in the piston dragged on the jet causing mixture problems
- /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00308.html (8,028 bytes)
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