- 1. RE: TR4 car cover (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:36:16 -0800
- Here's one, might be others http://www.carcoversplus.com/ Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org == unsubscribe/change address requests to major
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00107.html (7,306 bytes)
- 2. RE: WD-40 turnover? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:39:32 -0800
- Should be no problem, assuming the cylinder head is installed and the sump is full of oil. Motor oil might be more appropriate than WD40, but I doubt it matters. Randall == This list supported in pa
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00108.html (8,161 bytes)
- 3. RE: WD-40 turnover? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:12:40 -0800
- So of course you believed him rather than the company that makes the stuff ? http://www.wd40.com/Brands/wd40_faqs.html I've played a bit with WD40, and frankly do not believe it contains water. It d
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00114.html (9,003 bytes)
- 4. RE: WD-40 turnover? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 16:25:37 -0800
- I've said that, yes. The pump hangs down so it is immersed in the oil in the sump. Still, I like to spin the engine with the plugs out to fill the oil filter & galleries before starting the first ti
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00115.html (8,111 bytes)
- 5. RE: WD-40 turnover? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 23:08:45 -0800
- Nope, won't dispute that at all ! But there's still no water in it. Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org == unsubscribe/change address request
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00124.html (7,665 bytes)
- 6. RE: Asking to meet people on this list (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:47:32 -0800
- Hey Cosmo, welcome back ! I believe your only option is to not use Yahoo mail. Your ISP (the people you buy Internet access from) should offer a way to use a stand-alone mail program like Eudora or
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00136.html (7,738 bytes)
- 7. RE: Transmission Rebuild Question 3 (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 19:07:42 -0800
- My suggestion is to ignore the extra wires. Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org == unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.tea
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00157.html (7,358 bytes)
- 8. RE: California Rolling Exemption? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 13:20:44 -0800
- Yes, you are correct. It is no longer a "30 year old" exemption, it's a "1975 or older" exemption. http://www.dmv.ca.gov/vehindustry/vin_memos/vin2004/04vin14.pdf "Effective April 1, 2005, all 1975
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00180.html (7,885 bytes)
- 9. RE: fan and motor turnings (4?s) (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:37:26 -0800
- The belt moves from the crankshaft, over the generator then over the water pump. Yes, it matters. The dog on the dizzy is likewise offset, it should only go in one way round. Otherwise the timing is
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00188.html (8,407 bytes)
- 10. RE: More TR3 starter questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:41:42 -0800
- Nope, no need. The bevel is needed with the original starter design, because the pinion gear is already spinning like mad when it hits the flywheel. However, the "gear-drive" starters are a "pre-eng
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00189.html (7,878 bytes)
- 11. RE: Pesky Valve Cover Seal TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:59:41 -0800
- Nope, the TR2-4 version does not work with aftermarket covers. It's designed to match the edge of the stock cover. Sure does work great with the stock cover though ... made me decide to keep mine. R
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00200.html (7,457 bytes)
- 12. RE: Whats wrong with this TRactor motor? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 11:56:39 -0800
- To me, that would decide it. Unless you're absolutely broke, don't bother putting it back together with a scored cylinder wall. At the very least, pull that piston to see what caused the scoring. If
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00202.html (9,881 bytes)
- 13. RE: More TR3 starter questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 12:31:04 -0800
- Yes indeed, the starter pinion must match the flywheel. The 9 tooth pinion goes with the early flywheel, 10 tooth with the later ones. But the OP said he had a later flywheel and a later starter, so
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00203.html (7,741 bytes)
- 14. RE: Prop shaft parts (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 12:36:51 -0800
- Not that I'm aware of. Be sure you don't change the phasing. The U-joint yoke on one end MUST lie in the same plane as the other end. Personal preference to some extent ... but it seems that many or
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00204.html (7,607 bytes)
- 15. TR4 clutch slave hose bracket (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 13:05:16 -0800
- Could someone please describe the bracket that supports the chassis end of the soft line to the clutch slave cylinder on a early TR4 ? Or better yet, point me at a photo or diagram of this area ? I'
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00205.html (6,985 bytes)
- 16. RE: How hard to fit a big bore kit to a TRactor motor? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:39:07 -0800
- Personally, it's just my little joke referring to the fact that a very similar (but by no means identical) engine was installed in some Ferguson Tractors built by Standard-Triumph. Mostly because it
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00225.html (9,177 bytes)
- 17. RE: How hard to fit a big bore kit to a TRactor motor? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:42:36 -0800
- I agree with Pete. But I'll add that it's a good idea to check the measurement on both sides. I've probably got the only mis-cut TR cylinder block in existence, but it costs nothing to check and wou
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00226.html (8,811 bytes)
- 18. RE: How hard to fit a big bore kit to a TRactor motor? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:46:35 -0800
- But they don't need to be very hot. A small toaster oven from the thrift store will do, if SWMBO won't let you in the kitchen. Randall == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00227.html (8,882 bytes)
- 19. RE: TR4A Front Suspension (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:33:17 -0800
- I'm pretty sure you don't even need a jack under the spring pan, as long as the rebound stop is in good shape. The suspension travels freely down to where the bracket under the shock hits the reboun
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00237.html (7,346 bytes)
- 20. RE: How hard to fit a big bore kit to a TRactor motor? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 16:00:11 -0800
- Wow, has it been that long ? I guess so ! Interesting. I assumed the "D" stood for diesel, but obviously I was mistaken. For others who may not know, "Lamp oil" was closer to what we would call kero
- /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00239.html (9,436 bytes)
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