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141. RE: Restoring Bakelite (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:21:23 -0800; About the only way to get them to look like original is to paint them with something. When Bakelite is cast, the coloring agent rises to the surface. If you remove the surface layer, what's undernea; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00914.html (7,762 bytes)
142. RE: Aluminum Fan Extension (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 07:28:10 -0800; Sorry, Joe. Doesn't fit any of my cars, so I don't know anything about it <g> Randall; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00915.html (6,642 bytes)
143. RE: Unbelievable - What Are The Odds!! (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:15:27 -0800; Does that necessarily follow ? I've never seen a factory repair manual for only the TR2, and have always assumed that the repair manual didn't come out until after the TR3 was at least in developmen; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00925.html (8,452 bytes)
144. RE: $12,000 Plant Pot Collection (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 09:30:52 -0800; With emphasis on the "really bad" ! Still, it'd be interesting to know the history of the car in front on the left. Surely there must have been a reason for it's "bob" ... maybe it was a dirt track; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00940.html (7,927 bytes)
145. RE: TR4A headlight switch "flash to pass" (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:43:11 -0800; Tony, it's my opinion that your car has been modified in this area. Both the factory schematic and the one Dan Masters drew up say the "flash to pass" feature does not work the way you describe on a; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00941.html (10,470 bytes)
146. RE: Alternator Conversion (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 12:51:55 -0800; While I have great respect for Herman, I have always used inexpensive rebuilt alternators on my cars. Sometimes they don't last as long as they should, for example one of the cheap rebuilt Motorcraf; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00946.html (7,741 bytes)
147. RE: Tranny question (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 01:13:05 -0800; Several local experts recommend Valvoline 20W50 Racing (motor) oil year-round. I use it in my TR3A and it shifts fine (if a bit stiff) when cold, even after spending the night in below-freezing temp; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01019.html (7,223 bytes)
148. RE: TR2 Steering Box - Stuck rocker shaft (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:29:19 -0800; My apologies if this was adequately addressed and I missed it. Just got back from a 6 day road trip to buy a TR3B (which turned out to be a disappointment, so I came home empty handed). The rocker s; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01026.html (9,059 bytes)
149. RE: Buckeye Triumphs (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:09:46 -0800; The author of those articles, Nelson Riedel, felt it necessary to remove them for liability reasons. He did not elaborate beyond that, at least not to me. Nor has he responded to my request for perm; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01032.html (7,401 bytes)
150. RE: Puff of smoke when upshifting... (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 15:06:00 -0800; Generally worn intake valve guides, or in the case of a TRactor motor, possibly that someone has fitted the external oil feed to the rocker shaft. Randall; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01050.html (7,686 bytes)
151. RE: Puff of smoke when upshifting... (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:06:21 -0800; Bob, this is my opinion, which obviously not everyone agrees with. Unless the area was actually rusty, most likely the excess wear was due to dirty oil (or simply old age). Unlike the rod and main b; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01064.html (10,200 bytes)
152. RE: no can shift!!! (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:36:15 -0800; Oliver, I've no idea what is normal movement for the lever on a Datsun 1600. Until your last statement, I would have guessed that the clutch disk is rusted to the input shaft, but that last statemen; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01067.html (7,721 bytes)
153. RE: TR3A Fuel Sending Unit (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 12:12:08 -0800; It may depend on which body style you have, but I believe it's possible. ISTR doing it once on a pre-60K TR3A body. However, you'll need to take the inlet and outlet fittings loose (which means drai; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01081.html (7,262 bytes)
154. RE: need sage advice re. front suspension re-do on TR6 (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 16:26:10 -0800; Greg, I've never actually done the front end on a TR6, but it's similar enough to a TR3 that I feel qualified to comment. IMO it's way simpler than the IRS rear. If you have the right tools on hand; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01090.html (9,052 bytes)
155. RE: Steering Box (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:23:33 -0800; The outer housing part of the column should remain attached to the box. The inner column is easy to remove once you've removed the Pitman arm (aka drop arm) from the rocker shaft. However, removing; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg01108.html (9,863 bytes)
156. RE: TR-6 Differential Carrier (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 07:08:45 -0700; I think sometime in the past, that bearing has (temporarily) seized, possibly due to swarf being caught in the rollers, and forced the inner race to turn on the "shaft" (actually the diff carrier).; /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00640.html (8,642 bytes)
157. RE: California Assembly Bill 2683; Smog check for old cars? (Long, sorry) (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2004 09:05:33 -0700; I think that's just a bit overstated, Hugh ... after all, that portion also states that those cars do NOT get tested for tailpipe emissions. It pretty much had to be worded the way it was, because f; /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00648.html (10,909 bytes)
158. RE: Wheel cyliners and temp gauges (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 13:59:41 -0700; They should always 'float'. Since the adjuster is fixed, the cylinder has to move against the backplate to apply the upper shoe. Replacing the tube is beyond the average DIY ... the tube and bulbs i; /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00656.html (10,402 bytes)
159. RE: TR-6 Differential Carrier (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 14:51:34 -0700; I believe you can add the Stag to this list, but should remove the TR2 and possibly early TR3. I remember the carrier was strengthened at some point, including larger bolts for the ring gear, but do; /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00657.html (9,528 bytes)
160. RE: Stub Axle Replacement (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 21:06:18 -0700; Getting the old one out is the hard part, as your shop says. I've only done one, and it was on a TR3A (which should be substantially similar). After removing the nut, I stacked some pipe nipples ove; /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00670.html (7,783 bytes)

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