- 1. Starting TR7 after storage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 03 Jun 1997 21:55:02 -0400 (EDT)
- Ladies and Gentleman of the list. I have been off the list for several weeks but have returned with a question. I have just added to my fleet at TR7 that has not been run in five years. I will be goi
- /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00172.html (8,668 bytes)
- 2. Re: Starting TR7 after storage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 20:50:09 +0100
- I just fired up my TR6 after six years of storage. Of course, I knew what it's condition was when I stored it to begin with, but nevertheless, here's my advice. After you've changed all the perishabl
- /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00242.html (8,641 bytes)
- 3. Starting TR7 after storage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 22:53:59 -0400
- I have just added to my fleet at TR7 that has not been run in five years. I will be going through the brakes before trying to drive the car but the question is: What should i do to the engine before
- /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00336.html (8,849 bytes)
- 4. Re: Starting TR7 after storage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 09:02:15 -0400
- snip snip David, Mark's advice is sound but I want to make one comment. I feel you can't put _too much_ oil into the cylinders, and more oil than you need is much better than not enough. Just thinkin
- /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00342.html (8,903 bytes)
- 5. Re: Starting TR7 after storage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 18:00:06 -0400
- Pete asked, [snip] I can't speak as an `expert' on this, but after a year or two, gasoline that's been sitting in the car's tank, especially if 1/2 full or less, is probably a) floating on a layer of
- /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00384.html (8,014 bytes)
- 6. Re: Starting TR7 after storage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 18:24:11 -0400
- Important footnote : The isopropyl alcohol is the `gas drier' type, NOT the drug-store `rubbing alcohol'...as was mentioned earlier, the `rubbing alcohol' is already water-saturated ! tjt
- /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00385.html (6,866 bytes)
- 7. Re: Starting TR7 after storage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 06 Jun 1997 22:23:03 -0400
- Good point on the oil and starting procedure, but too much liquid in the top end of an engine can damage it as well. I remember when I was the service manager for a chevrolet dealership three years a
- /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00394.html (10,195 bytes)
- 8. Re: Starting TR7 after storage (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 08:22:05 -0400
- snip I guess I should have been more specific. We were talking about starting an engine that has been stored for a long period. I squirt lots of oil thru the spark plug hole to really coat everything
- /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00548.html (8,634 bytes)
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