Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph - rigid fuel line diameters

From: Geo Hahn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:49:34 -0700

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I always carry a simple electric pump that can be used from the hard line
(5/16") and the feed to the carbs (1/4").  Wires are clearly marked with
alligator clamps and if power is taken from the coil (white wire) the pump
is controlled by the ignition switch.

I have used it many times though (so far at least) never on my own TR.

Geo

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:11 PM, Lee Janssen <[email-masked]>
wrote:

> The club had an outing were a fuel pump went out and it would have been
> nice to have a small section of rigid fuel line, fuel hose and a couple of
> hose clamps.
>
> I'm pretty sure that the TR6 rigid fuel line is 5/16 inch OD but what is
> it for the other triumphs??
>
> Thanks in advance
> Lee Janssen
> Centennial CO
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I always carry a simple electric pump that can be use=
d from the hard line (5/16&quot;) and the feed to the carbs (1/4&quot;).=C2=
=A0 Wires are clearly marked with alligator clamps and if power is taken fr=
om the coil (white wire) the pump is controlled by the ignition switch.</di=
v><div><br></div><div>I have used it many times though (so far at least) ne=
ver on my own TR.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class=3D"gma=
il_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 3:11 PM, L=
ee Janssen <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]"=
 target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>The club had an outing w=
ere a fuel pump went out and it would have been nice to have a small sectio=
n of rigid fuel line, fuel hose and a couple of hose clamps.=C2=A0</div></d=
iv><div><br></div><div>I&#39;m pretty sure that the TR6 rigid fuel line is =
5/16 inch OD but what is it for the other triumphs??</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Thanks in advance</div><span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><d=
iv>Lee Janssen</div><div>Centennial CO</div></font></span></div>
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 00:27:18 +0000 (UTC)

I'm hoping some of you may remember Fearless Fostick, because I don't.  I do seem to recall he was some sort of villain.  If so, then it's appropriate to compare him to...Lucas.

Had wires hanging below my dash when I drove off at lunchtime.  Parked.  Pushed them up behind the dash so I wouldn't entangle my fingers when I shifted.  Mistake.  Drove away and got 50 feet when the electric fuel pump quit.  20 minutes to re-wire it to the coil and all went fine back to work and to home.

In my garage, I checked the fuel pump, good.  Pulled the dash and began troubleshooting.  Weird, then the headlights stopped working.  Read voltage and headlight switch showed power in, but nothing out. Connections were solid.  Jumpered the posts and headlights worked.  Headlight switch was bad.  Yeesh!

Panel lights still didn't work.  Checked the fuse with an ohm meter.  Good.  But dash panel lights didn't work.  Tried resetting the fuse in its holder.  Nothing.  Changed the fuse anyway.  Now the dash panel lights worked fine.  Yeesh!  To be fair, the fuse wasn't a Lucas.  But it was in a Lucas holder, so I'm going to blame them anyway.  Hey, they're easy prey.

Shipswright disease.  Had the panel out and switches accessible, had to replace the headlight switch anyway, so took youse all advice, and sourced some original used switches from my good friend Mike Bonaducci in Vermont, despite his state is upside down on the map.  His number, in case anyone needs used parts, is 802-439-5815.  NFI, but I do vouch for him.  

Installed the new used switches tonight.  For the first time in 13 years, I have original bakelite knobs that go over the little spring loaded doo-hickies and the names on the knobs--no, I mean it!--actually match their function:  headlights instead of panel lights, for instance.  Hey, this is a daily driver that I'll never impress with at Concourse, but will amaze 12 year old boys on bicycles who yell happily at me every day.

Everything works like it should.  

So why did they call him Fearless...Fostick?  And why is there a guy selling frozen beaver tails on Craigslist in New Hampshire?

Nice to be thinking of something else....

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A  TS 58667
New Hampshire

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From: Jeff Scarbrough <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 20:47:04 -0400

On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 8:27 PM,  <[email-masked]> wrote:
> I'm hoping some of you may remember Fearless Fostick, because I don't.  I do seem to recall he was some sort of villain.

Not exactly...Fearless Fosdick was more of an imbecile.  May still apply...

He was the main character in Lil' Abner's favorite comic book.

I often make a Pruneface when dealing with electrical gremlins....

Jeff Scarbrough
Corrosion Acres, Ga.

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From: "John Macartney" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:12:07 +0100

>From memory, I think the same diameter applied to all of them - even the many models never or rarely imported into N. America. Certainly applies to a '71 Midget I'm currently working on. That said, the location of the pump itself (above the rear axle) is hardly designed for easy access or repair. But then BMC did do some very strange things from time to time like full instrumentation on Minis but no self-parking wipers and other such :)

Jonmac

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From: Triumphs [mailto:[email-masked]] On Behalf Of Lee Janssen
Sent: 14 July 2015 23:11
To: triumphs
Subject: [TR] Triumph - rigid fuel line diameters

The club had an outing were a fuel pump went out and it would have been nice to have a small section of rigid fuel line, fuel hose and a couple of hose clamps. 

I'm pretty sure that the TR6 rigid fuel line is 5/16 inch OD but what is it for the other triumphs??

Thanks in advance
Lee Janssen
Centennial CO

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From: George Richardson <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 05:47:31 -0400

Fearless Fosdick was a detective in Lil' Abners favorite comic.

George Richardson
Key Men - Keys for Classics
www.key-men.com

1957 Triumph TR3
1961 Jaguar Mark 2
1975 Triumph TR6
1997 Land Rover Discovery

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From: Frank Fisher <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:54:48 +0000 (UTC)

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And why is there a guy selling frozen beaver tails on Craigslist in New Ham=
pshire?
well, speaking for myself only. by the time they got to me here in Californ=
ia, if they were not frozen they would be spoiled.
:-)
Frank

      From: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
 To: triumphs <[email-masked]>=20
 Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 5:27 PM
 Subject: [TR] Fearless Fostick
  =20
I'm hoping some of you may remember Fearless Fostick, because I don't.=C2=
=A0 I do seem to recall he was some sort of villain.=C2=A0 If so, then it's=
 appropriate to compare him to...Lucas.

Had wires hanging below my dash when I drove off at lunchtime.=C2=A0 Parked=
.=C2=A0 Pushed them up behind the dash so I wouldn't entangle my fingers wh=
en I shifted.=C2=A0 Mistake.=C2=A0 Drove away and got 50 feet when the elec=
tric fuel pump quit.=C2=A0 20 minutes to re-wire it to the coil and all wen=
t fine back to work and to home.

In my garage, I checked the fuel pump, good.=C2=A0 Pulled the dash and bega=
n troubleshooting.=C2=A0 Weird, then the headlights stopped working.=C2=A0 =
Read voltage and headlight switch showed power in, but nothing out. Connect=
ions were solid.=C2=A0 Jumpered the posts and headlights worked.=C2=A0 Head=
light switch was bad.=C2=A0 Yeesh!

Panel lights still didn't work.=C2=A0 Checked the fuse with an ohm meter.=
=C2=A0 Good.=C2=A0 But dash panel lights didn't work.=C2=A0 Tried resetting=
 the fuse in its holder.=C2=A0 Nothing.=C2=A0 Changed the fuse anyway.=C2=
=A0 Now the dash panel lights worked fine.=C2=A0 Yeesh!=C2=A0 To be fair, t=
he fuse wasn't a Lucas.=C2=A0 But it was in a Lucas holder, so I'm going to=
 blame them anyway.=C2=A0 Hey, they're easy prey.

Shipswright disease.=C2=A0 Had the panel out and switches accessible, had t=
o replace the headlight switch anyway, so took youse all advice, and source=
d some original used switches from my good friend Mike Bonaducci in Vermont=
, despite his state is upside down on the map.=C2=A0 His number, in case an=
yone needs used parts, is 802-439-5815.=C2=A0 NFI, but I do vouch for him.=
=C2=A0=20

Installed the new used switches tonight.=C2=A0 For the first time in 13 yea=
rs, I have original bakelite knobs that go over the little spring loaded do=
o-hickies and the names on the knobs--no, I mean it!--actually match their =
function:=C2=A0 headlights instead of panel lights, for instance.=C2=A0 Hey=
, this is a daily driver that I'll never impress with at Concourse, but wil=
l amaze 12 year old boys on bicycles who yell happily at me every day.

Everything works like it should.=C2=A0=20

So why did they call him Fearless...Fostick?=C2=A0 And why is there a guy s=
elling frozen beaver tails on Craigslist in New Hampshire?

Terry Smith, '59 TR3A=C2=A0 TS 58667
New Hampshire

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<br clear=3D"none">Had wires hanging below my dash when I drove off at lunc=
htime.&nbsp; Parked.&nbsp; Pushed them up behind the dash so I wouldn't ent=
angle my fingers when I shifted.&nbsp; Mistake.&nbsp; Drove away and got 50=
 feet when the electric fuel pump quit.&nbsp; 20 minutes to re-wire it to t=
he coil and all went fine back to work and to home.<br clear=3D"none"><br c=
lear=3D"none">In my garage, I checked the fuel pump, good.&nbsp; Pulled the=
 dash and began troubleshooting.&nbsp; Weird, then the headlights stopped w=
orking.&nbsp; Read voltage and headlight switch showed power in, but nothin=
g out. Connections were solid.&nbsp; Jumpered the posts and headlights work=
ed.&nbsp; Headlight switch was bad.&nbsp; Yeesh!<br clear=3D"none"><br clea=
r=3D"none">Panel lights still didn't work.&nbsp; Checked the fuse with an o=
hm meter.&nbsp; Good.&nbsp; But dash panel lights didn't work.&nbsp; Tried =
resetting the fuse in its holder.&nbsp; Nothing.&nbsp; Changed the fuse any=
way.&nbsp; Now the dash panel lights worked fine.&nbsp; Yeesh!&nbsp; To be =
fair, the fuse wasn't a Lucas.&nbsp; But it was in a Lucas holder, so I'm g=
oing to blame them anyway.&nbsp; Hey, they're easy prey.<br clear=3D"none">=
<br clear=3D"none">Shipswright disease.&nbsp; Had the panel out and switche=
s accessible, had to replace the headlight switch anyway, so took youse all=
 advice, and sourced some original used switches from my good friend Mike B=
onaducci in Vermont, despite his state is upside down on the map.&nbsp; His=
 number, in case anyone needs used parts, is 802-439-5815.&nbsp; NFI, but I=
 do vouch for him.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Installed th=
e new used switches tonight.&nbsp; For the first time in 13 years, I have o=
riginal bakelite knobs that go over the little spring loaded doo-hickies an=
d the names on the knobs--no, I mean it!--actually match their function:&nb=
sp; headlights instead of panel lights, for instance.&nbsp; Hey, this is a =
daily driver that I'll never impress with at Concourse, but will amaze 12 y=
ear old boys on bicycles who yell happily at me every day.<br clear=3D"none=
"><br clear=3D"none">Everything works like it should.&nbsp; <br clear=3D"no=
ne"><br clear=3D"none">So why did they call him Fearless...Fostick?&nbsp; A=
nd why is there a guy selling frozen beaver tails on Craigslist in New Hamp=
shire?<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Nice to be thinking of somethin=
g else....<br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Terry Smith, '59 TR3A&nbsp;=
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