Welcome to life with a TR6! Fun and an opportunity to learn a lot about UK
60's auto technology (luckily, it's all pretty straightforward).
On the rear shock front - you can upgrade to rebuilt levers (White Post, I
think, does them, but others will give you info). If you go the shock
conversion route -- do NOT ever consider the body-mounted (these are
fabricated housings that are pop-rivetted to the inner fender) conversion
kits that are about. I have a car that a p/dpo had fitted such a kit and
the damage to the inner fenders is pretty awful. The kits that include the
brackets that fit to the lever-arm mounting, and also are fabricated to
provide an upper mount for the tube shocks are well worth
investigating. Although I have read that the rebuilt lever arms are pretty
good -- but having "blown" one apart today autocrossing, I'm seriously
looking to tubes in the near future.
On the filter front - there are spin on kits from the big-3 US suppliers
and Rimmers. Get one soon, it will have a significant impact on start-up
oil pressure build up. Others can recommend the correct cartridges - not
all have pressure relief valves.
As a new lister, you may not have come across the archives ... a super
resource: the 6-pack list can be found at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=sixpacklist the more diverse
big Triumph list can be found at
http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=triumphs you can search for the
most obscure things on both, and find that many have gone before you.
Enjoy your Triumphing!
Tony Gordon
72 TR6
>Hi List,
>
>My Name is Ken Davis, South San Francisco, CA.
>
>I've had a 73 TR6 for all of 2 weeks. It's is very good body
>condition, no rust, good paint, engine runs well, but engine
>compartment is quite dirty, but I'm cleaning that a little each
>day. So far from going over the body, and underneath I can find
>no trace of rust. I'm pretty pleased with it. Had a few little
>things needing fixing so far - the tank leaked gas when full from
>around the sender unit, but with a new washer that's been
>stopped. Odometer doesn't work, but speedo does, so one coming
>weekend I'm going to pull it out and see what I can do to it.
>
>I have a couple of questions for the group.
>
>I currently have 185/15 tires in good condition on it, but the
>rear shocks may be a little tired. I've seen articles about kits
>to replace these with tube shocks, are they worth it, is it a
>complex replacement to put them in? Also what 60/70 series tires
>are close to perfect replacements?
>
>I believe it's about a 7.5:1 compression. Has anyone shaved the
>head to raise compression, and power? Any tricks, Info I should
>consider?
>
>It has a new clutch. When I depress the clutch pedal, the pedal
>travels about 1/2way down before it really engages the thrust
>bearing. Is this normal? If not, how do I adjust it so it
>engages a little better.
>
>Every so often I hear a clunck/thump from the rear. First guess
>is a u-joint is going, but is there anything else it might be,
>and how would I test for okay-ness?
>
>Is there a fram or other equivalent for the oil filter? When I
>changed filters last weekend with one from Moss, I couldn't get
>the filter housing out; to many things like the fuel filter in
>the way. Is there a spin-on replacement available for it?
>Also, my oil pressure is hovering around 75 when cold, 65-70 when
>hot. Is this too high. I cleaned the pressure relief thing, but
>no real changes.. Should I worry?
>
>TIA for any help
>
>Ken
>SSF
>73 TR6
>87 SIII
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