I globbed all this together... :-)
TR6 Fan
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Joe Flake writes:
> Well, I found my replacement fan. Took a few calls, but VISA and
> UPS now have it on the way from Texas to Georgia. A bit pricey
> for a blob of plastic, but isn't that what hobbies are for...
I assume that this is a balanced blob of plastic... Maybe that's why
it's a bit more pricey?
> way through the extension) Anyway this big bolt which holds
> everything together was VERY loose. It looks like it eased
My bolt was way loose, a few weeks back, but fortunately, I (well
Lawarence actually) caught the problem before any damage came through.
Anyway, be sure you use some locktite 242 on that big bolt so this
won't happen again!
WheelSkin
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Lee Daniels wrote:
> Does anyone know of a source for Wheelskin brand leather steering wheel
> covers? I haven't seen them from any of my usual sources, unless I've
> overlooked something.
I believe the source is a cow. Could be a goat, but I'd bet a cow is
the source. (sorry Lee, I couldn't help myself :-)
ST Louis
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Larry Snyder wrote:
> What? You visited St. Louis and didn't summon a gathering of the
> St. Louis SOL bunch?
> Next time, let us know. We always like to meet SOLers face to face!
Okie, I'll bite... I will be in ST Louis for approximately three
hours in the ST Louis Airport making a connecting flight on November
24th and should be at the Airport between 12:30 - 3:30. (I think)
I'll have to check the ticket to be sure and I believe there is a
snowstorm due in Denver on that day :-). Any St Louis solers care to
meet for lunch at the airport? I'll have pictures of the DC -> Denver
trip along with some other tidbits...
TR Flex
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Ray Gibbons wrote:
> Why do a large fraction of the TR4-6's I see at british car meets
> have very, very large gaps between the upper rear corners of the doors
> and the tops of the B posts? Are they about to break in half?
Well, mine isn't as bad as most, and Paul Gilders is next to perfect.
(well, not Paul, but his door sag... :-) I guess the TR show cars just
like to flex to show off. Actually, I talked to someone about this,
and they said that many of them came right off the showroom floor like
that. I was probably talking to a body man who couldn't fix the door
right...
Manifold coatings
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Kevin Burtch wrote:
> 1200 degree exhaust manifold coatings:
> P/N: 1256 Stainless Steel Grey High Temp. Coating, 1pt. - $13.95
> P/N: 1215 Satin Black High Temperature Coating, 1pt. - $24.95
DO NOT buy the Stainless Steel paint. It will work for about 6
months, then will start to flake away. I have talked to several
people at car shows about this stuff and have yet to find anyone who
is happy with it. I had my manifold sandblasted, then painted it with
two coats of the stainless paint and it looked GREAT. Six months
later, it didn't look so great. I wouldn't use it again, but YMMV.
I don't have any experience with the other products.
High Pressure Fuel systems
==========================
I am more worried about driving a convertible with lucas electrics and
a 20 year old carbs which sit right over the exhaust manifold than a
PI system blasting gas everywhere. Don't get me wrong, concern is
always justified, which is why I carry a fire extinguisher behind the
passenger seat.
You can tell me worrying doesn't help... Half the stuff I worry about
never happens!
-Scotty
From rwg1@cornell.edu Tue Sep 11 11:58:21 2001
From: (Roger Garnett) rwg1@cornell.edu
To: (British Cars) british-cars@autox.team.net
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 09:10:08
Subject: Magazine Addresses Wanted
I'm getting ready to send a blurb out to various magazines about the
Peerless & Warwick Register, to put in their club listings, or news
sections. If anyone has suggestions of additional publications, please send
me their *editorial* address and phone #, if available. (Not the
subscription address!)
I already have:
AutoWeek
British Car
Car and Driver
Classic Auto Restorer
Hemmings Motor News
Old Cars Weekly
Road & Track
The Vintage Triumph
Vintage Motor Sport
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From rwg1@cornell.edu Tue Sep 11 11:58:21 2001
From: (Roger Garnett) rwg1@cornell.edu
To: "Rob Reilly" <Rob_Reilly@admail.fnal.gov>,
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1993 12:47:12
Subject: Re: Vertical (Downdraft) SU's
> > There is an oil cap but no damper in the piston shaft.
> > Maybe they found they needed the damper but it wouldn't hold oil in the
> > horizontal position.
>
> >Nope- this is the SU design of the 30's. My '34 MG has aluminium SU's >with
> *brass* pistons, and a cap marked something like "Few drops oil >weekly". The
> oil damper and return spring were introduced in the late >30's or 40's.
>
> This is facinating, Roger. I've never seen a pre-war MG with vertical SU's.
They are indeed "vertical", side draught SU's. I'm just trying to
illustrate that there's no damper in the older design, altho the pistion is
similar.
Roger
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