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Re: A couple of simple but perplexing TR6 questions.

To: <VK0216@aol.com>
Subject: Re: A couple of simple but perplexing TR6 questions.
From: "Graham Stretch" <technical-iwnet@lineone.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 23:50:55 -0000charset="iso-8859-1"
Cc: "List Triumph" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
References: <24.1469c8b.25db61d7@aol.com>
Hi
Look in the top and lift the lifting pin to see which bit moves then fill to
1/4" from the top of this, don't worry too much about over filling it will
disappear during use.

Graham.

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From: <VK0216@aol.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 2:13 AM
Subject: A couple of simple but perplexing TR6 questions.


>
>
> I have just recently obtained my second 75 TR6.  As I have read the
various
> posting the last couple of weeks, I am somewhat embarassed asking the
> following two questions.
>  1.  How the heck do you get the various knobs (blower, defrost, heater,
etc)
> off of the shafts?  Do you pull them, turn them, or what.  I want to
replace
> them with new ones but I just can't seem to get the old ones off.
>  2.  I have Stromberg 175 carbs.  In accord with what I have read, if the
> dashpot oil is proper, you should feel pressure about 1/4 inch from the
> plastic cap entering the screw on.  I bought dashpot oil and added just a
> little (not more than a teaspoon) and still couldnt visually see any
peering
> into the shaft.  Anyway, I felt substantial pressure over and inch or so
from
> the cap entering the mechanism.  Can anyone give me usable information in
> this regard.....thanks
>




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