- 21. Re: Battery tray (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:52:00 -0600 (CST)
- Ronald, list, In the latest mailing from TRF, the "tabloid" style newsletter, on page 9 they list part # CAR2, a Battery Tray Repair Section. It is in the "Bulkhead (Firewall) Details" section, mid p
- /html/6pack/2003-03/msg00255.html (7,200 bytes)
- 22. Spring British car event- Georgia? (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 13:30:05 -0600 (CST)
- memory serves (and that`s a big if), I read on this list last year about a major British car event, somewhere in Georgia, sometime in the spring? (I know, "Could you be more vague?") Anyway, I seem
- /html/6pack/2003-02/msg00535.html (7,240 bytes)
- 23. The List comes through.... (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 01:17:52 -0600 (CST)
- Thanks to all of you who provided info and/or links to the Chateau Elan event. It sounds really great- I`m definitely planning to attend. Hal Morton Pascagoula, MS
- /html/6pack/2003-02/msg00565.html (6,419 bytes)
- 24. Re: Sinter or Silica? (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:36:18 -0600 (CST)
- Dick, Bob, Mark, et al- First the disclaimer- I`m not a metallurgist, materials engineer, or anything approaching those professions- But my job at a large shipyard has afforded me the opportunity to
- /html/6pack/2003-01/msg00333.html (7,626 bytes)
- 25. Re: Ok, now what`s this one? (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 11:34:13 -0600 (CST)
- Ronald, listers, I`m pretty sure we`re looking at a Judson supercharger on a TR4A. I don`t know much about them, but kits were sold for Triumphs and some other LBCs. There was an an article about the
- /html/6pack/2002-12/msg00150.html (6,795 bytes)
- 26. Re: Shipping a body (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 01:04:24 -0500 (CDT)
- forewarned, I`m not offering any real help here, just making a humorous (I hope) point of clarity- By LA, I`m guessing you mean Los Angeles, CA. But here on the Mississippi coast, our neighbors to t
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00614.html (6,853 bytes)
- 27. Re: trouble finding an oil leak (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 12:10:20 -0500 (CDT)
- haven`t seen anyone suggest this yet- You mention that the engine is recently rebuilt- Before I pulled the head, I would re-torque the head bolts. It is recommended after the first 500 miles, and ju
- /html/6pack/2002-09/msg00337.html (7,722 bytes)
- 28. Re: fan ext. bolt (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:30:04 -0500 (CDT)
- a trick I call the "poor man`s impact wrench." Use a breaker bar and socket, but instead of a steady "pull" on the handle, a sharp blow on it will often break loose a stubborn bolt. Perhaps one of y
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00147.html (7,654 bytes)
- 29. Re: fitting water pump (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 01:21:09 -0500 (CDT)
- Nelson, listers, A Moss Motors TR250 & TR6 catalog I have dated 10/4/99 recommends running or spinning a new pump "dry" for 30 seconds. There is apparently a carbon race that needs to be "run in" to
- /html/6pack/2002-04/msg00430.html (6,907 bytes)
- 30. RE: Brake caliper pistons (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:30:38 -0600 (CST)
- short answer, and the one that works (almost) every time- compressed air. That is, you want to "blow" the pistons out. In actual operation , hydraulic pressure moves the pistons out in the operating
- /html/6pack/2002-03/msg00121.html (7,725 bytes)
- 31. RE: TR250 on ebay? (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 14:33:52 -0600 (CST)
- Looks like a TR250 sans silver hood (bonnet) stripes. And "incorrect" seats. It does have the off center bonnet badge and the round vents in the dash to differentiate it from a TR4A. I find it amusin
- /html/6pack/2002-03/msg00294.html (6,522 bytes)
- 32. Re: Brakes (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 14:17:23 -0600 (CST)
- John, listers, I seem to remember from my Mityvac instruction manual that they recommend that when vacuum bleeding brakes to reverse the order- that is, bleed closest to the master cylinder first, th
- /html/6pack/2001-11/msg00130.html (7,658 bytes)
- 33. Triumphs in the movies (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 16:14:13 -0500 (CDT)
- time ago I stumbled across a site that had a listing of where Triumphs could be seen in old movies and television shows. I`ve just spent about an hour of (clumsy) searching, and haven`t been able to
- /html/6pack/2001-10/msg00281.html (6,804 bytes)
- 34. VTR site classifieds? (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 14:07:02 -0500 (CDT)
- anyone else having trouble with accessing the VTR site classified ads? The rest of the site seems to work fine, but I get error messages or "publisher unknown" when trying the classifieds. Even my e
- /html/6pack/2001-09/msg00135.html (6,601 bytes)
- 35. RE: John Wayne (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:30:57 -0500 (CDT)
- Wayne in a British car? Sounds like a fun contest to me. Surely those of you who are adept with computer photo manipulation could create some really funny stuff. A giant John Wayne in a TR6 as if th
- /html/6pack/2001-07/msg00042.html (7,073 bytes)
- 36. Re: surrey top (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 12:01:28 -0500 (CDT)
- what I know (or have read, or been told) about "Surrey tops". The originals, first offered in 1962 on the TR4, were all aluminun. The window frame (backlight) was cast aluminum, the top piece was ma
- /html/6pack/2001-07/msg00148.html (8,307 bytes)
- 37. SNAFU/ e-mail incompetence (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 14:01:51 -0500 (CDT)
- did it again. My e-mail incompetence has reared it`s ugly head. Meant to send the reply to Ryan only about the Surrey top. I thought hitting "reply all" and then erasing the list address from the "c
- /html/6pack/2001-07/msg00150.html (6,790 bytes)
- 38. Dashboard lettering restoration (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 15:10:47 -0500 (CDT)
- anyone know of a practical way for the amateur/home restorer to replace the white lettering when refinishing a TR wooden dash fascia? I`m referring to the "BRAKE" and "HAZARD" labels between the spe
- /html/6pack/2001-05/msg00068.html (6,922 bytes)
- 39. Re: A.R.E. Update , Customer Service (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 12:35:50 -0500 (CDT)
- an article in this months Reader`s Digest about "why service is bad" ($. or lack of our spending enough of them). Face it, friends, we`re the wrong demographic. The money is in rice rockets, and the
- /html/6pack/2001-05/msg00239.html (7,257 bytes)
- 40. Spin on oil filters (score: 1)
- Author: HalMorton@webtv.net (Harold M. Morton)
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 14:51:56 -0600 (CST)
- careful here, folks. apparently there`s more than one kind of spin on adaptor. Mine uses a smaller filter- common on newer Fords- a Wix 51516, NAPA 1516, or Fram PH 3600 or equivalent. My $.02. Hal
- /html/6pack/2001-03/msg00037.html (6,420 bytes)
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