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21. Re: Overheating - HELP! (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 13:23:24 +1200; Hi Timothy, Hmmm, I had similar problems one year in my saloon. Couple of thoughts... 1. Lift the cap off once the motor is up to temp - you should see water flowing from the water pump. It shouldn't; /html/6pack/2001-08/msg00062.html (7,806 bytes)
22. Re: PI Plenum Chamber Differences (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 07:25:59 +1200; HI Kai, You are correct in that there were two lucas PI systems produced the earlier with single balance tubes and the later with double balance tubes. The plenum chambers for each are identical. I b; /html/6pack/2001-08/msg00181.html (6,948 bytes)
23. Re: tr6 electric fan conversion (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 07:22:28 +1200; Hi Peter, This is quite normal. A DC motor if wound over by hand generates power (remember the old bicycle dynamos?). You will be finding that as you reach a certain speed the fan will be turning, wi; /html/6pack/2001-08/msg00242.html (8,953 bytes)
24. Re: 74 tr6 problems (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 08:20:34 +1200; Hi Jeff, Just wondering how does the exhaust smell while you are running? I had a triumph Dolomite that I loaned to my then girlfriends father for the weekend and he had the same problem - car ran fi; /html/6pack/2001-08/msg00314.html (10,252 bytes)
25. Re: Boring-out a TR6 engine? (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 07:32:05 +1200; Hi Dave, Egil K in the UK has a very good tuning page for the Triumph 6 cylinder motor. As I understand it (I've never done it myself but local racers here have), the 2.5 motor can be reliably bored; /html/6pack/2001-06/msg00055.html (9,436 bytes)
26. More on Atype mainshaft... (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Sat, 05 May 2001 16:12:34 +1200; Ladies and Gents, Rimmer bros have them. www.rimmerbros.co.uk Part numbers: 208052 Imperial mainshaft for gearboxes up to CD20281 UKC1933 Metric mainshaft for gearboxes from CD20282 Both are #105.00; /html/6pack/2001-05/msg00041.html (7,469 bytes)
27. Re: Fire! Fire! (and rewiring) (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 07:11:27 +1200; Hi Kerry, Bit scary!! Pleased you weren't hurt! I did some major work on rewiring bits of my '6 a couple of years ago. A couple of things I did that were helpful... When you get the new loom, check a; /html/6pack/2001-05/msg00063.html (9,877 bytes)
28. Speedo Gem (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 12:04:56 +1200; Hi Joe, I also had this problem, but with my oil pressure light. It is actually pretty easy to fix, but you do need to remove the speedo from the dash. Once you have removed it, the face of the speed; /html/6pack/2001-04/msg00035.html (9,258 bytes)
29. Re: 5.0? (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 12:21:12 +1200; Hi Dick and Dan, Talking about engine swaps... Slightly off topic, but I met a guy yesterday on the way out of the local parts shop with an MG which he'd done a motor swap to the Nissan RB25DET - 2.5; /html/6pack/2001-04/msg00037.html (8,259 bytes)
30. Superchargers and Lucas PI (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 07:57:24 +1200; Hi Joe, I have looked at this. Super charging will give a positive manifold pressure. As you know, the metering unit senses the manifold vacuum to adjust fuel delivery. The problem is the metering un; /html/6pack/2001-04/msg00059.html (10,796 bytes)
31. Leak down questions (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:50:12 +1200; Hi Guys, What is the "leak down test"? I've been meaning to ask for a while but not quite got around to it. When doing a compression test, I normally do all cylinders, and then add a couple of squirt; /html/6pack/2001-03/msg00205.html (6,976 bytes)
32. Re: Trans oil with A type overdrive (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 07:23:14 +1300; Hi Mark, I'm using a local brand of semi-synthetic 75/90 and have had no problems. I used to run 80/90 but I have found this a bit thick on a cold winters day which makes changing gear more difficult; /html/6pack/2001-02/msg00179.html (7,757 bytes)
33. Re: With or without speaker holes (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 07:32:58 +1300; Hi Cory, I'm in the process of installing a stereo in my '6 also. I've decided to put the speakers in the footwells as you currently have rather than in the kidney pads above the tunnel. My reason fo; /html/6pack/2001-02/msg00214.html (9,848 bytes)
34. More on Celica 5 Speed Conversion (score: 1): Author: Bernard Robbins <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2001 07:37:36 +1300; Hi Jim, Prior to Christmas I went to one of the local classic car meets. One of the guys there was racing a 2500 saloon with the Celica 5 speed. He said it was a pretty easy conversion with no major; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00050.html (7,271 bytes)
35. Re: unleaded fuel (score: 1): Author: Bernard Robbins <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 07:41:16 +1300; Hi Frank, I've been running a lucas PI for around 5 years on unleaded. The only problems I had were at the change over between the leaded and unleaded fuel. The mixture of the two different sorts of; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00073.html (9,812 bytes)
36. Re: Manifold paint and coating (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:05:30 +1300; Hi Walt, It maybe just me, but when the email comes through, I only get your subject line - there is no body to the text. Any suggestions (me be bamboozled!). Regards Bernard Robbins NEC New Zealand; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00166.html (7,074 bytes)
37. Re: Stuck Head (score: 1): Author: "Bernard Robbins, NEC New Zealand Ltd" <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:51:57 +1300; Hi Dick, et all, Umm, another alternative I have used is to just remove the headbolts and crank the motor over on the starter with the rocker shaft removed- works for me in 80% of the cases. I use th; /html/6pack/2001-01/msg00176.html (7,446 bytes)
38. Re: Appraisal (score: 1): Author: Bernard Robbins <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 08:50:31 +1300; Hi Mark, I too have just had a valuation done for insurance purposes. Check out the valuer you use to make sure the insurance company is happy about it, or will accept their valuation. Ask the insura; /html/6pack/2000-11/msg00007.html (8,309 bytes)
39. A really scary thing (score: 1): Author: Bernard Robbins <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 08:13:57 +1300; Ladies and Gentlemen, Last night on the way home from work, I had a small experience with the RHS rear axle breaking on my TR6. It was a potentially a very serious and dangerous problem so I thought; /html/6pack/2000-11/msg00033.html (7,762 bytes)
40. Exhaust Fumes (score: 1): Author: Bernard Robbins <brobbins@wlg.nec.co.nz>; Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:13:00 +1300; Hi Mike, A wee while ago you posted a problem you were having about the car sucking in exhaust fumes with the top up. Did you ever get to the bottom of that one? Cheers Bernard '71 2500PI (back on th; /html/6pack/2000-11/msg00064.html (6,943 bytes)

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