- 41. Re: ??? what's this (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 14:57:53 -0800 (PST)
- The car in question is for sale for $23.9k at wirewheel.com. If only I had the $$$! http://www.wirewheel.com/Cars/Auto_Generated_Pages/1022120834.shtml It's listed as a Vixen 2500, though I'm not sur
- /html/6pack/2002-12/msg00166.html (8,876 bytes)
- 42. Re: mysterious electrical problem (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 04:56:11 -0800 (PST)
- Not to encourage off-topic content, but I had a friend with an '89 Grand Prix with this same exact problem and I had 2 '87 RX7's with a dozen similar problems. In all cases I found the culprit to be
- /html/6pack/2002-12/msg00239.html (8,842 bytes)
- 43. Fuel pooling in rear carb throat (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 10:57:52 -0800 (PST)
- After my car sits for about an hour after driving, a small amount of fuel pools in the throat of the rear carb. If I wipe away the fuel, and hour later it is back. The front carb is OK. I noticed th
- /html/6pack/2002-11/msg00027.html (7,527 bytes)
- 44. Re: Fuel pooling in rear carb throat (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 12:40:37 -0800 (PST)
- The Grose Jets only came with a thin metal washer. It was too thin to use alone -- I would have had to put an extreme bend in the float valve arm. So I reused the thicker metal washer from the stock
- /html/6pack/2002-11/msg00030.html (8,165 bytes)
- 45. Re: coils and balasts (Spark Plug Gap w/Sport Coil) (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 14:39:36 -0800 (PST)
- In Dan Master's book, he says you have to increase the spark plug gap to take advantage of a hotter coil. He recommends a starting point of .035 I believe, but suggests referring to manufacturer docu
- /html/6pack/2002-11/msg00065.html (8,613 bytes)
- 46. Correct colors? - Manifolds and WP/t-stat Housings (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 07:29:56 -0700 (PDT)
- As part of the ongoing efforts to clean-up my engine bay, I've decided to get the intake manifold, exhaust manifold, water pump housing, and possibly the thermostat housing coated in ceramic. Can any
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00038.html (7,235 bytes)
- 47. Re: Idle Problem - Anti-run-on Valve & Pertronix (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 07:47:51 -0700 (PDT)
- Dick et al, The only emissions systems remaining on my 74 TR6 are the crankcase vapor, fuel tank vapor, and anti-run-on valve systems. The original owner removed everything associated with the thermo
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00184.html (9,398 bytes)
- 48. Re: TR-6 Oil filter Spin on adapter (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:16:02 -0700 (PDT)
- Good right up on oil filters and equivalents among brands is at http://www.vtr.org/maintain/tr6-spinon.html An internal leak in the fuel pump (if you have a mechanical one) can also cause fuel to en
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00363.html (8,112 bytes)
- 49. Polymer bearing coating (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 10:33:56 -0700 (PDT)
- Friday I finally got around to taking my manifolds in to get ceramic coated at Polymer Dynamics in Houston. The guy who helped me was restoring a Mini Cooper, so we struck up a conversation and he ga
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00364.html (7,202 bytes)
- 50. Re: Re: Water Hoses (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 11:10:05 -0700 (PDT)
- The PO of my car told me he had the same experience with the hoses when TRF first offered them. He sent them back, TRF admitted they had a quality program with some batches of green hoses, and they s
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00591.html (8,360 bytes)
- 51. Manifold Stud Installation & Gasket (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 07:35:40 -0700 (PDT)
- These may be elementary question for some, but I'm not sure of the "right" answers. I'll be putting my newly ceramic coated intake & exhaust manifolds back on this car this weekend, and am replacing
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00618.html (7,407 bytes)
- 52. RE: End float (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 07:42:15 -0800 (PST)
- I have this exact base from Harbor Freight, as well as their "travelling machinists" dial indicator, and they work great. I had ordered a $75 set from some place off the net, and when I got it, the i
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00742.html (8,409 bytes)
- 53. Re: Fuel lines to carbs on TR250 (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 10:00:27 -0800 (PST)
- In the section of Autozone where they have the "HELP!" parts in the red blister packages, I found some fuel injection line hose clamps that I used on my car. These have solid bands, are sized for spe
- /html/6pack/2002-10/msg00743.html (8,113 bytes)
- 54. Braided Stainless Brake Hoses? (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 12:17:03 -0700 (PDT)
- Ever time I've looked at the brake hoses on my TR6, I've always said to myself "those sure look wimpy". Yesterday my fears proved correct when I noticed, after a drive with an increasingly mushy peda
- /html/6pack/2002-09/msg00027.html (7,052 bytes)
- 55. Main Bearing Installation Woes (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 20:44:58 -0700 (PDT)
- With my TR6 down awaiting a new set of (braided s/s) brake hoses, I thought I would replace the thrust washers, since the end play had become a little excessive IMHO. After spending half a day scrapi
- /html/6pack/2002-09/msg00132.html (8,369 bytes)
- 56. RE: The TR6 I *didn't* buy... (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 15:29:00 -0700 (PDT)
- Here's another story about a TR6 to watch out for that is currently for sale... The former home of the TR6 I eventually bought, after a year of searching, was in a private community outside of Ft. Wo
- /html/6pack/2002-09/msg00390.html (10,200 bytes)
- 57. Idle Problem - Anti-run-on Valve & Pertronix (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 07:29:50 -0700 (PDT)
- Over the last couple months I've rebuilt the carbs on my car, replaced most of the tired ignition components, replaced all vacuum hoses, etc. The car has been running great. My only known problem is
- /html/6pack/2002-09/msg00617.html (9,471 bytes)
- 58. Choke Return Springs Too Strong (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 16:31:33 -0700 (PDT)
- Some PO of my car had replaced the original stiff choke cables with flexible ones. Unfortunately, that PO didn't add the return springs to the choke valve assembly. Prior to my rebuilding of the car
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00282.html (7,578 bytes)
- 59. Re: POR 15 (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 07:31:12 -0700 (PDT)
- One other caution about POR is that the lids to the cans can be impossible to get off, even when new. The manufacturer recommends placing Saran Wrap between the lid and can when you reseal it. Given
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00422.html (10,376 bytes)
- 60. Re: vacuum leaks (score: 1)
- Author: William Maslin <cwrm4@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 11:19:26 -0700 (PDT)
- Some of the carb cleaners nowadays are non-flammable and won't even work for finding vacuum leaks. The propane trick works pretty well. Attach a length of rubber hose to the end of a propane torch, c
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00548.html (7,282 bytes)
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