- 81. RE: Rear Suspension Blues? (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:16:05 -0500
- it's not entirely clear from your message (at least to me) if the perceived problem is incorrect toe-in, or incorrect camber (or both) toe-in is whether the wheels, when viewed from above, point very
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00218.html (9,676 bytes)
- 82. RE: TR6 Shocks (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:19:04 -0500
- I believe Mustang II suspensions are adapted quite frequently to expensive American street rods, replacing obsolete suspensions from the '30s and '40s. Among other advantages, they have disk brakes .
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00229.html (12,269 bytes)
- 83. RE: More Seat Questions (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:37:38 -0500
- re your seat belt question, the reinforcement plate in question is threaded to accept the bolt that holds the sliding clip for the seat belt. It also would reduce the chances of the bolt pulling thro
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00231.html (8,967 bytes)
- 84. Tuning problem -- update (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:29:21 -0500
- ok, I give up: What is a "bobine"? Regarding your inspection/replacement of electrical components, how old is the distributor? If the shaft is wobbling and the centrifugul and/or vacuum advances are
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00328.html (10,082 bytes)
- 85. RE: Clutch Problem Discussion (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:27:25 -0500
- Well, I like a good obscure technical discussion as well as the next guy, especially if it threatens to erupt into a flame war and doesn't involve fuel injection, so I'm jumping in with my two bits:
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00355.html (11,643 bytes)
- 86. Clutch Problem Discussion, episode 38 (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:16:26 -0500
- hey, no fair including graphics in an e-mail argument! Actually, very nice work. Next time, please show the function and operation of carburetor temp compensators and bypass diaphragms, preferably wi
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00358.html (14,654 bytes)
- 87. RE: Front brakes; front bearings. (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:02:31 -0500
- re front brake caliper pins, I recalled that mine came right out with no problems ... I think they emerge only in one direction, and are held in place at one end with clevis pins or some such (if no
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00385.html (8,369 bytes)
- 88. RE: Paint Color Change? (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:47:15 -0500
- the DPO on my '63 big Healey painted the car a pale yellow that is the paint code for a '72 Chevy truck (I know because I have the receipt). Sounds terrible ... but in fact it is a color that sets of
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00389.html (10,970 bytes)
- 89. DIY painting -- equipment? (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:52:05 -0500
- Hello listers, I am contemplating buying the necessary equipment for DIY painting, partly so that I can "practice" on some of my other cars doing touch-ups, etc., before attemping a complete paint jo
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00390.html (7,195 bytes)
- 90. RE: stored TR (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 11:25:00 -0500
- congrats on your purchase. Here are a few suggestions: --run engine until warm, change oil and filter. (actually, after you warm up the oil, you might also want to remove valve cover and look for slu
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00430.html (9,669 bytes)
- 91. RE: MC or PWDA? (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 09:42:11 -0500
- it's definitely possible for the master cylinder to pressurize one side but not the other. I believe another lister had a similar problem (thought with rear circuit) and discovered that he'd made an
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00489.html (7,751 bytes)
- 92. RE: Brake Troubles (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 08:18:28 -0500
- you could argue that it's a good safety feature (kind of) that when the master cylinder goes, it leaks out the fluid in the safety of your own driveway. I would rather have it leak there than while c
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00522.html (7,474 bytes)
- 93. RE: Hard starting when warm, impossible to start when hot. (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 08:26:02 -0500
- I had a somewhat similar problem with my TR6 -- starter cranked happily when cold, but not so after it had made a few starts (this problem appears to have been caused by internal heat generated by th
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00585.html (11,321 bytes)
- 94. RE: shilling of eBay TR cars? (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 10:13:11 -0500
- re shilling, I suspect that it does occur (and not just with TRs). But for anybody who seriously wants to sell their car, it probably backfires. First, if a high "shill" bid wins the auction, the sel
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00028.html (9,373 bytes)
- 95. RE: Rebuilt distributors (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 15:12:07 -0500
- I bought a distributor for my '69, when I had it, from British Parts Northwest (I think) http://www.bpnorthwest.com/ and it worked just fine for several years (I had to get rid of the car; no update
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00033.html (7,646 bytes)
- 96. RE: Question about front brake caliper shims (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2002 14:11:22 -0500
- and a related question -- does the squeeze-on anti-squeal stuff that comes in a tube do anything? or how about the Teflon shims (which I presume are in addition to, not a substitute for, the "factory
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00075.html (8,491 bytes)
- 97. RE: carbonfiber dash (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 08:22:51 -0500
- was the "violent reaction" related to the carbon fiber, or was it your body's instinctive allergic reaction to tampering with a Triumph's originality? Graham ps: but seriously, would like to know wha
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00085.html (7,769 bytes)
- 98. floor pan restoration kits? (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 11:00:44 -0500
- I have the famous rusty floor pans in my TR-6, but no gaping holes yet. Does anyone have experience with the POR-15 repair kits? It sells for $120 (list), though I've seen it cheaper. Here's their bl
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00158.html (7,482 bytes)
- 99. RE: front wheel bearings (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 15:55:56 -0500
- a wheel alignment guy told me that you need to spin the wheel after your initial tightening so the bearings kind of seat themselves, then do the adjustment again -- and possibly check the adjustment
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00168.html (7,577 bytes)
- 100. RE: Roll Bars - Do they add to safety? (score: 1)
- Author: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 08:08:57 -0500
- if you'd like to remove it, I'd like to buy it (seriously) even though the roll bar is only supported by sheet metal, I'd still like to think it's providing some protection. And some would be better
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00184.html (7,828 bytes)
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