- 201. Re: Ignition Problems (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:47:42 -0400
- I've got the Petronix in my 250 and love it. Because I have heard that they sometimes go bad, I carry a spare dist plate with points and a condenser already mounted. Since I'm prepared for it to go
- /html/6pack/2002-08/msg00557.html (9,358 bytes)
- 202. Timing and overheating (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2002 12:26:58 -0400
- After my winter program of modifications, I now find that the 250 is overheating in warm weather. It is fine at cruising speed, but at idle in traffic the gauge begins to creep up to red. I've got a
- /html/6pack/2002-07/msg00015.html (7,842 bytes)
- 203. Re: carbonfiber dash (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 09:43:18 -0400
- Just curious, what is the difference between carbon fiber and fiberglass? Is it just the cloth or is the gel different also? Peter '68 TR250
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00086.html (7,143 bytes)
- 204. Sound deadening material and brake booster (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 18:07:59 -0400
- I saw a post within the last day or so asking about a source for the sound deadening pads. Rimmer Brothers in the UK lists a pad for the door panels. Might be worth a call or email to see if they are
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00139.html (7,121 bytes)
- 205. Re: Warnings about vendors, sellers, etc (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 15:20:01 -0400
- I respectfully disagree. From my perspective, I want to hear about potential pitfalls when dealing with folks trying to sell me something. Doesn't mean that I will not use a person that gets a negat
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00198.html (8,329 bytes)
- 206. Re: Head Bolt Torques (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2002 14:51:58 -0400
- Bentley says 60-80. Peter '68 TR250
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00226.html (7,270 bytes)
- 207. Re: Late style PDWA shuttle needed (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 11:00:55 -0400
- Wouldn't it be easier to just remove the shuttle entirely and plug the switch hole?
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00284.html (8,113 bytes)
- 208. Re: early fuel caps (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:48:22 -0400
- The 250s have an aluminum cap with a magnetic catch (actually, more of a seal than a "catch". Can't even imagine why the US didn't insist on a positive locking system. Peter '68 TR250 on 6/17/02 11:
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00335.html (7,241 bytes)
- 209. Re: Timing chain (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:58:53 -0400
- I did this job over the winter so maybe I can help. You can move the steering rack enough without removing the steering column and the lower boxed chassis member will not interfere with the damper o
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00539.html (9,583 bytes)
- 210. Re: Electrical Problems (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 19:13:52 -0400
- Classic example of the voltage stabilizer failure. The VS is located behind the speedo. Peter '68 TR250
- /html/6pack/2002-06/msg00598.html (7,515 bytes)
- 211. Re: Top Dead Center (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 16:00:28 -0400
- The bolt threads into the spark plug hole, hence it contacts the piston on its upward stroke (no direct contact with the crank). The crank is symmetrical. The center point of the con rods, where the
- /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00082.html (8,577 bytes)
- 212. Re: o-ring failure in PDWA? (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 12:15:02 -0400
- If you have leakage with the PDWA switch removed, your o-rings are shot. The switch is not designed to seal anything. It simply grounds the line or not. Peter '68 TR250
- /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00178.html (7,820 bytes)
- 213. Japanese lass' sexy pictures (score: 1)
- Author: vze2846b <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 18:48:08 -0500
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- /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00232.html (6,145 bytes)
- 214. Re: What color? (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 09:50:50 -0400
- These were unpainted. The natural silver of the metal was the color. Peter '68 TR250 Peter Macholdt
- /html/6pack/2002-05/msg00293.html (7,077 bytes)
- 215. Commission number, engine number and body number question (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 10:15:13 +0000
- Since the conversation has turned to commission numbers, I thought that I would see if I could get some clarification on the true identity of my LBC. I purchased my TR250 back in 1995 from a guy in T
- /html/6pack/2002-04/msg00046.html (7,549 bytes)
- 216. Re: P.D.W.A. Piston (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 11:17:11 +0000
- When the shuttle in centered, the path to ground is interrupted and your dash light is off. If you get a ground on the spade terminal in the PDWA switch, the shuttle is off-center. There should be a
- /html/6pack/2002-04/msg00053.html (7,488 bytes)
- 217. Commission plate(s) for the TR250 (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 11:28:31 +0000
- Fellow TR250 owner Larry Morrison and I have been trading emails off-list and trying to figure out why my commission plate doesn't match his. I'm realizing that I know less about the car than I thoug
- /html/6pack/2002-04/msg00097.html (7,722 bytes)
- 218. Commission and other numbers (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 14:26:52 +0000
- Here is something from the "for what it is worth department". On page 119 of Bill Piggott's book on the TR4-6 he states: "...all of these TR's appear to have had two body numbers- a 'body-in-white' n
- /html/6pack/2002-04/msg00102.html (7,272 bytes)
- 219. Re: Sealant for threads (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2002 11:48:39 +0000
- Oh yeah, BTDT. You must use sealant on these bolts. One of them goes into the water jacket in the head and will leak without being sealed. I like Hylomar for these tasks. Never hardens and gives a g
- /html/6pack/2002-04/msg00126.html (7,014 bytes)
- 220. Re: first electrical issue (score: 1)
- Author: Peter Macholdt <vze2846b@verizon.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 12:09:10 -0400
- I hate to disagree, but I'm going to anyway. I noticed a drop on my Amp gauge when using the headlights (no other obvious symptoms). A few weeks later, I was driving at night, crusing along at 70 wh
- /html/6pack/2002-04/msg00206.html (9,560 bytes)
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