- 1. Question about Early 1960s Jaguar Sedans (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 1995 16:15:46 -0500 (EST)
- My wife is a fan of the "Inspector Morse" series on PBS, and she has taken a liking to the Mark II sedan that the title character drives. As a result, I've been looking through Hemmings to see what p
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00245.html (7,298 bytes)
- 2. Re: Found a TR-4 for sale (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 1995 09:33:52 -0500 (EST)
- The major question is rust, as others have pointed out. You need to get the car up off the ground and check out the frame carefully. Also check body panels, rockers, and inside the spare tire well. W
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00472.html (6,884 bytes)
- 3. Strange Rattle from my TR-4 Transmission (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jan 1995 09:41:51 -0500 (EST)
- Yet another strange tale from the Tiggermobile files. I finally solved my starting problems by installing a new starter and positive lead from the battery. The engine now makes a rumm- rumm- rumm sou
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00474.html (6,896 bytes)
- 4. Re: TR4 front pulley removal (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jan 1995 08:30:43 -0500 (EST)
- If you're lucky, there won't be a bolt on the pulley. The PO of the Tiggermobile apparently drove without one for years. The horror, the horror...
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00512.html (6,616 bytes)
- 5. Advice needed about Newsletter for new British car club (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jan 1995 17:50:47 -0500 (EST)
- We've just started up a car club here in Delaware, and I volunteered to edit the newsletter. I've done a lot of work with desktop publishing, but this is the first local car club I've been involved w
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00732.html (7,172 bytes)
- 6. Starting out with a Midget (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 15:45:30 -0500 (EST)
- I pulled only the engine on my 72 Midget years ago, and after an afternoon of frustration trying to put it back in I vowed that in the future I would only pull the engine and trans as a unit. That li
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00784.html (7,209 bytes)
- 7. Re: More on the Hunt for my Dad's TR-4A (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 16:00:10 -0500 (EST)
- I looked in the most recent copy of the Vintage Triumph register and your dad's number was not there. The correct number is probably CTC 71364 L, though if the car has a rigid rear axle it might be C
- /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00785.html (6,803 bytes)
- 8. The evil that POs (and British engineers) do (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 09:06:51 -0500 (EST)
- Well, I couldn't figure out why I was having so much problem setting my timing on the Tiggermobile (1963 TR-4). Turns out the PO took the crankshaft pulley apart and put it back together with the tim
- /html/british-cars/1994-11/msg00403.html (7,283 bytes)
- 9. Paul Hemson's transport predicament (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 19:18:49 -0400 (EDT)
- As a TR-4 owner, I must protest the suggestion that this car is suitable for a family. While the trunk is truely cavernous (try getting 3 cases of longnecks in a M**ta!), the back seat is too small f
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00100.html (7,114 bytes)
- 10. Need advice on buying British sports car in Denmark (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 04:39:29 -0400 (EDT)
- I'm currently visiting some frieds in Denmark (using my account through the magic of telnet), and one of them told me he is thinking about buying a British sports car. Perhaps the ride he had in my T
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00467.html (8,430 bytes)
- 11. Stereotypes (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 09:24:03 -0400 (EDT)
- Well, I may be male and somewhat macho (at least my wife complains that I am), but I'm certainly not middle-aged, and I am definitly _not_ an anglophile! Leaving aside the horrors of British cooking
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00523.html (8,250 bytes)
- 12. More Stereotypes (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 1994 09:34:55 -0400 (EDT)
- Talked with my local LBC parts dealer the other day, and he says the vast majority (like 90%) of his customers are old guys who wanted one of these cars in high school but couldn't have one. They now
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg00524.html (7,169 bytes)
- 13. Subtle Bodges: Part 2 (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 17:26:57 -0400 (EDT)
- Well, I finally got around to installing the new carb needles on the Tiggermobile, and guess what? The jets on the carbs are the wrong size! The dreaded PO must have put in some sort of modification
- /html/british-cars/1994-10/msg01013.html (7,110 bytes)
- 14. Sand blast vs. Chemical dip question (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Wed, 28 Sep 1994 07:16:59 -0400 (EDT)
- There was an extended discussion of just this question on the air-cooled VW discussion group recently. The vast majority agreeded that chemical dip was not a good idea - even with cleaning some of th
- /html/british-cars/1994-09/msg00739.html (7,447 bytes)
- 15. TR-4 Fuel Pump Problem - Update (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 1994 09:55:49 -0400 (EDT)
- Well, I finally got around to pulling the pan on my TR-4 this weekend - you'll remember that my aftermarket fuel pump decided to fail by dropping the lever arm inside the block. What I found was not
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00007.html (7,543 bytes)
- 16. Paul Hemson's transport predicament (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Fri, 12 Aug 1994 19:18:49 -0400 (EDT)
- As a TR-4 owner, I must protest the suggestion that this car is suitable for a family. While the trunk is truely cavernous (try getting 3 cases of longnecks in a M**ta!), the back seat is too small f
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00365.html (7,114 bytes)
- 17. Need advice on buying British sports car in Denmark (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Tue, 30 Aug 1994 04:39:29 -0400 (EDT)
- I'm currently visiting some frieds in Denmark (using my account through the magic of telnet), and one of them told me he is thinking about buying a British sports car. Perhaps the ride he had in my T
- /html/british-cars/1994-08/msg00732.html (8,430 bytes)
- 18. Mail Order Hydraulics (Apple Hydraulics) (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 1994 13:30:51 -0400 (EDT)
- I just had the carbs from my TR-4 re-bushed by Apple Hydraulics last week and found them to be very professional. They did a good job, returned the carbs faster than they said they would, and packed
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00482.html (6,987 bytes)
- 19. Leaking Valve Cover Gasket on TR-4 (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jul 1994 11:20:41 -0400 (EDT)
- Oil leaks from under the valve cover on my 1963 TR-4 constantly - 1/2 quart per 100 miles or so. I cleaned the engine so I am sure the leak is coming from the gasket area. The car came with two valve
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00549.html (7,850 bytes)
- 20. Luggage Rack for TR-4 (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Clark <markc@brahms.udel.edu>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 1994 09:11:16 -0400 (EDT)
- The Roadster Factory lists an OEM style luggage rack for TR-4/4A that does not require drilling of new holes, so I assume it mounts with the trunk hinge and license plate bolts. Stock number GLR45, p
- /html/british-cars/1994-07/msg00595.html (6,665 bytes)
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