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121. Re: Quick Question (MGB) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 01 Mar 90 12:32:06 PST; .Why not put the car in fourth and roll it forward to turn the motor? .All you need is a little stretch of level pavement. Hmm. I always pull the plugs and yank on the fan. (This is on a TR4 -- the; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00009.html (7,406 bytes)
122. Re: miscellany (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 02 Mar 90 11:03:44 PST; There's no doubt that I'm a beginning mechanic, so I be embarrassing myself by asking this: why do people get dissatisfied with Craftsman tools? Why are Snap-On better? Always trying to develop my se; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00017.html (6,816 bytes)
123. Re: lubricating trunnions (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 02 Mar 90 11:19:38 PST; My TR-6 manuals call for 90-weight oil, not grease. Grease supposedly works, however (which is good, because I don't know how to fill my grease gun with oil). mjb and I had an offline discussion abou; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00018.html (7,962 bytes)
124. horn push shroud? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sat, 03 Mar 90 21:27:29 PST; I'm looking the vinyl boot/shroud/fixture that surrounds the horn push on some TR6s and Spitfires. I've got a very odd steering wheel on my 4A -- it has a big center cutout. A Moto-Lita hub won't fit; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00025.html (6,828 bytes)
125. TRF and MGB (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 13 Mar 90 10:54:43 PST; If you own an MGB and have wondered why Triumph owners enthuse so much over The Roadster Factory, now's your chance to find out. TRF has been stocking MGB parts for about a year. They recently releas; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00114.html (7,537 bytes)
126. high beams and horns (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 13 Mar 90 17:06:44 PST; What kind of car?; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00119.html (6,228 bytes)
127. carb rebuild (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sat, 17 Mar 90 16:32:01 PST; I'm collecting parts and wisdom in preparation for rebuilding the Stromberg 175 CD carbs on my TR-4A. I have rebuild kits, have throttle shaft bushing kits on order. The only thing left is needles. T; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00203.html (7,530 bytes)
128. am I nuts? (VTR in Boulder) (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 20 Mar 90 18:18:45 PST; Our own Bill Sohl recently posted in rec.autos.driving, about the One Lap of America 'rally': Especially in a section were a sign had noted that there was NO services for the next 108 miles. This mad; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00245.html (7,908 bytes)
129. Re: Can -you- help TS44732LO? (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 22 Mar 90 09:56:08 PST; I'd start by calling TRF and asking for leads, (814) 446-4444. After that, I'd try to get hold of a member of TRA and look for ads in their newsletter. chris; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00250.html (6,716 bytes)
130. Re: Wanted: Information on TR-4/TR-250's (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Wed, 21 Mar 90 17:55:42 PST; I paid $3000 for my '67 4A in 'fair' condition. That seems to be about the going rate right now. I bought mine from a newspaper ad -- I'd recommend finding a local Triumph club and looking through th; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00258.html (7,744 bytes)
131. Re: TR6 Throttle ball joint (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 29 Mar 90 01:58:21 PST; Where are you located? I needed throttle linkage parts and couldn't find them anywhere other than a salvage yard. None of the standard suppliers seem to carry anyting other than complete assemblies.; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00334.html (6,744 bytes)
132. rocker tips (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 29 Mar 90 17:50:53 PST; I seem to be rebuilding my tr-4A engine bit by bit ... The current project is the rocker assembly. The shaft is worn, the bushings are worn, and the tips of the rockers themselves are worn. TRF has t; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00360.html (6,931 bytes)
133. Re: Brake rebuild question (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 30 Mar 90 09:58:13 PST; "white brake grease". This sounds like a lithium-based grease for lubricating moving parts (like the contacts between the edge of the brake shoes and the backing plate). The red or green grease that; /html/british-cars/1990-03/msg00366.html (6,879 bytes)
134. Re: Zenith-Stromberg carbs... (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Tue, 06 Feb 90 11:01:39 PST; One way to look for leaks is to spray carburettor cleaner around the various joints and fittings and listen for the rpm to go up.; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00029.html (6,539 bytes)
135. bars for speed [was Re: I almost forgot, ] (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Fri, 09 Feb 90 16:02:25 PST; My folks' Mercedes 190D (circa 1959) had the same sort of gizmo. Must have been a craze at the time.; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00072.html (6,560 bytes)
136. Re: Zenith-Stromberg's, thanks (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Mon, 12 Feb 90 08:39:21 PST; The thing to remember about carb cleaner around Zenith carbs is not to use it to clean the carbs! That is, most cans have instructions that tell you to get all your performance back by removing the a; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00079.html (7,434 bytes)
137. TR4A question time (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sun, 18 Feb 90 18:09:49 PST; Two questions, completely unrelated: The simple one: Sarah's exhaust system is rattling around. I don't know who or what installed it, but it's largely wrong -- there's no suspension clamp at the mid; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00153.html (8,870 bytes)
138. Re: Weather Strip (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Thu, 22 Feb 90 20:24:11 PST; Try ordering the right thing from TRF? $13 is only a lot if it wears out after 9 months. More and more I believe that TRF's prices are worth every penny for the extra quality. They supply the best pa; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00206.html (6,685 bytes)
139. very strange and scary - sheared wheel stud (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sat, 24 Feb 90 00:14:55 PST; I was driving home just now. While executing a not-too-abusive braking left sweeper, I heard a sound that was definitely a thunk around my RF wheel cover, err, nave plate. OK, I figured, it's trying; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00225.html (7,581 bytes)
140. Re: Bay Area gathering (score: 1): Author: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU; Date: Sat, 24 Feb 90 00:19:33 PST; There's a nice restaurant in Pescadero, Duarte's, that's been a favorite midway stop for me on Sunday-to-the-beach outings. I'd suggest we plan a meal/meeting point there, if we're doing a one-day. c; /html/british-cars/1990-02/msg00226.html (6,684 bytes)

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