- 1. U-joint replacement on TR-6 (and 3,4,250, etc.) (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 2 Dec 1991 14:28 EST
- Seems like this question comes up every 4 to 5 months. The short answer is that anyone with a minimal knowledge of mechanics and some fundamental tools shouldn't have a tough time replacing U-joints
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00010.html (8,987 bytes)
- 2. re: leaky clutch cylinder (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 3 Dec 1991 9:42 EST
- Magic! That's two of the great mysteries of life. Not likely. A leak is a leak and changing the type of fluid isn't going to correct the cause of the leak itself. I'd suggest going to a brand new un
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00032.html (8,407 bytes)
- 3. re: VTR (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 3 Dec 1991 10:07 EST
- Kevin Riggs posted some questions which I'll happily answer and I thought I might as well distribute to the rest of the british-cars folks also since I've been a b-c participant for almost 3 years an
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00038.html (12,380 bytes)
- 4. Original Triumph TR book (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 3 Dec 1991 13:53 EST
- Where was the book printed, the USA or the UK? Who published, authored the book(s)? Where did you buy your copy? How much? This sounds like a new book in the Triumph area that I haven't seen or heard
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00049.html (7,712 bytes)
- 5. The first TR-2, TS1 (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 4 Dec 1991 11:46 EST
- Jerry Kaidor posted: Now this is something I do know about. The last I heard, TS1 was owned by Joe Richards, President of the Triumph Register of America. Joe bought the car from a Canadian owner abo
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00070.html (8,078 bytes)
- 6. re: TR3s (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 4 Dec 1991 23:10 EST
- Wayne asks: Actually, Bill (me) drives a TR-250 each day. Current TR-3 prices range from $3000 to $10,000 or more. Below $3000 and you probably don't have a streetworthy vehicle. Obviously, the high
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00102.html (7,715 bytes)
- 7. re: Whire Wheel Knock-Offs (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 6 Dec 1991 10:27 EST
- Christoph asks: Why must you change from knock-offs to octagonal? Is it against motor vehicle laws in the UK (or elsewhere in Europe) to have knockoffs? Just curious. -- Bill Sohl (K2UNK) || email Be
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00152.html (7,417 bytes)
- 8. We don't need this, was: ticking noise (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 9 Dec 1991 13:36 EST
- A call for common courtesy follows at the end of the following rehash from two messages. Bill Peel in response to an earlier post: Part of the post by Andy Banta to which Bill Peel responded: -- Come
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00224.html (9,033 bytes)
- 9. TR-8 vs TR-5, was Re: Performance parts for MGB (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 12 Dec 1991 12:05 EST
- While not "officially" imported, there are several TR-5s as well as several PI TR-6s in the USA. Odds are that one may show up periodically at the TRF Summer Party and other major events. I know of
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00304.html (8,338 bytes)
- 10. re: insuring an LBC project (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 13 Dec 1991 9:36 EST
- Victor wrote and asked: Speaking for myself (but I think most folks are the same) I do not insure those vehicles that are in a project mode (or if they are just off the road for an extended period).
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00348.html (8,445 bytes)
- 11. re: insuring an LBC project (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 13 Dec 1991 14:35 EST
- Info about not insuring project cars deleted..... I guess that means you'll need to make the car look presentable for the moment. Maybe just a single color paint, etc. Then too, you could always send
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00362.html (7,426 bytes)
- 12. re: Planning for 1992 (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 17 Dec 1991 0:02 EST
- mjb asks: I'll be at the VTR convention and will probably also go to the TRF party (TRF is the weekend of August 7-8). If I go to TRF again, we will camp-out at TRF as we have for the last two years.
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00412.html (7,419 bytes)
- 13. re: Spit 1500 (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 18 Dec 1991 9:13 EST
- I believe the answer is YES to both questions, but hopefully someone like Jim Muller (resident Spitfire expert of the B-C list) will provide additional verification. -- Bill Sohl (K2UNK) || email Be
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00432.html (6,965 bytes)
- 14. Compuserv to Internet (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 20 Dec 1991 17:24 EST
- Could one of you knowledgeable folks let me know the addressing format which someone on compuserv would use to send email to me and/or to the british-cars list? I have a friend, Frank Angelini, who i
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00506.html (7,003 bytes)
- 15. re: restore (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 23 Dec 1991 9:43 EST
- Dom asks about his Spitfire restoration: I've heard and read very good reports about the Redi-strip process (they always run ads in Hemmings). Why not call up the nearest one and ask them. I belive t
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00517.html (8,111 bytes)
- 16. re: electrical/battery questions. (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 23 Dec 1991 9:52 EST
- DW asks: You are correct. Unless there is some type of electrical connection (Does your radio have a clock and/or is it a digital type that always requires a connection to maintain the digital memory
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00518.html (8,309 bytes)
- 17. re: What would you do with $250? (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 31 Dec 1991 11:32 EST
- I recieved a Sears pamphlet that had a 3.5 hp compressor for (I think) around $299. If your current compressor is "asthmatic," new air tools won't help. You could probably "tandem" the new compresso
- /html/british-cars/1991-12/msg00559.html (8,296 bytes)
- 18. re: Mufflers (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 3 Oct 1991 9:16 EDT
- You are probably talking about the catalytic converter, not the muffler. The catalytic converter is the first device in the exhaust system after the exhaust manifold. The muffler is then in line AFT
- /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00055.html (8,194 bytes)
- 19. re: TR6 purchase, questions (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 4 Oct 1991 12:13 EDT
- RE: Joe Flake's TR-6 Given that the unit's been rebuilt at least once already, I'd opt for a completely new unit. If the old unit needs any amount of work (sleeving, etc.) the $100 difference can go
- /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00088.html (10,811 bytes)
- 20. Re: Tvr show (score: 1)
- Author: whs70@taichi.cc.bellcore.com (sohl,william h)
- Date: 4 Oct 1991 13:44 EDT
- I've attended this meet many times (can't be there this year due to a conflicting family gathering.) The last few years there has probably been more like 50 to 60 TVRs in attendance. The meet is bot
- /html/british-cars/1991-10/msg00091.html (7,532 bytes)
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