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61. Detroit Lockers vs Mr Good Torch (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2001 18:16:00 EDT; So how else was I going to get to work or get the TR3 (my only car) to the track! I did learn to check the rear street tires for stagger! Bob Tullius tried to persuade me to go to a welded diff; I th; /html/fot/2001-07/msg00206.html (7,372 bytes)
62. Re: Total Seal rings / Leak Down Tests (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 21:06:16 EDT; I remember that some of the formula 1 engines had talcum powder used to help seat the rings. I once told a friend with a mosquito killing Mini 1275 S about BonAmi. When he could not find it, he used; /html/fot/2001-06/msg00227.html (6,482 bytes)
63. Sears Point Anyone? (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 20:12:21 EDT; Any FOT planning to be at Sears Point this weekend? I'll be helping a teammate with a non-TR Gasp Hardy; /html/fot/2001-05/msg00138.html (6,248 bytes)
64. Re: oil temp sensor/alloy sump (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 21:15:03 EDT; I found an adapter that screwed into the Standard sump drain plug hole. I have run with the oil temp sender that way for years. The finned alloy factory sumps were a good thing before oil coolers wer; /html/fot/2001-04/msg00126.html (6,503 bytes)
65. Re: water pump speeds / airdams (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:33:49 EDT; Block pressure can be higher than radiator pressure, similar to an AC system. Put a pressure gauge tap in the block drain tap hole. I put a second spring in a STD TR3 cap & it did measure at 8 P.S.I.; /html/fot/2001-04/msg00251.html (7,005 bytes)
66. Re: 3rd popping (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 21:53:46 EST; Something is not right in the gearbox, unless you have way more BHP than my All the new main ball bearings that the main TR parts houses supply are the sloppy ones (the burnish marks on the side tell; /html/fot/2001-03/msg00152.html (6,885 bytes)
67. Open & TR2 Diffs (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 22:08:19 EST; As soon as I put a cam in my TR3, it would spin the inside wheel in 3rd gear I installed a factory locker (there is NO limited / slip with these)! This was fully legal in 1967 when I did it. To me an; /html/fot/2001-02/msg00049.html (6,612 bytes)
68. TR4 broken crankshaft-reuse block? (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 21:47:25 EST; Do you have to? If so, have the main brg. caps crack tested, check the block for cracks around the Hardy; /html/fot/2001-02/msg00125.html (6,563 bytes)
69. Re: Brake Master Cylinders (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 01:47:40 EST; Gee Guys (Hi Susan) I survived Vietnam, so I am used to things being thrown at me; but recently it has usually been by porsche or miata drivers, or the scca, Inc. :-) As for carrying tools, I hope t; /html/fot/2000-12/msg00038.html (10,353 bytes)
70. Give me a brake, (10") (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 23:00:06 EST; << Bill Dentinger PS While we have them on the Thunder Bolt, my TR3 does not have any brake biasing (if that's a word) components in place. On my TR3 I am running the TRIUMPH 10" Alfin Drums in the r; /html/fot/2000-12/msg00060.html (7,697 bytes)
71. Who can it be now? (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:50:58 EST; Gee, too bad that I no longer get "sports car" as I think I have seen that Shall I ask scca for royalties/ damages? HP -- << Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:12:42 -0700 (MST) From: Mark J Bradakis <mjb@cs.; /html/fot/2000-12/msg00150.html (6,810 bytes)
72. Re: Moss Forged Steel crankshaft (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:00:37 EST; My Guess is that these cranks come from India. The Rover SD1 was still being built there when last I checked, and was powered by an updated TR4 motor!! not the 3.5 aluminum V8 Metal quality by countr; /html/fot/2000-11/msg00102.html (7,031 bytes)
73. Re TR3 diff setup (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 17:57:12 EDT; I give your "expert" credit for realizing his limitations. I hope that the FOT can find a local expert for you. The factory pinion depth tool gets the gears spot on. If not, and you trust shipping,; /html/fot/2000-09/msg00035.html (7,096 bytes)
74. SCCA (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 23:52:26 EDT; Well, they put me out of business, but some changes have been made since then. I suggest reapplying for an alternate rear axle. Funny thing, a few years ago, when Bruce Qvale said that he just had to; /html/fot/2000-08/msg00026.html (6,310 bytes)
75. TR3 Rear Brake Cylinder Size!! (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 23:52:26 EDT; Hi FOT, This is not just hydraulic theory via physics classes, but real life TR3 testing by a racer as well. It is the area of the brake cylinder piston times the line pressure that one uses to calcu; /html/fot/2000-08/msg00027.html (6,657 bytes)
76. scca/axle failures (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 01:02:12 EDT; I had four half shaft failures. One of these broke outside of the bearing during the pre Runoffs warm-up in turn 5 at Atlanta. It launched the car, but the tire wall save me; and with help from quite; /html/fot/2000-08/msg00073.html (6,825 bytes)
77. TR3Bs/caster (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 23:08:02 EDT; No wonder Triumph never had a parts book for the TR3Bs! I have worked on a few street, very original, TR3Bs that had the later upper control arms and ball joints. These cars also had the TR4A caliper; /html/fot/2000-08/msg00426.html (6,526 bytes)
78. Germantown Rd (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 01:38:06 EDT; << Germantown Rd runs from the Rte 30 end of the St. Johns bridge (which crosses the Willamette river) up over the west hills where it crosses Skyline drive and continues on down towards Beaverton. M; /html/fot/2000-07/msg00143.html (6,905 bytes)
79. Line Boring the TR-3/4 Three Main Engine Blocks (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2000 22:22:15 EDT; I use a ground test bar to test for alignment. I also use a dial bore gauge in each main brg hole. Even the best shops that Line Hone do not get it as round as the factory. If you use racing RPMs, th; /html/fot/2000-06/msg00188.html (7,736 bytes)
80. Center (centre) main cap (score: 1): Author: Catpusher@aol.com; Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 21:59:57 EDT; I would have the crank magged while you are at it, as it was not supported once the cap broke. I run a reinforcement under my center cap, which became legal in scca some years ago. Before that, peop; /html/fot/2000-05/msg00141.html (6,731 bytes)

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