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1. Differential question (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 18:58:18 EST; How much back and forth movement (reverse/forward) is acceptable on a TR6 differential before it actually starts to move the wheels? Mine has some slack, but I do not know if it is considered OK. Tha; /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01515.html (6,364 bytes)
2. Spitfires at Le Mans (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2003 17:36:30 EST; There's not much Triumph related programming on the Speed Channel, but I always check it. Noticed there's a Legends of Motorsports presentation of the 1964 Le Mans featuring Spitfires on at 5:30 and; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00189.html (6,640 bytes)
3. Sticky carb piston (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 08:25:21 EDT; I rebuilt my Strombergs recently. After reassembling, one of the pistons doesn't lift as easily as it should. As far as I can tell, it's the piston itself causing the resistance, not the needle. Any; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00001.html (6,507 bytes)
4. carpet question (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 03:39:09 EDT; I purchased the Moss carpet set and I've done some test fitting to get an idea of how it lays down. The carpet in the car when I purchased it was a custom install, so I have no reference point. One q; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00163.html (7,090 bytes)
5. Sticky Carb follow up (score: 1): Author: aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:30:54 -0400; Thanks to all who responded. It seems the binding was between the dome and the piston, not the piston and the carb body. I unscrewed the piston from the diaphram so it could rotate freely and found t; /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00181.html (6,607 bytes)
6. fender screws and seam sealer (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 22:02:39 EDT; Hello all, Does anyone know a source for body bolt screws that are of a higher grade than supplied by Moss? The ones supplied with the kit can't be cinched down at all. The thread will strip in an in; /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00221.html (6,883 bytes)
7. RE: Won't start, out of ideas (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 08:07:26 -0500; After I found TDC on the number one cylinder, I connected a volt meter to the distributor low tension lead to the coil and set it at 10 deg BTDC just as the voltage dropped. I checked that the dog g; /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00002.html (7,407 bytes)
8. RE: Won't start, out of ideas - solved (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 22:52:56 EST; At the risk of being banned from the list for incompetence, I'll tell you why the engine wouldn't start. I had replaced the weight springs in the distributor and put the cam spindle in 180 degrees in; /html/triumphs/2005-03/msg00020.html (7,584 bytes)
9. Re: Racing wheels (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 21:41:13 EST; What about the offset on these? Are they all the same as the TR's. Bud Trussell; /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00257.html (6,854 bytes)
10. TR6 Bentley Manual Error? (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:07:16 EST; Can someone check 86.35.15, Ignition timing adjust, paragraph 14-17. It says to take off the retard vacuum line, then check that timing at idle speed (800) is per the specs on 86.35.00. The spec says; /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00441.html (7,018 bytes)
11. Re: TR6 Bentley Manual Error? (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 07:57:54 EST; Thanks Randall, The reason I questioned the accuracy is because it did specifically mention disconnecting the retard unit and all US market distributors had one. So, since my vacuum retard isn't work; /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00465.html (8,277 bytes)
12. Birthdays (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:13:49 EST; I had wanted a TR6 ever since a fiend of mine from college owned a Saffron PI he bought when he was stationed in England and brought back to the states. Eight years ago, when I turned 40, the urge re; /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00562.html (8,876 bytes)
13. Won't start, out of ideas (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:02:02 EST; I was running the engine with the fast idle set, then it just stopped like the ignition had been turned off. I had the air cleaner off and there was a puff of smoke or gas vapor out of the carbs. It; /html/triumphs/2005-02/msg00944.html (7,188 bytes)
14. Body Mounting Question (longish) (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 21:59:57 EST; Hello all, I am finally putting my TR6 body back on it's frame after two years. I had saved and labeled all of the original pads and am using them as an initial guide before I fit the wings and doors; /html/triumphs/2005-01/msg00485.html (7,866 bytes)
15. Re: Body Mounting Question (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:12:25 EST; Thanks to all who responded, I've made pretty good progress with fitting the body. The door and wing gaps lined up nicely. Working from the doors outward seems to be the trick. I did have to shim the; /html/triumphs/2005-01/msg00540.html (7,094 bytes)
16. [TR] Legal again! (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:05:05 EST; I am finally legal again after a five year, frame-off restoration! Still have a few bits here and there to get done, but I can at least drive her again. Many thanks to anyone that may have responded; /html/triumphs/2006-11/msg00494.html (6,688 bytes)
17. [TR] TR6 stumbling at low rpm (score: 1): Author: aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:07:58 -0500; I've been driving my rebuilt 75 TR6 now for about a month and have put on about 500 miles. Overall, I am very pleased with the way it is performing. It starts quickly and idles well. In the 2000 - 30; /html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00421.html (8,893 bytes)
18. Re: [TR] TR6 stumbling at low rpm (score: 1): Author: aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:29:56 -0500; Wow! No wonder mechanics cost so much. I got seven possible causes for my symptons. I'll check each in turn, then drive the car before moving to the next. Timing- I have it set at 6 BTDC without the; /html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00441.html (9,291 bytes)
19. Re: [TR] TR6 stumbling at low rpm - Update (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:02:10 EST; My stumbling problem turned out to be too lean of a mixture, after all. I pulled the carbs and checked the float level. They were both within spec. Then I checked the level of the needle jets. I had; /html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00527.html (7,579 bytes)
20. [TR] TR6 in a commercial (score: 1): Author: Aledotr6@aol.com; Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 09:00:00 EDT; I saw a red TR6 in a commercial yesterday for "21st Century". That's a car insurance company. The guy in it was paying a toll or exiting a parking lot. He had to open the door to get to his change an; /html/triumphs/2007-05/msg00538.html (6,789 bytes)

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