- 21. Re: [TR] replaCING BRAKE LINES (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 20:55:46 EDT
- --Andy Mace Andy, This is all because of plating old brake lines? Best, Mike Moore == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00194.html (7,423 bytes)
- 22. Re: [TR] replaCING BRAKE LINES (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:09:33 EDT
- In both cases the 'emergency' brakes were totally ineffective, first time because the cable was broken and the second time because they had faded away due to overheating. Randall, I'm sorry to hear a
- /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00198.html (8,784 bytes)
- 23. Re: [TR] TR3A: Removing Radiator without removing Apron (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:06:51 EDT
- Let me get this straight. You can remove 15 bolts and swivel the front apron On my TR3A you can't even do that. The top of the apron has to come straight up first, to disengage the stiffening rib fro
- /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00244.html (8,090 bytes)
- 24. Re: [TR] Do Rotors Really Fail? (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:16:52 EDT
- Rotors don't wear out and need replacing nearly as often as parts manufacturers would have you believe. While I've had rotors fail mechanically, that is actually quite rare. You get a couple of thing
- /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00394.html (9,221 bytes)
- 25. Re: [TR] Trailers (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 13:00:14 EDT
- I used one to bring a TR3 from Quincy, Illinois to Los Angeles. I used a 73 Chevy Caprice to pull it and it was no problem. My timing gear came apart on the Chevy in Oklahoma and we had to be towed i
- /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00555.html (8,449 bytes)
- 26. Re: [TR] TR3A Tranny Removal (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 21:56:04 EDT
- Had a couple of comments wondering if the adjustment was out. I did look at the slave and pedal adjustments. Most telling, when I connected the slave rod, the transmission throw lever was "at rest,"
- /html/triumphs/2006-07/msg00657.html (8,519 bytes)
- 27. Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings... (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 10:19:14 EDT
- If I had the time, I would ride up there to take a look. I am very curious. But multiple family health issues are keeping me close to home. A close inspection would provide the truth behind this 2k m
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00062.html (9,697 bytes)
- 28. Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings... (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 13:29:51 EDT
- The guideline is that tires older than 6 years from DOM should not be installed, and tires should be removed from service no later than 10 years from DOM. That includes that "NOS" spare tire ... Mich
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00079.html (9,570 bytes)
- 29. Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings... (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 15:32:31 EDT
- Tires have date codes molded into them and the dealers know how to interpret them. In the end, it owuld be up to the selling dealer to keep their inventory turning over often enough to prevent old ti
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00091.html (10,285 bytes)
- 30. Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings... (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 18:58:32 EDT
- Sorry, doesn't make sense to me. Perhaps some engineer told you that, but engineers make mistakes too. Randall I should have said an engineer at the Michelin Technical Center. A very long and compreh
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00110.html (9,628 bytes)
- 31. Re: [TR] Speaking of questionable eBay listings... (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 19:03:34 EDT
- Michelin goes by yos simply to maximize the amount of time a tire has until 'expiration'. If they went by yom, a lot more tires would wind up being returned to them because they aren't marketable. It
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00112.html (8,750 bytes)
- 32. Re: [TR] "The cheap low miles TR4 on ebay" (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 10:59:09 EDT
- I asked the seller if the claimed mileage [2,536] on this obviously much used TR4 could be certified as true. Here's the response: I cannot certify the mileage. I have no way of knowing what happened
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00184.html (7,998 bytes)
- 33. Re: [TR] Return on investment when restoring a Stag and other (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:46:06 EDT
- No matter how money I sink into my Stag, which isn't much these days, I don't think in my live time I'll ever be able to recuperate the amount of money invested in it. Since my Stag is my hobby I rea
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00401.html (8,979 bytes)
- 34. Re: [TR] Non LBC - Britain losing its English? (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:44:15 EDT
- What has happened to them in the intervening 25 years? Nothing has happened to them. Generalizing based on exceptions is usually pretty shaky. Best regards, Mike Moore == This list supported in part
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00413.html (7,692 bytes)
- 35. Re: [TR] What should the new Triumph look like? (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:18:21 EDT
- If BMW called you and asked what you wanted the car to look like, what say you? I would say this: See the 1965 Mustang versus the 2006 Mustang See the 1972 Charger versus the 2006 Charger See the 195
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00421.html (8,411 bytes)
- 36. Re: [TR] dumb fuel questions (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 11:00:23 EDT
- Discontinued on TR3As somewhere along the way... late '58 perhaps? Standard on my 1-1-59 build TR3A. Mike Moore == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00475.html (7,134 bytes)
- 37. Re: [TR] TR3a cardboard radiator air deflector (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:00:40 EDT
- But somewhere, I've seen a diagram that shows 4 sheet metal screws through the deflector and into the 'shelf' behind the grille. Mine is from the factory that way. Best, Mike Moore == This list suppo
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00491.html (7,282 bytes)
- 38. Re: [TR] TR4A clutch not clutching (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:17:26 EDT
- Question for those more knowledgeable than I on things Triumph. '65 TR4A - ran great before I went on vacation. When I returned after a month, and wanted to go for a 're-aquaintance' drive, the clutc
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00513.html (7,796 bytes)
- 39. Re: [TR] TR4A clutch not clutching (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:27:48 EDT
- It sounds to me like the fristions disc is stuck to the flywheel or pressure plate. err-make the the "friction disc". Best, Mike Moore == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register =
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00514.html (7,136 bytes)
- 40. Re: [TR] Suspension and steering work to be done (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:19:53 EDT
- Hi, I have had my TR6 a few weeks now and need some front end bushings (upper) and tie rod ends. Also, I can feel the road bumps too much in the rear end. I checked and the rear dampeners are full. F
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00521.html (9,122 bytes)
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