- 261. Re: [TR] Pertronix Failure (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:01:20 EDT
- Is there the possibility that 'upgrades' such as the Pertronix ignition unit, and other like it, are less reliable than the contact breaker points they replace? Have any TR folks given up on such a s
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00342.html (8,303 bytes)
- 262. Re: [TR] Pertronix Failure (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:38:03 EDT
- It's easy enough to swap point plates on the side of the road (and I've done it more than once). Randall How many Pertronix failures have you had then Randall? Mike Moore **Looking for a car that's s
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00347.html (9,011 bytes)
- 263. Re: [TR] Pertronix Failure (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:41:36 EDT
- I don't know that they're more or less reliable than points. I agree-points usually have a period of graceful degradation until it dawns on me that its time to change points. Not so with electronic i
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00348.html (9,292 bytes)
- 264. Re: [TR] inquiring minds want to know (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:36:13 EDT
- Is a lockwasher that stays flat, even after it's removed from the bolt, no longer any good? True. It's no longer a spring. Mike Moore **Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? R
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00361.html (7,784 bytes)
- 265. Re: [TR] [6pack] traffiator/blinker woes continues (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:16:21 EDT
- the first level culprit was a bad connection whcih caused the passenger side front to not work. but - it still flashes like a strobe. at least i have functional blinkers <grin> I had lots of problems
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00373.html (7,557 bytes)
- 266. Re: [TR] torque tightening (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:46:33 EDT
- Some lockwasher? Paul I used to design miitary equipment which had to pass shck and vibration testing. I quikly discvered that if a nut and lockwasher got the least bit loose, they would soon fall of
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00528.html (8,247 bytes)
- 267. Re: [TR] torque tightening (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:25:50 EDT
- I do that when I want to wear suspenders with a suit , but wearing a jacket the belt loops show and I don't want people telling me forgot my belt! Mike Moore < ** It's only a deal if it's where you w
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00542.html (8,212 bytes)
- 268. Re: [TR] Lock nuts and lock washers (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 06:56:57 EDT
- Very well said Michael Porter. Mike Moore ** It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) ___________
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00556.html (7,703 bytes)
- 269. Re: [TR] more torqueeness, security, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:53:58 EDT
- Could someone explain to me if there is a big difference in the metallurgy between those fasteners that are 'tightened against' each other at 65 ft lbs of torque vs. nearby fasteners receiving merely
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00574.html (7,968 bytes)
- 270. Re: [TR] A-type OD on ebay - crook warning!! (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:02:12 EDT
- Warning: The guy (his name is Ian Priestly) who posted item said they had been rebuilt but they were both POS. One had bits of dog food inside, the other was little more than recyclable Aluminum. It
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00613.html (9,085 bytes)
- 271. Re: [TR] Duhh (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:45:48 EDT
- Thank you Rich, I can only plead "halfheimers" ... and you are correct, the Correct time would indeed be 5:30 PM PST ... :-[ At least the neighbors won't be so annoyed ... Bill, I would not want to r
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00617.html (7,408 bytes)
- 272. Re: [TR] more torqueeness, security, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:09:56 EDT
- I'm still puzzling over this statement. I bought my safety wire pliers at HF quite a few years ago; and while I don't do a lot of safety wire work, they've lasted far beyond "a few fasteners". The ha
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00622.html (9,037 bytes)
- 273. Re: [TR] TR6 Low Rev Miss (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:24:49 EDT
- Hi Gang, Weekend warrior here. I am still fighting this low rev miss in the TR6. Perhaps I was a little hasty to think that the Dizzy was crap as was my thought last weekend. You know after 28 years
- /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00663.html (8,653 bytes)
- 274. Re: [TR] TR3 oilite bush (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 22:24:26 EDT
- Oilite is the (brand) name of the material. Another name is SAE 841 bronze. Sorry, don't have the exact length offhand. But it's shorter than the cavity (so the bush floats fore/aft to some extent) a
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00023.html (8,120 bytes)
- 275. Re: [TR] Nitrogen in Tires (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 08:59:12 EDT
- Personally I can't see the point to it. Air is already approx 78% nitrogen (and 21% oxygen) and the nitrogen molecule is just a bit bigger than an oxygen molecule. So, to me, putting pure nitrogen in
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00035.html (9,269 bytes)
- 276. Re: [TR] Gear Shift Knob/Overdrive switch (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 20:54:19 EDT
- Greetings listers, I'm thinking about moving my overdrive switch to the gear shift knob. Seems like a good Idea to me. What has the list done is this regard. There's a Jags shift knob with a button o
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00053.html (8,663 bytes)
- 277. Re: [TR] TR4A Piston Upgrade (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 02:48:42 EDT
- Brian, When I rebuilt my TRA several years ago, I bored to 90mm and had pistons made. THAT was a little pricey to. Wit a little bigger cam etc it scoots right along. I would probably not do it today
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00138.html (9,538 bytes)
- 278. Re: [TR] Electric Fan Location (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 06:17:11 EDT
- I mounted a Kenlowe fan on my TR3 ahead of the radiator. I still have my crankaft fan. Mike Moore ** Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall trends and hair
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00285.html (7,387 bytes)
- 279. Re: [TR] Electric Fan Location (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:29:42 EDT
- on Tony Hart was an advocate of using the ac condenser fans for additional cooling . I did so initially but eventually replaced the ac fans wth a large Pep Boys fan and it worked just fine. I had the
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00299.html (8,341 bytes)
- 280. Re: [TR] Group 49 battery preferred? (score: 1)
- Author: MMoore8425@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:13:51 EDT
- 49 Paul, Once upon a time, I decided that battery quaality was related to amount of lead and therefore price and therefore weight. I ran around allover town weighing size 27 batteries. I found HUGE w
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00389.html (9,074 bytes)
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