- 121. [TR] 4lb TR3 Rad Cap (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:43:57 -0700
- I fill to a 1/4" or maybe a bit less in the neck. Anymore and it will puke. So I would say yours is normal & self-correcting. Geo
- /html/triumphs/2012-02/msg00382.html (7,553 bytes)
- 122. [TR] Headlight replacement (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 15:06:20 -0700
- I have the Bosch H4s in a couple of vehicles (including the TR4) and agree they are superior, but... I still have the sealed beam halogens in the TR3A because I like the way they look and do not do m
- /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00022.html (8,715 bytes)
- 123. [TR] brake/clutch bleeding kit recommendation (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 18:14:50 -0700
- I haven't used it so no recommendation, just noting... http://www.harborfreight.com/brake-fluid-bleeder-92924.html Geo
- /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00063.html (9,105 bytes)
- 124. [TR] soldering (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 15:23:32 -0700
- That's what I often use, this one: http://www.harborfreight.com/helping-hands-319.html Geo
- /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00116.html (9,079 bytes)
- 125. [TR] Upholstery (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:57:16 -0700
- I got the TR4 leather seat kit from TRF and had to return it, the workmanship was poor. Specifically the width of the stitched verticals varied quite a bit -- some too narrow, some too wide. They agr
- /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00363.html (7,838 bytes)
- 126. [TR] Erratic Speedometer (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:30:39 -0700
- We use a GPS -- I call out the speed as I drive and my wife keeps a charts of GPS v what I call. Leave the head unit loose and pull into a parking lot to open it for quick small adjustment. Of course
- /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00385.html (8,952 bytes)
- 127. [TR] Erratic Speedometer (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:34:14 -0700
- If they are the 'embossed' style (some were others were just printed on) they can be esily repainted (which I learned after discovering how easily the original numbers can be washed off). G
- /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00411.html (9,580 bytes)
- 128. [TR] Tr2 or tr3 steering boot install tips anyone? (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:45:05 -0700
- I've used a wire hose clamp and the single screw for many decades -- always thought it was as original. On mine the clamped bit is on the outer column which doesn't turn. Geo
- /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00489.html (8,356 bytes)
- 129. [TR] TR 2/3 steering boot - another question. (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:28:33 -0700
- Could be, but mine (TS47901) has that hole peeking out from behind the boot but does not have the RHD blanking plates for either steering or pedal box -- so it was a strictly LHD body. G
- /html/triumphs/2012-03/msg00510.html (8,831 bytes)
- 130. [TR] Subject: TR3 Castor Angle? (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:47:00 -0700
- In that case I would check the toe-in. The book spec is: 0 - 1/8" but I set it at the 1/8". I think a bit of toe-in helps it want to go straight. Geo
- /html/triumphs/2012-04/msg00028.html (7,202 bytes)
- 131. [TR] wiring harness (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 18:36:04 -0700
- Here's a coouple of pics if they help: An original, unmolested (but very dirty) example<http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/TR3A-Control-Box.JPG>
- /html/triumphs/2012-04/msg00047.html (7,519 bytes)
- 132. [TR] carpet installation question (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:50:05 -0700
- I like Carl's suggestion of Velcro though I have recently use a similar product that I think is a major improvement on the velcro concept: http://www.3m.com/product/information/Dual-Lock-Reclosable-F
- /html/triumphs/2012-04/msg00201.html (8,985 bytes)
- 133. [TR] so off topic its rediculous (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Sat, 12 May 2012 16:41:39 -0700
- Gmail has a translate feature on it emails, it shows this: * All night he Performed) on his guitar At the bottom of an old CAFC) A little sun, on asphalt mouillC) People are leaving, the day will ris
- /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00131.html (8,681 bytes)
- 134. [TR] K & N air filters (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 07:16:30 -0700
- The one I just got appears to be oiled... http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc499/Ahwahnee18/VW/KN.jpg Not for a TR... I prefer to not use them on those engines but for my rear engine vehicle that
- /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00242.html (8,921 bytes)
- 135. [TR] TR3 Aluminum Radiators (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 11:30:45 -0700
- Better than what? If better than the 50 year-old radiator that it replaced then I would expect so. Just as some are amazed at the braking improvement when they install Toyota calipers, replacing an o
- /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00302.html (9,765 bytes)
- 136. [TR] identify transmission (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Mon, 28 May 2012 12:06:03 -0700
- Googling that number seems to confirm that. One hit*: http://www.trregistry.com/start/TR6/reports/indivdata.php?vin=CF50710U *
- /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00347.html (7,890 bytes)
- 137. [TR] TR4 manifold Studs (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 09:07:39 -0700
- FWIW, a local auto parts place (small local chain -- think Carquest rather than Autozone) still has them. I used them but I was thinking the originals were tall steel. Geo
- /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00378.html (7,933 bytes)
- 138. [TR] Oils and the Sump Drain Plug Magnet (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 06:49:59 -0700
- Seems unlikely to me since iron & nickel are the only common elements I know of that are attracted to the magnets. I do modify those magnetic drain plugs commonly sold by breaking and digging out the
- /html/triumphs/2012-06/msg00017.html (9,569 bytes)
- 139. [TR] Valve Lash Adjustment Method (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 06:56:38 -0700
- I just use the chart in the Haynes manual (ignoring the typo) which is essentially the 'rule of 9' (i.e.looking at the 8 valves you note which ones are depressed and adjust the ones that are 9 minus
- /html/triumphs/2012-06/msg00018.html (9,295 bytes)
- 140. [TR] Brake Fluid? (score: 120)
- Author: ahwahneetr at gmail.com (Geo Hahn)
- Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2012 11:20:53 -0700
- I guess we all saw this coming but got on board anyway. Geo
- /html/triumphs/2012-06/msg00023.html (7,045 bytes)
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