- 61. Re: [TR] Oil for K & N Air Filters (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 12:19:13 -0400
- Not sure what they take, but I know they come oiled, so you can put it on your "I'll worry about it next year" list ! But I'd be interested in seeing what people say, as I too have just installed the
- /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00624.html (14,331 bytes)
- 62. Re: [TR] Best way to sell a TR-3B ? (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 19:45:54 -0400
- I'd be surprised the frame was "shot" without very significant body rot. I just bought a 1957 small-mouth which needed floors, sills, B posts, rear valance and a trunk floor - but the frame was fine.
- /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00673.html (13,351 bytes)
- 63. Re: [TR] TR2/3 body fit & adjustment (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 10:13:05 -0400
- Angelo: When the body was off the frame did you put in new floors or other body panels? If you fitted a new rear valance, the alignment can easily be compromised. If not, then it may be down to the m
- /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00713.html (12,903 bytes)
- 64. Re: [TR] SU carb fuel bowl (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 13:04:54 -0400
- "the gas will drip/run onto your very hot exhaust manifold with dire consequence" raises an interesting question. Having just last week cremated a lawnmower/tractor which had a leaking valve cover ga
- /html/triumphs/2012-06/msg00061.html (16,267 bytes)
- 65. Re: [TR] Spare won't fit (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:54:53 -0400
- Ditto to Randall's 155 radial which I use in my TR3. On another car I hsd the boot/trunk floor cut out so I could carry a larger wheel in and out through the boot. Andrew Uprichard A 155 radial will
- /html/triumphs/2012-06/msg00096.html (12,094 bytes)
- 66. Re: [TR] Intake Manifold Bolt Issue (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 17:56:30 -0400
- Is this a case where you can put a nut on the bolt, weld it in place and then remove by turning the nut? Worked in the past with me for a head stud that was locked in place. Andrew Uprichard Hi All,
- /html/triumphs/2012-06/msg00097.html (11,704 bytes)
- 67. Re: [TR] TR2 front wheels (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:01:29 -0400
- John: some after-market ball joints have the hole for the split pin too far out, with the result that one may not tighten the ball joint enough - but that would lead to positive camber, not negative.
- /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00096.html (12,132 bytes)
- 68. [TR] indescribable (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:47:30 -0400
- After more than a half-century on this earth, I thought I had experienced just about everything there was to experience. That was, until I got my TR250 back from the dyno, correctly jetted and with 1
- /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00178.html (11,269 bytes)
- 69. Re: [TR] [6pack] indescribable (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 07:36:28 -0400
- To Bob and the many others who asked: I owe most of this story to my cousin, Darryl Uprichard, owner of Racetorations in the UK (no financial interest). We talked about the possibilities for the car
- /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00182.html (12,986 bytes)
- 70. [TR] Any one have this problem? (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 10:58:33 -0400
- List: After rebuilding the TR250, I noticed a distinct "click" from around my feet and in sync with engine revs. Turned out to be the servo non-return valve. Advice was to keep trying until I found a
- /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00251.html (10,528 bytes)
- 71. [TR] Randall comes up with the answer again (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:35:18 -0400
- Randall: you are amazing. I bought a $6 in-line booster valve (Ford, I believe) and no more noise. Thanks again ! Andrew I don't have any experience, but my guess is that there is something odd going
- /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00264.html (11,403 bytes)
- 72. Re: [TR] [6pack] TR6 Oil Cooler (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:43:14 -0400
- Another consideration is blowing the oil cooler on a cold day if you don't run it with a thermostat. The coolers aren't meant to deal with the high pressure of oil on a cold day. Plus, the first thin
- /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00265.html (15,861 bytes)
- 73. Re: [TR] TR6 Repro Bumper - Quality?? (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 16:45:37 -0400
- I looked for weeks for a place to do the window frame and stanchions for my latest TR3. Finally found a place in Detroit which did the whole lot for $275. Thought that was a pretty good deal. Can sup
- /html/triumphs/2012-08/msg00266.html (13,368 bytes)
- 74. [TR] Rotating radial tires/tyres (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 18:22:35 -0400
- OK, so what is the combined wisdom of the lists when it comes to rotating radials? Some claim once a radial is used on, say, the driver's side it cannot be moved to the passenger - so "rotating" mean
- /html/triumphs/2012-09/msg00005.html (10,776 bytes)
- 75. Re: [TR] Rotating tyres (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 08:32:59 -0400
- Thanks to all who replied individually and to the list. Always insightful ! Andrew Dennis: My own observations also show the right rear tire wears more, particularly on a rear wheel drive car or truc
- /html/triumphs/2012-09/msg00026.html (14,158 bytes)
- 76. Re: [TR] TR3A rear spring "fulcrum" bolt (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2012 18:49:51 -0400
- Nothing but rust perhaps, but that's the most dreaded bolt on the TR3.......... Andrew Uprichard Is there really nothing but rust holding that odd triangular shaped head of that bolt against the fram
- /html/triumphs/2012-09/msg00075.html (12,207 bytes)
- 77. Re: [TR] TR2/3 windshield frame. (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:48:16 -0400
- Angelo: No screw at the bottom, The threads are in a small "L"-shaped piece which receives screws from the bottom and the sides. This piece almost invariable rots out. The bigger problem is when the
- /html/triumphs/2012-09/msg00096.html (12,336 bytes)
- 78. [TR] TR3 exhaust bracket (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2012 15:16:22 -0400
- List: Does anyone know where I can source the 2 rubber mounts for the exhaust bracket that straddles the center of the frame? This bracket effectively braces the exhaust and has rubber mounts on eith
- /html/triumphs/2012-09/msg00103.html (10,838 bytes)
- 79. [TR] steering wheel (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:22:17 -0400
- List: I am trying to restore a small-mouth on a budget - it's going to be interesting to see what a nice frame-off is going to end up costing. No fast-road car this time - just a standard TR3 with ov
- /html/triumphs/2012-09/msg00223.html (10,744 bytes)
- 80. Re: [TR] steering wheel (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:53:13 -0400
- Thank you to all who replied. I actually have a couple of wheels, so I think I'll take a shot at one myself and if I screw up, I'll take one of you up on your (several) recommendations for the other.
- /html/triumphs/2012-09/msg00228.html (13,847 bytes)
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