- 61. [TR] Do I have a bad starter? (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:11:00 -0700 (PDT)
- I just returned from vacation yesterday and went to fire up the GT6 to make sure everything was OK before heading off to work in the morning. After a few Rrrr Rrrr Rrrrs, it started up. I thought th
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00300.html (8,148 bytes)
- 62. Re: [TR] Do I have a bad starter? (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:46:44 -0700 (PDT)
- All other electricals work. Well, work as well as Lucas had designed them :-) Cameron Bad ground conection? Kurtis Jones Russellville, Arkansas 1963 TR4 - CT19389L 1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250 www.geoc
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00303.html (7,945 bytes)
- 63. Re: [TR] Do I have a bad starter? (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:44:08 -0700 (PDT)
- Good point. But I also figured hooking up 12v directly to the starter motor with nothing happening would sort of rule in favour of a bad starter. I replaced the solenoid-to-starter cable a while ago
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00313.html (9,255 bytes)
- 64. Re: [TR] Do I have a bad starter? (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:49:51 -0700 (PDT)
- Thanks, everyone for the input. I connected a voltmeter to the starter and engine block (and every other combo I could think of) and found about a 12.5V reading in all cases when trying to crank the
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00362.html (8,530 bytes)
- 65. Re: [TR] Tire Date Codes (w/secret decoder ring application) (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:21:13 -0700 (PDT)
- With nothing better to do now that my starter is working again, out of curiosity I took a look at my tire date code and it ends with xxx5520. I assume this would be the 52nd week of (probably) 1990,
- /html/triumphs/2006-08/msg00557.html (8,484 bytes)
- 66. Re: [TR] Re: Door Mirrors for Spitfire MK3 1970 (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:35:01 -0700 (PDT)
- I installed flat glass bullet mirrors up on the fenders of my GT6 directly in line with the centres of the front wheels and added stick-on convex mirrors to both of them. Works great. There is not en
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00334.html (8,409 bytes)
- 67. Re: [TR] Classic Car Insurance (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:40:52 -0700 (PDT)
- I have my daily driver insured on my regular policy (up here on the Great White North). My insurance company is Lombard and is one of the few that I'd contacted that will do that. They used the appr
- /html/triumphs/2006-09/msg00335.html (7,554 bytes)
- 68. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:44:02 -0700 (PDT)
- Does anyone trickle-charge their batteries over the winter? That is what I do with my RV batteries using a small solar panel. My understanding is that if you let batteries discharge, they will eventu
- /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00059.html (8,063 bytes)
- 69. Re: [TR] Car Storage (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:13:03 -0700 (PDT)
- Perhaps my use of the term 'trickle charge' was inappropriate? The solar panels I use to keep my RV batteries charged over the winter have regulators to prevent over-charging and safeguards to preven
- /html/triumphs/2006-10/msg00071.html (8,478 bytes)
- 70. Re: [TR] Another magic gimmick? (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:33:31 -0800 (PST)
- It would be great if it really does work. They claim that the product will prevent additional rust from forming on surfaces that already have some. If this was a real threat though, wouldn't Krown, Z
- /html/triumphs/2006-11/msg00576.html (7,909 bytes)
- 71. Re: [TR] 72 degrees in Iowa Today (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 11:29:24 -0800 (PST)
- But a balmy 11C (about 52F) here in southern Ontario. It is now the 'grey' month when there is no snow, no grass, no sunshine and no statutory holidays. Unless you work for a Bank, and then you get R
- /html/triumphs/2006-11/msg00203.html (7,518 bytes)
- 72. Re: [TR] What are the advantages to using a gear reduction (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:38:13 -0800 (PST)
- I wondered the same thing when the starter on my GT6 died a month ago. With a new stock one from Spitbits at $65 and reduction starters in the $250 range, I figured even if the stock starter doesn't
- /html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00274.html (8,016 bytes)
- 73. Re: [TR] Thinking of Getting a Modern Car (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:53:54 -0800 (PST)
- All the time, Bill. All the time. However, I know that I will never buy a Chevrolet Cobalt, that's for sure. When I hop in a new car and can listen to the music while driving, I think this would be g
- /html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00283.html (8,916 bytes)
- 74. Re: [TR] Nylon Hose Fittings (score: 1)
- Author: Cameron Rooke <beaker211@rogers.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:58:42 -0800 (PST)
- I've heard of nylon hose (we simply call them nylons here) being used in an emergency as a replacement fan belt, but never for connecting gas lines. :-) Sorry, couldn't resist. Cameron Currently with
- /html/triumphs/2006-12/msg00427.html (8,031 bytes)
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