- 1. Re: more on TR4 and 4A flash to pass (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 11:42:46 +0100 reply-type=original
- FWIW my registered Aug 1967 TR4A CTC77785 O, which I believe to be original except where I have messed about with it has the same wires (I think) as January Williams's and functions exactly as descri
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00854.html (7,862 bytes)
- 2. Re: Flyoff handbrake (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 23:53:09 +0100 reply-type=original
- ISTR that a pre war Aston Martin I owned many years ago was fitted with a fly off handbrake and that these were not uncommon on the sports cars of the thirties. Does anyone know whether the Southern
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00903.html (8,179 bytes)
- 3. Re: Headlamp flashers, fly-off brakes - origins (longish) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 12:20:32 +0100 reply-type=original
- One of the downsides of flashing headlamps is the difficulty of interpreting the meaning of the flash. In some countries it can mean "get out of my way" whilst in otheres GB for example it means "ple
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg00973.html (8,929 bytes)
- 4. Paypal No LBC, soory! (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:01:08 +0100 reply-type=original
- I have email purporting to come from paypal asking me to update and asking for all kinds of credit details before Dec 31st or else....... Has anyone else had this and if so is it genuine? Aplogies fo
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01458.html (7,337 bytes)
- 5. Paypal No LBC Sorry (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:34:56 +0100 reply-type=original
- Thanks to all who responded. Twas as I suspected. David Brister.
- /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01462.html (6,344 bytes)
- 6. Re: TR3 Horns (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 19:48:29 +0200 reply-type=original
- I think the horn current is supposed to be about 7 amps and you are supposed to adjust the contacts with the horn blowing until you see that on an ammeter. It's probably best if you are on good terms
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00655.html (7,531 bytes)
- 7. Re: Hmm. VERY stuck GT6 clutch. (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 10:27:59 +0200 reply-type=original
- Perhaps less dramatic but has worked for me a few times is to get a friend with a strong car to tow you. Put the car in 2nd gear before you start and start with the clutch pedal fully down. Chances a
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00823.html (7,900 bytes)
- 8. Re: Timing marks on a TR4 (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 16:57:30 +0200
- IMHO timing the TRactor engine whether static or with the strobe light is best accomplished by getting it somewhere near, then making little adjustments with the vernier until you can just get pre-ig
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01308.html (8,753 bytes)
- 9. Re: High altitude mixture compensation (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:33:43 +0200
- up to around 8,000 feet, it is fine to lift the mixture nut up two or three flats. (IMHO the correctness of the mixture is better determined by examining the colour and state of the spark plugs.) If
- /html/triumphs/2004-08/msg01377.html (9,717 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TR6] thermostat for electric fan - fits tee for vacuum switch? (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 15:09:24 +0200
- Most of the thermo switches for electric fans are 22 mm. A wide selection of operating temperatures is available from any good auto parts shop. They have vast catalogues of the things! Davuid Brister
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg00832.html (7,960 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TR6] thermostat for electric fan - fits tee for vacuum switch? (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 16:59:41 +0200
- I have noticed that the thermoswitch on many modern cars is located about two thirds down the radiator on the side, I presume there is a good reason for this. When converting my TR to a electric fan
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg00862.html (8,213 bytes)
- 12. Re: WHAT THEY NEVER WROTE IN THE BROCHURES (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:44:19 +0200
- But if you invite too many Yankees I expect you'll make the Southern Cross! Sorry! Enough already! David Brister.
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg00896.html (7,276 bytes)
- 13. Re: TR3 ....recollections from my 63 TR3 in 1964 and over heating (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 21:20:27 +0200
- My TR4A is standard except for the addition of an electric fan and removal of the belt driven fan. In either configuration there has never been any sign of overheating, not in traffic in Singapore no
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01453.html (8,188 bytes)
- 14. Re: IRS Clunk (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 12:28:22 +0200
- You don't need to do anything drastic to repair the diff mount. You just jack the car up as high as you can, disconnect the UJ's, drop the diff unit, and if you are'nt a skilled welder, get your loca
- /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01628.html (7,340 bytes)
- 15. Re: Concorde's Last Flight (no LBC, but worthwhile!) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 13:28:11 +0200
- Actually, although they are beautiful photos I believe they were taken on a flight she did with the RAF Red Arrows around 1996 to celebrate twenty years of Concorde flights. The last 3 (official) fli
- /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01015.html (7,618 bytes)
- 16. Re: my TR4 towed home... (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 22:15:22 +0100
- Pattern rotor arms from wherever are prone to failure without notice, as I have found out a few times in the last ten years. If you possibly can find them it's safest to get OEM Lucas rotor arms. I a
- /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01268.html (8,562 bytes)
- 17. Re: TR8 engine fire (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:20:24 +0100
- I used to run a P4 Rover with vacuum brake booster. I found white smoke appearing from the exhaust pipe sometimes. It turned out to be a leak of brake fluid into the carbs because the seals in the br
- /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01364.html (7,670 bytes)
- 18. Re: Off Topic but too funny. I hope I don't offend any pilots (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 08:47:49 +0100
- And an old one (but true) from a BOAC 707 log: Defect. "Urinal used as arsenal." Action "Rectumfied." David Brister 1967 TR4A == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://
- /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg00407.html (6,906 bytes)
- 19. TR4A Diff noise (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 17:19:57 +0200
- I seek the views of the learned contributors to this list. My TR has recently started to make quite a loud thump when engaging the clutch from rest or whilst changing gear or on the overrun. This thu
- /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00133.html (7,219 bytes)
- 20. Re: window glass channels (score: 1)
- Author: "David Brister" <brister@tiscali.fr>
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:38:32 +0200
- These are the instructions I followed very successfully a few years ago. http://www.sctoa.org/win-chan.htm HTH. David Brister 1967 TR4A == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register
- /html/triumphs/2005-10/msg00781.html (6,759 bytes)
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