- 41. [TR] Roll over Spit/Rotisserie for a TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:00:43 -0700
- A good few years ago I stripped my TR4A solid axle type car down to a rolling shell and started a bare metal restoration. As many must know, business and other outside factors get in the way of a res
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- 42. Re: [TR] Roll over Spit/Rotisserie for a TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:56:21 -0700
- Andrew many thanks for your reply. A great suggestion and if I was Stateside it would certainly be worth following up. Being in UK though is a little too far from Ohio. Thanks again for taking the tr
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- 43. [TR] Roll over spit /rotissorie for TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:35:02 -0700
- Well guys The List to the rescue yet again. It still amazes me the wealth of knowledge on The List and of course the old saying many heads are better than one when trawling the internet. I have been
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- 44. Re: [TR] Wheel bearing grease packer (score: 1)
- Author: ADRIAN DIX-DYER <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:12:36 +0000
- All done by hand or fingers really. Don't over fill the grease as you will be dirtying those nice wheels. Ask me how I know!!! Adrian 1966 TR4A CT64306 O Wales UK A ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Arch
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- 45. Re: [TR] The good, the bad, the ?? (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2013 22:02:35 +0100
- My sentiments exactly. Adrian !966 TR4A CT64306 O Wales UK. -- Original Message -- From: "Tony Drews" <tony@tonydrews.com> To: <triumphs@autox.team.net> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 2:36 AM Subject:
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- 46. Re: [TR] Thermostats (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 11:35:51 +0100
- As I recall the recommended temp range for most cars of 50/60s era and later would be 180 so 179 would seem right. Sometimes a different temp would be recommended for winter and summer same as oil vi
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- 47. Re: [TR] Thermostats (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2013 17:30:23 +0100
- I did say it was on a personal note as I have never had much luck with the bellows variety, almost every car I bought in my younger days had a faulty one. It does make you think why there was an almo
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- 48. Re: [TR] Non-tool tools (score: 1)
- Author: ADRIAN DIX-DYER <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 08:20:51 +0100
- I have been reading this thread with much interest. It is amazing what you guys come up with. One of my most useful non TR tool is a simple offcut I picked up years ago. It is a piece of 1x1/4 thick
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- 49. Re: [TR] brake lines (score: 1)
- Author: ADRIAN DIX-DYER <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 00:30:44 +0100
- I may be a little late with my contribution. But here goes: Here in the UK we are still able to use copper brake piping which I believe is illegal in the US. I personally agree with the US stance on
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- 50. Re: [TR] Smith Instruments (score: 1)
- Author: ADRIAN DIX-DYER <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2013 19:14:53 +0100
- Thanks so much for that really interesting article on Smiths Industries. Little snippets like this are so informative. Adrian TR4A CT64306 O Wales UK ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www
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- 51. Re: [TR] Rear Axle Ratio (score: 1)
- Author: ADRIAN DIX-DYER <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2014 10:10:17 +0000
- It will be 3.7 if the pinion is 10 teeth. The ratio is calculated by dividing the number of teeth on the crown wheel by the number of teeth on the pinion. I do understand that the axle casing should
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- 52. Re: [TR] TR6 burning oil (score: 1)
- Author: ADRIAN DIX-DYER <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 10:15:06 +0100
- In the first instance, a compression test should indicate No5 being low. If so put a small amount of oil down the plug hole and do the test on this bore again. If it rises significantly then this wou
- /html/triumphs/2014-06/msg00080.html (9,665 bytes)
- 53. Re: [TR] TR3 Lip Type Crank Seal (score: 1)
- Author: ADRIAN DIX-DYER <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 14:10:00 +0100
- I would take a look at the www.tr4_racing.com web site. It contains details of a far better set up which retains the scroll, (a belt and braces set up.) The US agent is Joe Alexander, he is on the li
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- 54. Re: [TR] Tie down straps (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:15:55 +0100
- Not entirely practical if the wheel slots are not large enough. Nice colour of Z3. ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
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- 55. Re: [TR] Headlight Update (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 05:14:34 +0100
- The legal standard in UK is 65/50W I would not have thought an extra relay was required. However, this is a personal opinion and experience. I have successfully used 100watt H4 bulbs for off road use
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- 56. Re: [TR] Aluminum radiator (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 05:32:42 +0100
- Hi Andrew, Extra cooling is an advantage. Three row will have extra capacity in reserve if and when needed. Under normal use you will never know the difference as the thermostat controls the running
- /html/triumphs/2014-10/msg00098.html (9,771 bytes)
- 57. Re: [TR] Non-Triumph question about Lotus Europa (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 23:33:49 +0100
- There were two engines fitted to The Lotus Europa . The single cam was a Renault 16 engine. The twin cam being Ford based. Therefore the mechanical fuel pump is a universal British Ford fitment made
- /html/triumphs/2014-10/msg00131.html (11,273 bytes)
- 58. Re: [TR] Non-Triumph question about Lotus Europa (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 23:48:56 +0100
- This is the pump you need. ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
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- 59. Re: [TR] Pertronix (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 13:16:16 +0100
- I have not used this supplier of body repair panels. I used the Moss items which I believe are made from original press tools. I changed both sides and the fit was as good as you would expect. My wor
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- 60. Re: [TR] what's that noise? update (score: 1)
- Author: "Dixie4" <dixie4.wales@virgin.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 19:48:18 -0700
- Peter, When thinking of buying a TR6 a number of years ago I took along a TR specialist. One of the tests he carried out on the road test was to drive at very slow speed in a tight circle on full loc
- /html/triumphs/2014-10/msg00184.html (10,527 bytes)
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