- 21. Re: [TR] Lets talk oil some more (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 08:26:01 -0500
- Ive been running Castrol 20W50 in my Triumphs and Healey for the last 30 years with no issues. Nothing wrong with going with what the factory recommended when these cars were built. ** triumphs@autox
- /html/triumphs/2015-08/msg00040.html (8,404 bytes)
- 22. Re: [TR] in a word,which top (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 13:47:10 -0600
- As far as suppliers, I'd go with TRF. Their parts, from dealing with them over many years, are as close to original as you can get and very high quality. Moss is descent. VB is a distant last. Generi
- /html/triumphs/2016-02/msg00033.html (7,754 bytes)
- 23. Re: [TR] parts question (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:11:22 -0600
- Look in Hemmings under Jaguar. There are usually alot of used parts suppliers in there for E types. I bought some for mine that way, but its been a long time and I dont recall the supplier. Sent from
- /html/triumphs/2016-02/msg00167.html (8,157 bytes)
- 24. Re: [TR] TR6 body part needed (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 13:15:04 -0600
- Try Team Triumph in Ohio. They have alot of used TR parts. Sent from my iPad ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
- /html/triumphs/2016-03/msg00040.html (7,817 bytes)
- 25. Re: [TR] GT6 parts (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:02:44 -0500
- When I cant find them in the states, I go to Rimmer Bros in England. Theyre the only one with a GT6 catalog. I believe James Paddock Ltd in England also has GT6 parts. Shipping really isnt that much
- /html/triumphs/2016-08/msg00097.html (8,203 bytes)
- 26. Re: [TR] Stag quit at speed (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 15:19:14 -0500
- Hi John, Not sure what setup you have, but I I recall correctly, the original Stag setup had the voltage regulator and the alternator as two separate units, so it could also be the voltage regulator,
- /html/triumphs/2016-08/msg00107.html (9,053 bytes)
- 27. Re: [TR] out of the box (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2016 17:27:18 -0500
- Why not just take it out manually from the inside? Ive done this many times on GT6s. Put a scissors jack under the back of the engine just fwd of the bell housing, remove all of the bell housing bolt
- /html/triumphs/2016-09/msg00098.html (9,884 bytes)
- 28. Re: [TR] Stag stuck in gear (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 17:56:38 -0500
- The problem may be in the shifter assembly. I'm hoping you have a manual gearbox w/o OD. Id disaemble the console enough to access the gear lever assemby to where it fits into the gearbox to make sur
- /html/triumphs/2016-09/msg00120.html (8,375 bytes)
- 29. Re: [TR] New but cheap 20 W 50 Motor oil (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:36:10 -0500
- Not a terrible idea, but I wouldnt put cheap oil in it for your short run. Put in a quality oil; the difference in cost is insignificant compared to the cost of your rebuild. As others have said, You
- /html/triumphs/2018-09/msg00175.html (9,079 bytes)
- 30. Re: [TR] lead additive (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 15:05:34 -0500
- I,ve always used CD2 for a lead additive at every fill up. It doesn't take much and a bottle lasts a long time. As far as gas, I just use the highest octane gas that I can find; has ethanol most like
- /html/triumphs/2018-09/msg00267.html (7,984 bytes)
- 31. Re: [TR] American Collectors (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 19:57:05 -0500
- Good to know, Ed. I have them also and have not had a claim yet, but wondered how they would be. In other respects, they seem better than alot of the other companies. Thanks for posting, Frank '72 St
- /html/triumphs/2018-10/msg00156.html (7,838 bytes)
- 32. Re: [TR] ebay - a sobering story (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 16:37:10 -0500
- I've bought and sold alot on ebay; not vehicles, however. But a couple words of caution. If a seller is reluctant to take more pictures of an item, they are hiding something. Similarly, if the writte
- /html/triumphs/2018-10/msg00171.html (10,454 bytes)
- 33. Re: [TR] Engine stand (score: 1)
- Author: "Frank Magnusson" <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 14:38:20 -0500
- This is a multipart message in MIME format. --==1040719442572994498== boundary="--=_NextPart_000_0058_01D46C70.60D202E0" Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_NextPa
- /html/triumphs/2018-10/msg00212.html (16,914 bytes)
- 34. [TR] Stag fuel pump installation (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:32:24 -0600
- I'm installing the stock fuel pump and mounts on my U.S. Stag which had an aftermarket pump which finally quit and a jury rigged mount. The issue is with the top banjo bolt. The US Stags have a big E
- /html/triumphs/2018-11/msg00090.html (8,838 bytes)
- 35. [TR] stromberg CD carb metering needle removal (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 11:45:34 -0600
- I'm trying to remove the metering needle on my Stag carbs, to replace the O ring, which is leaking dashpot oil. Ive removed the set screw but the needle is spring loaded into the air valve by a secon
- /html/triumphs/2018-11/msg00094.html (8,921 bytes)
- 36. Re: [TR] stromberg CD carb metering needle removal (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 13:50:02 -0600
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- /html/triumphs/2018-11/msg00096.html (14,862 bytes)
- 37. Re: [TR] stromberg CD carb metering needle removal (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 18:06:19 -0600
- Thanks. I actually found my old mixture adjusting wrench and that fit of course. Pretty easy once I got into it. The buckeye triumphs article is very good. I still could not get the needle out after
- /html/triumphs/2018-11/msg00100.html (11,110 bytes)
- 38. Re: [TR] Stag fuel pump installation (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 14:44:02 -0600
- Thanks everybody for the help and the pictures. What I've found is that the original line routing with the original thin plastic lines works (barely) even with the egr box. The pipes on the original
- /html/triumphs/2018-11/msg00102.html (9,384 bytes)
- 39. Re: [TR] Stag fuel pump installation (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 12:20:39 -0600
- Well, thats how it ended up going on. Thanks for the pictures; I hadnt seen those before. The key seems to be to orient the top banjo bolt so that the fuel line is riding against the lower banjo bolt
- /html/triumphs/2018-11/msg00107.html (10,435 bytes)
- 40. Re: [TR] Stag fuel pump installation (score: 1)
- Author: Frank Magnusson <fmags@cox.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 13:00:07 -0600
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- /html/triumphs/2018-11/msg00108.html (395,426 bytes)
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