- 61. Re: [TR] TR2/3 - stator tube leaking. (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 May 2013 14:10:09 -0500
- Angelo, you want this stuff, I think Moss might sell it too, but this is the first thing that came up on a google search, it is a very thick oil which doesn't like to leak, I went through the same th
- /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00031.html (8,194 bytes)
- 62. Re: [TR] Rough TR250 near Houston - Craigslist, $2000 (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 18:52:59 -0500
- If it is not all rotted out underneath doesn't look to bad for the money? I paid more for mine and I think it looked worse when I got it, but then again maybe I am not the most astute buyer........ G
- /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00113.html (8,160 bytes)
- 63. [TR] Joyride (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 18:49:27 -0500
- Don't usually do this, but here is a link to our local club newsletter, this article brought a big smile to my face, and I thought it might to others too, so I thought I would share it. http://flatwa
- /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00164.html (7,546 bytes)
- 64. Re: [TR] Ian Priestly (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 22:13:09 -0500
- I bought a rebuilt Overdrive for my TR250 from New Zealand several years ago, I can't say for sure if it was Ian Priestly, but I think it was. He asked what car/transmission I had, and supplied the c
- /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00209.html (8,279 bytes)
- 65. Re: [TR] Oil pressure in my TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 12:29:53 +0000
- I agree with what Dave said. While the numbers are lower than you will see for a fresh motor, or even a well worn one in good nick, I have driven many motors many miles with similar numbers and nothi
- /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00243.html (12,203 bytes)
- 66. Re: [TR] Oil pressure in my TR6 (score: 1)
- Author: <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 06:42:43 -0700
- I agree with what Dave said. While the numbers are lower than you will see for a fresh motor, or even a well worn one in good nick, I have driven many motors many miles with similar numbers and nothi
- /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00244.html (12,226 bytes)
- 67. Re: [TR] fuel pump (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 May 2013 23:39:58 -0500
- I assume you are talking about the lever that goes into block, not the external hand priming lever, anyhow, this lever is driven off of a lobe on the cam. I am not sure if there is a special trick to
- /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00266.html (8,541 bytes)
- 68. Re: [TR] leaf springs (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 May 2013 19:41:08 -0500
- I agree with Bob, if they appear to be in good shape, and, if together when you bought it, the car was sitting level, I wouldn't replace them, in fact, although I am not sure about TR Springs, I know
- /html/triumphs/2013-05/msg00293.html (10,289 bytes)
- 69. Re: [TR] TR6 bushing replacement (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 22:39:44 -0500
- I have always put the car up with jackstands under the frame in front, then used a floor jack, the saddle of which fits snuggly in the spring pan, to take just a little tension off the front suspensi
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00030.html (8,612 bytes)
- 70. Re: [TR] TR4 door glass removal (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 02:54:00 -0500
- I've taken the window out, now if I can remember exactly how...actually I think it was broken, and the winder mechanism came through the side of the door, then I cleaned out the glass from the mechan
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00032.html (8,428 bytes)
- 71. Re: [TR] TR4A - Balancing Carbs Oddity (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 18:51:33 -0500
- First guess is one throttle disc is not centered (the one on which the screw is all the way in of course) or there is a leak in the throttle shaft area (should be it properly rebuilt) or the linkage
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00047.html (8,435 bytes)
- 72. Re: [TR] wrong cap (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2013 20:29:37 -0500
- I don't know the rating of a TR3B cap, but what you describe is a common occurrence, you top up the radiator, run the car, shut off the car, heat from the motor heats up the coolant, which is no long
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00112.html (8,926 bytes)
- 73. Re: [TR] Fwd: problem gas? (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 21:40:13 -0500
- I agree with Craig, I have a number of vehicles, the Triumph sits quite some time in winter, I will go out and start it to circulate fluids on a day when it gets up to 40F or so, so it probably doesn
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00194.html (12,231 bytes)
- 74. Re: [TR] light switch TR3B (score: 1)
- Author: <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 06:45:56 -0700
- My suggestion if it is a reproduction switch is to pitch it and find an original on eBay or a swap meet or local club. I bought a reproduction switch it was a POS. As I recall (most of my fiddling wa
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00210.html (10,040 bytes)
- 75. Re: [TR] Tranny/Overdrive & Diff fluid (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:13:57 -0500
- If you can't get redline you can use GL4 rated gear oil, most if not all the off the shelf stuff it GL5, I think you can get GL4 still at some NAPA stores, or they can usually get it in from another
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00248.html (12,655 bytes)
- 76. Re: [TR] intermittantly dies (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:10:12 -0500
- I would put my money on crud in the tank, that's exactly how it behaves when you have that problem, seen it many times on my cars and others as well, first hand, and heard many many of the same stori
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00287.html (10,409 bytes)
- 77. Re: [TR] TR250 Owners - A Question (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 07:41:52 -0500
- Mine, # 2004 has the turn lever type mechanism, another I owned earlier had the later mechanism as well, it was a later production date, but don't recall the exact number. Does the top frame on the T
- /html/triumphs/2013-06/msg00321.html (8,487 bytes)
- 78. Re: [TR] Engine rotation (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 07:29:27 -0500
- " And the Saab?" I just toured the SAAB museum last weekend, I am not sure if the old two strokes ran clockwise or counterclockwise, but the SAAB guys told me that the engine didn't care if it was ru
- /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00022.html (9,290 bytes)
- 79. Re: [TR] Clutch Fork Pin (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 22:32:52 -0500
- I just drilled the extra hole all at once, quarter inch, grade 8 bolt with a nyloc nut. The shaft is pretty hard steel, I am mr. cheapo, but it definitely pays to go to the hardware store and buy a n
- /html/triumphs/2013-07/msg00128.html (11,753 bytes)
- 80. Re: [TR] Brighter Dash Lights (score: 1)
- Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 23:24:45 -0500
- The lucas dash lights in old TRs, MGs, and Healeys, as well as probably most other british stuff from the 50s and 60s, use what is called an E10 screw base, if you google E10 LED you will get some op
- /html/triumphs/2013-08/msg00099.html (11,978 bytes)
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