- 1. RE: >>The earlier ring gear was pressed onto the flywheel (what an (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:15:16 -0700 (PDT)
- Sure. This is supposed to be a sports car after all, where performance is more important than a smooth idle. Extra weight means it takes longer to accelerate, and flywheels have to accelerated five t
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- 2. Re: sealing (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 03:45:34 -0700 (PDT)
- 3M makes a thread sealer that is excellent. Gene Glenn Loctite makes several products for thread sealing/locking as well. Here's one. http://www.loctite.com/int_henkel/loctite_us/index.cfm?&pageid=20
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- 3. Re: TR6 or Grandkids... hmmm (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 13:40:08 -0700 (PDT)
- "If I knew how much fun grandchildren were, I'd had them first. John Young
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- 4. Fwd: Re: Where to live (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 08:30:05 -0800 (PST)
- Maybe you could get some official's attention by pointing out the carbon dioxide all those people are exhaling into the air day and night and in all seasons. Must be more than that from burning coal
- /html/triumphs/2005-01/msg00914.html (8,849 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TR] Powder Coat curing ovens (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:38:31 -0800 (PST)
- I bought my powder coating oven on eBay. It was a wall mounted kitchen oven that runs on 220V. I paid $20.00 for it. Put a pigtail on it and plugged it in. The only problem with it is it's size I ca
- /html/triumphs/2007-01/msg00956.html (8,014 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TR] Kansas City All British Car and Cycle Show (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 04:37:12 -0700 (PDT)
- Is it going to be held at 12th and vine? John Young _______________________________________________ This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http://www.vtr.org Triumphs mailing lis
- /html/triumphs/2007-08/msg00139.html (7,844 bytes)
- 7. Re: [TR] TR4A missing. The saga continues.... (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 08:00:20 -0700 (PDT)
- Pie are not squared, it's round! John Young NASS# 528 Indiana '66 Spitfire '59 TR3A (needs body work) '59 TR10 ruuning, but not ready for the highway. _______________________________________________
- /html/triumphs/2007-09/msg00191.html (9,219 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TR] Engine noise B-25 (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 08:26:05 -0800 (PST)
- It doesn't make any real difference here, but the "Lightning" was a P38. The Japanese called it thr "fork tailed devil" because of its twin booms. A remarkable fighter plane, but a bit hard to contro
- /html/triumphs/2007-11/msg00177.html (9,743 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TR] Thrust washers (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:54:56 -0800 (PST)
- I will hazard a guess here. Perhaps the original thrust washers were babbited on one side. Babbit metal is white compared to steel which is more Grey. Babbit was once used as bearing material in rods
- /html/triumphs/2008-01/msg00492.html (9,377 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TR] Tow Bar Blues (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:59:12 -0800 (PST)
- Many years ago, I was towing a Packard with a tow bar (I know, not a Triumph, but at that time, I didn't know about Triumphs). Anyway, it was behaving the way you describe, but it tore the bumper off
- /html/triumphs/2008-01/msg00518.html (8,017 bytes)
- 11. Re: [TR] clutch MC will not come apart (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:24:27 -0700 (PDT)
- When I did thiss on a TR3A, I used a grease gun to build pressure in the cylinder instead of air. It leaves a mess to clean up, but the piston cannot become a dangerous missile and the whole thing ne
- /html/triumphs/2008-03/msg00333.html (8,853 bytes)
- 12. Re: [TR] Teflon tape. (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:49:17 -0700 (PDT)
- I have been told by those who should know to only use Teflon tape on pipe threads and then be very careful to leave several threads on the small end unwrapped to prevent pieces from entering the pipe
- /html/triumphs/2008-03/msg00603.html (8,488 bytes)
- 13. Re: [TR] BOOK: 'More BS About TR's' (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 03:08:37 -0700 (PDT)
- Hi All; "More BS About TRs" is for sale at TRF. The part number is RFP128. In their description it says that the author is now deceased. I bought my copy there several years ago. John Young John Youn
- /html/triumphs/2008-04/msg00028.html (9,025 bytes)
- 14. Re: [TR] "MORE BS ABOUT TR's" (now available) (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:07:59 -0700 (PDT)
- This book is available from TRF. That's where I bought my copy. I just looked it up and found this Part number RFP128 status current price $16.95 John Young NASS# 528 Indiana '66 Spitfire '59 TR3A (n
- /html/triumphs/2008-06/msg00333.html (7,866 bytes)
- 15. Re: [TR] distributor rotors -- where to get the "good" ones in the (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:22:59 -0700 (PDT)
- I went to two of my FLAPS here and asked for rotors for my 1966 Spitfire. They both ordered them and had them in 2 days. Neither one had metal anywhere near a ground point. I havd had one in my spit
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- 16. Re: [TR] Nitrogen in Tires (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 07:18:55 -0700 (PDT)
- It is actually smaller. The attraction of more electrons toward the nucleus make the nitrogen atom smaller than the oxygen atom. At these conditions, yes. The only difference I can see that has not b
- /html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00039.html (8,631 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TR] drill bits (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:29:55 -0800 (PST)
- Also flea-bay, of course, which is where I got mine. Sometimes a better deal, sometimes not (so be sure you know what you are bidding on and what the shipping charge will be). Randall ______________
- /html/triumphs/2008-12/msg00342.html (8,617 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TR] GT6 Tires (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:56:58 -0800 (PST)
- Will a stag BW/35automatic transmission fit a TR4 ==AM== Short answer is YES. It's not exactly simple, but it has been done. (Triumph tried it themselves in the late 1950s with a TR3, and at least on
- /html/triumphs/2009-01/msg00528.html (8,462 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TR] painting/cage nuts (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 12:06:58 -0700 (PDT)
- I have a 73 TR-6 that has not seen much use (80K miles) and has never been on winter roads. Perhaps because of this, I have not really had electrical problems however, the horns would not blow consis
- /html/triumphs/2009-05/msg00028.html (8,401 bytes)
- 20. Re: [TR] free wheel def (score: 1)
- Author: John Young <jeyoung_2@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:49:52 -0700 (PDT)
- I had posted some questions about doing my glazing for the '59 TR3 and received a lot of good advice, including farming it out to the experts. Well, I ended up doing all of it myself and it actually
- /html/triumphs/2009-10/msg00532.html (8,468 bytes)
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