- 1. TR6 engine (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 16:33:11 -0500
- Well, I've just come in from my ritual running of the engine in my (once) '72 TR6. It ran great considering its been a year since its last spin. The only problem is there's not much left of the car i
- /html/triumphs/1995-04/msg00267.html (6,551 bytes)
- 2. Re: Rear Main Seal on Spitfire (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Mon, 1 May 1995 14:50:02 -0500
- Do you have a spring/lip seal or a scroll seal? I'm not sure, but I think that this procedure with the fealer gauge applies only to ths scroll type seals on earlier engines. Good luck, Bill King
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00010.html (7,964 bytes)
- 3. Re: Crying Engine (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Mon, 8 May 1995 18:26:56 -0500
- I had the same problem with my '75 Spit. It was crummy nuts holding down the head that caused it. I bought them at a local AP store, big mistake. I ended up blowing the head gasket. That's when I no
- /html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00159.html (8,178 bytes)
- 4. Frame rust (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 22:46:54 -0500
- So what do you all think is the best procedure for dealing with frame rust? Bill King '75 Spit, '72 GT6, formerly '72 TR6 mah16@cornell.edu
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00279.html (7,206 bytes)
- 5. Re: Frame rust (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 00:20:33 -0500
- Thanks for your replies. Let me clarify my quandry. I'm doing a frame-up restoration and the frame is basically in good shape, but with considerable surface rust. I'm wondering what the best process
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00423.html (7,577 bytes)
- 6. Re: Frame rust (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Sat, 24 Jun 1995 17:24:05 -0500
- Well thanks for the replies on what to do about frame rust. As I am too cheap, stubborn and impatient for dipping or sandblasting (although these seem like great ideas) I will sand and wirebrush the
- /html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00459.html (7,944 bytes)
- 7. GT6 vertical link (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1995 17:24:42 -0500
- Well, its been another one of those days; I discovered a serious flaw in my '72 GT6. The threaded portion of the front vertical link, that goes inside the trunnion, is bent about 6 or 8 degrees, pres
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00219.html (7,136 bytes)
- 8. Re: GT6 vertical link (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 21:01:31 -0500
- Well, I guess I won't try to straighten the vertical link, as it may lead to my demise. In which case I'll search for another. VB lists one for ~100$; ouch! BTW, Its not the same as in the Spit; diff
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00224.html (6,804 bytes)
- 9. Re: Spit 1500 lower extremities - or lack of (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 22:28:52 -0500
- Here's my 2 cents: if your sound is the sound I think it is, its probably one or more worn big-end bearings. Does it take a second or 2 for the oil light to go out when starting from cold? If these b
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00247.html (7,430 bytes)
- 10. Re: Oil Light Shutoff, external rocker feed (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Sat, 22 Jul 1995 00:15:01 -0500
- First, When I had a loose big end bearing in my '75 Spit 1500 engine, it made a sort of muffled, rattling sound for a good few seconds after the engine started running, after which point the oil ligh
- /html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00322.html (7,257 bytes)
- 11. REPCO oil seals ? (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 16:29:45 -0500
- I have found 2 REPCO oil seals, part # PR 2328. Does anyone know what application these are for or what their original BL part # might be? Thanks, Bill King, mah16@cornell.edu
- /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00106.html (6,324 bytes)
- 12. rubber bushings (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 16:33:55 -0500
- Our LBC's use a lot of those hard rubber bushings with the steel sleeve inside. (mostly for front and rear suspension.) What is the best method for installing these bushings? Should any sort of lubri
- /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00107.html (6,703 bytes)
- 13. TR6 tranny ID ? (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 17:54:40 -0500
- Just a quick question... I have a TR6 transmission with the numbers CC 90753 stamped by the clutch pin. If this is the ID#, what "type" and age is this transmission, and if this is not the ID#, where
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00077.html (6,481 bytes)
- 14. TR6 diff. for sale (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 16:50:14 -0500
- I have a differential from a 72 TR6 that I rebuilt with a new crown and pinion gear set, new front and rear pinion bearings, new inner axle bearings, and new oil seals. Its works fine but because I r
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00423.html (6,623 bytes)
- 15. GT6 engine->TR6 tranny (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 1995 16:50:29 -0500
- It appears as though I could take the transmission (w/OD), clutch, flywheel, and rear engine plate from a 72 TR6 and install them on a GT6 engine. Questions: 1. Has this been discussed before? 2. Wha
- /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00424.html (6,767 bytes)
- 16. Re: Spitfire Overdrive Transmission (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Thu, 16 Nov 1995 18:25:20 -0500
- Jeff, I bought a used OD trans (J-type) for $100 at least 10 years ago and installed it in my '75 Spit. It did not have OD originally. It has functioned flawlessly and has been the most reliable pie
- /html/triumphs/1995-11/msg00481.html (8,288 bytes)
- 17. Re: Spit single rail gearbox question (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 11:27:35 -0500
- It all depends on the "front end cover" in your bell-housing. Some of them used an oil seal (press-in, spring/lip type) and others just had a close fit and relied on the thrower to keep the oil in.
- /html/triumphs/1995-12/msg00137.html (7,588 bytes)
- 18. Re: Spitfire steering column (mast) removal question (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 1995 22:06:38 -0500
- I went through this on my '75 this past summer and it was a bit fussy. First be sure and completely remove the bolt that clamps the coupling on the splines. Next fit a suitably sized flat blade scre
- /html/triumphs/1995-12/msg00273.html (8,264 bytes)
- 19. Re: OD speedos (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 16:37:04 -0500
- Andrew speedo output (as you guessed) and it runs at a different ratio than the non-OD gearbox speedo output. Each setup uses a different speedometer and cable. (I would have thought than Rimmers wo
- /html/triumphs/1996-03/msg00013.html (8,338 bytes)
- 20. TR6 flywheel lightening (score: 1)
- Author: mah16@cornell.edu (Marie A Harkins)
- Date: Sat, 2 Mar 1996 16:53:26 -0500
- According to Kastner the TR6 flywheel can be lightened by 4 pounds by cutting away material on the engine side. I would like to have this done, but can't find any shop that will do it. I'm in upstate
- /html/triumphs/1996-03/msg00039.html (6,382 bytes)
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