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1. [TR] unusual Triumph, Beaufort SC (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:44:09 -0500; There was a great article about those cars that appeared in "The Vintage Triumph" two or three years ago. Unfortunately, I don't have the issue easily at hand right now, otherwise I would specify the; /html/triumphs/2012-01/msg00323.html (7,707 bytes)
2. [TR] Triumph station wagon? (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:41:24 -0500; This link may work... http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertgrounds/4828346543/in/photostream/ ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/archive; /html/triumphs/2012-01/msg00324.html (7,131 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] unusual Triumph, Beaufort SC (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:36:15 -0500; Anorak one here, I purchased the spare wheel and tool strap kit from Moss, it is a Motor Heritage item and comes complete with leather straps, brackets and screws, nuts and washers. The screws were t; /html/triumphs/2012-01/msg00329.html (9,344 bytes)
4. Re: [TR] TR6 Jacking Points (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:52:06 -0500; I jack the front first using the radiator shield and then jack one frame rail (usually the drivers side) right behind the tire high enough to get two more jack stands under it. Never had a problem wi; /html/triumphs/2012-02/msg00148.html (8,375 bytes)
5. [TR] Fwd: Re: TR6 Jacking Points (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:29:29 -0500; Before I part with almost $400, does anyone out there have a trunk floor for what will some day be a beautiful small mouth TR3? By the way, my thanks to everyone who has helped me secure floors, sill; /html/triumphs/2012-02/msg00156.html (9,071 bytes)
6. [TR] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: TR6 Jacking Points (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:08:41 -0500; Here's another thought on jackstands. When you see a "6 ton" rating, does that mean that each stand can safely hold 6 tons (I really doubt that!), does it mean that each pair can support 6 tons, or d; /html/triumphs/2012-02/msg00166.html (9,932 bytes)
7. [TR] backup to jack stands? (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:38:35 -0500; And if it got wedged up in the exhaust system it should be ready to eat. Dave ** triumphs@autox.team.net ** Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http:/; /html/triumphs/2012-02/msg00177.html (7,860 bytes)
8. Re: [TR] backup to jack stands? (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:12 -0500; Can anyone point in the right direction where I can see a period RadioMobile radio and the most common type of antennas stuck on for a 59/60 TR3A? Thanks Dave Willner Stroudsburg PA 59 TR3A 70 MGB 70; /html/triumphs/2012-02/msg00198.html (10,725 bytes)
9. [TR] LED bulbs (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:26:06 -0500; (7,538 bytes)
10. [TR] TR6 tranny sound? (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 -0400; I thought I was leaving for a nice drive of about 150 miles in the TR6 a few days ago, but I didn't get farther than the gas station before some nasty noises turned me right around. When taking off f; /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00589.html (13,130 bytes)
11. Re: [TR] TR6 tranny sound? (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:08:02 -0400; I've had a few suggestions that I've ruled out such as wire wheel splines and loose wheel lugs, and a few other ideas that I'll check out, but I don't think I've gotten the answer to the noises yet.; /html/triumphs/2012-05/msg00611.html (14,848 bytes)
12. [TR] roll bars (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:23:10 -0400 (EDT); I've decided that I have been pushing my luck driving my TR6 without a roll bar. From what I have read on archived forums, there really is very little added safety from roll bars that aren't bolted o; /html/triumphs/2012-10/msg00288.html (9,346 bytes)
13. [TR] picture of TR6 Boss Frog roll bar? (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 10:27:17 -0500 (EST); I wrote the list a couple of weeks ago about my interest in mounting a Boss Frog roll bar to my TR6 and then welding the back plates to the frame to provide strength to the set up. However, I have be; /html/triumphs/2012-11/msg00033.html (8,011 bytes)
14. Re: [TR] Waking a sleeping car (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2013 10:00:30 -0500 (EST); After finishing the HVDA tranny conversion on my TR6 (loving it so far!) I now have to get back to the Spitfire differential rebuild I started 3 years ago, before retirement. I may not pull that off; /html/triumphs/2013-03/msg00002.html (8,489 bytes)
15. Re: [TR] Waking a sleeping car (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 23:43:06 -0500 (EST); I should have thought of the lawnmower for burning old gas. I actually did that, on a much smaller scale, with a gallon can of gas that had been in my dad's trunk for a few years. I guess over the co; /html/triumphs/2013-03/msg00023.html (9,871 bytes)
16. Re: [TR] TR6 ZS Carb/Timing Questions (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 10:59:15 -0500 (EST); Bill, When I bought my 1974 TR6 nearly 20 years ago and then tried to sort out all the ignition and carb issues left by the dpo, I faced a similar problem with high rpms. Then I learned that the disc; /html/triumphs/2015-01/msg00137.html (10,714 bytes)
17. [TR] Spit vacuum retard fix (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2015 22:00:33 -0400 (EDT); I've discovered that the vacuum retard unit on my 1980 Spitfire 1500 (original Lucas electronic ignition) has a leak. When I blow through the attached vacuum line I can feel air escaping near the mov; /html/triumphs/2015-03/msg00035.html (8,539 bytes)
18. Re: [TR] Spit vacuum retard fix--WORKS! (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:56:55 -0400 (EDT); I did not use that method to fix this problem on my '76. Instead I disabled the vacuum retard. I screwed the two plates in the distributor together and blocked off the opening with a bit of aluminum.; /html/triumphs/2015-03/msg00067.html (10,411 bytes)
19. [TR] weird distributor "out of phase" problem (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:45:45 -0400 (EDT); I need help with a weird situation that arose as I tried to bring my 1980 Spitfire back to life after 3 years in the garage. The last time it ran, the engine would cycle between excessive rpms and th; /html/triumphs/2015-03/msg00069.html (11,113 bytes)
20. Re: [TR] weird distributor "out of phase" problem (score: 1): Author: Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu>; Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 23:47:46 -0400 (EDT); Thanks to all who have ruled out my timing chain theory. I'm relieved I don't have to get into that! Though I WAS sure at the time that I had cylinder #1 at tdc on the compression stroke, I am backtr; /html/triumphs/2015-03/msg00073.html (14,127 bytes)

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