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1. Re: Most Dangerous Tool (score: 1): Author: portermd@zianet.com; Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 10:29:01 -0700; You will learn when you put something in your eye... I did, sort of. I was working at a foreign car shop in the `70s and was assigned to fix the front suspension on a rusty old Porsche 912 (this was; /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01243.html (11,255 bytes)
2. Re: Most Dangerous Tool (score: 1): Author: portermd@zianet.com; Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 18:04:45 -0700; There's no Sometimes, though, it's the design of the tool. Some have mentioned spring compressors--that design has evolved a bit over the years. The one I now use has safety pins to help prevent the; /html/triumphs/2004-12/msg01300.html (9,774 bytes)
3. Re: stainless steel (score: 1): Author: portermd@zianet.com; Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:32:14 -0700; You might want to check around--high-strength stainless is much more readily available than you describe. For example, ARP sells a high-strength stainless bolt that exceeds grade 8 specs (see the spe; /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00852.html (7,624 bytes)
4. Re: Alt Conversion Excite Resistor Problems (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 17:42:01 -0600; Could be that the residual current is not enough to do anything but marginally energize the alternator field, so the load on the engine from the alternator is much smaller--with the same throttle set; /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00774.html (10,203 bytes)
5. Re: Suspension rattle! (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 20:03:36 -0600; Like to explain the comment about grade 8 fasteners? Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance. Check out the new British Ca; /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00779.html (8,372 bytes)
6. Re: Alt Conversion Excite Resistor Problems (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 20:36:25 -0600; Well, not schematically seeing the way the resistor works in a circuit with an electronic ignition, my only guess about this is that some sort of loop circuit is created by the introduction of the re; /html/triumphs/2004-10/msg00780.html (12,552 bytes)
7. Re: Randall's misfortune (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 03:53:23 -0600; A strong second to all of that, John. Hear, hear! Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance. Check out the new British Cars; /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00542.html (8,191 bytes)
8. Re: * Power Survey * (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 01:31:01 -0600; Along with everything everyone else has said, there's are the issues of driveability and cost, with regard to building a heavy-horsepower TR engine. If you take a look at the Competition Guide, it sh; /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01287.html (11,987 bytes)
9. Re: TR4 stuck coolant drain tap (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 01:13:14 -0600; A second on what Randall prescribes. Trying to do it on the radiator can cause one to work the fitting on the radiator to the point where it will fail, and then is looking at both a valve repair and; /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01428.html (9,180 bytes)
10. Re: over heating (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:11:32 -0600; Actually, I'm quite amazed that such isn't common knowledge by now, but part of that loss of knowledge comes from cost-cutting by the manufacturers (and the fact that most cars today have pointless i; /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01512.html (9,793 bytes)
11. Re: over heating (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 00:02:36 -0600; Uh, points, what are those? Everything I run has non-contacting points substitutes.... One has to, at some time, accept that technology has progressed beyond the entirely mechanical. But, for those w; /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01519.html (9,595 bytes)
12. After working for some really stupid service writers in... (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 03:23:33 -0600; ... automotive shops, I can sympathize with these guys on the ground: After every flight, pilots fill out a form called a gripe sheet, which conveys to the mechanics problems encountered with the air; /html/triumphs/2004-07/msg01548.html (9,331 bytes)
13. Re: brake lights (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:58:51 -0600; Always a good thing to check the ground path for the brake lights. Also, check for continuity in the circuit when the brake pedal is pushed, i.e., does the switch actually close? Cheers. -- Michael D; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01204.html (8,043 bytes)
14. Non-LBC... from a message board.... (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:23:24 -0600; [Woman's] son's car was stolen a while back (somewhere in Southern "Ok..that part's not funny.. he called just devastated (and hinting for money ).. I told him to just be patient and sure enough, the; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01255.html (7,882 bytes)
15. Re: TR250 (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:35:44 -0600; Bill, it's always subjective without seeing the car. But, if it's indeed original, and is in good condition (properly cared for), no upholstery tears and the like, and hasn't deteriorated from sittin; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01287.html (7,870 bytes)
16. Re: Starting problems (score: 1): Author: "Michael D. Porter" <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 23:03:02 -0600; And, there was some talk among racers having vibration problems with them. At certain harmonics, the two little balls sort of danced on top of each other, causing the valve to open and close rapidly.; /html/triumphs/2004-06/msg01402.html (9,849 bytes)
17. Re: TR6 valve seats (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 05:22:34 -0700; Uh, only in the US. If you notice, Paul's car was an export to Africa (because it's PI-equipped) and the US rules didn't apply. In fact, significantly altering the compression ratio is likely to caus; /html/triumphs/2005-12/msg00070.html (7,755 bytes)
18. Re: TR6 valve seats (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 05:34:11 -0700; Since these heads had the seats ground directly into the head (there were no inserts from the factory as far as I know), a crack in the seat means a crack in the head--unless inserts had been install; /html/triumphs/2005-12/msg00071.html (8,778 bytes)
19. Re: overdrive lube (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:29:08 -0700; While this is completely off-topic, it's within my range of knowledge. "Ain't" does appear in most dictionaries today, because it's come into common usage in most circles. Lexicographers are notoriou; /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg00284.html (8,635 bytes)
20. Re: Words (was : overdrive lube) (no LBC content) (score: 1): Author: Michael Porter <portermd@zianet.com>; Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 17:34:56 -0700; It was a required course for graduate English students in research methods and library research skills. We got names and phrases every week, then were turned out in the library to find the sources. T; /html/triumphs/2005-11/msg00291.html (7,865 bytes)

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