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1. Re: Rebuilding Stromberg carbs (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Tue, 02 May 95 13:27:00 CDT
Henry, I tried mailing to the address shown on your mail message, but it bounced back twice. Sorry to clog the whole list with this. What year is your car? I'm not sure when the ZS carburetor changes
/html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00037.html (11,355 bytes)

2. Re: Us lepers vs. "Them" (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Fri, 05 May 95 09:24:00 CDT
I'm a wanker--the worst type of PO--so I can't stand in judgement of anyone. But all you lepers jump up and down, saying, "It's *my* car, I'll paint it any color I want!". But then a restorer comes a
/html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00121.html (7,711 bytes)

3. RE: Getting my hood open/ another question (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Tue, 16 May 95 03:05:00 CDT
Ronald asks about removing the engine from his TR6; do you have to remove both the engine and transmission? Technically, no. You can leave the transmission behind. But it's virtually no more work to
/html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00265.html (8,895 bytes)

4. End Float (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Wed, 17 May 95 07:17:00 CDT
The best way to minimize wear on your thrust washers is to use the clutch sparingly--put the car in neutral and take your foot off of the clutch rather than leaving the car in gear and pressing the c
/html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00296.html (8,051 bytes)

5. RE: clutch in/out (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Fri, 19 May 95 06:41:00 CDT
be Yeah, it makes sense to me, too. My '89 Trooper is that way. Any way you slice it, Triumph's just don't make sense. The safety concern is the reason I advise folks to keep their right foot planted
/html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00333.html (8,172 bytes)

6. RE: Cowl/Scuttle Shake (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Fri, 19 May 95 07:09:00 CDT
Chris Amley asks: I always understood cowl or scuttle shake to refer to a dashboard that squeaks and rattles as a consequence of poor tortional rigidity of a car. Imagine grasping the front and back
/html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00334.html (8,709 bytes)

7. RE: More TR6 questions (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Tue, 23 May 95 15:40:00 CDT
Bruce, Can't answer any of your questions about model year. Mine's a '72, but it's faaaar from stock. The POs hacked it, I hacked it... I've never tried electric fans. Some people say good things abo
/html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00398.html (10,716 bytes)

8. Re: TRIUMPH TR6 WANTED (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 95 16:05:00 CDT
Ken Streeter opines: I agree, but with caveats. I bought my '72 TR6 in Alabama 7 years ago for $2200. It has no rust and only minor body dents. Virtually all of the interior was there, and mechanical
/html/triumphs/1995-05/msg00471.html (8,124 bytes)

9. RE: TR6 ZS needle adjustment (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 95 10:19:00 CDT
Check for leaks in all vacuum lines--to distributor, to brake servo, from valve cover, from charcoal cannister. Also check carb mounting to manifold and from manifold to head. An air leak in any of t
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00040.html (10,027 bytes)

10. RE: TR6 ZS needle adjustment (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 95 14:35:00 CDT
Amy, I Pretty much any time my TR runs poorly (which is pretty much all the time--well, when it's running...) I look for leaking air. I'm continually amazed at all the leaks I find, long after I was
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00050.html (10,249 bytes)

11. Re: TR6 ZS needle adjustment (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 95 10:25:00 CDT
Amy, Could be... The only way I can think to check is to shine a very bright light into the dashpots and see if you can see the allen-head adjustment screw. Some disassembly might make it easier to s
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00064.html (9,664 bytes)

12. Re: TR6 ZS needle adjustment (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 95 14:21:00 CDT
I'm so sorry! I saw the followup message you mention, but I didn't recognize its context. My Microsoft mailer doesn't give me any information about the original senders of mail to the TR list, so un
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00074.html (9,887 bytes)

13. RE: Help on my TR6 (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 95 13:43:00 CDT
Hal, I agree with Scott that the most likely problem is worn rings and/or worn cylinder walls. Another possibility that comes to mind is a clogged oil gallery in the head or in the block. If the head
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00317.html (8,474 bytes)

14. RE: Looking for moral support (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 95 08:53:00 CDT
Scott, gauge I drove my TR6 several thousand miles with (hot) 10 psi @ idle and 30 psi @ 2K. The bearings were all worn when I rebuilt the motor, but no damage had been done, and it didn't require mu
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00353.html (8,520 bytes)

15. RE: TR6 Vacumn Advance etc. (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 95 09:03:00 CDT
Randy, This is a timely question, as I just put my '72 TR6 distributor back together last night. single this Are you *certain* it's a vacuum advance? On my '72, I only have vacuum retard. Several peo
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00394.html (9,224 bytes)

16. RE: TR6 Vacumn Advance etc. (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 95 12:19:00 CDT
It slows throttle response. Correct. But it's advancing from the retarded state it had reached just *before* you stomped on the gas. IE, at idle, instead of sitting at around 4 BTDC, all that vacuum
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00404.html (9,275 bytes)

17. RE: Oil pressure dipping (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 95 08:30:00 CDT
On my TR6, the diaphragm of the mechanical fuel pump once ripped, producing the same result. Kevin Riggs '72 TR6 rkriggs@ingr.com Huntsville, AL
/html/triumphs/1995-06/msg00480.html (6,851 bytes)

18. RE: Accel coil, problems? (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 95 06:57:00 CDT
Thomas posted: TR6. When I went from the stock Lucas coil to a Lucas Sport coil in my TR6, I had to remove the ballast resistor. My old coil had been hooked up with reverse polarity, so somone had ob
/html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00033.html (7,560 bytes)

19. Re: TR6 differential mounts (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 95 16:18:00 CDT
like a 1/16" of I wouldn't want to find any play that I could invoke by hand in any of these areas. I'm an alarmist at heart, and I suppose a little is OK. But if you're hearing noises and you're not
/html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00062.html (9,303 bytes)

20. British tele humor (no lbc content) (score: 1)
Author: "Riggs, R. (Kevin)" <rkriggs@hsv28.pcmail.ingr.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 95 16:32:00 CDT
Sorry for the lack of lbc content. Hit delete if you're easily offended or dislike chatter. This was passed to me through many hands and have no idea of the source. Perhaps our British members can co
/html/triumphs/1995-07/msg00063.html (7,794 bytes)

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