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261. Re: [TR] VTR 2009 - Where? (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:55:42 +0100
Thank you, Randall. I'm re-assured. I'm confident it is indeed a pretty area - but after 11,000 odd miles I'm not too sure how I'd react to doing at bit more and at very short notice :) Cheers, John
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00155.html (8,183 bytes)

262. Re: [TR] automatic trans for TR3 ? (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:27:43 +0100
Don't doubt that it *could* be done but chassis rails and engine backplate issues might preclude a conversion. As for the backplate, I can't find anything in my old Vanguard stuff that says automatic
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00215.html (8,101 bytes)

263. Re: [TR] OD lubrication (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:26:45 +0100
A point or two on this general thread that I don't understand. Is there anything intrinsically wrong in using an 80W/90 gear oil as recommended by the factory? I've always used it in the Triumphs I'v
/html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00292.html (9,595 bytes)

264. Re: [TR] Hinges (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:32:58 +0100
Very sorry to read of your problem. Seems that you and me face the same dilemma, though my hinge difficulty affects my front gate. Careful examination indicates the *female* part of the hinge has wo
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00334.html (8,622 bytes)

265. [TR] Sadly, she's got to go (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:39:31 +0100
Listers, this is just to let it be known that my much-loved fuel-injected Triumph BIG SIX saloon (sedan) has hit ebay today with the following reference number 300260902536. I'd really love it if a T
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00470.html (6,945 bytes)

266. Re: [TR] [6pack] Rally Benefits Kids Battling Serious Illness (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:49:20 +0100
Blake, thanks again for your acknowledgement at the bottom of this year's website. I wish you all a lot of fun, fine weather, no breakdowns and even more money raised for three very deserving causes.
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00573.html (8,037 bytes)

267. Re: [TR] Spitfire brake question (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:42:56 +0100
With respect Randall, it's not curious at all. Personally, I'm not worried which chamber feeds which circuit but if the Spitfire is different to others, then that's in the true Standard-Triumph tradi
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00598.html (7,929 bytes)

268. [TR] TRIUMPHEST - Help (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:13:59 +0100
Guys, I'm really sorry to bomb the list but I urgently need some help from a lister in California who is going to be at Triumphest this coming week. Glenn Merrell (known to many) is undertaking to pr
/html/triumphs/2008-09/msg00655.html (8,695 bytes)

269. Re: [TR] TRIUMPHEST - Help (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 10:35:55 +0100
Right. I think the idea is that it gets pushed out of the way where metal-to-metal contact occurs but fills in the various voids to prevent moisture and corrosion. Geo _______________________________
/html/triumphs/2008-10/msg00048.html (7,044 bytes)

270. Re: [TR] TR6 Hub Question (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:07:36 +0100
Try West Valley Instruments in southern CA. (818) 758-9500, ask for Morris. Bill B '58 TR-3A TS/30766 L '59 TR-3A TS/64974 LO "A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of c
/html/triumphs/2008-10/msg00284.html (7,193 bytes)

271. Re: [TR] Etiquette (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:19:30 -0000
Please don't play these tracks directly from the ISOA website. Instead, save them to your hard drive first to minimize the bandwidth that would otherwise be required for repeated downloads from the w
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00135.html (10,645 bytes)

272. Re: [TR] Spinal Tappets available on the world wide web (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 16:03:57 -0000
I'm in the early stages of planning a restoration on a '64 Spitfire 4 and would be interested to know about any known paint color samples available for this model year. I know that Donald Pikovnik (
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00153.html (7,460 bytes)

273. Re: [TR] cars for kids (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:05:43 -0000
Actually you are very brave Peter. It is almost common knowledge that you are a Moss employee subject to the occasional rants and raves from the unwashed. Wonder why the praise Moss occasionally gets
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00314.html (9,967 bytes)

274. Re: [TR] cars for kids (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:26:52 -0000
My TR3 block still has the original shiny black coating inside that was applied by the factory. I assumed that this was just some sort of black enamel. Did the factory use Glyptal? What ever it is ha
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00335.html (8,379 bytes)

275. Re: [TR] synching carbs (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:48:58 -0000
Though for what it's worth some years ago one of the car magazines ran cross country on the emergency spare. It's nowhere near as limited a tire as claimed in owners manuals and such. _______________
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00367.html (8,460 bytes)

276. [TR] Refurbishing wire wheels (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:48:44 -0000
If you dig around on the Buckeye Triumphs site, you should find Nelson's clutch articles. Written for a TR6, but a TR3 should be reasonably similar. The pressure required varies with the clutch plat
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00387.html (8,658 bytes)

277. Re: [TR] Stag and TR4/5 lost in propane fire (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:49:04 -0000
No. Randall _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register http://www.vtr.org Triumphs@a
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00415.html (7,215 bytes)

278. Re: [TR] tr3 comm. number (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:08:54 -0000
== We had to pull over after 30 minutes to let the other "KIDS" catch-up !!!!! _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html This list supported in
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00429.html (9,427 bytes)

279. [TR] Long overdue updates to TTACD2009 website (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:02:02 -0000
Just wanting to spice up my red TR3A and was thinking about a stripe (or stripes). I was thinking a white stripe but maybe best with black as the car has a black top and tonneau. Does anybody have o
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00435.html (7,621 bytes)

280. Re: [TR] Choke cable (score: 1)
Author: "John Macartney" <standardtriumph@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:43:41 -0000
Be sure to leave all the mounting bolts loose (including the pinch bolts that hold the box to the bracket) until it's all installed. You don't want any side force at all on it, so everything needs t
/html/triumphs/2008-11/msg00466.html (8,935 bytes)


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