- 1. Re: TR4 car cover (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:07:02 -0500 reply-type=original
- A Technilon for a '60 TR3A is $149. Might there be less expensive quality covers than that out there somewhere? Terry Smith '59 TR3A New Hampshire == This list supported in part by The Vintage Trium
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- 2. Re: WD-40 turnover? (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 18:08:56 -0500 reply-type=original
- Randall, did you or someone on the list once say that a Tractor engine oil pump primes itself when you fill the crank case with oil? Terry Smith, TR3A New Hampshire == This list supported in part by
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- 3. Re: TR4A Engine Questions - Round 4 (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:51:33 -0500 reply-type=original
- Guy, the list is divided about which are the top two, but either Mahle or A&E (or is it AE?) matched set are excellent. The danger I've heard of some of the others (eg on ebay) is, the pistons, ring
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- 4. Re: What happens if I don't use a lead additive? (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 20:26:46 -0500 reply-type=response
- -- Cameron, the effect of unleaded on old engines is quite real. Admittedly, while not a TR, I had to pull the head on my Datsun 2000 roadster last year due to a recessed valve seat (#4 cylinder). T
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- 5. Re: Heater Core (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 19:31:49 -0500 reply-type=original
- -- Just a post script note: I asked my radiator shop to test my heater core, and they told me it was rusted completely shut, but hey they could get me a replacement through a special vendor for abou
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- 6. Re: Most Dangerous Tool (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 20:27:12 -0500 reply-type=original
- -- Disclaimer: My logical mind knows it's not particularly dangerous. ...But.... I can't help being deathly afraid, like of heights, whenever I take an air hose to a tire, or worse, when a tire guy
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- 7. Re: dash (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:38:57 -0500 reply-type=original
- -- Jack, there are lots of options, of course, depending on whether you want a shiny finish, a satin finish, or whatever. I myself, for fine wood like maple, prefer Tung Oil. You'll have to reapply
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- 8. Re: TR3 Wiper Motor Mounting Kit (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 19:59:40 -0500
- as hot as you can stand it. the a -- Just to add, I put a small smearing of silicon grease on, then tucked them gently in with a small straightslot. But indeed, make sure they're warm first. Terry S
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- 9. Re: TR cam/lifter failure (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 08:45:50 -0500 reply-type=original
- -- Arnold, how was it running before? Am wondering if maybe that valve lash was somewhat overtight? --Terry Smith-- '59 TR3A TS 58667 (Body still off, rest mostly back on.) New Hampshire
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- 10. Re: TR cam/lifter failure (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 11:45:04 -0500 reply-type=original
- Whoops. I guess I'm a bit too literal. When you say "lost a lobe," I assumed that the specs on the lobe itself ground beyond tolerance. Couldn't figure the talk on a soft lifter, since to overly wea
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- 11. Re: vandalism (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 20:57:55 -0500 reply-type=original
- -- Heck, Bob, if being old and beautiful is what gets whacked, I should have more lumps than I do! Terry Smith '59 TR3A TS 58667 (Body still off, rest mostly back on.) New Hampshire
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- 12. Re: Shoulder Belts -- TR3A (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 18:33:18 -0500 reply-type=original
- Speaking of which, Randall, what is the status of your other car? Have you begun work to get back into the--I believe it was a TR2? ...Or is your 250 sufficient for now? Terry Smith '59 TR3A TS 5866
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- 13. Re: here's a good question for you folks (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:35:24 -0500 reply-type=original
- Jim, quick question: how often do you have to manually kick in the electric fan at 105 degrees? ...Or are you saying your mods keep pace without that? Terry Smith '59 TR3A (Body off, rest mostly bac
- /html/triumphs/2004-11/msg00899.html (10,142 bytes)
- 14. TRactor By Pass (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:01:38 -0500
- My apologies, folks, for asking a chestnut question. I've put a dowel plug in the thermostat bypass of my TR3A engine rebuild. But it niggles at me that I was supposed to drill a quarter-size hole in
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- 15. Re: Wiper's carbon blocks-which way grooves go? (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:21:25 -0500 reply-type=original
- -- Carl, Contours on your brushes should match the contour of your commutator. The idea is to have as much electrical surface working as possible. But don't worry overly much, and have a beverage of
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- 16. Rust (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 19:48:53 -0400
- I'm soooo not stylin', man. Yesterday, waiting for a haircut, reading a copy of Better Homes and Gardens, I skimmed over an article on garden decorations (statues and such) and the various finishes
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- 17. Front Bumper Overriders (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 20:31:06 -0400
- Seems weird, but I'm starting to think of the non-mechanicals in my ground-up resto of a '59 TR3A. As I think of front overriders, I see a seller on E-Bay advertising 14 guage steel with good chrome
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- 18. Hardtop Rear Window (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 20:58:42 -0400
- I'm still toying with th idea of picking up a steel hardtop for my '59 TR3A porject car. I looked in Moss, but didn't see a plexiglass replacement. Are these available anywhere? By the by, how diffi
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- 19. Re: WIPAC headlights? (score: 1)
- Author: "Terry Smith" <terryrs@adelphia.net>
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 20:18:30 -0400
- == Exactly the reason to speed up at hairpin turns, ...so you don't have to wait to see what's on the other side! Brakes are for gurley-men who wear hairpins instead of wreck on them! Terry Smith Ne
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00484.html (7,573 bytes)
- 20. YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN ADDED TO MY WHITE LIST (score: 1)
- Author: terryrs@adelphia.net
- Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:39:41 -0400
- Your email address has been added to my Spam Fighter White List. Adding your address to the White List ensures that I will always receive email you send to me. If you aren't using All-in-One SECRETMA
- /html/triumphs/2004-09/msg00756.html (7,666 bytes)
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