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141. [TR] Headlight/Control Head questions - TR3A (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 07:42:09 -0700; Might not be related, but the first pair of trim rings I got from TRF actually had the tabs in the wrong location. They confirmed that the entire lot was defective, and promptly replaced them. -- Ran; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00364.html (8,471 bytes)
142. [TR] Sealing methods for TR2 and TR3 transmission covers/ doghouse (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 12:51:08 -0700; I use ordinary "adhesive caulk" from Home Depot. Easy to apply, seals very well (no oil through the seams) and cleans up easily next time I remove the tunnel. Drawbacks are that it's a bit messy to; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00365.html (7,551 bytes)
143. [TR] Turn signal question (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 18:46:08 -0700; Yes, it should still flash without the panel lamp. And you're right, the flasher should have power whenever the key is on. In fact, the output of the flasher stays hot, until the turn signal switch c; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00373.html (7,248 bytes)
144. [TR] Triumph Stag FS in Utah (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 14:03:26 -0700; Posted on another list, might be of interest to someone. NFI, etc. http://saltlakecity.craigslist.org/ctd/2369725575.html It would be interesting to know how it got a "5 speed" transmission, since it; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00379.html (6,967 bytes)
145. [TR] Costs (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 16:01:18 -0700; Better off how? You would have just spent the money somewhere else, and not had the pleasure of restoring the car. A hobby is something you enjoy. Once it becomes about "making money", it's a profes; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00381.html (8,133 bytes)
146. [TR] Trip for Anniversary (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 22:39:30 -0700; Most important: cell phone & AAA+ card. Beyond that depends on what, realistically, you are willing to do on the side of the road. Fan belt, hoses, fuses, and enough tools to replace them. I like to; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00387.html (8,545 bytes)
147. [TR] Alternatives to cluster shaft needle bearings? (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 22:50:47 -0700; Just as a side note, that seems to be a common failure. Can't prove it, but I strongly suspect it comes from too much end float in the OD. The early books give the desired range as .014" - .020", bu; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00388.html (8,559 bytes)
148. [TR] TR4A - A Few Electric Questions (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 08:35:08 -0700; Assuming you have only overdrive, and not reverse lights, it does not matter. The two switches are wired in parallel, so the circuit is completed if either switch is closed. One switch closes only i; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00393.html (8,620 bytes)
149. [TR] Alternatives to cluster shaft needle bearings? (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 08:37:20 -0700; Doesn't the cluster gear also have to be ground to diameter before fitting the longer bearing? -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00394.html (8,959 bytes)
150. [TR] TR4A - Ammeter Polarity (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 25 May 2011 15:38:41 -0700; Both of them. I believe the one on the right should be wired to the control box, while the one on the left goes to the fuse block and starter solenoid. This car was wired for negative ground. If you; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00398.html (7,752 bytes)
151. [TR] TR2/3 fuel shut-off valve. (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 10:50:06 -0700; Hi Angelo, welcome back. I believe TRF offers a proper cork seal, likely others do as well. I did as you suggest and cut one from a length of "rubber" fuel line many years ago. It was tricky getting; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00402.html (8,973 bytes)
152. [TR] TR2/3 fuel shut-off valve. (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 12:22:35 -0700; Both websites show it as available now. TRF REP431, Moss 589-220. -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00404.html (8,526 bytes)
153. [TR] TR2/3 fuel shut-off valve. (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 12:54:10 -0700; Laboratory corks aren't made from cork any more? -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00405.html (8,538 bytes)
154. [TR] (no subject) (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:42:02 -0700; I have not tried it myself yet, but many people (including Greg Solow) seem to like Ford D2AZ-19590-A (which is a special purpose grease developed by Ford, to solve an almost identical problem on th; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00419.html (8,887 bytes)
155. [TR] (no subject) (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 11:53:41 -0700; Oops, in my previous reply I assumed he was asking about the splines in the half shafts (or drive shafts if you're British) on an IRS Triumph. I agree, anti-seize for the wire wheel splines (althoug; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00420.html (8,166 bytes)
156. [TR] (no subject) (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 15:47:03 -0700; That's all the ones that were on my TR3A were good for, IMO. However, on my first Stag I wanted to try to stay a little closer to "original" (might even show it someday), and it originally had chrom; /html/triumphs/2011-05/msg00422.html (8,465 bytes)
157. [TR] TR2 timing question - (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:14:29 -0700; Unless it is really strangely shaped, it's not likely to hit a valve. Mine is just a spark plug shell with a headless bolt screwed into it, and it doesn't hit anything. Both valves are closed for mo; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00590.html (7,707 bytes)
158. [TR] Oil sump Gasket Sealant (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 03:50:44 -0700; That is exactly my objection to Aviation Form-A-Gasket; and one of the reasons I like Hylomar so much. It will come off easily even decades after being applied; while as you've discovered, classic "; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00594.html (8,219 bytes)
159. [TR] Bleeding the bl--dy brakes - again (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 12:01:13 -0700; So that means you get bubbles when you bleed the brakes? Or could be past the seals in the cylinders. The master cylinder is particularly suspect, as it is the only place in the system where the pre; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00595.html (8,592 bytes)
160. [TR] Another Crazy Question: Beware, chestnut related (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2011 16:04:14 -0700; My suggestion would be to first confirm that both the centrifugal advance and vacuum advance are doing at least something. If either one has quit working, it can make the engine feel sluggish withou; /html/triumphs/2011-06/msg00599.html (10,247 bytes)

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