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21. [TR] Proper gasket installation (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:44:44 -0800; My local HF doesn't have it on the shelf any more, either. I suspect they bought a close-out somewhere, as the Hylomar I got from them had separated inside the tube. Not a particularly big deal, but; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00424.html (9,291 bytes)
22. [TR] TR4 Fan Hub Pedestal (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:36:30 -0800; There seems to have been at least one more variant: http://tinyurl.com/4qxhml6 -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00434.html (8,668 bytes)
23. [TR] TR4 Fan Hub Pedestal (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:49:09 -0800; Interesting. How do you explain the rough "as cast" appearance of the "worn" area? Does it have the remains of the casting number on the other side? Odd that two different cars would exhibit the sam; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00442.html (8,722 bytes)
24. [TR] TR3A tranny oil capcity (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:59:44 -0800; I believe that is for both. Also note that those are Imperial pints. -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00452.html (8,387 bytes)
25. [TR] TR4 runs rough (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:04:37 -0800; Have you checked the mixture? Valve lash? -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00453.html (7,879 bytes)
26. [TR] TR3A tranny oil capcity (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:22:01 -0800; I find that just letting it sit for a while is sufficient. The opening between tranny & OD isn't very large, so it takes some time for the levels to equalize. -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00490.html (8,838 bytes)
27. [TR] Wheel spects (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:37:17 -0800; To some extent, it depends on what you are willing to live with. But my TR3 manual says 3/32" (.094") in either dimension. -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00492.html (7,173 bytes)
28. [TR] Hub races are parallel? (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:06:07 -0800; Here's a photo of my setup. However, I had to use a much longer rod to mount the indicator, as the only solid surface on my bench vise was too far away otherwise. http://tinyurl.com/6euykj6 I got my; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00500.html (9,772 bytes)
29. [TR] TR 7 exhaust system (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:39:11 -0800; More importantly, would it pass if it had cats on it? I don't know what the NC inspection involves, but it would almost certainly take more than just bolting on some cats to get it to pass the CA ta; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00520.html (8,815 bytes)
30. [TR] Wheel wobble/ Bearing race Cups? (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:40:30 -0800; Just curious, Alex, how would you mount the hub in a lathe? That was my first thought as well, but I couldn't think of any way of mounting the hub that wouldn't potentially introduce more error, sho; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00523.html (9,842 bytes)
31. [TR] Wheel wobble/ Bearing race Cups? (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 05:59:13 -0800; But then that tells you absolutely nothing about whether the face of the hub is perpendicular to the bearing races/bores. And the machined edge of my hubs is less than 1/8" wide, which doesn't seem; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00529.html (9,494 bytes)
32. [TR] [British-cars] Lucas Starter Squeal (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:58:07 -0800; "In an infinite universe, all things are possible." However, I think it much more likely that your mechanic is right and the starter needs service. There are several faults which can cause the sympt; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00573.html (9,453 bytes)
33. [TR] neat link (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:15:23 -0800; Great article! Thanks, Ken. In case anyone would like to grab a copy, I put a downloadable text-searchable PDF version at http://tinyurl.com/687pm39 -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00576.html (7,718 bytes)
34. [TR] [British-cars] Lucas Starter Squeal (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:49:21 -0800; Mine had been, too. Part of the problem is that the starter motor is a 4-pole design. If one of the brushes is not making good contact, the motor will still run just fine with no load, on the other; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00577.html (9,374 bytes)
35. [TR] neat link (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:41:37 -0800; I also much preferred the body lines of the TR3, kind of like comparing Gina Lollobrigida to Twiggy. But the power difference certainly helped a lot as well. I used to run around with a buddy that d; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00581.html (8,402 bytes)
36. [TR] cam end float (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:47:28 -0800; Did you install the cam sprocket before checking the end float? It is what limits how far the cam can move back, by hitting the front edge of the front cam bearing. The cam should not touch the plug; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00601.html (7,485 bytes)
37. [TR] VIN stamping (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:21:15 -0800; California is much the same, for newer cars. I almost didn't get a title for my second Stag, because of some VIN plate shenanigans that happened years before. But the fellow I bought it from had no; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00623.html (9,557 bytes)
38. [TR] Flywheel decision for mildely improved motor w/89mm pistons, electronic ignition, 270 duration cam, HS6 on 4A manifold and exhaust, etc (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:27:42 -0800; As noted, rotational inertia is much more important than weight. Only the inertia changes how the engine runs, etc; the ideal situation would be the right amount of rotational inertia with no weight; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00627.html (9,041 bytes)
39. [TR] VIN stamping (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:39:42 -0800; Originals on a TR3 were aluminum rivets with a separate shaft in the center which ISTR was steel. Not quite a pop-rivet, but close. I'll bet you could save the center piece and drive it into a pop-r; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00637.html (8,336 bytes)
40. [TR] Battery Drain (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:04:59 -0800; Have you by any chance added a radio or tape deck? The light going out suggests a capacitor (which would also cause the spark). -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-01/msg00643.html (7,620 bytes)

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