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361. [TR] water wetter (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:18:30 -0800; I have had much the same experience when I was having cooling problems both with Water Wetter and its competitors (eg Hyperkuhl). And of course if the system is working properly then the coolant tem; /html/triumphs/2011-11/msg00718.html (9,560 bytes)
362. [TR] water wetter (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:23:22 -0800; I guess that depends on whether lowering cylinder temperatures is a Good Thing. From what I have read, internal combustion engines are actually more efficient running at higher temperatures (part of; /html/triumphs/2011-11/msg00719.html (8,910 bytes)
363. [TR] water wetter (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:48:22 -0800; Unless, of course, it isn't. When I tried Water Wetter, the thermostat was not controlling coolant temperature. And this last time, the issue did appear to be lack of heat transfer between the coola; /html/triumphs/2011-11/msg00722.html (9,337 bytes)
364. [TR] Loose TR3A Wheel Stud (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:52:58 -0800; The rear studs screw in from the face, and then get peened over on the back (like a rivet). You'll probably need to remove the half-shaft from the axle (which is far easier than removing the hub fro; /html/triumphs/2011-11/msg00733.html (7,433 bytes)
365. [TR] (no subject) (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:31:10 -0800; My guess is that his Yahoo email account got hacked. I've been seeing a lot of that lately. The spam appears to have come through Yahoo, from a computer somewhere in India. Which I suspect explains h; /html/triumphs/2011-11/msg00742.html (10,057 bytes)
366. [TR] Fluid recommendations (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 09:14:00 -0800; What I use: Valvoline 20W50 full synthetic Redline MT-90 Valvoline full synthetic 75W90 gear oil Sta-Lube Premium Red grease Valvoline full synthetic 75W90 gear oil Usually Prestone "extended life",; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00403.html (9,382 bytes)
367. [TR] Fluid recommendations (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 10:47:42 -0800; I didn't keep a log, but I saw it in several places across the country last summer. Not every station even in areas where it was available. I tried some in the people hauler and it seemed like I got; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00415.html (11,286 bytes)
368. [TR] blown headgasket without milky coolant or oil? (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 14:50:42 -0800; Unfortunately, I'd say that almost guarantees that one of the welds didn't hold. Welding cast iron is very tricky, and the result is almost always not as strong as the original casting (which wasn't; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00432.html (10,374 bytes)
369. [TR] Fluid recommendations (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 14:53:36 -0800; Just one of the reasons I love DOT 5; it lasts basically forever rather than needed to be changed every few years like the glycol-based fluifs. -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00433.html (8,491 bytes)
370. [TR] Weeping head bolts (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 09:09:56 -0800; It's happened to me, and stopped after the first outing. My theory is that I spilled some coolant down in the space around the stud, and it got forced out when the engine got hot. But possibly the g; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00442.html (7,582 bytes)
371. [TR] FW: SU Carbs!?!?! (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 16:18:17 -0800; Just don't do that! Have you checked compression, set the valves, etc.? By trying to rev to red line on only one carb, you are basically testing how strong those two cylinders are compared to the ot; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00456.html (7,474 bytes)
372. [TR] blown headgasket without milky coolant or oil? (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 19:18:10 -0800; No. I almost never remove the studs unless there is a problem, and even then I remove the head first. To loosen the head, I find that it is usually sufficient to gently pry between the bottom of the; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00465.html (10,937 bytes)
373. [TR] Need a "push-pull" type 2 speed wiper switch (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 11:16:36 -0800; Isn't that the same switch used for the heater fan on TR6 and non-AC Stag? If so, I've got several that I don't need. -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00476.html (7,990 bytes)
374. [TR] Driving a Sidescreen TR to Work (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 11:44:20 -0800; I did. So there are at least two crazies left. And while it doesn't get as cold here as in Tehachapi, I also have no side curtains, no top, and no heater. -- Randall; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00478.html (8,691 bytes)
375. [TR] Driving a Sidescreen TR to Work (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 13:22:21 -0800; If it was wearing a soft top, it wasn't my current TR3. It has never had the top bows or tenax fasteners installed since I've owned it. I do have a soft top from the wrecked 3A, but it is white and; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00485.html (10,141 bytes)
376. [TR] Driving a Sidescreen TR to Work (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:19:26 -0800; Then I'm pretty sure it was just wearing a black tonneau cover; don't recall ever putting up the top on the drive to Maggie's nor ever leaving it parked with the top up. Without the sidecurtains & r; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00494.html (9,978 bytes)
377. [TR] TR 2/3 resonator in exhaust system? (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 14:30:50 -0800; According to the workshop manual, it was the other way around. The early TR2s used a single 18" silencer; while later cars had a 24" silencer plus 12" resonator. The original mufflers were straight-; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00496.html (9,249 bytes)
378. [TR] blown headgasket without milky coolant or oil? (score: 131): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 11:18:52 -0800; I agree. It's not always apparent where it was leaking. But be sure to check the liner protrusion on both sides. Two engines in a row now (for me) have had the top of the block not quite square to t; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00510.html (10,142 bytes)
379. [TR] Update on TR3A from 2 weeks ago (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:41:09 -0800; IMO that will never hold, at least not for very long. What about the exhaust valve? The intake being wet likely just indicates that the cylinder wasn't running last time you started the engine. But; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00533.html (9,105 bytes)
380. [TR] TR4A - Fuel on top of fuel pump (score: 131): Author: TR3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:16:37 -0800; That joint is actually under pressure from inside. For some time after shutting the car off, it will be the full 2-4 psi output pressure of the pump; but the tank is higher than the pump so even onc; /html/triumphs/2011-12/msg00544.html (8,778 bytes)

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