- 1. Made it 1/2 way (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:18:37 -0700
- Our house sale finally went through, and we move tomorrow. I packed up the TR4 with all the parts and such, put the hood up, charged the battery, and drove it up to work today. After work it goes to
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- 2. Re: Made it 1/2 way -- and the other 1/2 too (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 11:30:32 -0700
- I can appreciate that feeling. Managed to get the TR4 all the way to the new house late on Saturday. Good thing, too, since it started snowing on Sunday. Almost couldn't get it started, but it decide
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- 3. Re: Aon insurance denial. (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 13:33:17 -0600
- I do find it a bit ironic that Aon insured my TR4 no problem, even though it has no seat belts, or for that matter, no attached seats! I guess I can understand their point, in not wanting anything to
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- 4. RE: Rainy wipers kapow! (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:09:22 -0600
- How are they different? I'm pretty sure my TR4 has standard auto-parts-store fuses in it. Not that it's actually running these days, but still... -Drew -- Andrew Frink Salt Lake City, UT http://www.d
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- 5. Re: Now Lucas vs BUSS fuses (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:09:05 -0600
- Really does make me wonder if the Brits just felt some overriding need to be Is there an advantage to using Lucas fuses over the appropriate BUSS fuse (assuming one gets the proper rating from the ch
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- 6. Re: Fuse ratings (was: Rainy wipers kapow!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:23:15 -0600
- My thanks to Randall and others who have provided some clarity on this. There really are a huge pile of gotchas involved with LBC ownership. Someone needs to write the definitive introductory ownersh
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- 7. Re: Now Lucas vs BUSS fuses (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:10:14 -0600
- Thanks for that link, Blake. I may have to work on my idea for a "Virgin LBC Owners" book after all. I had no idea that there were different types of fuse ratings. Makes me wonder what else I don't k
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- 8. Re: Now Lucas vs BUSS fuses (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Frink <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 17:49:47 -0600
- I was trying to remember that quote to use, actually... seemed to fit (even though I'm not a Rumsfeld fan) -Drew == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
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- 9. RE: Now Lucas vs BUSS fuses (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:07:57 -0600
- (strange day at work today, I couldn't resist... apologies to Randall in I've seen both cold and hot wires and pipes myself... There must be, since I've read a lot about wiring getting hot and burnin
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- 10. How long run if car not charging at all? (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Frink <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 19:27:39 -0600
- I haven't had any time to work on the TR4 lately, so I've been doing theoretical work, trying to understand what I've been seeing with the charging system. A question I have now--if your alternator/g
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- 11. Re: How long run if car not charging at all? (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Frink <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:12:18 -0600
- No extra stuff on the TR4, so I should be good. No idea that I'd spark such a batch of stories! -Drew == This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register == http://www.vtr.org
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- 12. Re: log distance battery driving (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:15:38 -0600
- Really, I just wanted to know if I'd make it to my new home. i had no idea what I would start. :-) -Drew -- Andrew Frink Salt Lake City, UT http://www.drooartz.com 1962 Triumph TR4 CT13184L (O) == Th
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- 13. Transmission check plug -- what size? (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Frink <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 09:57:32 -0600
- The plug on the side of the tranny used for filling is a recessed square drive plug. How annoying. What size is this? It looked like a 3/8", but that didn't seem to work--slightly too big. I don't ha
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- 14. Re: Transmission check plug -- what size? (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Frink <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 19:05:44 -0600
- Turns out a 5/16" square drive was the ticket. A great local tool store even had one. Let's hear it for the little guy! Thing I am confused about is that the Moss catalog lists that the side check/fi
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- 15. Re: Transmission check plug -- what size? (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Frink <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:10:46 -0600
- What has me confused is that the engine drain plug that I have seems too *big* for the fill plug hole. I could understand if it were too small, in that a DPO could have tapped the hole out larger. Do
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- 16. Re: Transmission check plug -- what size? (score: 1)
- Author: Andrew Frink <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 20:57:49 -0600
- Ed -- That makes sense, though the extra "correct" drain plug I have only seems to thread in a turn or 2. I'll have to check it again this weekend and see if I was mistaken. Always possible!
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- 17. Re: "NEW PRODUCT" (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 07:50:18 -0600
- Got mine in the mail as well, and another voice to say a big "Thanks" to Joe for the good work. A real boon to the old Triumph hobby! -Drew -- Andrew Frink Salt Lake City, UT http://www.drooartz.com
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- 18. Growing my TR4 website (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:07:32 -0600
- I'm starting to have a little time to work on my TR4 website (with the TR4 not starting right now, I've got extra non-driving time too :-( ). I put up a maintenance spec sheet with the compiled recom
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg00500.html (7,252 bytes)
- 19. Starter diagnostics (long, sorry!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 10:17:25 -0600
- The TR4 is currently refusing to start. I'm not quite sure where to begin the see what's up. Here's the history, and what I've done so far: * A month ago, car started fine * A few weeks ago, I notice
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- 20. RE: Starter diagnostics (long, sorry!) (score: 1)
- Author: "Andrew Frink" <tr4@drooartz.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 13:23:29 -0600
- Thanks all for the advice and ideas. I've got a good list of things to try this weekend. My first electrical failure -- I feel so British now. :-) Makes me wish my TR4 had the hand start option! --
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