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1. New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 08:01:36 -0400; Hello all: I picked up my beat up 1971 TR6 this weekend. So far, I have a few questions I hope the collective whole might be able to answer: 1) How do you work the choke? 2) What are the three knobs; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00926.html (7,964 bytes)
2. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 21:23:29 +0900; It is the knob to the far right (in the group of 4 in the center console. Pull it toward you. They are controls for the heater, defroster, vent and temperature. Worn out rack / front suspension. Worn; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00928.html (8,958 bytes)
3. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 22:12:33 +0900; Use it only when you start the car cold. If everything is adjusted right you shouldn't need to use it when the engine is warm (at least I haven't on 10 + TR6's). The PO is correct about turning it t; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00936.html (11,263 bytes)
4. New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 10:50:41 -0400; Yet another question... What type of gas should I use in my "new"1971 TR6? Are there any additives I should be buying? It has the standard engine with the twin carbs. And what type of oil (20-50?)? T; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00949.html (8,268 bytes)
5. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 13:27:56 -0400 (EDT); The car was originally made to run on 99/100 octane. The only way to get that octane is to buy 100 low lead from an a local small airport. Of course, that gets expensive fast if you are driving it ev; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00964.html (8,524 bytes)
6. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 97 13:58:52 EDT; Ahhh, but the method for reporting octane numbers changed some years ago. There are two methods for measuring octane rating, research and motor. One gives about a ten point or so higher rating than t; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00965.html (9,052 bytes)
7. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 14:22:29 -0500 (EST); Don't worry about the octane rating. Use whatever you want, unless you get knocking. Then go up to the next grade. My '72 runs fine on 87 (regular in most places). I don't remember exactly, but your; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg00973.html (9,360 bytes)
8. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 21:47:27 +0100; . The only way to get Geez, with all the gas taxes in Rhode Island, how come the roads look like the surface of Mars? To busy siphoning it off for other stuff, like fat political pensions. Seriously,; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01009.html (8,750 bytes)
9. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 16 Jun 1997 23:14:40 -0700; Don't forget to turn the choke knob to the right if you want to leave it open, especially with cold starts. The shaft is knotched so that you can adjust the amount the choke is pulled out/pushed in a; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01015.html (8,752 bytes)
10. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 08:22:24 -0500; This list is amazing. I have driven two different TR6's for over 14 years and have worked the choke thousands of times. I never knew that if you twist the knob clockwise, it would lock in position. T; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01290.html (8,699 bytes)
11. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 07:54:55 +0100; I never knew about the choke knob twist thing, either. However, I never had any trouble in 11 years of ownership with the choke not staying where I put it. never gave it a second thought. Halfway ou; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01298.html (9,506 bytes)
12. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 10:55:46 +0100; Hey, guys, as they say say in the computer support biz "RTFM!", (Read The F**ing Manual! ;-) ) And you thought that little book in the glove box only applied to the first owner!; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01299.html (8,508 bytes)
13. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 15:13:34 -0500; TR6's used several different choke cables during their manufacture. I am the priginal owner of a 74, which has the solid cable and does not have choke return springs on the carbs. My choke cable has; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01320.html (8,709 bytes)
14. Re: New Owner: Quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 16:55:53 -0500 (EST); Sorry to say, unless you can document that this TR6 has a high compression ratio, putting in high octane gas is a waste of money. Most TR6's (US federal versions) were lower than 8.0:1 ratio. Use re; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01322.html (8,021 bytes)
15. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 21:47:01 -0400 (EDT); I I was real excited to learn about the twist thing too, as my choke knob won't stay out by itself. But, when I went to the garage to try to twist it, it still wouldn't stay out. Sigh! Oh, well, nice; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01340.html (8,062 bytes)
16. Re: New owner: quest on TR6 (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 11:57:51 -0500 (EST); It's me again... the central scrutinizer.. Again we see Mary's......<cut>! Whoops wrong news group. WRT your comments about pulling out the choke... I want to point out the manual says to step on th; /html/triumphs/1997-06/msg01685.html (8,046 bytes)

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