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141. RE: TR-3 Rear Shocks (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 06:25:16 -0800; With the body off, you should be able to slide the springs off the pins (if the pins aren't rusted into there as well). I can't see any reason the body has to come entirely off, but at the same time; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00295.html (8,212 bytes)
142. RE: O/D Switch (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:28:17 -0800; However, it turns out that the original switch can be disassembled, and reassembled upside down so that the orientation changes. Mine was in the opposite orientation when I got the car, and I've bee; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00315.html (7,693 bytes)
143. RE: parts (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 19:45:14 -0800; Not sure what happened here, but the Dzus fasteners that Fred is talking about are not dome head but a slotted thin pan head, have a neck about 1" long, and are chrome plated. On the TR2/3/3A to abou; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00322.html (8,615 bytes)
144. RE: parts (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 08:33:08 -0800; Ok, my apologies. They are what Dzus calls an oval head. TR3s have several other Dzus fasteners, which have what I would call a dome head, with a square drive hole in the center, apparently no longe; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00326.html (8,987 bytes)
145. RE: Stuck float valve? (TR3) (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:46:09 -0800; Yup, that's usually all that's needed. Check the bottom of the float chamber for more crud, and clean it too if necessary. If you find crud there as well, you might want to consider where it's comin; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00339.html (7,331 bytes)
146. RE: Rescuded tr7 1976 (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 00:37:04 -0800; Chris, you've pretty clearly got multiple problems here. Get the Haynes, also a cheap DVM and some clip leads. Pick one thing that doesn't work, and start chasing down why. According to my Haynes th; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00345.html (10,226 bytes)
147. RE: A type OD solenoid protection (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 11:28:16 -0800; Scott, my take is that your 'stalactite' is the actual pushrod; and that the solenoid got hot enough to melt it. All it takes is a piece of grit from the road finding it's way in there, which might; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00356.html (9,160 bytes)
148. RE: Tach problem (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 21:15:06 -0800; Typically, it means the bushing that carries the magnets is worn, and letting the magnets get too close to the cup. There have also been reports of the inner cable being too long, and applying press; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00378.html (7,811 bytes)
149. RE: Parts in common between TR6 / Stag (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 21:22:35 -0800; I haven't noticed all that many in common with the TR6, except some of the tranny parts. Lots of engine parts are shared with the TR7 tho. Best I've found so far is to get the Stag SPC (factory Spar; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00379.html (8,103 bytes)
150. RE: Parts in common between TR6 / Stag (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 09:22:27 -0800; Blake Discher replied : My apologies Blake, it seems my copy actually came from http://www.books4cars.com That may not be the best place to buy it, of course; the cost was $44.95 + $8.95 shipping (w; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00396.html (8,892 bytes)
151. RE: #%$^@#!@# diff pinion seal! (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:39:36 -0800; Note that "bad" is a relative term, in this location I'd say anything you can catch a fingernail in is "bad". And, I've seen some leak where you could only see the wear mark, not feel it even with a; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00399.html (7,679 bytes)
152. RE: paint masking product query (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 10:46:41 -0800; Scott, before you go to any great lengths, might I suggest you try getting some good masking tape (the blue stuff, 1/2" wide) and try just following the outside of the wheel with it ? I think you'll; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00400.html (7,986 bytes)
153. RE: #%$^@#!@# diff pinion seal! (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:03:04 -0800; They are a cylinder, with one edge rolled into a lip so you can drive the cylinder over the surface to be sealed. They are a snug enough fit that at least in theory no sealant is required, although; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00404.html (7,788 bytes)
154. RE: Stuck Float Valve (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 14:14:05 -0800; A "stuck" float valve is almost never really stuck, instead what happens is that a piece of crud gets caught between the needle/ball and it's seat. Since the chamber is overfull, the float keeps pre; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00410.html (7,354 bytes)
155. RE: M.P.G. for a T/R 3 (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 14:33:26 -0800; Are you sure that was a TR3, rather than a TR2 ? The TR2 did get noticeably better gas mileage, apparently mostly due to it's smaller carbs. Don't forget, those are Imperial gallons, which are 20% l; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00413.html (8,677 bytes)
156. RE: TR4 Starter Solenoid (score: 1): Author: "Randall Young" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:54:43 -0800; My 1965 Lucas catalog still shows the rubber pushbutton solenoid similar to the one used on TR2/3; but the design had some minor changes over the years. Around 1961, the housing went from die-cast t; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00433.html (7,453 bytes)
157. RE: GT6- 'normal' oil pressure? (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:13:17 -0800; Hi Alan, welcome to the list. I'm by no means a GT6 expert, but those numbers all seem a bit low to me ... have you checked your oil gauge for accuracy? Those Bourdon-tube movements definitely chang; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00437.html (8,445 bytes)
158. RE: TR3a Rear end front seal (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:19:47 -0800; Unless you have some reason to believe it's bad, I'd leave well enough alone. The front bearing leads an easier life than the rear one, and even the rear one very rarely fails. When you replace eith; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00438.html (7,638 bytes)
159. RE: GAS MILEAGE P.S. (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:32:09 -0800; Problem is, it (deliberately) screws up the mixture. On cars that were already tuned lean (eg anything sold in the US after about 1968), they can be pushed "over the edge" and become so lean they do; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00439.html (7,844 bytes)
160. RE: Body Panels (score: 1): Author: Randall Young <ryoung@navcomtech.com>; Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 15:04:45 -0800; Don't expect even NOS panels to fit perfectly. They didn't fit then ... and the situation will have gotten nothing but worse over the intervening 40 years or so. If your existing parts can be saved,; /html/triumphs/2003-03/msg00447.html (7,325 bytes)

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