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81. Re: TR-6 engine overhaul (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 08:46:33 -0400 (EDT); Bob: IMHO there are some things better left to the pros. This is one of them. What kind of shape is your engine in? Chances are you will need to have it honed or bored; have the crank turned if requi; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00030.html (8,100 bytes)
82. TR-6 therapy (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 08:49:11 -0400 (EDT); Sooo... After 14 years in storage I decide to refurbish the Triumph. (Wife's idea) Take the car apart completely; motor to a pro for rebuild, rolling chassis to the body shop for make-over. Seven mon; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00398.html (6,850 bytes)
83. Re: tr6 alignment (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 11:02:41 -0400 (EDT); To answer your last question, yes it is a problem. The front is especially alarming, as I'm not sure there is any range to take that out. Spec. is 1/4 deg. neg.+/- 1/2 deg. Look for a lot of spacers; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00404.html (8,345 bytes)
84. TR-6 body panels for sale (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 21 Sep 1995 15:17:55 -0400 (EDT); In the course of "freshening up" my TR-6, I wound up replacing most of the exterior bodywork. (It was cheaper than having the rust repaired.) As a result , I have available all four wings, a bonnet,; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00423.html (6,644 bytes)
85. Re: TR6 ignition wiring...arrrghh!! (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 11:33:59 -0400 (EDT); Jon: Having done exactly this only the other day, it is still fresh in my mind. There are leading from the switch:a wire to the fuse block and then the coil,a wire to the OD relay, a wire (RW) to the; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00475.html (8,388 bytes)
86. Re: TR6 ignition wiring...arrrghh!! (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 11:59:19 -0400 (EDT); Jon: I did this just the other day so it's fresh in my mind. From the back of the switch there are wires to: the ammeter,the starter solenoid (spade terminal), the fuse block and then the coil +, the; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00476.html (8,392 bytes)
87. Re: TR-6 as an everyday car? (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 08:33:02 -0400 (EDT); Jess: Before I put my '71 TR-6 away for the "long sleep" 14 years ago, it was a daily driver and a real ball. If the car is in good shape to start with and you look after all the regular maintenance; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00537.html (8,376 bytes)
88. Re: Off Body Experience (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 14:55:08 -0400 (EDT); Neil: You said it in your last line; "scary looking project". If you insist on taking the body from the frame, leave the doors on or make some braces to take their place, otherwise the shell will fol; /html/triumphs/1995-09/msg00555.html (7,991 bytes)
89. Re: TR6 tranny ID ? (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 4 Oct 1995 08:24:57 -0400 (EDT); This is the serial number for your gearbox,and it is a 1972 or later unit as evidenced by the "CC" prefix. There were production changes in the gearboxes, mostly in the type of bearings used. Check t; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00093.html (7,230 bytes)
90. Familiar experience? (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 08:56:17 -0400 (EDT); I am compelled to recount an episode I'm sure everyone on the list has experienced, but never ceases to amuse me. I'm getting ready to put the windscreen and frame back on the TR6, so I need some sea; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00132.html (7,080 bytes)
91. Re: clutches (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Thu, 5 Oct 1995 09:16:57 -0400 (EDT); Rich: Checking it for straightness and perpendicularity (!) is easy now that you have the gearbox out. Get a steel straightedge or ruler and hold it edgewise against the backplate. If you see any lig; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00133.html (8,667 bytes)
92. TR6 list prices (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 16 Oct 1995 11:21:21 -0400 (EDT); Does anyone on the list have info. on the selling prices for new TR6's? I have a '71 and I've always wondered what it cost when new and how that compared to the Chevy my folks bought in '71. In addit; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00250.html (6,462 bytes)
93. TR6 clutch problem (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 09:14:17 -0400 (EDT); I drove my TR6 for the first time in 14 years yesterday [fanfare, wild applause]. The problem that I most wanted to fix in the Rebuild From Hell was the trigger-like clutch. Well, it's not fixed. The; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00320.html (7,248 bytes)
94. TR6 clutch problem,more (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 11:48:10 -0400 (EDT); Not to appear argumentative,but I have received several replies to my problem which suggest that the clutch fork pin may be broken. I do not think this is the case, as the travel of the release fork; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00328.html (6,854 bytes)
95. vacuum advance or retard? (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 23 Oct 1995 15:59:25 -0400 (EDT); There has been a bunch of traffic about vacuum advance/retard on distributors lately. One can quickly tell one from the other by sucking on the vac. line and observing the direction the breaker plate; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00338.html (6,536 bytes)
96. Re: TR6 clutch problem (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 08:29:51 -0400 (EDT); I will find myself under the car this evening checking this. It is so simple to fix and is almost certainly the cause of the problem. Thank you, Paul. Phil Barnes '71 TR6 CC61193; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00350.html (7,974 bytes)
97. TR3 Advice Sought (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 24 Oct 1995 14:40:46 -0400 (EDT); Once again I turn to the collective wisdom of The List. I have the opportunity to buy a '59 TR3. I haven't looked at it yet, but I'd like to know of any trouble areas to pay close attention to. Is th; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00363.html (6,805 bytes)
98. TR6 clutch problem again/Thanks (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 11:49:05 -0400 (EDT); Well folks, what seemed like the fix yesterday (out of position slave cylinder) is not the problem. I'll just get in line with everyone else who has a stiff clutch and when the fix comes along, I'll; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00392.html (6,670 bytes)
99. weekend scouting report (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 09:10:43 -0500 (EST); Good morning: In my travels I saw a post-74 TR6 outside of Geneva, NY on RT5/20. Some rust, not junk though. Reason for travelling was to look at '59 TR3 (comm.# TS47356). Car has very little rust; s; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00469.html (6,829 bytes)
100. Re: "Design" contest (score: 1): Author: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>; Date: Tue, 31 Oct 1995 14:15:46 -0500 (EST); Oil filter is easy; how about the fan belt on a TR6? What about the clutch on an MGB; you have to take the bleedin' engine out! Phil Barnes '71 TR6 (with new fanbelt) CC61193; /html/triumphs/1995-10/msg00496.html (7,682 bytes)

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