Jeff Stoval asked question below, which I posted to wrong
address...sorry for the wider distribution.
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Subject: Re[2]: Yet more '66 GT6 stuff
Author: Peter Mchugh at ASY1PO
Date: 10/15/96 8:11 AM
You asked about exchanging Mark 2/3 fuel pumps with the Mark 1 pump...
The Mark 1 had a glass sediment bowl, which was replaced by a small
metal (inverted) cup on the later Marks. The pumps are essentially the
same otherwise, except that the operating lever which makes the pump
work (by riding on a lobe of the cam) is different on the Mark 1. You
can exchange the lever by removing a small circlip and pushing the
hinge pin out, swap the lever from the Mark 2/3 pump and replace the
pin and circlip. Fairly straight forward task which I completed this
weekend in about 15 minutes.
Cheers
Pete MCQ
73 TR-6
72 GT-6
69 GT-6+ (2)
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Subject: RE: Yet more '66 GT6 stuff
Author: Jane Burdekin <burdekij@bvsd.k12.co.us> at smtpgate
Date: 10/12/96 12:03 PM
Jeff,=20
I'm not sure about the radiator but it seems that you could just put the =
coolant in and then flush it out again later. =20
On the issue of the tail light, they are really a pain. Mine keep =
breaking the plastic thing too. Can't tell you how many I've broken, = and
they run 14.95 at BV. I got a replacement fixture at the junk yard = for
$5, the old one had lost the contact spring things. There is a junk = yard
in Virginia, I have the phone number but it must be in the saved = messages
at work, and I am home. I'll try to look it up on Monday. Any = way they
have a bunch of GT6s in the yard if you can't find one locally. =
Other wise you can buy the whole assembly at VB for around $45. They =
have been my best source for GT6 parts so far. Good Luck.
Jane=20
'67 GT6 Mk1
Boulder CO
1) How long can a car run without coolant? I was changing the coolant in
mine and using a 10-minute flusher. According to the instructions, =
there's
a total of about 10 mintues where you're supposed to run the car without
coolant. I was kinda nervous about this, but I said hey, the directions =
say
so. So, I closed the drain tap at teh bottom of the radioator and =
started
pouring. "Funny," I thought, "there's a strange noise. Almost =
like-COOLANT
FLOWING OUT OF THE RADIATOR!!!!" Yes folks, I had turned the drain tap =
the
wrong way and opened it all the way up, losing all my flusher when I =
tried
to pour it in. "Well," I thought, "that takes care of that!." I'm just
going to put the coolant in tonight.
2) What problems will I encounter (if any) when I try to put on a mk2/3
fuel pump on my mk1? Yes, I got a repro. I just couldn't justify the =
wiring
and extra expense of an electric pump. Not to mention I don't think I =
have
the expierence. BTW, can I get that cool little glass bowl on there as
well?
3) When you take your spark plugs out and smell fuel on them, is that a
sign of leaking cylinder rings? (gulp) I took my plats out tonight and
cylinder 1 was okay, cylinder 2 had a light smell to it, cylinder 3 had =
a
noticable smell, cylinder 4 stank, cylinder 5 wasn't much worse than 4, =
and
cylinder 6 smelled like it had been dipped in a gas tank. If there's a
problem with any of that stuff (cylinder rings, etc.), I'm not going to
bother with it till I make sure I can be insured on the car and we don't
have to sell. If not, then I'm on it.
4) Wasn't someone on the list breaking a GT6? Eithier way, I need to get
ahold of the tailight assembly. Specifically, that chrome thing which
cradles the plastic over the light. The little cradle on our right one =
has
broken and, as a result, we've broken a couple of plastic thingies that =
go
on the tailight. I'd like a couple (for a reasonable price....), but I
_need_ one.
Ok, everyone, that's it for now. Once again, thanks for all your help =
and
good luck with your respective projects. (I'm sounding like my English
teacher-wordy.)
Jeff Stovall
jstovall@earthlink.net
"I'm God's gift to humility."
1966 Triumph GT6 mk1
AKA "Le bombe blanche"
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