From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Jul 30 00:23:28 2006 From: "Horace Holman" To: Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:16:56 +0900 Subject: posh This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01C6FC3F.7D22CEC8 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0014_01C6FC3F.7D22CEDF" ------=_NextPart_001_0014_01C6FC3F.7D22CEDF Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ART MOTIVES: The centre of the Egyptian system was the monarch and = hissupposed relatives, the gods. There was no greatdemonstration of = religion by form and color, as in Egypt. Religion, as we have seen, = hardly obtained at all. Theking attracted the greatest attention. They = made a kingdom of the sea,and their means of livelihood were gathered = from it. Humanity andactual Greek life came in for its share. Timanthess = famous work was the Sacrifice of Iphigenia, ofwhich there is a supposed = Pompeian copy. It is not likely that the backgrounds were otherthan = conventional settings for the figure. The figure is notstudied in = itself, but in its sun-shadow or silhouette. Dynastiesof kings called = Pharaohs succeeded one another by birth or conquest. It was the = lastreflection of Mesopotamian splendor. This was a distinct advance = toward nature. Color showed everywhere from floor to ceiling. There = wasno attempt to place objects in the setting which they hold in = nature. After that date come the more importantnames of artists = mentioned by the ancient writers. This may be seen in anyof the = battle-pieces of Rameses II. After Alexander, vase painting seems to = have shared the fate of wall and panel painting. Beside him and around = him his officers came in for a share of thebackground glory. He painted = many gods, heroes, and allegories, with muchgracefulness, as Pliny puts = it. In modelling, the human form was not soknowingly rendered as the = animal. There wasno attempt to place objects in the setting which they = hold in nature. --seems free from oriental influences in its designs. = White and purple are also used to define flesh, hair, and white objects. = Beside him and around him his officers came in for a share of = thebackground glory. All thatthere is of painting comes to us in broken = potteries and color traceson statuary. The firstmotive of Greek art, = then, was to praise Hellas and the Hellenic viewof life. Perspective and = light-and-shade were disregarded. These give a poor and incomplete idea = of the painting in Asia Minor, Phoenicia and her colonies. We may assume = that it waspictorial record, primitive picture-written history. The best = collection of Cypriote antiquities is in the Metropolitan Museum, New = York. Life itself was notmore important than death. When thiswas done = has been matter of much conjecture. After the outline was drawn the = enclosed space was filled in withplain color. It shows meander, wave, = and other designs, and is called the geometrical style. When thiswas = done has been matter of much conjecture. ------=_NextPart_001_0014_01C6FC3F.7D22CEDF Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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ART MOTIVES: The centre of the Egyptian system was the monarch and = hissupposed=20 relatives, the gods. There was no greatdemonstration of religion by form = and=20 color, as in Egypt. Religion, as we have seen, hardly obtained at all. = Theking=20 attracted the greatest attention. They made a kingdom of the sea,and = their=20 means of livelihood were gathered from it. Humanity andactual Greek life = came=20 in for its share. Timanthess famous work was the Sacrifice of = Iphigenia,=20 ofwhich there is a supposed Pompeian copy. It is not likely that the=20 backgrounds were otherthan conventional settings for the figure. The = figure is=20 notstudied in itself, but in its sun-shadow or silhouette. Dynastiesof = kings=20 called Pharaohs succeeded one another by birth or conquest. It was = the=20 lastreflection of Mesopotamian splendor. This was a distinct advance = toward=20 nature. Color showed everywhere from floor to ceiling. There wasno = attempt to=20 place objects in the setting which they hold in nature. After that date = come=20 the more importantnames of artists mentioned by the ancient writers. = This may=20 be seen in anyof the battle-pieces of Rameses II. After Alexander, = vase=20 painting seems to have shared the fate of wall and panel painting. = Beside him=20 and around him his officers came in for a share of thebackground glory. = He=20 painted many gods, heroes, and allegories, with muchgracefulness, as = Pliny puts=20 it. In modelling, the human form was not soknowingly rendered as the = animal.=20 There wasno attempt to place objects in the setting which they hold in = nature.=20 --seems free from oriental influences in its designs. White and purple = are also=20 used to define flesh, hair, and white objects. Beside him and around him = his=20 officers came in for a share of thebackground glory. All thatthere is = of=20 painting comes to us in broken potteries and color traceson = statuary. The=20 firstmotive of Greek art, then, was to praise Hellas and the Hellenic = viewof=20 life. Perspective and light-and-shade were disregarded. These give a = poor and=20 incomplete idea of the painting in Asia Minor, Phoenicia and her = colonies. We=20 may assume that it waspictorial record, primitive picture-written = history. The=20 best collection of Cypriote antiquities is in the Metropolitan Museum, = New=20 York. Life itself was notmore important than death. When thiswas done = has been=20 matter of much conjecture. After the outline was drawn the enclosed = space was=20 filled in withplain color. It shows meander, wave, and other designs, = and is=20 called the geometrical style. 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Based on the e-mails I've received, it looks like there is significant interest in another calendar. Some of you have already sent pictures, and that's great. The pictures need to be a minimum resolution of 1280 x 960 with a ratio of 1.33:1. I'll accept submissions through October 20, then post them all on a photo hosting website and we can vote. The top 12 vote getters will go on a calendar, and I'll put together a screen saver using all of the pictures. One suggestion made for the calendar is that I include a short bio of the car on the calendar, so be thinking about what you'd like included with the picture. Last year I simply put the owner's name and the year/model. So start sending me pictures! Thanks, Kurtis Jones Russellville, Arkansas 1963 TR4 - CT19389L 1959 AH Bugeye - AN5L23250 www.geocities.com/tr4_1963 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 06:10:57 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Triumph List'" Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:08:00 -0400 Subject: [TR] NY Times Collector Cars The NY Times has started a special section of "collector cars" where anyone can submit 5 pictures and a description of their car. Right now there's only 2 Triumphs posted but I figure we can do better then that. If you go to my posting (http://collectiblecars.nytimes.com/View_Listing.asp?ListingID=COL608271) you'll see a link for submitting your car. The main link for this section is at http://collectiblecars.nytimes.com/List_Listings.asp Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 15:18:43 2006 From: "Tomislav Marincic" To: "triumphs list" Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:14:02 -0400 Subject: [TR] Electric troubleshooting help Hello, I installed a new wiring harness in my TR6 this weekend, and I've run into some trouble testing the heater fan motor. Am I testing it right? My car has no battery, among other things, so I'm using a 10A battery charger and a fused lead to apply power to the fan. I'm using a 15A fuse, and Dan Master's TR6 book says the fan motor draws 6A. I'm testing the motor directly, so the fan switch is not the problem. With the fan motor grounded and the negative lead from the charger grounded, I apply the fused lead to either the green/yellow or green/brown wire, and the fuse blows immediately. With my cheapo ohmmeter, I read 3.6 ohms across one circuit, and about 1.6 across the other. That translates to 7.5 amps and 3.3 amps at a nominal 12V, or a whopping 9.1A/4.1A at 14.6 charging volts. Are these numbers normal? 9 amps sounds like way too much for that circuit. The fan motor is freshly rebuilt, and I dread the thought of taking the heater assembly back out again. Thanks for any advice. Tom Marincic CC55483L http://www.triumphowners.com/735 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 15:40:31 2006 From: "Randall" To: "triumphs list" Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 15:38:13 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Electric troubleshooting help > My car has no battery, among other things, so I'm using a 10A battery > charger and a fused lead to apply power to the fan. I'm using a 15A > fuse, and Dan Master's TR6 book says the fan motor draws 6A. I'm > testing the motor directly, so the fan switch is not the problem. Tom, my suggestion would be to first check that the fan spins freely, and then repeat your tests using a real battery rather than a battery charger. DC motors normally have a very low resistance when they are not running; and draw a lot more current when power is first applied than when they are running normally. What happens is that, as they spin, they effectively generate a voltage that opposes the input voltage and thus reduces the current. Depending on the motor, the startup current can be several times the running current. Also, battery chargers generally don't put out a constant 12v, but rather an ugly mix of AC and DC. On mine, if you put an oscilloscope on the output with no battery connected, it varies from 0 to about 18 volts. I don't know that this is your problem, but it seems worth eliminating to me. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 16:52:17 2006 From: Greg Perry To: Randall , Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:50:09 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: RE: [TR] Electric troubleshooting help Hello, One can put a capacitor inline to smooth out the voltage fluctuations. If my memory serves me correctly, I used two 2,000 microFarad capacitors in parallel for a total of 4,000 microFarads. This was probably overkill, but was available for the job at hand. Greg Perry -----Original Message----- >From: Randall >Also, battery chargers generally don't put out a constant 12v, but rather an >ugly mix of AC and DC. On mine, if you put an oscilloscope on the output with >no battery connected, it varies from 0 to about 18 volts. I don't know that >this is your problem, but it seems worth eliminating to me. > >Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 18:56:49 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 21:53:49 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3's wiring is next Tomorrow I will turn my attention to my TR3s wiring. The unconnected wiring harness has been in place in my car for many months. I am wondering are there any special tips- I dont even know where to start? Anything I should try to follow or be aware of? At least for now, I will be reconnecting the original generator, ignition, etc. I will be using a new regulator which I got in the TR auction at the VTR convention in Richmond in 2004! It looks just like the TR3 regulator, but, I wonder if theres a danger that it might be for another model? I also bought one of those colored laminated wiring diagrams on Ebay (actually it makes the original diagram quite easy to follow). Thanks in advance, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 18:59:20 2006 From: "J.C. Hassall" To: "triumphs list" Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 21:57:27 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Electric troubleshooting help At 06:38 PM 10/1/2006, Randall wrote: > > My car has no battery, among other things, so I'm using a 10A battery > > charger and a fused lead to apply power to the fan. I'm using a 15A > > fuse, and Dan Master's TR6 book says the fan motor draws 6A. I'm > > testing the motor directly, so the fan switch is not the problem. > >Tom, my suggestion would be to first check that the fan spins freely, and then >repeat your tests using a real battery rather than a battery charger. > >DC motors normally have a very low resistance when they are not running; and >draw a lot more current when power is first applied than when they are running >normally. What happens is that, as they spin, they effectively generate a >voltage that opposes the input voltage and thus reduces the >current. Depending >on the motor, the startup current can be several times the running current. > >Also, battery chargers generally don't put out a constant 12v, but rather an >ugly mix of AC and DC. On mine, if you put an oscilloscope on the output with >no battery connected, it varies from 0 to about 18 volts. I don't know that >this is your problem, but it seems worth eliminating to me. > >Randall Interesting. Just for grins I tried to power my fan from the charger - no joy. But it spun right up with the battery! Who woulda thunk it. Good call Randall! J -- Jim Hassall Blacksburg VA jhassall@blacksburg.net '63 TR4 in autox preparation - 90% finished, 90% to go === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 19:26:07 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 22:24:20 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 radiator update! Of course I need to update folks concerning my RADIATOR RAMBLINGS of last week. Just as this list predicted, the crusty old radiator repairmans repair came thru!!! Previously, after running the car (while jacked up) for about 30 minutes the engine temp might get as high as 230, however, it now stayed a constant 185. I also ran a muriatic acid mixture for about a 5 minute flush. It did this despite my using the original radiator AND Mr. Crusty pinching off 6-7 of the rows (on the front). This guy gave me a 6 month guarantee but, we shall see! I would think that simply due to the radiators age, more leaks might develop over time- right? In which case I should have bought a new core to begin with- I could kick myself. Thanks for everyones advice, esp. those who offered me a radiator. I proably will need to address this again in the future. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.10/459 - Release Date: 9/29/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 21:25:18 2006 From: Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:20:45 +1300 Subject: [TR] Brake Booster Brake Booster or Vacuum power servo, What car's could I get a brake servo from to install into my 1962 TR4. Jim Vass 1962 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 1 21:32:41 2006 From: Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:29:22 +1300 Subject: [TR] Brake booster again Excuse my ignorance but would a twin line Triumph 2500 model brake vacuum servo ( booster) be adaptable for a 1962 TR4? Jim Vass 1962 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 01:48:47 2006 From: John Gillis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 09:40:55 +0100 Subject: [TR] Clutch panic I finally managed to encourage the brake fluid down to the clutch slave cylinder. I have a "good" pedal and after some adjustment on the fork rod I was able to turn the output shaft flange on the box in all gears with the pedal depressed,although 1st requires some effort, and also loctae the point of engagement as I slowlly released the pedal. The problem is when I engage reverse and depress the clutch the shaft refuses to move as though engaged. I am beginning to panic and imagine I have assembled something backwards or not at all! In my box re-build. Any thoughts?? Regards John -- John Gillis 1954 Triumph TR2 1991 Kawasaki W650 Dublin IRELAND === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 02:53:18 2006 From: Mike Kitchener To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:44:00 +0200 Subject: Re: [TR] Clutch panic John, Just a few thoughts: I believe that the lower the gear is , the effort needed to turn the output shaft is higher.As reverse is much lower than first what you are experiencing could be normal. Can you turn the engine over with both clutch and reverse engaged? Good luck, Mike. http://mikek.9online.fr/index.htm > I finally managed to encourage the brake fluid down to the clutch > slave cylinder. I have a "good" pedal and after some adjustment on the > fork rod I was able to turn the output shaft flange on the box in all > gears with the pedal depressed,although 1st requires some effort, and > also locate the point of engagement as I slowlly released the pedal. > The problem is when I engage reverse and depress the clutch the shaft > refuses to move as though engaged. I am beginning to panic and imagine > I have assembled something backwards or not at all! In my box > re-build. Any thoughts?? Regards John -- John Gillis 1954 Triumph TR2 > 1991 Kawasaki W650 Dublin IRELAND === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 05:24:59 2006 From: emanteno@comcast.net To: Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis , Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 12:11:57 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Brake Booster -------------- Original message -------------- From: Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis > Brake Booster or Vacuum power servo, > > What car's could I get a brake servo from to install into my 1962 TR4. This is a relatively common conversion for TR4 vintage racers who need to convert to a dual circuit brake master cylinder and are trying to save some $$$. You use the master cylinder with power booster from a TR6, but to do so, you also need the TR6 peddle assembly. Another requirement is that a 3" hole needs to be cut in the firewall, which then needs to be reinforced around the hole. The TR4 parts manual shows that back in the day, there was a booster available that fit the TR4. I have seen it referred to as "Moto-Vac" and as "Power Stop" vacuum servo kit (part #514600). I have never seen one. HTH, Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U 63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58 Highland Park, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 05:30:41 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:20:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Timing chain - update! Hi List + Adrian! From: Adrian Jones Subject: [TR] Timing chain - update! ++++++++++++++++ Suggestion: Purchase 2- Timing Chain Tensionors 2- Timing Chain Gaskets 1- Timing Chain 1- Cam Shaft Nut locking Plate I figured that you have already removed ALL of the old Timing Chain Gasket before you install the T-Chain Tensionor. Set engine to TDC & make sure the cam is in the correct position (#7 &8 Rocker arms should be closed fully. Thus sitting on the side of their lobes ready to open). Install tensioner & New chain checking that the Cam & Crank Sprockets match up correctly. BTW- Do NOT remove the Woodriff Key & prefurably not the Crank Sprock either. Install the Gasket on the T-Cover & assemble. I HOPE that you marked the order or the bolts when you 1st removed the T-Cover, because there is one (1) short bolt that is to be placed back in the came hole as before, as written on my repair manual. Then next time your T-Chain Tensioner breakes Then just install the new tensionor & check that the Sprockets are in proper alignemt. Remember that this is ONLY a suggestion & it's your car so you can di things differently if you wish. -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 05:41:06 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 05:32:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Low idle vs Higher idle Hi List, again! I summitted this question to the list & didn't see anybody replying to it. Maybe because it was over looked or being a 'theory' question than a 'repair' question. I really would like some input, because another person & I are having a 'discussion' on this topic, & I feel the list's input is important. Here is the question, again. TIA ===== Hi List! I know that in the manual's spects that it states the Wet sleeve engine's idle should be set at 850 RPM's. & many people feel that this IS to low, & set or accept 950 -> 1000 Rpm's for an idle. My question is: What harm could be done if the idle was set LOWER THAN 850RPM's? Say 750 or even lower? Still ideling ruffer the lower you go in RPS's. TIA, -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 06:22:59 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: diggle@clear.net.nz, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 09:05:10 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Brake Booster In a message dated 10/1/2006 11:27:09 PM Central Standard Time, diggle@clear.net.nz writes: > Brake Booster or Vacuum power servo, > > What car's could I get a brake servo from to install into my 1962 TR4. > Moss and others offer a servo booster that is generic in application that will take the hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder and boost it using a vacuum powered servo. This similar to the unit used in the big Austin Healey's. Another option is to retrofit a Triumph 2500 or a TR6 braking system into your TR4. You would need to use the booster and the master cylinder minimum. Your TR4 MC might fit but if not the new MC, which is set up for dual circuit brakes, will certainly fit and the plumbing from a TR6 will fit and will give you a well sorted out system. I've seen this system retrofitted to a TR3 so putting one in a TR4 should be a cake walk. Cheers Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 06:34:51 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jmitch@snet.net, 6pack@autox.team.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 09:10:51 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Oil filter canister In a message dated 10/1/2006 7:29:34 PM Central Standard Time, jmitch@snet.net writes: > I'm having trouble getting the oil canister to seal(river of oil > under car) after I changed the oil. I've only got one rubber ring but > the canister doesn't seem to be pulling in tight enough to crush it. > Does the little star thing on the bolt go inside the filter or just > press against one side. I really should know this stuff by now. John > 76 TR6 > It is easy enough not to get the canister into the groove where the ring rides. When this happens the end of the canister clamps tightly against the filter head and all feels right until the car is started and it pukes oil everywhere. The trick I use is to tighten the bolt until it starts to bind then I loosen it just enough to leave the canister loose. Then I push up on it and move it about looking for the groove. If it is already in the groove I won't find it. But if it is not in the groove I will find it. Then I continue to hold it in the groove and run the bolt up. Good luck Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 07:24:31 2006 From: William McLeod To: diggle@clear.net.nz Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 07:10:40 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Brake Booster > In a message dated 10/1/2006 11:27:09 PM Central Standard Time, > diggle@clear.net.nz writes: >> Brake Booster or Vacuum power servo, >> >> What car's could I get a brake servo from to install into my 1962 >> TR4. >> Dave Massey said: > Moss and others offer a servo booster that is generic in > application that > will take the hydraulic pressure from the master cylinder and boost > it using a > vacuum powered servo. This similar to the unit used in the big > Austin Healey's. > There are a few imported cars (the old Honda 600 comes to mind) > which also had remotely located vacuum operated brake boosters > which operated on the existing hydraulic pressure. Check with your > knowledgeable junkyard operator.... Regards, Bill Slightly Classics Tucson === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 07:54:14 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:38:50 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [TR] First list question - Restoration stickers Hi List, First question from me. I am really enjoying reading all the good stuff on this site. I am applying to my car the following sticker set to my 1972 Triumph TR6: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4644032167&category=80736 I have them all on except the two Smiths black decals. Questions: 1.) One Smiths Industries Limited decal says FHR~5406. Where does that go? 2.) The other Smiths decal says rotation + and - on it and Code FHR 545. Was this for the distributor cap? Any insight is appreciated. Thanks, Craig === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 08:18:38 2006 From: "Tim OBrien" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 09:04:24 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 vs TrR4's experience Regarding the TR3 vs TR4 look and feel. I drive my TR4 regularly but had the chance to drive a better than new restored TR3 this year. I had always wished I had a 3 because of the beautiful lines, etc. Now I'm not so sure the TR4 is the better car for me. While I'm not a big guy, I certainly enjoy the wider cockpit of the 4 over the 3. Also I recall that the TR3 took more attention to drive, this one having some strange erratic pulling with the brakes (that only appeared on occation). I was told by the ower to please keep both hands firmly on the wheel. Not so in my 4. (perhaps it was just this particular, yet well sorted TR3). Hard to say. Also, while not as beautiful, I also like the more accessable engine bay and larger trunk of my 4 as well. I hope this helps answer the original question. I can't knock the TR3 - They are awesome cars - I can only guess the hoods and windows are easier to manage than my 4. (I must agree with the previous post that putting the top up in the rain takes too long in my car!) However, I've grown to appreciate my 4 more after having the chance to drive a 3. It's all good. Best regards, Tim O'Brien Frogmont, CO 64-TR4 85-Bitter SC === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 09:51:02 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:41:32 EDT Subject: [TR] Car Storage Timeline: November 2005. Drive the TR6 up to a friend's barn 90 miles out of town for a short, 4 month storage whilst I dismantle the TR3. Park the car, open battery disconnect and throw cover over the car. No other steps take. Fast forward to Oct 1, 2006. A bit longer than the planned four months. I pulled the cover off. Check the oil for gas. OK. No gas in oil. Check coolant. Full. Check master cylinder. Full. Close battery disconnect. Open door and curtesy light illuminates. Turn key and listen to fuel pump run. Listen to carbs filling up. Engage starter. Crank, crank, crank, vroom. Runs like it had been run yesterday. So, after 11 months of total neglect I needed none of the precautionary supplies I brought with me. Spare battery: no need. The old battery sat 11 month and stopped taking a charge after only a few minutes. Change of oil: no need. Well, it could use a change anyway. Spare brake fluid: no need. I thought I had a leaky wheel cylinder but I guess it healed itself. Jack, tools: stayed in the trunk. So what do you need to do to store a car for a prolonged period of time? Nothing. Disconnect the battery maybe. I did nothing else. The battery held its charge over the year of idleness. No Stabil (R) in the gas (the TR6 has an evaporative loss control system and the fuel stayed fresh). The tires were still inflated and had no flat spots. The car cruised smoothly down the highway back home. No plug fouling. The only thing I didn't bring with me that I wish I had were nose plugs. Barns, mice, coincidence? No evidence of destruction. No chewed hoses or wires or upholstery. But the smell. In hind sight I should have pulled the seats and carpets before leaving it. Just wanted to share. That old TR6 is dead nuts reliable. Smelly but reliable. Dave Massey 57 TR3 71 TR6 80 TR8 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 10:18:46 2006 From: MMoore8425@aol.com To: obrienboys@gmail.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 13:08:30 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 vs TrR4's experience In a message dated 10/2/2006 8:06:06 AM Pacific Standard Time, obrienboys@gmail.com writes: Regarding the TR3 vs TR4 look and feel. I drive my TR4 regularly but had the chance to drive a better than new restored TR3 this year. I had always wished I had a 3 because of the beautiful lines, etc. Now I'm not so sure the TR4 is the better car for me. While I'm not a big guy, I certainly enjoy the wider cockpit of the 4 over the 3. Also I recall that the TR3 took more attention to drive, this one having some strange erratic pulling with the brakes (that only appeared on occation). I was told by the ower to please keep both hands firmly on the wheel. Not so in my 4. (perhaps it was just this particular, yet well sorted TR3). Hard to say. Also, while not as beautiful, I also like the more accessable engine bay and larger trunk of my 4 as well. I hope this helps answer the original question. I can't knock the TR3 - They are awesome cars - I can only guess the hoods and windows are easier to manage than my 4. (I must agree with the previous post that putting the top up in the rain takes too long in my car!) However, I've grown to appreciate my 4 more after having the chance to drive a 3. It's all good. Best regards, Tim O'Brien Frogmont, CO 64-TR4 85-Bitter SC Tim, I'm sure not interested in getting involved in a "what is the better car" contoversy. I bought my TR3A from the original owner (my boss) in 1963 for $400. That's what he had been offered in trade on a new TR4. His wife liked the TR4 better because of the windup windows. The TR3 had made a couple of trips (with her in it) from LA to Chicago, and one trip from LA to Mexico City. They were about to go back to Chicago again, hence the TR4. He came to me a few months later and was trying to figure a way to get his TR3 back. They are both great cars, and each have their strengths and weaknesses. I love em both! Best, Mike Moore 59 TR3A === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 10:26:38 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Greg Perry'" , Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 10:24:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Electric troubleshooting help > One can put a capacitor inline to smooth out the voltage > fluctuations. If my memory serves me correctly, I used two > 2,000 microFarad capacitors in parallel for a total of 4,000 > microFarads. This was probably overkill, but was available > for the job at hand. And then what voltage did your capacitors charge to ? Again, if your charger is like mine, you're going to get something like 18-20 volts, which would explain the high current. Especially when applied to a stopped DC motor. 4,000 uF is certainly adequate for this, but I wouldn't call it overkill ... ISTR my 10A bench supply has 50,000 uF and it still has some ripple. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 10:33:39 2006 From: "Tim OBrien" To: "MMoore8425@aol.com" Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 11:30:56 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 vs TrR4's experience Absolutely not worth disputing. The TR3s will always be worth more, enjoy more status, etc. It's been well documented that that TR4 was considered a 'stop gap' type of car from a development standpoint. I'd like to drive another TR3 for comparison but after having driven this one particular car, I gained some appreciation for the LBC I already own. I would think we could all agree that owning a several models is likely the very best route. Tim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 10:58:22 2006 From: "Lanoway, Brian" To: "Triumphs Digest" Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:55:21 -0500 Subject: [TR] how to guide - replacing TR6 wood dash? I'm thinking of upgrading the wood dash in my TR6 to one of the Prestige offerings. Has anyone published a how-to guide, or tips and hints, for removing and replacing this? Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 Winnipeg === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 11:50:19 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:47:06 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 vs TrR4's experience MMoore8425@aol.com wrote: >...I'm sure not interested in getting involved in a "what is the better car" >contoversy... > Appears to be a 'boxers or briefs' question with personal preference and what was available when you were looking for one the main deciders. Geo H (TR3, TR4 & briefs). -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 12:31:16 2006 From: Michael Porter To: Tim OBrien Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 13:12:43 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 vs TrR4's experience Tim OBrien wrote: >Absolutely not worth disputing. The TR3s will always be worth more, enjoy >more status, etc. > But, that's not actual experiential difference. That's retention of value as an antique. Having driven both, I'd say that the additional track on the TR4 is an advantage, and once a little extra caster was added to the front end, the TR4 became a more stable car at speed. There's a lot more room to work in the engine compartment, as well, a big advantage over the TR3 for people doing their own work. Compare, for example, the time and effort to do a radiator exchange or starter R&R. > >It's been well documented that that TR4 was considered a 'stop gap' type of >car from a development standpoint. > I wonder about your "well documented" sources on this. Triumph paid Michelotti to do the design work, paid for retooling to the wider frame and axle to match, bit the cost bullet for roll-up windows and an all-synchro transmission, added rack & pinion steering and used the TR4 to bridge to IRS with the 4A. The body shell and doors closely resemble that of the TR6 (the differences are in the wings, bonnet and boot lid sheet metal). Those things, along with the run time (seven years), suggests that Triumph intended it not to be a "stopgap" model, but, rather, a distinctly newer car than the 3A. Now, I would agree that the TR250/TR5 was a stopgap model--there were issues of timing to market regarding design/body tooling for the TR6, along with cost issues with PI, meeting emissions requirements, etc., that made that model temporary--it made good business sense at the time to put the TR6 drivetrain into the 4A, given the circumstances. But, that's simply not the case with the TR4/4A. If you look at other model runs post-war, the 4/4A series was plenty long, almost as long as the TR6, and just about as long as the 3/3A/3B. Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.... === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 12:44:04 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:35:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Car Storage > So what do you need to do to store a car for a prolonged > period of time? > Nothing. Disconnect the battery maybe. I did nothing else. You were lucky, IMO. Maybe you can get away with that every time ... but I have seen cars where the rings rusted to the cylinders in less than 6 months. In fact, that was one of the many things wrong with my last TR3A when my wife bought it for me. The engine had turned, but the damage became obvious once I pulled the head to see why it burned oil so badly ... the rust pits were still visible in the cylinder wall and the top ring in that cylinder was in pieces. So much for the previous owner's $1000 engine rebuild ! Then there was a friend's freshly rebuilt (maybe 2000 miles) MGA motor that was basically a total loss after a year of storage. He had to break the piston to get it out of the cylinder. Perhaps the odds of it happening are low (and certainly they depend on climate and storage conditions), but given what a PITA it is to correct the problem, if the odds are even 1 in 1000, I'd still want to invest a few minutes to dump oil down the plug holes and roll the engine over. Most of the storage instructions fall into the same category, IMO. It's not "something bad will definitely happen if you don't to this", but rather "Doing this will reduce the chances of something bad happening". Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 12:54:18 2006 From: MMoore8425@aol.com To: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:52:37 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 vs TrR4's experience In a message dated 10/2/2006 11:48:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, ahwahnee@cybertrails.com writes: MMoore8425@aol.com wrote: >...I'm sure not interested in getting involved in a "what is the better car" >contoversy... > Appears to be a 'boxers or briefs' question with personal preference and what was available when you were looking for one the main deciders. Geo H (TR3, TR4 & briefs). George, I had the great honor of not only meeting but being seated with the great Harry Webster at the dedication of the Triumph Monument in Coventry in 2000. After lunch, Harry and I took a stoll together in the parking lot where many many Triumph autos were assembled. I asked him what he thought the greatest Triumph was. He stopped, looked around (I thought to make sure no one had heard my question) then quietly pointed his cane towards a TR6. Best, Mike Moore === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 12:58:58 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:51:40 -0400 Subject: [TR] steering coupler placement 3 steps forward, 2 backwards. The steering wheel is still not 2 < lock-to-lock. My TR3 has the split column. With the coupler in place (above fuel pump), it wants to rub up against the tube which goes upwards towards the steering wheel. Ive thought that it must not be correctly seated on the lower shaft. However, beating (or solid taps) to the coupler does not help seat it (more than it already is). Any suggestions? Perhaps I should just let it be, it only barely touches the tube? Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 13:07:49 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 13:03:21 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 vs TrR4's experience > Also I recall that the TR3 took more attention to > drive, this one > having some strange erratic pulling with the brakes (that > only appeared on > occation). I was told by the ower to please keep both hands > firmly on the > wheel. > > Not so in my 4. (perhaps it was just this particular, yet > well sorted > TR3). Tim, I guess your definition of "well-sorted" must be different than mine. Sounds to me like the car you drove falls into the same category as the show-winner that belches blue smoke while struggling to pull itself onto the trailer for the ride home to it's spotless air-conditioned garage. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 13:19:46 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Lanoway, Brian'" , Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:17:25 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] how to guide - replacing TR6 wood dash? Brian, I put one of their dashes in about 7 years ago and its a beautiful piece of "art". Pulling the wood dash isn't a big deal but it is time consuming. Basically, you need to disconnect and pull the tach and speedo (and trip reset button). The only switch that's usually a problem to remove is the Rheostat. You may end up breaking the knob if it's never been off before. Check your glove box support arm to see if it's screwed in to the metal dash and remove it. Remove the screws on the face of the old dash and you can pull it forward to access the center gauge cluster. These gauges also need to be removed. Installation is the reverse....but more nerve-racking as you won't want to damage the beautiful finish he puts on his dashes! From a tip standpoint: 1. If you ever thought about replacing the crash pads or heater/demister hoses, this is the time to do it. 2. Label and clean every connector/wire you disconnect & draw pictures of where they hook up 3. When tightening the face screws on the new dash, do them slowly and in a cross pattern and 4. I had to use some wood shims between the wood and metal dash around the glove box door to get a nice flush fit. You can't just tighten the wood dash to the metal dash and expect it to line up perfectly. I highly recommend Prestige as the fit, finish and quality of their dash is outstanding. I'm always getting compliments on it. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Lanoway, Brian Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 1:55 PM To: Triumphs Digest Subject: [TR] how to guide - replacing TR6 wood dash? I'm thinking of upgrading the wood dash in my TR6 to one of the Prestige offerings. Has anyone published a how-to guide, or tips and hints, for removing and replacing this? Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 Winnipeg -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 13:42:19 2006 From: "John Herrera" To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:39:37 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Car Storage >Most of the storage instructions fall into the same category, IMO. It's >not >"something bad will definitely happen if you don't to this", but rather >"Doing this will reduce the chances of something bad happening". > >Randall Seems like every fall the articles appear: How to Prepare Your TR for Winter Storage, Blah, Blah. Then in the spring: How to Prepare Your TR for Spring after Winter Storage, Blah, Blah, Blah. Not that I do it right, but here's what I do: Winter: Put car in shed. Turn off engine. Open bonnet, glove box and boot. Mice like to build their nests in an enclosed area, seems. I don't see the point in disconnecting the battery; it's an open circuit when the ignition is off. Unless you have a clock or something. Go into house and drink Gin & Tonic. Spring: Charge battery. Batteries will self-discharge at a rate of about one point of specific gravity per day, and more if the battery top is dirty. Check fluid levels. Probably not necessary but gives you something to do while the battery charges. Clean out mouse nests, if required. Pump priming lever on fuel pump. Shot of starting fluid and... Vroom! Off you go. John === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 13:50:11 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:45:52 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 vs TrR4's experience -----Original Message----- From: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com Appears to be a 'boxers or briefs' question with personal preference and what was available when you were looking for one the main deciders. ==AM== I'm with you. Heck, back in the late 1960s, my dad and I had nearly identical Herald 1200 convertibles. Other than color, the only significant difference was that his had the 40hp 1147 (with one iffy cylinder, not that it ever mattered!) and mine had the 48hp 1147. I loved them both...for different reasons. And if someone wants to help me get my 3A running and give me a 4 for a long-term, back-to-back comparison, I'll probably end up saying the same thing (love 'em both, for different reasons). --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 14:07:55 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: beaudoin.jonathan@ville.gatineau.qc.ca, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:05:32 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Car Storage In a message dated 10/2/2006 1:04:15 PM Central Standard Time, beaudoin.jonathan@ville.gatineau.qc.ca writes: > For the last 9 years I have been telling myself that I was not doing the > right thing for the 6 winter CANADIAN storage. (half of year)!!In fact I was > doing nothing else than removing the battery. Each year it started like we > were yesterday. Last winter, I had time! Done everything to be sure it was ok. > stabil, oil in plugs ... This spring.... No power (new battery) Never started > had to rebuild the carbs because they were green as... This winter I will do > nothing except to put in some mice trap! > I remember as a kid my dad would have us get the lawn mower ready for winter by changing the oil and running them out of gas. These days I always forget and just throw in some fresh gas in the spring. No problems. I change the oil every year but usually forget to do it in the Fall and it happens in the Spring. Go figure. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 14:29:34 2006 From: skip@shervington.org To: TR6UO@aol.com Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:24:35 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] British Car Gathering Short Video (Half Moon Bay, CA) Hey Steve, I know what you mean..this year an MGB went off the road and smacked up his passenger side front fender! Since I live in Santa Cruz, I just travel Highway 1 and meet the lot there! I use Windows Media Movie Maker and it came with my laptop. Skip Steve wrote: Skip, Great slide show, thanks. What program did you use to put that together? For the record, I no longer go on the HMB run because of the roads chosen to get there. Too many bad roads and pot holes for my old TR6. Regards, Steve '72 TR6 Vacaville, CA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 14:31:31 2006 From: skip@shervington.org To: Chip19474@aol.com Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:27:43 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] British Car Gathering Short Video (Half Moon Bay, CA) Great Idea! I'm not sure where you could rent a bus like that, but I would start with movie production companies in New York! Skip, That was great - your video gave me an idea for our next club-sponsored show in May and possibly next year's VTR National in Valley Forge, PA - renting a double-decker bus. I'm not sure what we'd do with it, but we've got until next May to figure it out! Chip Krout Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd. Skippack, PA USA '76 TR6 CF57822U === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 14:38:13 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Cosmo Kramer'" , Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:35:25 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Low idle vs Higher idle > My question is: > What harm could be done if the idle was set LOWER THAN > 850RPM's? > > Say 750 or even lower? Still ideling ruffer the lower > you go in RPS's. Cosmo : I'm not sure you could call it "harm", but I can think of several possible ill effects of having the idle speed too low : 1) Greater tendency for the engine to stall, particularly when first coming to a stop (while your right foot is busy on the brake pedal and not available to tickle the throttle), and when first pulling away from a stop. 2) Greater tendency to overheat, as the fan is not turning fast enough to pull air through the radiator. 3) Lower oil pressure. 4) Higher exhaust emissions. That said, the original TR2/3 workshop manual says to set the idle to 500 rpm, so I certainly don't think 750 will do any "harm". Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 14:49:47 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 14:42:47 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Car Storage > I don't see the point in > disconnecting the battery; it's an open circuit when the > ignition is off. Not that you asked, John, but here again there is kind of a point : Just like the dirt on top of the battery that you mentioned, it's not unusual for the wiring, etc. to leak a small amount of current due to dirt and whatnot. Disconnecting the battery just slows it's discharge, possibly by quite a bit. My old motorhome leaked about 20ma in damp weather ... problem was eventually traced to dirt around a particular connection underneath the body. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 15:09:28 2006 From: TR250Driver@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:04:55 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Car Storage Dave, I am never that lucky. This year 2 of the 3 Wedges had the clutch stuck to the flywheel. I hate it when that happens! I just fired them up in gear and took off down the drive way. The bang when they free up is scary. No way to prevent that I suppose? Cheers, Darrell === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 15:16:23 2006 From: "Tomislav Marincic" To: tr3driver@comcast.net, "triumphs list" Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:14:48 -0400 Subject: [TR] Electrical troubleshooting help Randall and Jim, Thanks for the help, I must be missing a digest;I had to go to the archive to see your replies. What I finally did, at my father's suggestion, was to switch my charger to 6 Volts (1/2 the voltage, 1/2 the amps for a given resistance), then warm the DC motor up by running it for a bit at that setting. Once it was warm, it ran at 12V without any difficulty. Hopefully, when I have a battery in place I won't have this problem. I'm reluctant to buy one now, since my car won't be roadworthy for a year, but I may have to so I can test circuits properly while everything is so accessible. Thanks again to the list, and particularly to Randall for his informative posts. Cheers, Tom Marincic CC55483L http://www.triumphowners.com/735 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 15:16:42 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:08:27 -0400 Subject: [TR] steering lockstops In my attempt to find out why my steering wheel wont turn but 1 > turns lock to lock (its suppose to be 2 < turns). I removed both lockstops and then turned the wheels; still 1 > turns. I know these are elliptical in shape in order to adjust, however, even with them removed, my steering is still limited. What is the purpose of these lockstops? Does anyone have an idea as to why I dont have the full steering range? I think its limited on both sides or directions. Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 15:16:48 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:14:42 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] steering coupler placement > However, beating (or solid taps) to the > coupler does not help seat it (more than it already is). Ohhh, bad idea ! That shaft is supported only by ball bearings in the steering box, and determined pounding may well damage the bearings. Plus, the coupler is located positively on both shafts, by the pinch bolt going through the groove cut on the shaft. It has only one position, and should slide fairly easily into the correct position. > Any suggestions? > Perhaps I should just let it be, it only barely touches the tube? Why not move the tube upwards a bit, away from the coupler ? It's only held by clamps, I don't recall any positive location for it. Really none is needed, since it doesn't take any thrust along it's axis. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 15:22:49 2006 From: Greg Perry To: Randall , Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 17:19:52 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: RE: [TR] Electric troubleshooting help Randall, -----Original Message----- >> One can put a capacitor inline to smooth out the voltage >> fluctuations. If my memory serves me correctly, I used two >> 2,000 microFarad capacitors in parallel for a total of 4,000 >> microFarads. This was probably overkill, but was available >> for the job at hand. I need to correct the above. The capacitor is connected across the battery charger leads with positive side of the capacitor connected to the positive cable of the charger. > >And then what voltage did your capacitors charge to ? I didn't measure the voltage at the time. Again, if your >charger is like mine, you're going to get something like 18-20 volts, which >would explain the high current. Especially when applied to a stopped DC >motor. > >4,000 uF is certainly adequate for this, but I wouldn't call it overkill ... >ISTR my 10A bench supply has 50,000 uF and it still has some ripple. I didn't get an oscilliscope out to check the ripple. >Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 15:55:26 2006 From: "David Brister" To: "John Mitchell" , Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 00:53:14 +0200 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Oil filter canister Why not go for a spin on oil filter conversion? After about twenty years of messing with those little rubber rings (upside down on the drive or garage floor getting your arms and everything else covered with dirty hot engine oil) I now only have to give the filter a little twist with one of those strap thingies from the top , spin off then spin on and bingo. Also you can buy the filters anywhere. David Brister 1967 TR4A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 770 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now! === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 16:01:00 2006 From: Mark Macy To: List Triumph Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 15:56:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] TR3/4 Head Gasket Listers: I hate to admit this, but I think I'm having a senior moment. Which side "UP" on a 4 cylinder head gasket? Mark Macy New Carlisle, OH === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 16:07:36 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Mark Macy'" , Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:05:46 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3/4 Head Gasket > I hate to admit this, but I think I'm having a senior > moment. Which side "UP" on a 4 cylinder head gasket? In theory, it doesn't matter. The gasket is symmetrical, except for the oil hole for the feed to the rockers, and all modern gaskets have that hole at both ends. Personally, I like to install them with the crimped side up (smooth side towards the liners), but I doubt it makes any real difference. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 16:22:12 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:20:34 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3A Valve Cover Seal Gadfrey. I should know this. Rebuilt the engine and it runs like a top. Only trouble, it has a big seep from the valve cover gasket. I tried Justin's silicone gasket, but it seems to be too long to fit the cover, and it seeps. I tried the cork gasket installed dry, and it seeps, but I've shrunk from the notion of putting gasket sealer down because pulling the cover to adjust the valves could wind up with bits of cork finding their way into the lifter holes. And I haven't even switched to multi-viscosity synthetic oil yet! Terry Smith, '59 TR3A New Hampshire (Top down so it's summer til it snows.) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 16:32:39 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Paul Dorsey'" , Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:30:27 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3's wiring is next > Tomorrow I will turn my attention to my TR3s wiring. The unconnected > wiring harness has been in place in my car for many months. > I am wondering > are there any special tips- I dont even know where to start? > Anything I > should try to follow or be aware of? Sorry, Paul, I'm not much help there. I've always just patched up the old harness, or run new wires when necessary. > At least for now, I will be reconnecting the original > generator, ignition, > etc. I will be using a new regulator which I got in the TR > auction at the > VTR convention in Richmond in 2004! It looks just like the > TR3 regulator, > but, I wonder if theres a danger that it might be for > another model? Should be close enough, even if it was originally from another car. > I also bought one of those colored laminated wiring diagrams on > Ebay (actually > it makes the original diagram quite easy to follow). Just be sure it matches your car, and keep in mind the LHD vs RHD differences. There are something like 6 different factory wiring schemes, times LHD vs RHD, for at least 12 different ways to wire a TR2-3B. I've never seen any source give more than 2 or 3, nor any source give the OD wiring the way I found it on TS39781LO. Even the diagram in the TR2-3 factory workshop manual contradicts the photo shown of the relay ! Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 16:41:29 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Terry Smith'" , Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:39:36 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3A Valve Cover Seal > Rebuilt the engine and it runs like a top. Only trouble, it > has a big seep > from the valve cover gasket. I tried Justin's silicone > gasket, but it seems > to be too long to fit the cover, and it seeps. Justin's silicone gaskets have to be installed cold (some racers throw them in the ice chest for rapid track-side changes). Even then, it takes some finesse to get them stuffed into place. But if you have the gasket properly in place (with the locater ridge visible all around the cover except where it's cut away to clear the head nuts), and still have seepage, I would suggest there is something else wrong. Have you checked your rocker cover gasket surface for flatness ? Also that it meets the surfaces on the head ? They sometimes bow out until they hang over the edge above the plugs ... > I tried the cork gasket > installed dry, and it seeps, but I've shrunk from the notion > of putting gasket > sealer down because pulling the cover to adjust the valves > could wind up with > bits of cork finding their way into the lifter holes. What I did before switching to Justin's gasket was to glue the cork gasket to the valve cover with gasket cement (Permatex or similar), then use a light coating of Hylomar between the gasket and the head. The Hylomar is much less aggressive than the Permatex and won't tear the cork. This scheme allowed me to reuse the same gasket for years, until it finally shrunk so much that it opened a gap at one corner. And then I could work on scraping away the Permatex and old gasket with the cover on the bench, away from the open motor. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 17:01:12 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Terry Smith" Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:13:26 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Valve Cover Seal Hi Terry, I use the technique that was on the Buckeye Triumph site (no longer posted). Cork gasket, use silicone to attach the gasket to the valve cover. Let set overnight. Then attach to the engine dry. Used this on my TR6 valve cover and sump pan. No leaks 3 years later. I'll use the same technique on the 3. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Smith" To: Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 07:20 PM Subject: [TR] TR3A Valve Cover Seal > Gadfrey. I should know this. > > Rebuilt the engine and it runs like a top. Only trouble, it has a big seep > from the valve cover gasket. I tried Justin's silicone gasket, but it seems > to be too long to fit the cover, and it seeps. I tried the cork gasket > installed dry, and it seeps, but I've shrunk from the notion of putting gasket > sealer down because pulling the cover to adjust the valves could wind up with > bits of cork finding their way into the lifter holes. > > And I haven't even switched to multi-viscosity synthetic oil yet! > > Terry Smith, '59 TR3A > New Hampshire (Top down so it's summer til it snows.) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 17:56:43 2006 From: lbc.resto@comcast.net To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:50:00 +0000 Subject: [TR] TR4 Nearly Running Well I am nearly there. Rolled the barn-find out of the garage and attempted to start it. The key word is "attempted". Engine turned over, but no start. I am not surprised after 28 years in a barn. Firstly, no spark at the plugs. I tried using a dizzy with points etc. then with a Pertronix - no good. I have power to the coil, but I think that it is shot, so I will be getting a new one tomorrow. Secondly, fuel not getting to carbs. I have fuel to the pump and it was getting into the bowl, but no further. I took a pump diaphragm from a spare and fitted it, but still no further. I have just primed the line by backfilling from the carb inlet to the pump outlet. However, the gas fumes got to me so I haven't tried it yet. Anyone got any words of wisdom on this or the ignition (in case it isn't the coil)? Also, how do you set the dizzy timing with the Pertronix fitted? Thanks -- Ian 62 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 18:14:01 2006 From: David Brady To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:12:26 -0400 Subject: [TR] Webers, Mariposa Fuel Pressure Reg Folks, Someone on the list once said that the Mariposa Filter King fuel pressure regulators use a diaphragm that is not compatible with current fuel formulations - I'm beginning to believe them... The Facet Red Top electric fuel pump that I'm running delivers 6.5 to 7.0 psi. I've been told that DCOE Webers, I'm running triples, like to have 2.5 psi or so, hence my Mariposa fuel pressure regulator. I may try running my Webers directly connected to the fuel pump. Can triple Webers handle 6.5psi. Anyone out the on list land know what the current draw (amps) is for the Facet Red Top - I'd like to know what I should fuse it at. Thanks, David Brady '68 TR250 CD8124L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 18:19:58 2006 From: "Scott Suhring" To: "Triumph Mail List" Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 21:17:41 -0400 Subject: [TR] Bushings for ZS carb I have a spare ZS carb for my '70 TR6 that is in excellent shape other than a restore of the basic parts and it needs new bushings (too much play in the shaft). I ordered the few parts I needed from Moss and when they came today I was surprised to find that what they call seals for the spindle are not bushings, but rubber seals. I spoke to Moss's tech about this (I was not upset with what they sent as I clearly did not pay attention to the description, and Moss was top notch in their service with me), specifically to find out the correct part I needed and to order them. After checking a number of cross reference books and even went as far as taking apart their $125 master rebuild kit, the conclusion he came to was they do not supply the bushings, which was surprising to both of us. He gave me the number for Joe Curto, as he is the expert on ZS carbs and might help. My question to the list has anyone else had difficulty buying bushings for their ZS Carb rebuild and if not, where did you get the bushings? Vici Brit only lists the seals (which are rubber and just like what Moss sent me). I didn't try TRF yet. Thanks. Scott Suhring Mechanicsburg, PA '70 TR6 '59 TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 18:22:58 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:21:16 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Car Storage On 2 Oct 2006 at 14:42, Randall wrote: > it's not unusual for the wiring, etc. to leak a small > amount of current due to dirt and whatnot. I realize you guys are probably running generators but I seem to recall that the leakage of the diodes in an alternator is high enough that when left "running" over 4 months the total lost charge is significant. Of course, I'm remembering that from some years ago. Anyway, the point is that disconnecting that battery is too easy to be left undone. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 18:47:40 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: terryrs@adelphia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 21:46:03 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Valve Cover Seal In a message dated 10/2/2006 6:24:09 PM Central Standard Time, terryrs@adelphia.net writes: > Rebuilt the engine and it runs like a top. Only trouble, it has a big seep > from the valve cover gasket. I tried Justin's silicone gasket, but it seems > to be too long to fit the cover, and it seeps. I tried the cork gasket > installed dry, and it seeps, but I've shrunk from the notion of putting > gasket > sealer down because pulling the cover to adjust the valves could wind up > with > bits of cork finding their way into the lifter holes. > Many folks use sealer on one side only. Usually the cover side so the gasket comes off with the cover. I like to seal the gasket to the block. That way the gasket will: 1) help hold the cover's shape rather than sliding off the head when the nuts are cranked too tight and the cover deforms and 2) give the oil a slightly better chance of falling into the head recess instead of the head outside. If you look at the valve cover you will see a ridge running along the inside of the gasket mating surface. Oil running down the inside of the valve cover will drip off of this ridge and onto the inside of the gasket. If the gasket is sealed to the head it can't escape via the gasket/head interface. BTW most valve covers leak because the nuts have been overtightened and the cover is tweeked. So avoid the urge to keep tightening ina n attempt to stop the leak. (I learned that from this list so it might be bogus) Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 18:55:51 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Cosmo Kramer'" , Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 18:54:04 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Timing chain - update! > Set engine to TDC & make sure the cam is in the > correct position (#7 &8 Rocker arms should be closed > fully. Thus sitting on the side of their lobes ready > to open). Unfortunately, that's not quite right. There is a lot of cam rotation where both valves are fully closed, almost the entire compression and power strokes. Instead, you want to look for the overlap period, where both valves are normally open slightly (exhaust closing and intake opening). The factory cam is timed "straight up" meaning both valves are open equally at TDC. One way to find this point is to set both valves on #1 cylinder (or #4) to a larger than usual gap, then measure the gap when you think the cam is at TDC. I don't recall the gap to use offhand, something like .050", but the exact value is not important as long as it's equal for both valves, and big enough to leave some gap at the center of the overlap period (what the book calls "point of balance"). > Install the Gasket on the T-Cover & > assemble. Don't forget the fiber washer that goes on the timing cover support stud. Good place for some Hylomar, IMO. > I HOPE that you marked the order or the > bolts when you 1st removed the T-Cover, because there > is one (1) short bolt that is to be placed back in the > came hole as before, as written on my repair manual. Hmm, I don't remember that way. ISTR there were maybe 3 different lengths of bolts, with the one that gets the ground strap from the frame being longer than all the others. But it's been a long time, perhaps I'm mistaken. At any rate, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out bolt lengths. As a rule of thumb, for any bolt that screws into a blind hole, you can test it by screwing it in by hand without a lock washer. If the head will come up tight under those conditions, it's probably not too long. And if it takes a minimum of 7 turns for a coarse thread or 10 turns for a fine thread, it's probably not too short. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 19:42:57 2006 From: To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:41:08 -0600 Subject: [TR] british motoring festival this saturday october 7, 2006 in colorado springs, co goto: http://jaglr.rednoland.com/events.htm?bhcp=1 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 19:45:10 2006 From: Cameron Rooke To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 19:44:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Car Storage Does anyone trickle-charge their batteries over the winter? That is what I do with my RV batteries using a small solar panel. My understanding is that if you let batteries discharge, they will eventually lose their ability to maintain a charge down the road. For cheap batteries, this could be over the course of a single winter. Happened to me once. Cameron '71 GT6 ----- Original Message ---- From: Jim Muller To: triumphs@autox.team.net Sent: Monday, October 2, 2006 9:21:16 PM Subject: RE: [TR] Car Storage On 2 Oct 2006 at 14:42, Randall wrote: > it's not unusual for the wiring, etc. to leak a small > amount of current due to dirt and whatnot. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 20:17:30 2006 From: emanteno@comcast.net To: "Scott Suhring" Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:15:49 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Bushings for ZS carb -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Scott Suhring" Joe Curto I have had MANY positive experiences with Joe Curto, and would recommend him for carb parts (Z-S and SU) without hesitation. NFI Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U Highland Park, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 20:19:20 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 23:18:38 -0400 Subject: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of In an attempt to meet aesthetic, performance and sound level goals, I have Frankenstein's exhaust system installed on my TR6. I have a 6:1 header feeding a y-pipe going to two Falcon SS mufflers. The muffler feed pipes each have 2 motorcycle baffles inserted. Sounds like an odd setup, but has given me nice rumble at idle and slow cruise, seemingly plenty of pull from start and can still talk on the highway. Nice twin pipe look too. Fuel consumption over 20 mpg. I thought all was well. However, I'm now chasing down something odd in the form of a lack of power at higher speeds (80+) . I had the car in the shop last week for a small re-welding job on the rear frame cross-member that turned into $3K of all sorts of things up to and including replacing the timing chain and cover. Bet you didn't know the rear shocks and the timing chain were related did you? Neither did I... Anyway the point is that with the timing chain wildly loose and now replaced I thought I would do a little tuning up. The mechanic had mentioned noticing that she didn't seem strong above 80mph anymore. So me brother in law and I grabbed a porto-GPS and headed out onto the highway. Sure enough, I seem to be having trouble getting the car above 85mph. In the old days when funning, she would just fly up the scale past 100 at which point I would run out of driveway and risk running into the yacht floating at the near end of the swimming pool. (yeah right, just seeing if you're still with me here) So, I've got regular twin ZS carbs, Crane Cams ignition and Jim S's roller rocker kit (wearing out it now seems). 25% O/D on the transmission. I noticed that the weak spot seems to be at around 3000 rpm, so I thought that perhaps the O/D is making it harder to push up into the power band. Perhaps if I want to go fast I have to engage it at higher speed. I just don't recall the problem in the past. I'm seriously wondering about that roller kit too. Memory says that its a 1.75 setup which Ted Schumacher swears to me is folly. Perhaps that is making things float at higher power. It's odd, because, as I say the car will pull to 5000+ going up a hill in 2nd and third. So, before I go nuts changing all sorts of things, I want to find out if the baffles are choking the engine. Perhaps I was wrong to think all was well there. Is there some sort of test or whatsit I can use to determine what's going on in there? Pressure sonsors, mechanicla ouija board etc. I mean the obvious thing to do is pull out the baffles and hit the highway again for a test run, but you all know the joy of separating exhaust pipes, even ones made of stainless. Your help humbly requested. Mark 1972 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 20:29:44 2006 From: John Wise <60TR3A@cox.net> To: Cameron Rooke , triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:28:00 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Car Storage At 7:44 PM -0700 2/10/06, Cameron Rooke wrote: >Does anyone trickle-charge their batteries over the winter? That is >what I do with my RV batteries using a small solar panel. My >understanding is that if you let batteries discharge, they will >eventually lose their ability to maintain a charge down the road. >For cheap batteries, this could be over the course of a single >winter. Happened to me once. There was a recent discussion of this issue on the Porsche listserve. The conclusion was that what you really want is a battery tender which varies output to match need rather than a steady trickle of power. Several writers suggested looking at http://www.batterytender.com John -- John A. Wise Glendale, AZ Email: 60TR3A@cox.net 1960 Triumph TR3A Commission No: TS80422L http://members.cox.net/60tr3a/index 1977 Porsche 911S http://home.earthlink.net/~johnwise/Porsche.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 2 20:39:51 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:38:44 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general > Anyway the point is that with the timing chain wildly loose and now replaced I > thought I would do a little tuning up. The mechanic had mentioned noticing > that she didn't seem strong above 80mph anymore. Personally, I would double-check, for myself, that the cam timing is correct. Starting with being sure the timing mark on the balancer hasn't moved. I've had "professionals" get it wrong before, and lack of power at high rpm is one possible result. It might be just coincidence, but ... Oh, and you need a longer driveway too Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 01:52:03 2006 From: "Paul Mitchell" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:49:07 +0200 Subject: [TR] Draining TR6... Didn't see this appear, and had no replies, so apologies if it's a re-post. ..and it is draining my energies. In my continuing efforts to get the car back to fell fettle before the South African summer arrives, I have been fixing the clutch, as you may remember. I finally found time to reinstall the tunnel and other interior bits today, but discovered another problem after a test drive. I have a water leak somewhere around the water pump. This looks like it ought to be very easy to remove for inspection, with unusually accessible bolts. Problem is, the book says to drain the system first, which is fine as I want to flush it out anyway. Trouble is, I can't see a good way of getting at the drain plug without removing a lot of other bits. Am I missing something? Is it possible to drain it without removing that plug? Any advice gratefully received as usual. Paul 74 TR6 Cape Town === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 04:27:20 2006 From: emanteno@comcast.net To: "Mark Hooper" Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:23:10 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Mark Hooper" > So, before I go nuts changing all sorts of things, I want to find out if the > baffles are choking the engine. Mark, In my case, the switching of my old exhaust system ( a very worn out Super Sprint free flow, had a lifetime guarantee but they went out of business) to SuperTrapp mufflers resulted in no power at all above 4500, in an engine that used to pull happily to 6200. The SuperTrapps are headed for the dumpster. If the only change that you made was to the exhaust, it could be the problem. I'd sure like to know if that is what it turns out to be. Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U Highland Park, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 06:06:13 2006 From: "Stasyszen, Jerry" To: nass@yahoogroups.com, triumphs@autox.team.net, Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 07:48:35 -0500 Subject: [TR] RE: >>NASS Digest Number 2540 Hello Lister, I am looking for a differential for a 76 Spitfire. I would prefer the 3.27:1 or 3.63:1 ratio if anyone has these also I would like to buy a weber carb and manifold and if I am correct I believe the weber set up will require a header as well. Anyone wnating to sell these items please email me at jerry.stasyszen@sbcglobal.net or OKCSpitfire@sbcglobal.net Thanks === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 07:21:08 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 07:11:00 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general Mark Hooper wrote: >So, before I go nuts changing all sorts of things, I want to find out if the >baffles are choking the engine. Perhaps I was wrong to think all was well >there. Is there some sort of test or whatsit I can use to determine what's >going on in there?... > FWIW -- exhaust shops (Midas at least) can measure the back pressure in the system. They routinely do this when they suspect a partially clogged catalytic converter. They drill a small hole upstream from the suspected obstruction and insert a device that measures back-pressure. Afterwords they weld up the hole. One problem may be the lack of a benchmark for the measurement -- i.e. how much back pressure is a problem? Or maybe someone has an opinion on that. Geo H -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 07:47:16 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: beaker211@rogers.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 10:43:14 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Car Storage In a message dated 10/2/2006 9:47:05 PM Central Standard Time, beaker211@rogers.com writes: > Does anyone trickle-charge their batteries over the winter? That is what I > do with my RV batteries using a small solar panel. My understanding is that > if you let batteries discharge, they will eventually lose their ability to > maintain a charge down the road. For cheap batteries, this could be over the > course of a single winter. Happened to me once. > Cranking batteries (as opposed to deep cycle batteries) have very thin plates with a maximized surface area to maximize cranking amps. During discharge the lead from one plate will dissolve into the electrolyte and with these thin plates some of the plate surface will disappear altogether. When recharged, the lead is deposited on the remaining plate structure and the result is less surface area and less cranking current capability. I have heard estimates that letting a battery totally discharge and then recharging it will result in a 50% reduction in battery capacity. I don't know if I believe that number but in my experience a few successive discharge-recharge cycles will render a battery quite weak indeed. But batteries are way oversized for most conditions anyway. The critical conditions are very cold temperatures where battery capacity is reduced and cranking current requirements are the most. And since we rarely drive our cars in those conditions a singe or even two complete discharges will not result in noticeable degradation but will show up in a shortened battery life. Trickle charging may not be any good for the battery either. You need to use a voltage regulated charger or battery maintainer or you will overcharge a battery even with a small charger. Overcharged batteries will break up water into oxygen and hydrogen and these gases escape. Most batteries, especially sealed batteries, have a mechanism to recombine the gases and tolerate some overcharging but this is technique is not 100% effective and prolonged overcharging will eventually cause trouble. NiCad batteries, on the other hand, will tolerate this kind of trickle charge but the chemistry is quite different and the technique doesn't translate to lead-acid batteries. But small battery tenders are available and quite cheap. I bought a pair from Horrible Freight a while back on sale for about $6 each. That's too cheap to pass up. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 08:03:44 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:52:41 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [TR] Overdrive Additions Hello All, I currently have a non-overdrive all synchro gearbox on my TR4, but was just able to purchase a type A overdrive on Ebay from Australia. I know that I will need a different mainshaft, but if I were planning on taking this in to a local shop for conversion, what parts should I try to secure before the work can begin. Thanks, Rich 61 TR4 CT1468LO (Soon to have overdrive) Lansdale PA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 08:13:10 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: paul@cynthesys.co.za, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:00:14 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Draining TR6... In a message dated 10/3/2006 3:54:08 AM Central Standard Time, paul@cynthesys.co.za writes: > ..and it is draining my energies. In my continuing efforts to get the car > back to fell fettle before the South African summer arrives, I have been > fixing the clutch, as you may remember. I finally found time to reinstall > the tunnel and other interior bits today, but discovered another problem > after a test drive. I have a water leak somewhere around the water pump. > This looks like it ought to be very easy to remove for inspection, with > unusually accessible bolts. Problem is, the book says to drain the system > first, which is fine as I want to flush it out anyway. Trouble is, I can't > see a good way of getting at the drain plug without removing a lot of other > bits. Am I missing something? Is it possible to drain it without removing > that plug? > That tap on the side of the block is likely blocked anyway. What most of us do is pull the bottom radiator hose to drain the head and radiator and then stick a pan under the front of the engine and pop the water pump off. with any luck most of the resulting gusher will be caught by the pan. Do this over some absorbent like cardboard or cat litter to soak up the rest. Good luck Dave 71 TR6 St. Louis, MO USA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 08:17:35 2006 From: Cameron Rooke To: Dave1massey@cs.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:13:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Car Storage Perhaps my use of the term 'trickle charge' was inappropriate? The solar panels I use to keep my RV batteries charged over the winter have regulators to prevent over-charging and safeguards to prevent draining the battery as well. The one battery I didn't hookup to a panel a few years ago did not survive the winter (it was kept indoors, so no freezing issues here). It simply would not hold a charge once spring came around. Granted, it was a smaller, inexpensive battery, but still it lost its ability to maintain a charge. I suspect it was for the same reason you descibe with respect to the chemical processes involved with automotive batteries. Cameron '71 GT6 ----- Original Message ---- From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: beaker211@rogers.com; triumphs@autox.team.net Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 10:43:14 AM Subject: Re: [TR] Car Storage ... Trickle charging may not be any good for the battery either. You need to use a voltage regulated charger or battery maintainer or you will overcharge a battery even with a small charger. ... Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 08:20:46 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: Dave1massey@cs.com, paul@cynthesys.co.za, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:14:48 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Draining TR6... -----Original Message----- From: Dave1massey@cs.com That tap on the side of the block is likely blocked anyway. What most of us do is pull the bottom radiator hose to drain the head and radiator and then stick a pan under the front of the engine and pop the water pump off. with any luck most of the resulting gusher will be caught by the pan. Do this over some absorbent like cardboard or cat litter to soak up the rest. ==AM== Unless that "blocked" tap is actually an undrilled hole (kinda doubt it, but???), make the effort to get to it, open it and probe around until water/coolant gushes out of there as well. Yeah, I know the starter is under that on a TR6, so cover it as best you can if you're worried about it. IMO, there's a 99% chance that you WILL improve cooling and lower temperatures somewhat after doing this. --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 08:22:28 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: beaker211@rogers.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:18:16 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Car Storage In a message dated 10/3/2006 10:13:25 AM Central Standard Time, beaker211@rogers.com writes: > The solar panels I use to keep my RV batteries charged over the winter have > regulators to prevent over-charging and safeguards to prevent draining the > battery as well. The one battery I didn't hookup to a panel a few years ago > did not survive the winter (it was kept indoors, so no freezing issues here). > It simply would not hold a charge once spring came around. Granted, it was a > smaller, inexpensive battery, but still it lost its ability to maintain a > charge. I suspect it was for the same reason you descibe with respect to the > chemical processes involved with automotive batteries. > Sounds like you have a purpose built battery maintaining system. This is good. Frankly, I was surprised when my car cranked over and started after 11 months. The battery was not on a charger or maintainer or anything. Just disconnected. Batteries will self-discharge but the rate depends on a lot of things and all the stars lined up for me on this one. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 08:42:10 2006 From: David Brady To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:35:06 -0400 Subject: [TR] Carter Fuel Pump Folks, I'm considering scrapping my Facet/Filter King combo in favor of a Carter Rotary Vane Fuel Pump. Apparently the Carter 4070 pump puts out 4 psi negating the need for a pressure regulator. This will be used on my triple DCOE TR250. Any experience with Carter fuel pumps out there? TIA, David Brady '68 TR250 CD8124L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 08:52:56 2006 From: emanteno@comcast.net To: David Brady , triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:45:13 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Carter Fuel Pump -------------- Original message -------------- From: David Brady > Folks, > > I'm considering scrapping my Facet/Filter King combo > in favor of a Carter Rotary Vane Fuel Pump. Apparently > the Carter 4070 pump puts out 4 psi negating the need > for a pressure regulator. This will be used on my triple > DCOE TR250. Any experience with Carter fuel pumps > out there? I raced with a Carter rotary for 7 years and never had a fuel pump issue of any kind. One of the fastest TR3's in the country also runs a Carter, so from that limited sample I think you are okay. You need to confirm that 4 psi is what the Carter is actually putting out and whether the 4 psi can be handled by the Webers without issues. HTH, Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U 63 TR4 VSCDA Group 2 #58 Highland Park, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 10:47:53 2006 From: pethier@comcast.net To: David Brady , Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:39:16 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Webers, Mariposa Fuel Pressure Reg > The Facet Red Top electric fuel pump that I'm running delivers > 6.5 to 7.0 psi. I've been told that DCOE Webers, I'm running > triples, like to have 2.5 psi or so, hence my Mariposa fuel > pressure regulator. I may try running my Webers directly > connected to the fuel pump. Can triple Webers handle 6.5psi. Too much pressure will have fuel leaks. Cutting pressure down with a regulator will restrict volume. I think the best solution is to buy a low-pressure Facet pump and put both the high-pressure pump and the regulator on Ebay. I had no complaints running the low-pressure Facet on my Weber in my Europa. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier I decry the textmessagization of the American-English language. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 10:58:22 2006 From: "Todd Bermudez" To: richhalpern@verizon.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:54:49 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Overdrive Additions contact John Esposito @ http://www.quantumechanics.com/ he should be able to tell you all. From: Reply-To: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] Overdrive Additions Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 09:52:41 -0500 (CDT) Hello All, I currently have a non-overdrive all synchro gearbox on my TR4, but was just able to purchase a type A overdrive on Ebay from Australia. I know that I will need a different mainshaft, but if I were planning on taking this in to a local shop for conversion, what parts should I try to secure before the work can begin. Thanks, Rich 61 TR4 CT1468LO (Soon to have overdrive) Lansdale PA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 11:11:31 2006 From: "Doug" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:08:07 -0700 Subject: [TR] Exhaust Manifold vs SS Headers I am currently going through a frame-up on my '69 TR6. This includes balancing, porting, camshaft upgrade, & compression to about 9.6:1. Staying with stock ZS carbs but working through an upgrade of the distributor. Memory has it that my stock exhaust is a cast iron to a single exhaust system. On talking to the people overhauling the engine, they said I should either upgrade the exhaust manifold to the twin-pipe exhaust used on later year TR6's or go to a S/S exhaust header. The negative on the S/S exhaust header is that about every 20K miles I will need to replace the exhaust manifold gasket. They say that this is due to the different metals - cast iron for the block and head vs. S/S for the header. They expand and contract at different rates and therefore create problems for the exhaust gasket. Any thoughts or recommendations on this? I have to replace the single (Stock) manifold anyway due to a crack in its flange. Doug Fraser 69 TR6 Sammamish, WA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 11:21:10 2006 From: "Ian" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 14:12:22 -0400 Subject: [TR] One more Triumph back from the dead .The barn find TR4 went down the street under its own power, while frightening small children and animals due to a temporary exhaust system that is at least 28 years old. I got it into 3rd so it appears that the clutch wasn't sticking. It went where I pointed it and even stopped when commanded. Now to the point. What are the recommendations for cylinder head re-torquing and when? I have a copper head gasket from Moss. -- Ian 62 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 11:23:40 2006 From: KURT JOHNSON To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:20:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] tr6 towing just wanted to know if there are any concerns/ problems with towing a tr6 with a 2 wheeled tow dolly thanks kurt johnson Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 11:23:42 2006 From: "Bruce Cairns, D.D.S." To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:13:56 -0700 Subject: [TR] The "Top Gear" gang toasts the TR6 After watching Skip's nice slide show of the Half Moon Bay gathering, I clicked on the following link which celebrates the virtues of the TR6. All of you fellow "6" owners, enjoy! Cheers, Bruce Cairns '74 TR6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGh_cXJawDQ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 11:31:11 2006 From: pethier@comcast.net To: Greg Perry , Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:23:07 +0000 Subject: RE: [TR] Electric troubleshooting help From: Greg Perry > Hello, > > One can put a capacitor inline to smooth out the voltage fluctuations. If my > memory serves me correctly, I used two 2,000 microFarad capacitors in parallel > for a total of 4,000 microFarads. This was probably overkill, but was available > for the job at hand. Not inline. Capacitors for filtering go from hot to ground. A "PI" filter works well: Capacitor to ground, then an inline coil, then another capacitor to ground. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier I decry the textmessagization of the American-English language. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 13:25:27 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: kajohns64@yahoo.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:12:38 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] tr6 towing In a message dated 10/3/2006 1:25:33 PM Central Standard Time, kajohns64@yahoo.com writes: > just wanted to know if there are any concerns/ > problems with towing a tr6 with a 2 wheeled tow dolly > Depends on how far. If you are going more than a couple of miles I recommend disconnecting the drive shaft from the differential. Otherwise the transmission main shaft will be turning but there will be no lubrication (which is provided by the lay gear cluster which only turns when the engine turns). Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 13:47:38 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Bruce Cairns, D.D.S.'" , Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:43:03 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] The "Top Gear" gang toasts the TR6 What a great video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGh_cXJawDQ ....though our friends driving TRs other then the TR6 may not like the "feminine" references made to their TRs. There's also a bunch of other TR videos on YouTube if you poke around. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Cairns, D.D.S. Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 2:14 PM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] The "Top Gear" gang toasts the TR6 After watching Skip's nice slide show of the Half Moon Bay gathering, I clicked on the following link which celebrates the virtues of the TR6. All of you fellow "6" owners, enjoy! Cheers, Bruce Cairns '74 TR6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGh_cXJawDQ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/461 - Release Date: 10/2/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 14:11:12 2006 From: emanteno@comcast.net To: Dave1massey@cs.com, kajohns64@yahoo.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 20:59:50 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] tr6 towing -------------- Original message -------------- From: Dave1massey@cs.com > In a message dated 10/3/2006 1:25:33 PM Central Standard Time, > kajohns64@yahoo.com writes: > > just wanted to know if there are any concerns/ > > problems with towing a tr6 with a 2 wheeled tow dolly > > > Depends on how far. If you are going more than a couple of miles I recommend disconnecting the drive shaft from the differential. Otherwise the transmission main shaft will be turning but there will be no lubrication (which is provided by the lay gear cluster which only turns when the engine turns). Unless, of course, you load the rear axle on the dolly and tow the car backwards. I've seen this done with a Stag. Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U Highland Park, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 15:05:12 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:00:02 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] tr6 towing > Unless, of course, you load the rear axle on the dolly and > tow the car backwards. I've seen this done with a Stag. I tried that with a Sports 6 ... result was that it was just fine up to 51 mph. At precisely 52 mph it started whipping violently back and forth across the road. Fortunately I was on a deserted country road, giving me space & time to get it under control. Next time I'll just drop the driveshaft & do it right. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 15:52:56 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:50:07 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Valve Cover Seal Ahah! Freeze the silicone gasket! Why the heck didn't I think of that! (Uhm, probably for a million reasons I and others with fragile egos prefer not to go into.) I'll give it a try. Thanks, Randall, and everyone else. Terry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall" To: "'Terry Smith'" ; Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:39 PM Subject: RE: [TR] TR3A Valve Cover Seal >> Rebuilt the engine and it runs like a top. Only trouble, it >> has a big seep >> from the valve cover gasket. I tried Justin's silicone >> gasket, but it seems >> to be too long to fit the cover, and it seeps. > > Justin's silicone gaskets have to be installed cold (some racers throw > them > in the ice chest for rapid track-side changes). Even then, it takes some > finesse to get them stuffed into place. But if you have the gasket > properly > in place (with the locater ridge visible all around the cover except where > it's cut away to clear the head nuts), and still have seepage, I would > suggest there is something else wrong. > > Have you checked your rocker cover gasket surface for flatness ? Also > that > it meets the surfaces on the head ? They sometimes bow out until they > hang > over the edge above the plugs ... > >> I tried the cork gasket >> installed dry, and it seeps, but I've shrunk from the notion >> of putting gasket >> sealer down because pulling the cover to adjust the valves >> could wind up with >> bits of cork finding their way into the lifter holes. > > What I did before switching to Justin's gasket was to glue the cork gasket > to the valve cover with gasket cement (Permatex or similar), then use a > light coating of Hylomar between the gasket and the head. The Hylomar is > much less aggressive than the Permatex and won't tear the cork. This > scheme > allowed me to reuse the same gasket for years, until it finally shrunk so > much that it opened a gap at one corner. > > And then I could work on scraping away the Permatex and old gasket with > the > cover on the bench, away from the open motor. > > Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 15:54:01 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: emanteno@comcast.net, kajohns64@yahoo.com, Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:51:51 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] tr6 towing In a message dated 10/3/2006 3:59:43 PM Central Standard Time, emanteno@comcast.net writes: > >Depends on how far. If you are going more than a couple of miles I > recommend disconnecting the drive shaft from the differential. Otherwise the > transmission main shaft will be turning but there will be no lubrication (which is > provided by the lay gear cluster which only turns when the engine turns). > > > > Unless, of course, you load the rear axle on the dolly and tow the car > backwards. I've seen this done with a Stag. > Depends on how much you trust the steering wheel lock. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 16:15:48 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Ian'" , Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:10:27 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] One more Triumph back from the dead > Now to the point. What are the recommendations for cylinder > head re-torquing > and when? I have a copper head gasket from Moss. I pretty much follow the book, which ISTR recommends one retorque after 500 miles. Back off each nut in turn, and then torque it down to the given value (100-105 ftlb ?). It's important to keep the nut moving until the final torque is reached ... if you stop within 10 or 20 ftlb of the final value, then you should back off and try again. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 16:42:33 2006 From: "Randall" To: , Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 16:33:47 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Overdrive Additions > I currently have a non-overdrive all synchro gearbox on my > TR4, but was just able to purchase a type A overdrive on Ebay > from Australia. I know that I will need a different > mainshaft, but if I were planning on taking this in to a > local shop for conversion, what parts should I try to secure > before the work can begin. You'll need the adapter plate for the back of the gearbox. Since the box has to come apart to install the mainshaft, now would be a good time for new synchro rings; gaskets and seals. I'd probably do at least the countershaft thrust washers as well, possibly more depending on how tired the box is. The top cover also has to come apart to install the (2) isolator switches, so if there is any sign of leakage from the shifter shaft seals, now is the time to replace them as well. (Note that the currently available seals don't always fit and may need packing washers to seal. Just mention this in the instructions to your shop, they should know what to do.) The isolator switches are a non-standard metric thread, so you might need to find a tap for them. I would also plan to install the cross-bolt, to reinforce the taper pin in the clutch shaft. Good time to change the bushings the clutch shaft rides in, too. Then there's the question of how many bits are missing from the OD itself, and whether they are in good shape. Make sure you've got the pump cam and the clutch springs, and the clutch springs aren't "tired". Double-check that you've got the right speedo drive gears, and the correct rear flange. I'd want to check the operating pressure before installing it, too. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 16:49:46 2006 From: TR250Driver@aol.com To: Lbc.Resto@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 19:47:00 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] One more Triumph back from the dead In a message dated 10/3/2006 2:13:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Lbc.Resto@comcast.net writes: The barn find TR4 went down the street under its own power, while frightening small children and animals due to a temporary exhaust system that is at least 28 years old. I got it into 3rd so it appears that the clutch wasn't sticking. It went where I pointed it and even stopped when commanded. Now to the point. What are the recommendations for cylinder head re-torquing and when? I have a copper head gasket from Moss. -- Ian 62 TR4 Very Cool! Ian could you share the commission number? I would be interested in the bonnet bubble or power bulge. Short or long? Once I have the # I may have other questions. Thanks, Darrell === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 17:13:28 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 17:10:56 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] tr6 towing emanteno@comcast.net wrote: >Unless, of course, you load the rear axle on the dolly and tow the car backwards... > But not if it has wire wheels. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.11/460 - Release Date: 10/1/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 17:45:17 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 20:43:12 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3s vs. TR4s again Its kinda funny the way the list wants to wax nostalgic on most any question. I think I might have received a dozen emails concerning my inquiry on TR3 vs. TR4 experience. The questions I originally asked were more along the lines of rough empirical measurements rather than the female stuff. Some thought I was asking, Which one was a better car? Guys your slipping? (Aging?) As you know, I am restoring a TR3 and I think Im right in saying that all TR4s (not TR4As) used the same chassis- right? And so, they had the same ground clearance-right? yet I think the 4s had different seats? Did they tilt differently? Was the driver equally close to the steering wheel and windshield? Oops. . windscreen. Although not empirical, did it feel different? Thanks, Paul Dorsey TR3A -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/461 - Release Date: 10/2/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 18:14:28 2006 From: David Brady To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:10:41 -0400 Subject: [TR] compression test Folks, I did a compression test on my TR250 today. Here's what I got: cylinder, pressure (psi) 1, 185 2, 190 3, 195 4, 195 5, 185 6, 190 What do you guys think of the spread here? 185 to 195 is a 5% delta. The engine has maybe 1000 miles on her. I suppose the rings may still seat a bit. Thanks, David Brady '68TR250, CD8124L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 18:14:32 2006 From: "Martin Sukey" To: "'Mark Hooper'" , Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:13:26 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general I vote with Randall. It sounds like the cam timing is a tooth or so different than what it was before. Marty -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark Hooper Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 11:19 PM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of way === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 18:15:09 2006 From: David Brady To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 21:13:18 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] One more Triumph back from the dead Randall, do you do the head re-torque with the engine warmed up or with the engine cold? David B '68 TR250 CD8124L Randall wrote: > I pretty much follow the book, which ISTR recommends one retorque after 500 > miles. Back off each nut in turn, and then torque it down to the given > value (100-105 ftlb ?). > > It's important to keep the nut moving until the final torque is reached ... > if you stop within 10 or 20 ftlb of the final value, then you should back > off and try again. > > Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 18:41:49 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:37:05 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] One more Triumph back from the dead > Randall, do you do the head re-torque with the engine warmed > up or with the engine cold? As per Triumph recommendation : cold. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 18:42:46 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:41:36 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] compression test > I did a compression test on my TR250 today. Here's > what I got: > > cylinder, pressure (psi) > 1, 185 > 2, 190 > 3, 195 > 4, 195 > 5, 185 > 6, 190 > > What do you guys think of the spread here? 185 to 195 is > a 5% delta. Normally you look at the spread from the mean, making that a +/- 2.5% variation. Quite good IMO, I wouldn't worry about it. There is almost always some small variation, unless you were very careful to blueprint the motor while rebuilding it. And there is really little point in that, unless you're building a race motor. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 20:01:50 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:59:28 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] compression test On 3 Oct 2006 at 21:10, David Brady wrote: > cylinder, pressure (psi) > 1, 185 > 2, 190 > 3, 195 > 4, 195 > 5, 185 > 6, 190 Those numbers look great. You can probably get more variation than that by mis-setting your valves. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 20:03:15 2006 From: "Lou Metelko" To: Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 23:03:08 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] One more Triumph back from the dead ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:37 PM Subject: RE: [TR] One more Triumph back from the dead > > Randall, do you do the head re-torque with the engine warmed > > up or with the engine cold? > > As per Triumph recommendation : cold. > > Randall The Haynes TR2 thru the 4A with the "Autocar" cutaway of a 4A on the cover, make no mention of a preference for hot or cold. The early Service Instruction Manual (third edition (sixth printing) says that ".....cylinder head nuts should be checked for tightness with the engine hot". At least both sources agree that the check should be done at 500 miles. Lou Metelko Auburn, Indiana === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 20:28:39 2006 From: d spence To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 21:26:03 -0600 Subject: [TR] Re: towing TR6 Do NOT do this if you have wire wheels!!!!! On Tuesday, October 3, 2006, at 04:33 PM, Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily digest wrote: > Unless, of course, you load the rear axle on the dolly and tow the car > backwards. I've seen this done with a Stag. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 21:00:22 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Martin Sukey" , Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 23:53:13 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general In the words of Philip Fry, "Oh Crud!" You can imagine I will have to do some testing, but I can only hope that they just slapped on the chain and didn't adjust the timing. That would put things way off without requiring me to tear apart the front end (or face another warranty battle). It could well be you're all right since the low end torque seems to be quite poor off the start whereas before the fix she had a very good pull. Now to hope that it's adjustment, not wrong tooth/chain placement. Mark ________________________________ From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net on behalf of Martin Sukey Sent: Tue 03/10/2006 9:13 PM To: Mark Hooper; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of way I vote with Randall. It sounds like the cam timing is a tooth or so different than what it was before. Marty === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 3 23:27:33 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net, duane247@comcast.net, Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 02:20:35 EDT Subject: [TR] =?UTF-8?Q?Check=20"eBay.co.uk:=20TR4=20TR5=20**=20RH=20front=20W?= Hello, Does anyone know if 'lower front fender repair panels' are being made for TR4/4A/5/250's anywhere? Like the older one shown here below on eBayUK? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250033107654 Regards, Carl '63 TR4 since '74 .. needing both right and left front lower fender repair panels === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 02:04:14 2006 From: Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:58:21 +1300 Subject: [TR] Wheel bearings I have replaced my rotors and the wheel bearings on both front hubs. How far in do I tap the rear seal that has the felt attached? I have tapped it in using a hammer onto a piece of wood. Its sitting just below the top of the hub. Does it need to go further in? Jim Vass 1962 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 04:44:03 2006 From: Barry Schwartz To: David Brady Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:41:49 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Carter Fuel Pump I replaced the failed (lasted only 4 months) Facet pump on my 40 ford pickup with a Carter Rotary Vane (the same design as the 4070, but for 7 psi) and it's been working great. It is however a little noisy, even mounted on rubber isolation mounts on the frame in the rear I can here it whine in the cab over the rumble of a 289 at idle, so you might want to mount it far and low. I kind of like it since I can tell if I have a pump failure, but others may find it objectionable. ************************************ >I'm considering scrapping my Facet/Filter King combo >in favor of a Carter Rotary Vane Fuel Pump. Apparently >the Carter 4070 pump puts out 4 psi negating the need >for a pressure regulator. This will be used on my triple >DCOE TR250. Any experience with Carter fuel pumps >out there? Barry Schwartz La Mesa, CA (San Diego) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/461 - Release Date: 10/2/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 04:51:43 2006 From: Robert Schmuelling To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 07:46:30 -0400 Subject: [TR] Stag Conversion from 4 Speed Manual to Overdrive Can anyone provide a step by step on the conversion of a 4 Speed Manual Transmission to Overdrive. My Car (a '73 with a '72 engine) was originally an automatic that the PO converted to 4 speed. I have purchased separately the Laycock J Type Overdrive, and the Hollow Gear Shift with wiring. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Rob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 05:35:45 2006 From: Chip19474@aol.com To: dmb993@earthlink.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 08:33:20 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] compression test In a message dated 10/3/2006 9:11:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dmb993@earthlink.net writes: > What do you guys think of the spread here? David, Absolutely no problem - good readings. I had similar variations on my rebuilt TR6 motor for nearly 2000 miles then the "gaps" closed. At 1000 miles you're pretty much past the critical "breakin" period - from this point, the rings will seat at a natural pace assuming that you're still diligent with normal engine care like oil/filter changes, maintaining coolant levels, etc. Chip Krout Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd. Skippack, PA USA '76 TR6 CF57822U === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 05:38:10 2006 From: Runamok714@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 08:30:42 EDT Subject: [TR] Fuel Pump Question Hello List I am rebuilding the fuel pump in my 58 TR3. The service manual states that the diaphragm tab should be facing the engine during insertion and a quarter turn to the right after installation. Using the Moss rebuild kit the rod key does not line up with the link lever unless it is rotated 1/4 turn to the left of center and locks in place at 1/4 turn to right.This is assuming that the key should be 90 degrees from the slot in the link lever. Is this a change in the diaphragm or is there something I am missing ? Thanks Michael 58 TR3 _runamok714@aol.com_ (mailto:runamok714@aol.com) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 05:58:14 2006 From: Chip19474@aol.com To: cairnsbk@sbcglobal.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 08:55:34 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] The "Top Gear" gang toasts the TR6 Bruce, Thanks - great video. I sent the link to our club director for distribution to our club members.....it reminds me of how much more performance the PI version had when new.....I always wonder how an exported PI TR6 (if allowed by the feds) may have changed sales figures in the USA back in the 1970's? I know that I was always happy with the performance of my new '69 TR6 back in 1969 but then the Datsun 240Z was introduced and American muscle/pony cars got faster....but. it wasn't all about speed, was it:) Chip Krout Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd. Skippack, PA USA '76 TR6 CF57822U === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 06:23:46 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 06:11:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Draining TR at the block Hi List! ==AM== Unless that "blocked" tap ..., make the effort to get to it, open it and probe around until water/coolant gushes out of there as well. ...so cover it as best you can if you're worried about it. ... -Andy Mace +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Andy has a VERY good point! Suggestion: AFTER one gets the coolant to flow as a 'gusher', the next time you want to drain at that tap, connect a clear tube running from the tap to the drain pan that's under the rad. tap. you can collect all the coolant at 1 time & in 1 spot. Plus being able to view the condition of the coolant as it is flowing through the clear tube. The added plus is that you don't get a drop of coolant on the starter, either. It works for me! -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 06:47:50 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 06:43:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] High idle vs low idle-summary Hi List! Well, you've all read what was stated on this list, & I wish to add what others have said to me by not posting it on the list. Basicaly, the TR2/3 manual states that the idle should be set at 500 RPM's. I thought that my TR4/A manual stated 850, but I checked it to find out that I was wrong. It's also 500 RPM's. Others said that running at a lower RPM wouldn't hurt the engine, as long as Oil pressure was up. One person wrote that some people (I gather at a club meeting or so), will have a contest to see 'How low can you go!'. Remember we are STILL talking about engine idle speed. :>0 Thanks for everyones input, whiched helped me find out a correction in my running of my engine's RPM's. -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 08:10:33 2006 From: kinderlehrer@comcast.net To: Barry Schwartz Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 15:05:39 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Carter Fuel Pump I think the Facet pumps are very intolerant of any debris. Putting a filter in front of it may help. Bob -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Barry Schwartz > I replaced the failed (lasted only 4 months) Facet pump on my 40 ford > pickup with a Carter Rotary Vane (the same design as the 4070, but for 7 > psi) and it's been working great. It is however a little noisy, even > mounted on rubber isolation mounts on the frame in the rear I can here it > whine in the cab over the rumble of a 289 at idle, so you might want to > mount it far and low. > I kind of like it since I can tell if I have a pump failure, but others may > find it objectionable. > ************************************ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 10:38:22 2006 From: Barry Schwartz To: kinderlehrer@comcast.net Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 10:26:42 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Carter Fuel Pump Had a filter in front, large canister type with replaceable 10 micron filter -pump just failed - on the the other hand I have a Facet pump on my Spitfire and it's been running for over fifteen years so maybe the newer ones just aren't as good anymore - *************************************** >I think the Facet pumps are very intolerant of any debris. Putting a filter in front of it may help. > Barry Schwartz La Mesa, CA (San Diego) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 10/3/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 11:44:17 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:31:44 EDT Subject: [TR] Fwd: TR4/5 Lower front WING repair panels Listers, RevingtonTR has the lower TR4/4A/5/250 front fender repair panels for about US$165 ea. Regards all, Carl '63 TR4 since '74 In a message dated 10/04/06 1:47:51 AM, martin@revingtontr.com writes: << Hi Carl, Good to hear from you. Yes, we have these. Part numbers 950109RP & 950110RP @ #87.50 each. Regards, Martin >> Return-Path: Received: from rly-xm05.mx.aol.com (rly-xm05.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.106]) by air-xm03.mail.aol.com (v112_r1.5) with ESMTP id MAILINXM32-6164523751d300; Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:47:51 -0400 Received: from revingtontr.com (adsl1-p1463.ras.network-i.net [212.21.118.193]) by rly-xm05.mx.aol.com (v112_r1.5) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXM58-6164523751d300; Wed, 04 Oct 2006 04:47:28 -0400 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: TR4/5 Lower front WING repair panels X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 09:47:26 +0100 Message-ID: Thread-Topic: TR4/5 Lower front WING repair panels Thread-Index: AcbnkbeZSLONaboHQCKYJklsHgPN9Q== From: "Martin Jay" To: X-AOL-IP: 212.21.118.193 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 1.01d X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain Hi Carl, Good to hear from you. Yes, we have these. Part numbers 950109RP & 950110RP @ #87.50 each. Regards, Martin === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 14:51:30 2006 From: "Alan Salvatore" <6parts@charter.net> To: , "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:48:01 -0400 Subject: [TR] ball joint removal I believe i asked this question before , but I can't find the answer now. I think someone mentioned using two screw drivers. I can't seem to get enough leverage on them; also I don't think they are strong enough. The book calls for a special tool that looks like a big fork; which I don't have. i have removed the shock since I am putting polly bushings in. The bottom of the ball joint has an inset so I tried hitting it with set driver and a hammer, no luck. Its hard to get a good shot at it. I was told to remove the spring and the control arm; and I can see that that would give me a much better shot at it; but I am trying to avoid that. Any ideas? thanks, Al === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 15:36:55 2006 From: "Rick or Lori O" To: "'Alan Salvatore'" <6parts@charter.net>, Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 18:34:31 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] ball joint removal Alan That would be 2 big hammers placed at opposite sides of the joint yoke. Keep one hammer in contact with the yoke, and rap the other hammer soundly on the opposite site. Do this a few times and the tapered joint will pop out. Rick O. 72 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 15:36:59 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 15:33:47 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] ball joint removal > I think someone mentioned using two screw drivers. I can't > seem to get enough > leverage on them; also I don't think they are strong enough. I've not heard of that ... I agree, they aren't strong enough. Perhaps you were thinking of the "two BFH" approach ? > The book calls for a special tool that looks like a big fork; > which I don't have. They aren't very expensive, and are readily available, so my suggestion is to buy one. For example, HF sells a kit with 3 different sizes for $10. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38649 As I recall, they will ship anywhere in North America. I also picked up a different type of tool that is less violent. http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/TA-61900.html Some people have reported breaking these, but mine has worked fine the few times I've tried it. (I'm not particularly happy with Tool Warehouse, so I'm not recommending them. This was just a convenient link to illustrate the tool I'm talking about.) Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 16:20:00 2006 From: Bob Labuz To: "Alan Salvatore" <6parts@charter.net> Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 19:14:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] ball joint removal On Wednesday 04 October 2006 05:48 pm, Alan Salvatore wrote: > I believe i asked this question before , but I can't find the answer now. > I think someone mentioned using two screw drivers. I can't seem to get > enough leverage on them; also I don't think they are strong enough. > > The book calls for a special tool that looks like a big fork; which I don't > have. > > i have removed the shock since I am putting polly bushings in. > The bottom of the ball joint has an inset so I tried hitting it with set > driver and a hammer, no luck. > Its hard to get a good shot at it. I was told to remove the spring and the > control arm; and I can see that that would give me a much better shot at > it; but I am trying to avoid that. > > Any ideas? > > thanks, > Al Alan, Both tools Randall highlights will work for ball joints. I have used both and I second Randall and recommend the 2nd tool. It is cast iron and I used it to remove the tie rod ends and ball joints from my TR4 project with no trouble. All I did was tighten the tool and tap with a small hammer, tighten and tap and the joints all separated. As Randall mentioned, the tool is a bit easier to use on both the parts and the mechanic. Other listeners have used this tool and it has broken but it worked great for me. As always, things are a bit easier if one has the right tools. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:00:53 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 19:58:50 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3A Coffee Holder I do love coffee, but confess to having an aversion to carrying a burning hot cup between my legs while I try to maneuver TR3A original worm steering. The usual suspects of VIP, Walmart, Autozone, don't seem to have a coffee cup holder that are snug for the console behind the shifter. Anybody solved this one? Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667 New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:05:07 2006 From: "Alan Salvatore" <6parts@charter.net> To: Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 20:04:02 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] ball joint removal Thanks for all the advice; I think I'll try to locate the Ball Joint Lifter, Randall mentioned , locally; if I can't find it I'll order it . Thanks again, Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 6:33 PM Subject: RE: [TR] ball joint removal >> I think someone mentioned using two screw drivers. I can't >> seem to get enough >> leverage on them; also I don't think they are strong enough. > > I've not heard of that ... I agree, they aren't strong enough. Perhaps > you > were thinking of the "two BFH" approach ? > >> The book calls for a special tool that looks like a big fork; >> which I don't have. > > They aren't very expensive, and are readily available, so my suggestion is > to buy one. For example, HF sells a kit with 3 different sizes for $10. > http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38649 > As I recall, they will ship anywhere in North America. > > I also picked up a different type of tool that is less violent. > http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/TA-61900.html > Some people have reported breaking these, but mine has worked fine the few > times I've tried it. > (I'm not particularly happy with Tool Warehouse, so I'm not recommending > them. This was just a convenient link to illustrate the tool I'm talking > about.) > > Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:05:39 2006 From: Adrian Jones To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 20:05:01 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: [TR] Timing cover oil seal - which way round? Hi folks, Well, the package from Moss Motors arrived today. Included is the oil seal. Unfortunately it doesn't look like the one I banged out of the timing cover: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/AdrianJones34/Seal-top.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/AdrianJones34/Seal-bottom.jpg The one on the left is the original one and, as you can see is totally enclosed in a metal case. The replacement has one side open. Question is which way round does this seal get pressed into the timing cover recess- I think it could physically go either way. If I had to guess I suppose the "open" side would be pushed in first - that way the seal would end up being totally enclosed. (The "open" side would be in contact with the metal of the recess - if that makes sense.) At the good advice of a list member, I ordered a 1/2 ton press from Horrible Fright ($30 + $8 shipping) but now I'm anxious to get started. What do you think my chances are of successfully "tapping" the new one place (using the old one as a drift). If I remember right, HF stuff takes about 2 weeks to get delivered. As usual, thanks in advance for any advice. Regards, Adrian TS58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:13:16 2006 From: "Jim Bauder" To: "Terry Smith" , Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:08:40 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3A Coffee Holder Terry, Moss offers a 'cup holder' that sits on the floor and is secured by the floor mat! I haven't tried it or seen it, but I did see it in their new catalog. Good luck, NFI and YMMV, Jim -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Terry Smith Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 4:59 PM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] TR3A Coffee Holder I do love coffee, but confess to having an aversion to carrying a burning hot cup between my legs while I try to maneuver TR3A original worm steering. The usual suspects of VIP, Walmart, Autozone, don't seem to have a coffee cup holder that are snug for the console behind the shifter. Anybody solved this one? Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667 New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:21:13 2006 From: "Martin Sukey" To: "'Mark Hooper'" , Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 20:19:01 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general Mark, a couple more thoughts. Is this a stock cam or an upgraded cam? If upgraded, did the shop have the specs to degree it in too? If not he would have probably used the factory timing marks and the settings might not be the same as the replacement cam. Another thought is your camshaft is shot, as a couple of the cam lobes are worn down. This would have nothing to do with the repair but would have been gradual. Marty -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark Hooper Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:53 PM To: Martin Sukey; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of way In the words of Philip Fry, "Oh Crud!" You can imagine I will have to do some testing, but I can only hope that they just slapped on the chain and didn't adjust the timing. That would put things way off without requiring me to tear apart the front end (or face another warranty battle). It could well be you're all right since the low end torque seems to be quite poor off the start whereas before the fix she had a very good pull. Now to hope that it's adjustment, not wrong tooth/chain placement. Mark ________________________________ From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net on behalf of Martin Sukey Sent: Tue 03/10/2006 9:13 PM To: Mark Hooper; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of way I vote with Randall. It sounds like the cam timing is a tooth or so different than what it was before. Marty === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:22:41 2006 From: Adrian Jones To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 20:14:00 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: [TR] Rear hub leaking differential oil Hi folks, me again, Rear drum brake is leaking oil - smells like diff oil - I'm guessing an oil seal has gone. (Yeah, brake lining covered in oil) Would I be correct in thinking it is best for me to take this in to an LBC shop to get fixed because Haynes says you need a specila hub puller in order to get at the oil seal? Regards, Adrian TS58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:27:16 2006 From: Adrian Jones To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 20:21:10 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: [TR] Fuel spilling out on cornering OK, last message for this evening! Leaving work about a week ago, a buddy following behind noticed fuel coming from the back passenger side as I was cornering. I checked out the fuel tank and overflow - everything seemed in order and I don't fill the fuel tank to the top. I just stick the nozzle all the way in and stop pumping when it cuts off. Also I must have burnt at least a gallon before this incident. Any thoughts? Its a new tank (well, 3 year old tank I got from Moss Motors when the old one started leaking) Regards, Adrian TS58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:29:31 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'TR List'" Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:28:28 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3A Coffee Holder > Moss offers a 'cup holder' that sits on the floor and is > secured by the > floor mat! I haven't tried it or seen it, but I did see it in > their new catalog. I don't know if it was from Moss or not, but I know I've seen a cupholder designed to go on a carpeted transmission tunnel. It had flexible "ears" with Velcro strips to conform to the hump and anchor to the carpet. Still, I have to admit the idea of carrying open hot coffee in a TR3A makes me nervous. They aren't exactly the smoothest riding of cars, and SoCA is famous for it's bad roads ... no matter how good the holder, seems to me that a bump at just the wrong time could net you an eyeful of hot coffee. The "travel" mugs I've seen will squirt a jet of liquid if they are about 1/2 full, and you jerk them up and down hard enough (like hitting a pothole). Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:31:39 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Adrian Jones'" , Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:30:41 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Timing cover oil seal - which way round? > If I had to guess I suppose the "open" side would be pushed > in first - that way the seal would end up being totally > enclosed. (The "open" side would be in contact with the > metal of the recess - if that makes sense.) Nope, goes the other way. "Open" side towards the inside of the engine. > At the good advice of a list member, I ordered a 1/2 ton > press from Horrible Fright ($30 + $8 shipping) but now I'm > anxious to get started. What do you think my chances are of > successfully "tapping" the new one place (using the old one > as a drift). Should be no problem, I used a block of wood on mine. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:40:18 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Adrian Jones'" , Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:38:24 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Fuel spilling out on cornering > I checked out the fuel tank and overflow - everything seemed > in order and I don't fill the fuel tank to the top. I just > stick the nozzle all the way in and stop pumping when it cuts > off. Also I must have burnt at least a gallon before this incident. > > Any thoughts? Its a new tank (well, 3 year old tank I got > from Moss Motors when the old one started leaking) IMO the problem is intrinsic to the design. There are no baffles in the tank, and the vent is located at the RH edge. It doesn't take much of a corner at all to force fuel out the vent. Worse yet, there doesn't seem to be any need for the vent. Every TR2-3B filler I've checked has had a vent hole built into the cap. If not, it would be easy to add, just drill a small hole through the inner cap (not through the chrome outer piece). So, I addressed the problem by sealing off the tank vent a long time ago. I've never noticed any problems since then. To give some idea of how long ago that was, I first realized there was a serious problem when an overzealous gas station attendant tried to fill the tank level full. He didn't realize he was standing in a spreading pool of gasoline until I yelled at him ! Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 17:46:30 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Adrian Jones'" , Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 17:45:04 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Rear hub leaking differential oil > Would I be correct in thinking it is best for me to take this > in to an LBC shop to get fixed because Haynes says you need a > specila hub puller in order to get at the oil seal? Yes. Without the special puller, there's a good chance of ruining the hub. Be sure to ask them if they have the special puller, as trying to do the job with a hydraulic press is also apt to ruin the hub. If they say "Oh, we do them all that way", have them sign a guarantee that when they do ruin the hub, they will replace it ! However, the good news is that if you want to, you can remove the halfshaft assembly (hub still attached) and take just it in to have the seal & bearing replaced. If your local LBC shop lacks the special tool, you can ship the shaft to someone who has it. (I know Herman van den Akker has the tool, but don't know if he's available now to do this work ... ask him.) Don't forget the seal inside the axle, too. It should actually keep the diff oil away from the wheel bearing, so it's bad as well as the outer seal. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 18:28:07 2006 From: "Lou Metelko" To: "List" Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:26:57 -0500 Subject: [TR] collecting Listers; You may remember my writing to tell of the excellence of the articles in Keith Martin's monthly magazine titled "Sports Car Market". Keith and his able writers are very good at tracking the values of sport cars irregardless of the country of origin or age. Over the last half dozen or so years Keith has written books titled " Keith Martin on Collecting Ferrari" or Jaguar or Mercedes Benz or Porsche. Now it is finally our turn because his company is now taking orders for his latest work. The title is "Keith Martin on Collecting Austin Healey, MG and Triumph". I ordered mine this afternoon by calling 800-289-2819. Cost is just $19.95 plus $5 shipping. I usually shy away from cheap books with the thinking that for just $20, it can't have much substance but I made an exception here. In the dozen or so years since starting his magazine Keith has become "the" authority on the values of collector cars so I wish there was a financial interest but there isn't. Lou Metelko Auburn, Indiana === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 18:55:08 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Martin Sukey" , Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:51:55 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general You know Marty, you're a real bundle of joy. I'll bet in the old days you were the guy who walked about with a bell calling "Bring out your dead!".... Just joking. :^) Seriously, I do have a slightly modified cam on the engine. I'm damned if I remember the grind though. I had it done back in 1991 by a now defunct rebuilder. Then the engine sat for years awaiting the rest of the frame-off. Notes from that time are scarce. It's beginning to look like I too should check out Horrible Fright and buy a half-decent dial guage kit and start testing things. Are there any recommendations from the list of versatile, but not too expensive dial guage kits? Cheers, Mark ________________________________ From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net on behalf of Martin Sukey Sent: Wed 04/10/2006 8:19 PM To: Mark Hooper; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of way Mark, a couple more thoughts. Is this a stock cam or an upgraded cam? If upgraded, did the shop have the specs to degree it in too? If not he would have probably used the factory timing marks and the settings might not be the same as the replacement cam. Another thought is your camshaft is shot, as a couple of the cam lobes are worn down. This would have nothing to do with the repair but would have been gradual. Marty -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Mark Hooper Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:53 PM To: Martin Sukey; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of way In the words of Philip Fry, "Oh Crud!" You can imagine I will have to do some testing, but I can only hope that they just slapped on the chain and didn't adjust the timing. That would put things way off without requiring me to tear apart the front end (or face another warranty battle). It could well be you're all right since the low end torque seems to be quite poor off the start whereas before the fix she had a very good pull. Now to hope that it's adjustment, not wrong tooth/chain placement. Mark ________________________________ From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net on behalf of Martin Sukey Sent: Tue 03/10/2006 9:13 PM To: Mark Hooper; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of way I vote with Randall. It sounds like the cam timing is a tooth or so different than what it was before. Marty === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 18:58:52 2006 From: pethier@comcast.net To: Barry Schwartz , kinderlehrer@comcast.net Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 01:57:36 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Carter Fuel Pump From: Barry Schwartz > Had a filter in front, large canister type with replaceable 10 micron > filter -pump just failed - on the the other hand I have a Facet pump on my > Spitfire and it's been running for over fifteen years so maybe the newer > ones just aren't as good anymore - > *************************************** > >I think the Facet pumps are very intolerant of any debris. Putting a > filter in front of it may help. > > > Barry Schwartz > La Mesa, CA (San Diego) If a facet fails to work, it is probably schmutz in one of the one-way valves. Disconnect it from the fuel system and blow air though it in the "correct" direction. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier I decry the textmessagization of the American-English language. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 19:49:58 2006 From: "Jeff Fenwick" To: Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 22:48:22 -0400 Subject: Fw: [TR] ball joint removal I've used the screw type separator with success, also. I loosen the ball joint nut enough that the separator presses on it rather than the end of the threads of the stud to avoid deforming them if it's a tight one. Don't be alarmed if it makes a loud "crack" when it does let go. Jeff === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 4 21:31:28 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 21:29:07 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general > Are there any recommendations from the list of versatile, but not too > expensive dial guage kits? Others will disagree, but I refuse to buy any precision instrument from Horrible Freight. Their quality control is just too poor, and the risks of having an inaccurate tool too great. Enco almost always has a cheap 1" travel dial indicator set on sale, with a magnetic base and a set of points, for under $20. It's still not a Starrett or Mitutoyo by any means, but mine has served well for many years, and seems to be accurate at least to the limit of my ability to test it. Currently on sale for $18.95. Go to http://www.use-enco.com and look under "Measuring tools" in the "Hot Deals" section. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 04:28:37 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: mhooper@digiscreen.ca, trmarty@glwb.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 07:26:21 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general I am not sure Harbor Freight has a dial indicator (or any measuring instrument) that you should use on an engine. I have the $13 one but only use it for wheels! ($13?) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 05:40:02 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: , Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 08:27:24 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general I take your point. Definitely looking for something a little better. Cheers, Mark ________________________________ From: DLylis@aol.com [mailto:DLylis@aol.com] Sent: Thu 05/10/2006 7:26 AM To: Mark Hooper; trmarty@glwb.net; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: Re: [TR] Exhaust back-pressure - getting detailed in a general sort of way I am not sure Harbor Freight has a dial indicator (or any measuring instrument) that you should use on an engine. I have the $13 one but only use it for wheels! ($13?) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 07:37:26 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 10:32:29 -0400 Subject: [TR] basic fan shroud design? I think Ive been operating under the mistaken assumption that the engine fan blew air across through the radiator. I even installed a shroud (converted from a plastic tub used by restaurants for busing tables), but when I felt that it wasnt blowing out air through the cracks, I took it off. I now want to reinstall a fan shroud and this time, I hope I can feel it sucking air across the cracks. I am looking for design guidelines and tips since Ive never seen the cardboard version. What I am thinking of is simply an inverted U shape made out of 1x4s pieces of thin plank, 3 boards are all thats needed. The top 13 board is horizontal and just under the radiator hose to the thermostat. The two sideboards just run straight down to the ground and are about 2 long; they are attached to the top board at a 90 degree angle. All boards have aluminum sheeting wrapped around them and tacked to the boards. This inverted U would sit close to the radiator almost touching the engine. What thinkest the list of such a basic design? Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 10/3/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 07:48:47 2006 From: MMoore8425@aol.com To: dorpaul@negia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 10:38:47 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] basic fan shroud design? The cardboard sure sounds good to me! I had a TR with a claptrap sheet metal riveted shropud andit was pretty bad. Rattled, didn't fit well etc. etc. Cardboard properly coated abnd painted worked very well. Mike Moore === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 08:17:42 2006 From: kinderlehrer@comcast.net To: "Paul Dorsey" , Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:13:08 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] basic fan shroud design? Paul, Am I understanding you to say you are putting the shroud between the radiator and the engine? I thought they went between they went between the grill and the radiator to funnel road air through the radiator. Moss and/or TRF sell a cardboard/fiberboard shroud that once painted and installed seems to work fine in front of the radiator. Bob -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Paul Dorsey" > I think Ive been operating under the mistaken assumption that the engine > fan blew air across through the radiator. I even installed a shroud > (converted from a plastic tub used by restaurants for busing tables), but > when I felt that it wasnt blowing out air through the cracks, I took it > off. > > I now want to reinstall a fan shroud and this time, I hope I can > feel it sucking air across the cracks. I am looking for design guidelines > and tips since Ive never seen the cardboard version. What I am thinking of > is simply an inverted U shape made out of 1x4s pieces of thin plank, 3 > boards are all thats needed. The top 13 board is horizontal and just > under the radiator hose to the thermostat. The two sideboards just run > straight down to the ground and are about 2 long; they are attached to the > top board at a 90 degree angle. All boards have aluminum sheeting wrapped > around them and tacked to the boards. This inverted U would sit close to > the radiator almost touching the engine. > > > > What thinkest the list of such a basic design? > > > > Thanks, > > Paul Dorsey > > 60 TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 10:04:49 2006 From: "Randy Homanchuk" To: "list" Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 12:58:25 -0400 Subject: [TR] machining tr3 rotors and drums Hello list: Is there any maximum dia. that Tr3 a rear brake drums can be safely turned out to ? also is there a mininum thickness for front brake rotors. My drums & rotors need rust removed to regain smooth finish, TIA Randy === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 10:06:27 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:58:06 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] basic fan shroud design? kinderlehrer@comcast.net wrote: >Paul, Am I understanding you to say you are putting the shroud between the radiator and the engine? I thought they went between they went between the grill and the radiator to funnel road air through the radiator. Moss and/or TRF sell a cardboard/fiberboard shroud that once painted and installed seems to work fine in front of the radiator. > What he said... plus: I think any shroud behind the radiator would be a bad idea. At that point the air flow has mostly done it's work and you want it out of the way. You also want some aire flowing past the internals (dynamo, carbs, etc) anyway. The 'cardboard' shroud isn't as cheesy as it sounds -- 'fibreboard' sounds better. Anyway the one supplied by Moss, et al fits perfectly, is reasonably prices and probably hard to improve on (IMO). I think originals were usually painted body color. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: 10/4/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 10:32:11 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:28:27 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] machining tr3 rotors and drums I asked this (about drums) on the list a couple of months ago because the shop I was using needed to knowif mine would be within the legal limit. I was unable to find a TR answer, but found some state & federal Highway Safety sites that have a standard for drums where the max is not stamped on the drum and the manufacture's spec is unavailable. For 10 inch drums my recollection was a max of 10.090. Note -- this was for truck & bus inspection, but it was the only thing close I could find. The info was good enough for the shop who just wanted to cover themselves. I didn't have to go nearly that large but it gave me a number I could quote. Wonder how this compares to the spec on modern drums? As for discs -- thought this was in the manual though I don't have one handy. Geo H Randy Homanchuk wrote: >Hello list: Is there any maximum dia. that Tr3 a rear brake drums can be >safely turned out to ? also is there a mininum thickness for front brake >rotors. My drums & rotors need rust removed to regain smooth finish, TIA >Randy > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: 10/4/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 10:37:53 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:34:20 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Dear Abby Kevin Thompson wrote: > Dear Abby, > > I've never written to you before, but I really need your advice... Don't worry, they all do that eventually. I once had an employee who said her husband was out playing 'indoor soccer' until midnight several nights a week... should she be suspicous? I asked if there was anything to back up his story. "Well (she said) he does come home all hot and sweaty". Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: 10/4/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 10:57:06 2006 From: Mike Kitchener To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:45:06 +0200 Subject: Re: [TR] machining tr3 rotors and drums Randy Try here for the rotors. ftp://ftp.thelittlemacshop.com/1958bul.pdf Mike http://mikek.9online.fr/index.htm > Hello list: Is there any maximum dia. that Tr3 a rear brake drums can > be safely turned out to ? also is there a mininum thickness for front > brake rotors. My drums & rotors need rust removed to regain smooth > finish, TIA Randy === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 12:25:38 2006 From: "Philip E. Barnes" To: Kevin Thompson , Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:17:10 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Dear Abby At 12:59 PM -0400 10/5/06, Kevin Thompson wrote: >Dear Abby, > >I've never written to you before, but I really need your advice on >what could be a crucial decision..... Is this something I can fix >myself or should I take it back to the repair shop? > >Thanks, >Kevin Kevin, You're right to be suspicious. It's time you took matters into your own hands and nip things in the bud before it's too late. When your wife is away and you can concentrate on the task at hand, have a close look at all the possible sources of the leak. That's the only way of knowing whether you can deal with things on your own or seek professional help. Good luck, Abby === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 12:48:43 2006 From: "Robert M. Lang" To: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:44:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [TR] Re: Engine issues Hi, Do a leakdown test. It'll tell you if the ring is bad on #2. The values for cyls 3, 4 and 5 look iffy to me. A leakdown test will prove if the valves are sealing and/or the head gasket is bad. Back to #2 - make sure the wire is okay and that the plug isn't messed up, e.g. move the plug to another hole to see if the fouling follows the plug. An intermittant hi-tension problem can lead to fouling just as easily as too much oil in the combustion chamber (from valve guides or rings). Check the simple stuff first. rml ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bob Lang Room N42-140Q | This space for rent Consultant MIT unix-linux-help | Voice:617-253-7438 FAX: 617-258-9535 | Cell: 339-927-4489 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 13:19:48 2006 From: Michael Hargreave Mawson To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:12:51 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] Dear Abby On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, at around 12:59:19 local time, Kevin Thompson wrote: >Dear Abby, > >I've never written to you before, but I really need your advice on what >could be a crucial decision. Dear Kevin, I think you are being very unfair. This sort of behaviour is perfectly normal, and should not cause you any concern. Your lack of trust could permanently damage your relationship. On the other hand, if you feel sure that the problem is excessive, you may wish to crawl underneath and take a good close look at her underside. Check for obvious problems like loose drain plugs or oil filters. If the leak appears to be coming from the sump joint, or she starts calling out "Dave" in her sleep, you may wish to seek professional advice. Yours, -- Abby === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 13:37:14 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 13:34:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] NAPA Gold #1516 Spin-on Oil Filters Hi List! I went to my local NAPA auto store to purchase 4 NAPA Gold #1516 Oil Filters for my TRIUMPH, because I was told from AAA that they were having a rebate of up to 4/house hold. When I akesd for the rebate coupons, the checked & stated that there isn't an offer going on this month. BUMMER! :>( BUT! Being that they were normially selling for about $6 each. He said that if I was willing to purchase 12 of them at a time, then he could sell them for $3 each. That's cheaper than if I went for the rebate offer. So I jumped on it. I just thought that I would spread the news so theos needing Spin-on Oil filters could benifit. According to NAPA, these oil filters are made for them by Wix. Which is considered, by some people, as a Very Good Filter (for the money). Espically at $3 each! -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 13:49:35 2006 From: "Jim Wallace" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 16:48:12 -0400 Subject: [TR] tr3a clutch slave spec Haynes tells me that on installing the pushrod from the clutch slave, to leave 0.079" play before the pushrod is tight. It's just such a weird number - and it is in Haynes - that I am compelled to ask you folks for more input. -Is Haynes out of whack? It does specify 0.010" for a TR4a after all. -If it's right, does 50 years of hindsight yield a different spec. anyway? TIA, Jim Wallace TR3a 2TS81417L + O === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 14:48:21 2006 From: "Arakelian, Peter" To: Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 14:46:12 -0700 Subject: [TR] TR3A Coffee Holder > Moss offers a 'cup holder' that sits on the floor and is secured by > the floor mat! I haven't tried it or seen it, but I did see it in > their new catalog. >Idon't know if it was from Moss or not, but I know I've seen a cupholder designed to go on a carpeted transmission tunnel. It had >flexible "ears" >with Velcro strips to conform to the hump and anchor to the carpet. You asked.... The Moss one, 100-785, is designed with a solid flap that slides under the lip of the carpet. Works real well, have one in my car. Peter === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 15:41:50 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Jim Wallace'" , Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:39:30 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] tr3a clutch slave spec > Haynes tells me that on installing the pushrod from the > clutch slave, to > leave 0.079" play before the pushrod is tight. > It's just such a weird number Try converting it to millimeters. > -Is Haynes out of whack? It does specify 0.010" for a TR4a after all. > -If it's right, does 50 years of hindsight yield a different > spec. anyway? The actual number is not at all critical, basically it just becomes a component of the free play at the pedal. The only important thing is that there always be _some_ freeplay at the slave. Personally, that's all I check for, that I can wiggle the pushrod a bit if I extend the return spring with my other hand. Running it as loose as the .079" in the Haynes (or the .075"/1.9mm in the Bentley) just gives you a bit more room for wear before it needs to be adjusted again. The penalty is a lower clutch pedal. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 16:11:47 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 19:10:59 -0400 Subject: Fw: [TR] TR3A Coffee Holder Thanks, John. I did see that in the Moss catalog. I'm sure they have a quality product. For me, though, I don't want to have to reach between my legs to the floor, then navigate the cup between the seat cushion and the steering wheel while I drive. Maybe I'm missing the way the holder works, though. I'll be using a quality travel mug with "squirt-prevention" (some kind of tab I can fasten down when not actually sipping. ...so, I'm really just looking for something to hold the cup securely in a convenient place. Randall, thanks for the thought, but I don't have to worry about spills staining my trousers or shirt. I've found that if you drive fast enough, spills hit the grill of the car following you. :o) Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667 > New Hampshire > > > > >> Moss sells one that sits on the floor hooked under the floor mat. >> Expensive but it works well #100-785 John Mitchell 76 TR6 >> >> Terry Smith wrote: >> >>>I do love coffee, but confess to having an aversion to carrying a burning >>>hot >>>cup between my legs while I try to maneuver TR3A original worm steering. >>> >>>The usual suspects of VIP, Walmart, Autozone, don't seem to have a coffee >>>cup >>>holder that are snug for the console behind the shifter. >>> >>>Anybody solved this one? >>> >>>Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667 >>>New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 16:43:56 2006 From: Doug Mathews To: "Lou Metelko" Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:41:45 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] collecting Lou, Thanks for the info. Being the cheapskate that I am, I check B&n and they have it a few $$'s cheaper, although I did not include tax/shipping. See it at http://tinyurl.com/n5ak5 Amazon has it for ~$13.60 See it at http://tinyurl.com/p7nbt Thanks again Doug At 10:26 PM 10/4/2006, you wrote: >Listers; > >You may remember my writing to tell of the excellence of the articles in Keith >Martin's monthly magazine titled "Sports Car Market". Keith and his able >writers are very good at tracking the values of sport cars irregardless of the >country of origin or age. Over the last half dozen or so years Keith has >written books titled " Keith Martin on Collecting Ferrari" or Jaguar or >Mercedes Benz or Porsche. > >Now it is finally our turn because his company is now taking orders for his >latest work. The title is "Keith Martin on Collecting Austin Healey, MG and >Triumph". I ordered mine this afternoon by calling 800-289-2819. Cost is >just $19.95 plus $5 shipping. > >I usually shy away from cheap books with the thinking that for just $20, it >can't have much substance but I made an exception here. > >In the dozen or so years since starting his magazine Keith has become "the" >authority on the values of collector cars so I wish there was a financial >interest but there isn't. > >Lou Metelko >Auburn, Indiana === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 16:56:01 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:54:08 -0400 Subject: [TR] Re: To Everything There is a Season On 5 Oct 2006 at 19:33, TR250Driver@aol.com wrote: > As I have said before this may be the advantage us Northern Type guys > have over all you fair weather folks. We have several months over the > winter to work on our cars and make them the best that they can be. Hmmm, when the high temp inches it way up to 10degF in my "northern" garage, which is actually eastern Massachusetts, I tend to stay in the house and gaze longingly at the door to the garage, behind which sleeps the GT6. It, dormant, and I both dream. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 17:23:32 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:21:06 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] To Everything There is a Season > I have one more opportunity to drive on the upcoming British > Car Reliability > Run next weekend thru OHIO and WVA. Looking forward to that, > how many of you are going? Not me, I'm doing my own reliability run. Appx 1500 miles in a Stag I've never seen before, and with no entourage. You guys is pikers ! Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 17:33:27 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:32:34 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Dear Abby In a message dated 10/5/2006 1:36:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ahwahnee@cybertrails.com writes: Don't worry, they all do that eventually. I assume you mean wives AND TR6s? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 17:35:17 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:29:01 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] basic fan shroud design? Fiberboard by any other name, is still cheesy. I wanted a nice new looking one for my car so I bought it from Moss. One rainstorm, it looked just like the old one. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 17:43:15 2006 From: MMoore8425@aol.com To: DLylis@aol.com, ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:40:11 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] basic fan shroud design? In a message dated 10/5/2006 5:30:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, DLylis@aol.com writes: Fiberboard by any other name, is still cheesy. I wanted a nice new looking one for my car so I bought it from Moss. One rainstorm, it looked just like the old one. Yeah, my experience also and then I bought a second one and I put several coats of marine varnish on it. followed by primer and several coats of red paint to match my car. I made all the folds first. It works just fine! Best, Mike Moore === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 17:44:03 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: 70TR6@mindspring.com, Triumphs@autox.team.net, Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:40:24 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Engine issues I'll bet you have not yet checked the ruminator. It is likely that is where the problem is. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 17:45:12 2006 From: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> To: "'Mike Pisani'" Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:44:17 -0400 Subject: [TR] RE: Engine issues Jeez Mike!!! How could I be so stupid as to overlook the alignment of the flux capacitor? That's got to be it. R. Ashford Little II '70 TR6, 73.5 911 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 17:55:42 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:54:19 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] To Everything There is a Season On 5 Oct 2006 at 17:21, Randall wrote: > I'm doing my own reliability run. Appx 1500 miles in a Stag I've > never seen before, and with no entourage. > > You guys is pikers ! One of my band members, up here in the New England for a gig, picked up a Volvo in Hartford, Connecticut that he'd won on eBay and drove it home to South Carolina. But that's still not quite up to the level of 1500 miles in an unseen Stag. May you wish a smooth road, sunny skies, and cheap gas. Inotherwords, good luck on that trip! -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 18:02:00 2006 From: ScharfR@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 21:01:11 EDT Subject: [TR] Buy TR7 book now, or it's free* Listers: In a shameless act of self-promotion (and possible self-sacrifice) I'd like to point out that I have a Haynes TR7 Repair Manual on eBay -- item 230034815479. It is attracting nearly no interest. If that continues, I'd be willing to give it to the first lister who requests it (*for the price of postage and a padded envelope). So I'm encouraging all you TR7 fans to _not_ bid. Tell all your friends not to bid on your behalf. Thanks for your cooperation. I hope this doesn't offend anyone's sensibilities and I apologize if it goes against the policies of the list. Bob Sharp MI 64-ish TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 20:31:08 2006 From: ZoboHerald@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 23:26:53 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] To Everything There is a Season On 5 Oct 2006 at 17:21, Randall wrote: > I'm doing my own reliability run. Appx 1500 miles in a Stag I've > never seen before, and with no entourage. > > You guys is pikers ! Jim replied: One of my band members, up here in the New England for a gig, picked up a Volvo in Hartford, Connecticut that he'd won on eBay and drove it home to South Carolina. But that's still not quite up to the level of 1500 miles in an unseen Stag. May you wish a smooth road, sunny skies, and cheap gas. Inotherwords, good luck on that trip! ==AM== OK, guess it's time to mention again the 2550-mile round trip (NY-MN-NY) I took four years ago to the VTR Convention, barely two weeks after buying my '62 Herald and having done nothing to it other than changing the oil and putting a few around-town miles on it. ;-) --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_ (http://triumph-herald.us/) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 20:38:06 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 20:37:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] basic fan shroud design? > Yeah, my experience also and then I bought a second one and I put several > coats of marine varnish on it. followed by primer and several coats > of red paint > to match my car. I made all the folds first. It works just fine! They are supposed to be painted body color ... Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 21:58:40 2006 From: Tom Note To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:57:31 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [TR] Starting problem Hi folks: A few days ago I drove out in the TR6 with my daughter for a picnic. A couple of hours later, turned the key to start it, and got nothing. No groan, hum or click. Checked the wires at the solenoid & battery,but didn't see anything obvious. Horn and lights were strong. Tried again a few minutes later and it cranked fast, as usual, and fired right up. Does that sound like a problem with the solenoid, or perhaps the ignition switch, or ? I couldn't hear the solenoid pull in. It's started fine since. TIA, Tom Note '76 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 22:12:06 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 22:11:14 -0700 Subject: [TR] Luggage rack mounting without holes in the trunk question At a recent car show, I noticed Austin Healys and a TR3 that had the luggage rack attached so that no holes were drilled in the trunk lid. I have a 1974 TR6 and cannot imagine a way to mount a luggage rack and not drill holes but thought I would ask just in case someone had come up with some ingenious way of doing it. Thanks, Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 22:30:06 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 22:29:20 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Starting problem Tom Note wrote: >...turned the key to start it, and got nothing. No groan, hum or click... >Does that sound like a problem with the solenoid, or perhaps the ignition switch, or ? > I would first suspect a faulty connection, else perhaps the ignition switch. The dubious connection may have been at the switch or at the solenoid (small wire, possibly White/Red). If it recurs and refuses to work you can hot-wire that white/red connection on the solenoid to get it to crank. Disclaimer -- comments are based on 4-cyl TR experience though I think these bits work pretty much the same on a 6 Geo H -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: 10/4/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 5 23:44:59 2006 From: "Mark" To: Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 23:43:35 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3A Coffee Holder > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Smith > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 4:59 PM > To: triumphs@autox.team.net > Subject: [TR] TR3A Coffee Holder > > > I do love coffee, but confess to having an aversion to carrying a burning hot > cup between my legs while I try to maneuver TR3A original worm steering. > > The usual suspects of VIP, Walmart, Autozone, don't seem to have a coffee cup > holder that are snug for the console behind the shifter. > > Anybody solved this one? If you removed the rubber plug in the tranny tunnel just aft of the gearshift, perhaps your coffee cup would fit there? :-) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 04:27:35 2006 From: MMoore8425@aol.com To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 07:24:12 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] basic fan shroud design? In a message dated 10/5/2006 8:38:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, tr3driver@comcast.net writes: They are supposed to be painted body color ... Randall My body was red. (Aren't ALL TR3s?) Mike Moore === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 04:33:03 2006 From: Adrian Jones To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 07:25:12 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [TR] BMW Triumph Hi Folks, A buddy at work has a new BMW Mini. He tells me the oil pressure gauge has only 2 positions for the needle - zero and some fake oil pressure. The gauge therefore only functions as a light switch - on or off. Presumably, this is to prevent owners fretting about variations in oil pressure. Pretty pathetic, if you ask me. Like the old fellow says, why pay top dollar for the retro look why you can have the real thing? Regards, Adrian TS 58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 04:39:14 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 04:34:20 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] basic fan shroud design? > tr3driver@comcast.net writes: > > They are supposed to be painted body color ... > > Randall > Mike Moore replied : > My body was red. (Aren't ALL TR3s?) My apologies, Mike, I was unclear ... meant to say you did the "correct" thing as well as the right thing. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 05:15:09 2006 From: emanteno@comcast.net To: Geo & Kathleen Hahn , Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:13:49 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Starting problem -------------- Original message -------------- From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn > I would first suspect a faulty connection, else perhaps the ignition > switch. The dubious connection may have been at the switch or at the > solenoid (small wire, possibly White/Red). If it recurs and refuses to > work you can hot-wire that white/red connection on the solenoid to get > it to crank. > Disclaimer -- comments are based on 4-cyl TR experience though I think these bits work pretty much the same on a 6 Pretty much, except that 74-76 TR6's have a starter relay in the circuit. Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U Highland Park, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 05:18:44 2006 From: emanteno@comcast.net To: ZoboHerald@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:16:13 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] To Everything There is a Season -------------- Original message -------------- From: ZoboHerald@aol.com > ==AM== > OK, guess it's time to mention again the 2550-mile round trip (NY-MN-NY) I took four years ago to the VTR Convention, barely two weeks after buying my '62 Herald and having done nothing to it other than changing the oil and putting a few around-town miles on it. ;-) Yeah, but knowing you Andy, it has probably been sitting in the barn since you got it home from that trip. ;-) Irv Korey 74 TR6 CF22767U Highland Park, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 05:25:56 2006 From: "Randall" To: "TR" Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 05:23:12 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Starting problem > Pretty much, except that 74-76 TR6's have a starter relay in the circuit. According to Dan's schematics, only 74-75 TR6 have the starter relay. In 76 it's function changed to "bulb test" and the ignition switch went back to operating the starter solenoid directly. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 06:10:12 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: tom628@verizon.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 09:04:24 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Starting problem It's a mind game. The car is just reminding you who is in control. When and if it happens again I would put some juice right to the solenoid to bypass the ignition switch and exclude or include it as a possibility. Make sure the car is in neutral and think about whose toes are under the tires. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 06:28:13 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 09:21:44 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Luggage rack mounting without holes in the trunk I have given this some thought for my TR6 as I would like the occasional carrying capacity but not the permanent look. If you study the way the rack is mounted you will see that it is drilled straight down into the top of the lid. It would seem to me to fashion a two straps that hook over the top edge of the lid (cushioned of course) and then hook over the trailing edge of the lid (again, cushioned) but is raised up off the balance of the lid. This 'strap' would be in two pieces with a threaded device (bolt, threaded rod) in the middle. You would hook the strap to the top of the lid, hook it on to the trailing edge of the lid and tighten the threaded device so it is tight. To that you would mount the rack. Actually you would mount the rack before the whole device goes on so the rack and the straps would be stored as one unit when not on the car. This is the same principle as the old fashioned roof racks that clamped to the rain gutters (when cars had rain gutters) only much more discreet. There is a caveat here. The slight movement and vibration is likely to scuff the paint a little where it rests so proper cushioning is necessary. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 06:49:16 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: emanteno@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:33:42 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] To Everything There is a Season -----Original Message----- From: emanteno@comcast.net > ==AM== > OK, guess it's time to mention again the 2550-mile round trip (NY-MN-NY) I took four years ago to the VTR Convention, barely two weeks after buying my '62 Herald and having done nothing to it other than changing the oil and putting a few around-town miles on it. ;-) Yeah, but knowing you Andy, it has probably been sitting in the barn since you got it home from that trip. ==AM== Shocking as it might seem to some of you who know me, this car has been the rare exception to that rule amongst my fleet! From March-October 2003, it was my ONLY car. period. Since 2004 (yeah, it gets winters off), it has continued to be used regularly. Only this past July, after replacing the clutch, did I finally stoop to collector insurance and plates; that limits use somewhat. Darn. I bought it when it was 40 years old with approximately 50000 miles on it (original, AFAIK). The previous owner had put 700 miles on it in 13 years. As per my original message, I more than tripled that mileage within a month! It currently has 75000+ on the odo. Way more fun than the beater Civic! --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 06:53:56 2006 From: John Gillis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:51:46 +0100 Subject: [TR] Oil gauge Q II am picking up slightly confusing info on the feed to the oil gauge, is the pipe out of the back of the gauge a rigid (steel) or a flexible hose type connecting to a rigid one?, seen one on youknowwho-Bay as an original gauge feed and it is flexible. Thanks John -- John Gillis Senior Conservator Trinity College Library Dublin IRELAND === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 06:54:58 2006 From: John Gillis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 14:54:38 +0100 Subject: [TR] Oil gauge Q II am picking up slightly confusing info on the feed to the oil gauge, is the pipe out of the back of the gauge a rigid (steel) or a flexible hose type connecting to a rigid one?, seen one on youknowwho-Bay as an original gauge feed and it is flexible. Thanks John -- John Gillis 1954 Triumph TR2 1991 Kawasaki W650 Dublin IRELAND === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 07:06:05 2006 From: "T. S. White" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:03:51 -0700 Subject: [TR] Abbey responds. Dear Kevin, Those are serious signs. When she displays signs of being wet in the driveway you may have a serious problem. I would suggest you take her to a professional for mediation of the problem. A good professional will be able to resolve the problem successfully. Once you have the oil leak stopped ditch the wife. -- Best regards, Tom === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 07:40:01 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 10:35:06 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [TR] To Everything There is a Season Andy Mace wrote: > I bought it when it was 40 years old with approximately > 50000 miles on it (original, AFAIK). I would strongly urge anyone to use only orignal miles. I've had very bad experiences from trying to save pennies by running used miles, and quality control is very bad on most aftermarket miles. NOS miles are the best, but they're getting hard to find. -- Jim Muller '70 GT6+ getting original miles almost every day '80 Spitfire getting close to getting more original miles soon === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 07:48:34 2006 From: TR6UO@aol.com To: DLylis@aol.com, jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 10:46:57 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Luggage rack mounting without holes in the trunk In a message dated 10/6/2006 6:26:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, DLylis@aol.com writes: There is a caveat here. The slight movement and vibration is likely to scuff the paint a little where it rests so proper cushioning is necessary. I occassionally use the gutter mounts on my truck and find that a piece of duct tape placed under the mount will preserve and protect the paint. This should work very well for your application. Steve '72 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 08:05:20 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 11:00:14 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Luggage rack mounting without holes in the trunk DLylis wrote: > I have given this some thought for my TR6 as I would like > the occasional carrying capacity... > It would seem to me to fashion a two straps that hook over > the top edge of the lid... I made a luggage carrier for my Spitfire in preparation for a week's camping out of it. The frame was a simple rectangle of wood and aluminum bars. It was held off the boot lid by four rubber cups attached to the screws that held the frame together. The aluminum bars and cups came off of another, very much larger top carrier. I first tried attaching it to the leading edge boot lid with straps running to two rubber-coated hooks, but there was too little clearance between the body panel and the boot lid. So instead, I ran straps diagonally over the forward corners of the boot lid, under each corner and back out. When the boot was closed the straps compressed the boot seal without any damage and the extra bit of friction helped keep them from slipping. The trailing edge of the frame was held by straps running straight back to hooks that went over the trailing lip of the boot lid. Friction buckles on those straps let me cinch everything down tight. A towel under the rub! be! r cups and cloth scraps under the hooks at the back protected the paint. Putting it on the car with the protecting cloth in place was inconvenient but once attached it was solid, and it still allowed the boot to be opened. Also it could be removed quickly and restored without tools. We used it only that one time but it worked great (the following year we took the GT6) and I'll use it again when appropriate. Mind you, I wouldn't do this with on a 98pt concourse car, but my cars are driver. -- Jim Muller '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+, the ultimate camping vehicles === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 09:16:18 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: jmerone@rocketmail.com, triumphs@autox.team.net, Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:13:58 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] What's with Pennsylvania? -----Original Message----- From: jmerone@rocketmail.com But in the immortal words of Cubs fans everywhere I've now heard "just wait until next year!" Wowzee. 2007 VTR - Valley Forge, PA (July) British Marque - Pocono Manor, PA (August) 6-Pack - Hershey, PA (?) But what's with Pennsylvania? Did their Chamber of Commerce lobby the British car market that hard? ==AM== Could be. I just hope PA will have changed its slogan (Welcome to Pennsylvania...Still Under Construction) and state emblem (orange traffic cone) by next spring. ;-) --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 10:01:14 2006 From: "Nolan" To: , <6pack@autox.team.net> Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 12:58:35 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] What's with Pennsylvania? > I just hope PA will have changed its slogan (Welcome to > Pennsylvania...Still Under Construction) and state emblem (orange > traffic cone) by next spring. ;-) ROTF!!!! === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 10:32:22 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Adrian Jones" , Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:23:21 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] BMW Triumph Didn't Jaguar do that years ago? If the oil pressure was too low the guage would go to mid-range just to calm the driver. Mark -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Adrian Jones Sent: October 6, 2006 7:25 AM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] BMW Triumph Hi Folks, A buddy at work has a new BMW Mini. He tells me the oil pressure gauge has only 2 positions for the needle - zero and some fake oil pressure. The gauge therefore only functions as a light switch - on or off. Presumably, this is to prevent owners fretting about variations in oil pressure. Pretty pathetic, if you ask me. Like the old fellow says, why pay top dollar for the retro look why you can have the real thing? Regards, Adrian TS 58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 10:53:52 2006 From: pethier@comcast.net To: Adrian Jones , Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:49:42 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] BMW Triumph From: Adrian Jones > Hi Folks, > > A buddy at work has a new BMW Mini. He tells me the oil pressure gauge has only > 2 positions for the needle - zero and some fake oil pressure. The gauge > therefore only functions as a light switch - on or off. > Presumably, this is to prevent owners fretting about variations in oil pressure. > Pretty pathetic, if you ask me. Mazda started putting these rinky-dink gauges in Miatas. Luckily, after they built mine. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier I decry the textmessagization of the American-English language. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 13:53:14 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: ZoboHerald@aol.com, jmerone@rocketmail.com, Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 16:50:48 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] What's with Pennsylvania? In a message dated 10/6/2006 11:15:34 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, zoboherald@aol.com writes: Could be. I just hope PA will have changed its slogan (Welcome to Pennsylvania...Still Under Construction) and state emblem (orange traffic cone) by next spring. ;-) oh...i dunno... properly placed in a large enough, well surfaced area the cones could be okay Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 15:28:40 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 18:25:44 -0400 (EDT) Subject: RE: [TR] To Everything There is a Season Mark Hoper opined: > They stopped producing miles up here in Canada over 20 > years ago. We have to make do with kilometres... True, but in a pinch you can get parts for 'em in most foreign countries. -- Jim Muller === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 15:52:04 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 18:50:51 -0400 Subject: [TR] final floorpan procedure I am at the point of installing floorpans and sills on my TR3 restoration. I know to do one side of the car at a time. FWIW, the A post and the B post bracing which I installed two years ago has since been removed (for what reason, I cant remember). The engine, transmission and body are installed and are working and sitting properly on the prepared chassis. I have been under the impression that the car ought to be sitting on all four wheels in order to get proper door gaps & body alignment for this near final phase of my work. HOWEVER, someone told me they had done this phase with their car on axle stands and found it much easier. Would the list please inform me if this is possible. Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 10/3/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 16:05:18 2006 From: Jim Barbuscia To: TR Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:00:56 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Starting problem Actually my '76 has the relay and is using it. I have a build date of May of 1976 I believe, so it is one of the later ones. -jimb '76 TR6 http://home/centurytel.net/~jimbar Randall wrote: >>Pretty much, except that 74-76 TR6's have a starter relay in the circuit. >> >> > >According to Dan's schematics, only 74-75 TR6 have the starter relay. In 76 >it's function changed to "bulb test" and the ignition switch went back to >operating the starter solenoid directly. > >Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 16:41:45 2006 From: "Jim Bauder" To: "TR List" Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 16:41:31 -0700 Subject: [TR] upcoming trip I will be off list and pretty much out of touch for a little over two weeks. If anything is important and you need to reach me, please email me, I will be picking up messages occasionally, or call my cell you probably have the number! I will be at Triumphest and perhaps will see you there!! Unfortunately I won't have the TR250!! Regards, Jim Jim Bauder '68 TR250, CD47L TR web site: http://www.triumphowners.com/647 Scottsdale, AZ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 17:07:25 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:06:04 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] basic fan shroud design? I painted my with a couple coats of rubberized undercoating. I'll be surprised if it disintegrates quickly. So far so good, and have been caught in a couple of rainstorms. Terry Smith, '59 TR3A New Hampshire > Fiberboard by any other name, is still cheesy. I wanted a nice new > looking > one for my car so I bought it from Moss. One rainstorm, it looked just > like > the old one. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 17:08:11 2006 From: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> To: "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>, Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 20:07:07 -0400 Subject: [TR] Triumphs in unusual places I was uploading some family photos the other day to get printed at a local store, and saw that they also did mouse pads. Hmm, I need a new mouse pad as mine is grungy. Here is the result. Photo courtesy of Marc, not my car, but on the "Ring." http://ralittle2.com/Images/Online Email/TRonthering.jpg Cheers, R. Ashford Little II '70 TR6, 73.5 911 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 18:28:43 2006 From: "Scott Suhring" To: "'Joe Merone'" , Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 21:26:59 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] What's with Pennsylvania? And the 6-Pac Trials will be held in Hershey! Scott Suhring Mechanicsburg, PA '70 TR6 '59 TR3 -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Joe Merone Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 12:05 PM To: Triumph List; 6 Pack list Subject: [TR] What's with Pennsylvania? I've got to say that for me, a guy who likes to actually drive his car during car events, and not just to them, that this past year was a bit of a disappointment. Some of my favorite shows that are held in different locations were just a little beyond my range. The VTR was in Texas and 6-Pack in Ohio. And one of my favorites in the northeast - The British Marque Triathlon wasn't held in '06. But in the immortal words of Cubs fans everywhere I've now heard "just wait until next year!" Wowzee. 2007 VTR - Valley Forge, PA (July) British Marque - Pocono Manor, PA (August) 6-Pack - Hershey, PA (?) But what's with Pennsylvania? Did their Chamber of Commerce lobby the British car market that hard? Joe Merone CF18928 Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 19:26:03 2006 From: David Brady To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 22:24:35 -0400 Subject: [TR] OT: need to buy a welder Folks, Sorry to bomb the list with this, but I'm certain that there's a lister out there who can steer me in the right direction. I need a welder to do basic repairs on a car hauler that I recently purchased. Need to weld on fenders. What brand/type would you recommend? TIA, David Brady '68 TR250 CD8124L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 21:14:54 2006 From: Tom Note To: DLylis@aol.com, tom628@verizon.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 23:13:36 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: Re: [TR] Starting problem >From: DLylis@aol.com >Date: 2006/10/06 Fri AM 08:04:24 CDT >To: tom628@verizon.net, triumphs@autox.team.net >Subject: Re: [TR] Starting problem >It's a mind game. The car is just reminding you who is in control. When and if it happens again I would put some juice right to the solenoid to bypass the ignition switch and exclude or include it as a possibility. Make sure the car is in neutral and think about whose toes are under the tires. Good advice; esp. about the toes. Couple of years ago I had my foot run over by a trailer with a race car on it. Hurt, but to my surprise nothing broke.Thanks. Tom === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 6 22:16:25 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 22:14:56 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Oil gauge Q > II am picking up slightly confusing info on the feed to the oil > gauge, is the pipe out of the back of the gauge a rigid (steel) or a > flexible hose type connecting to a rigid one?, seen one on > youknowwho-Bay as an original gauge feed and it is flexible. Depends on which Triumph you are looking at. AFAIK, all TR2-3B used a solid line, with a short flexible section near the firewall. TR6 used a flexible line, I'm not sure offhand about models in-between. Have you also seen the TR2 disc brake rotors on eBay ? Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 01:34:04 2006 From: "John Macartney" To: "Adrian Jones" , Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 09:27:55 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] BMW Triumph Adrian Jones wrote: > The gauge therefore only functions as a light switch - on or off. > Presumably, this is to prevent owners fretting about variations in oil > pressure. But the original Mini had a similar engine temp gauge - cold or hot. As for the BMW variant, if the type of bimbo I see driving them in the UK is anything to go by, the majority wouldn't know what oil pressure is, means, does and why. Against that background, the type of instrument in the car is probably in line with their mental capacity. Jonmac === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 08:59:05 2006 From: "Mark J. Bradakis" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 10:00:52 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] OT: need to buy a welder Welders are a fairly common subject on the shop-talk list. Check out http://demo.fatchancegarage/mharc/archives/html to browse through previous postings. mjb. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 10:40:27 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Triumph List" Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 13:52:44 -0400 Subject: [TR] Overdrive Speedo cable Hello all, These questions are directed at those with OD tranny's or who have knowledge on this one. My 3 has been converted to an OD car. And since most of my car came in boxes, I have no source of reference for the following issues. Any help is as usual appreciated. 1. The speedo cable runs across the front of the battery box. Does the cable then run behind the gas pedal rod between the firewall and the rod or in front of the rod. 2. From here I am really guessing. Looks like, feels like it then runs along the frame, up through the opening for the handbrake and into the tranny. 1st question is this correct? 2nd question which side of the handbrake cable does it come up through the floor. TIA, Alex Manzo === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 11:26:28 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." , Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 11:22:13 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Overdrive Speedo cable > 1. The speedo cable runs across the front of the battery box. Does the cable > then run behind the gas pedal rod between the firewall and the rod or in front > of the rod. Not really either one, it's more like over the rod and lever. IOW it stays above the level of the rod until it gets farther to the right of the car than the throttle link to the carbs. It makes a wide curve downwards, through the area where the steering column would be if it was a RHD car and passes fairly close to the inner fender. > 2. From here I am really guessing. Looks like, feels like it then runs along > the frame, Yes, inside the frame rail. There's a clip in that area, ISTR the clip is mounted into the side of the frame rail. > up through the opening for the handbrake My original cable had chafed so far into the steel housing that it broke ... I slit a length of fuel line to add extra protection to the replacement where it goes through the handbrake hole. > and into the tranny. 1st > question is this correct? 2nd question which side of the handbrake cable does > it come up through the floor. The speedo cable goes through the extreme rear of the handbrake lever opening. That's what that funny section on the back of the handbrake lever boot is for ! That puts the speedo cable well above the handbrake cable. Be sure to try to keep all the curves as gentle as possible, for best cable life. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 11:42:42 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Triumph List" Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 14:50:45 -0400 Subject: [TR] speedo cable To: Fred & Randall, Don't know if I should thank both of you. I now have to go back to work. Thanks much to both of you. Alex === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 11:51:33 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Triumph List" Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 15:03:53 -0400 Subject: [TR] silent bloc I am back, The silent bloc on the drivers side of my car is sticking up from the drop arm about 1/8-1/4". It appears to have come up when I pulled the steering. It has a nyloc on it but will not pull all the way down. Wrenching both manually and with an air wrench accomplishes nothing. Is this normal. This concerns me only for the reason that with my luck I will be cruising along at 150 mph and it will separate. Needless to say, this could present a problem. Any thoughts? Alex PS For what it is worth, I am working on the punch list items so I can join Terry in saying, "nice to be driving a car that goes further than 100 miles on jack stands and after 2-1/2 years of wrenching" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 12:08:06 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." , Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 12:06:19 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] silent bloc > The silent bloc on the drivers side of my car is sticking up from the drop arm > about 1/8-1/4". It appears to have come up when I pulled the steering. It has > a nyloc on it but will not pull all the way down. Wrenching both manually and > with an air wrench accomplishes nothing. Is this normal. Check whether the link & rubber will slide up and down on the post. If it slides easily, then the silentbloc is failed and should probably be replaced. The rubber is supposed to be bonded to the post. It's normal for the post to not be pulled down by the nut, instead the end of the post is a taper fit into the drop arm. I got annoyed enough at short-lived silentblocs that I replaced mine with the brass/stainless units from BFE. Took some fettling to make them fit to suit me, but with the grease zerks I added, they should last forever. Probably reduced steering effort slightly too, since they don't have to distort when you turn the wheel like the silentblocs do. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 14:50:08 2006 From: Aldwyn To: Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 17:48:53 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Buying Long Distance: Tips? It's been awhile since this thread was alive, but I wanted to give it CPR for just a moment! I wanted to thank everyone who took the time to respond to my questions, etc, earlier... Today, I picked up a '76 TR 6 with Overdrive. It was even local, so I didnt have to worry about long distance check out or shipping! Now... to dig in, make changes, fix the little things broken, etc.. :) Thanks again! Aldwyn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 15:31:20 2006 From: "Graham Stretch" To: "List" Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 23:29:20 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] To Everything There is a Season ----- Original Message ----- From: > Andy Mace wrote: >> I bought it when it was 40 years old with approximately >> 50000 miles on it (original, AFAIK). And Jim replied > I would strongly urge anyone to use only orignal miles. I've had very bad > experiences from trying to save pennies by running used miles, and quality > control is very bad on most aftermarket miles. NOS miles are the best, > but they're getting hard to find. > -- > Jim Muller And now my sides hurt from Laughing So Hard, I always try to find something witty to say about original / genuine miles, but that was just in another league! Brilliant! Graham. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.12/462 - Release Date: 03/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 16:34:48 2006 From: "Guy D. Huggins" To: "TR Mailing List" Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 18:33:16 -0500 Subject: [TR] Disaster Strikes - TR4A Listers, Moments ago disaster struck! While performing the Workshop Manual procedure for checking the end-float on the distributor drive gear I managed to break, yes break, the dizzy pedestal. While tightening it down, one of the flanges broke off the pedestal. I was stunned! I can't believe I broke something made of steel. I need your help in finding a replacement, and learning how not to have this happen again. Some questions that immediately come to mind are: 1. Does any one have a dizzy pedestal for the TR engine that they would part with? (TR2, TR3, TR4 - I assume they will all work) 2. If "packing" is required to set up a proper float, how does one do that? Are there packing pieces? 3. The gasket kit from TRF comes with many gaskets that look like they are for the dizzy pedestal. One is a "rubberized" thick gasket and the others are paper thin. Which one, ones, do I use? Is gasket sealant recommended? 4. Is there some technique that needs to be used to ensure this doesn't happen again? As always, any help is greatly appreciated. Alas, things were going so well... Peace be with you! Guy D. Huggins 1965 Triumph TR4A CTC 63569LO http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 16:39:56 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: guy@genfiniti.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 19:38:54 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Disaster Strikes - TR4A I wish I could help. When I open the bonnet and things are going well, I have learned that it is only because I have not yet reached the point where I screw up. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 17:28:02 2006 From: Bob Labuz To: "Guy D. Huggins" Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:23:07 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Disaster Strikes - TR4A On Saturday 07 October 2006 07:33 pm, Guy D. Huggins wrote: > Listers, > > Moments ago disaster struck! > > While performing the Workshop Manual procedure for checking the end-float > on the distributor drive gear I managed to break, yes break, the dizzy > pedestal. > While tightening it down, one of the flanges broke off the pedestal. I was > stunned! I can't believe I broke something made of steel. > > I need your help in finding a replacement, and learning how not to have > this happen again. > > Some questions that immediately come to mind are: > > 1. Does any one have a dizzy pedestal for the TR engine that they would > part with? (TR2, TR3, TR4 - I assume they will all work) > 2. If "packing" is required to set up a proper float, how does one do > that? Are there packing pieces? > 3. The gasket kit from TRF comes with many gaskets that look like they > are for the dizzy pedestal. One is a "rubberized" thick gasket and the > others are paper thin. Which one, ones, do I use? Is gasket sealant > recommended? > 4. Is there some technique that needs to be used to ensure this doesn't > happen again? > > As always, any help is greatly appreciated. > > Alas, things were going so well... > > > Peace be with you! > > Guy D. Huggins > > 1965 Triumph TR4A > CTC 63569LO > http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/ > Guy, I am guessing you broke it at the engine? not at the distributor? There is a gasket there between the pedestal and the block. But the pedestal should fit flush with the block there. If you broke it at the block, maybe there was something uneven there? If you broke it at the distributer, how tight did you turn the nut? Anyway, I might have a spare.. will have to look tomorrow. I will let you know. I dont think I have ever heard of this problem. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 17:33:56 2006 From: "Randall" To: "TR Mailing List" Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:33:18 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Disaster Strikes - TR4A > Some questions that immediately come to mind are: > > 1. Does any one have a dizzy pedestal for the TR engine that they would > part with? (TR2, TR3, TR4 - I assume they will all work) I agree, they're all the same. And I've got lots of them, but you'd probably prefer to find one closer to home. > 2. If "packing" is required to set up a proper float, how does one do > that? Are there packing pieces? I've never seen an engine that needed a packing piece. But all it is, is an extra gasket (or 2 or 3) under the pedestal. By now, I think it's safe to assume that they are all worn enough to not need any extra clearance here. > 3. The gasket kit from TRF comes with many gaskets that look like they > are for the dizzy pedestal. One is a "rubberized" thick gasket and the > others are paper thin. Which one, ones, do I use? That's what this procedure is about. > Is gasket sealant recommended? Probably not necessary, but I'd smear a little Hylomar on there, just to be sure. > 4. Is there some technique that needs to be used to ensure this doesn't > happen again? The pedestal is cast iron rather than steel, and cast iron is kind of brittle. As I recall, the manual procedure is to add a known spacer to the gear, then install the pedestal (which will sit on the gear instead of on the block) and measure how far away from the block it stands. Just put the bolts in finger-tight while you're doing that. If the clearance isn't equal all the way around, loosen the bolt on the narrow side before tightening the bolt on the wide side ... still just finger-tight. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 18:17:57 2006 From: "wmpless" To: "Guy D. Huggins" Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 21:17:16 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR4A Pedestal Hi Guy, I am sure I have somewhere such a pedestal which also has the rev. counter housing. Not sure from which TR (3 - 4?) engine exactly but if you don't get any other offers I will look for it and send you a picture of the unit when found. Wiard === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 7 20:48:03 2006 From: William McLeod To: guy@genfiniti.com Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 20:46:26 -0700 Subject: [TR] TR4A Pedestal I have a few here in Tucson.... If you want, I'll leave it attached to a nice bare block, and send the whole thing! Collect, of course. Let me know if you need one.... I'll be down at the shop tomorrow and can bring it home to send. Regards, Bill Slightly Classics === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 07:12:34 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 07:11:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Luggage rack mounting without holes in the trunk question Hi List! Being on the TR Digest list I don't know if this has be suggested yet. Also Not owning a TR6 (I think that's the luggage rack that this discussion is about), so this may NOT help. Suggestion: See if you can purchase some Suckion Cups that can be mounted to the bottom of the 4 luggage rack. Reason: It will Increase the 'Holding power'. Also it will give the 'Cushioning effect' for light weight items. -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 07:24:26 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 07:18:29 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Luggage Rack Hi List, again! Also add on the holing staps as mentioned in the past AND my suggestion of 'Suckion Cups'. I didn't want one to think that my suggestion ment to ONLY use 'Sucksion Cups' -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 08:35:18 2006 From: "Lou Metelko" To: Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 11:35:48 -0500 Subject: [TR] blasphemy I say ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall" Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 12:14 AM > Have you also seen the TR2 disc brake rotors on eBay ? > > Randall To consider such a thought is sheer blasphemy! How can there be TR2 rotors when none were ever equipped that way? Lou Metelko Auburn, Indiana 54 TR2 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 09:19:53 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 09:12:54 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] blasphemy I say > How can there be TR2 rotors when none were ever equipped that way? Yes, of course Lou. I know that, I'm sure John does too. My point was that eBay sellers frequently; through either ignorance, malice or apathy; list their parts incorrectly. eBay is simply not a credible source as to what was original. In the case of the TR2 rotors, I wrote to the seller asking if he was certain they would fit my TR2. He wrote back that they were exact replacements for the originals. I never heard from him again after I pointed out that TR2s never came with disc brakes, but he also didn't update the auction. Caveat Emptor Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 10:21:52 2006 From: TR6UO@aol.com To: tr4a2712@yahoo.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 13:20:04 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Luggage Rack I haven't checked out the dimensions on this product, but there is a no-drill trunk mounted luggage rack offered on e-bay. Check out Item number: 4539763270. They offer sizes to fit BMW Z3, Miata, Porsche Boxster and Mercedes SLK. Perhaps someone can look into the dimensions and report back whether any would fit a TR6. If nothing else, a great model after which to design your own. And once again, I highly recommend a piece of duct tape under any clamps or rubber supports placed on a painted surface. Steve '72 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 11:15:17 2006 From: Harold Sawatsky To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:11:11 -0600 Subject: [TR] TR3 Engine compartment Can anyone direct me to a site or does anyone have color digital images of the engine bay from the firewall to the fan from all angles etc for a 56TR3. I am looking for pictures that are fairly accurate. I'm in the process of putting the motor back in and after 29 years, there are a few things that I'm guessing at plus the fellow I bought the car from 33 years ago did some of his own modifications. I think (haha) that I have an idea where most things go but not sure. Thanks Harold TS11893 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 12:13:35 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Harold Sawatsky" Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 15:08:45 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Engine compartment Hi Harold, Go to www.rucompatible.com/triumph , click on restorations and go to Barry Shaffer. Let me know if this is what you need. Alex Manzo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Sawatsky" To: Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 02:11 PM Subject: [TR] TR3 Engine compartment > Can anyone direct me to a site or does anyone have color digital images of the engine bay from the firewall to the fan from all angles etc for a 56TR3. I am looking for pictures that are fairly accurate. I'm in the process of putting the motor back in and after 29 years, there are a few things that I'm guessing at plus the fellow I bought the car from 33 years ago did some of his own modifications. I think (haha) that I have an idea where most things go but not sure. > > Thanks > Harold > TS11893 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 12:13:35 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Harold Sawatsky" Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 15:11:09 -0400 Subject: [TR] pic Alex Should have been Barry Shefner, sorry to Barry. Alex === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 17:38:17 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:36:38 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] blasphemy I say On 8 Oct 2006 at 11:35, Lou Metelko wrote: > > Have you also seen the TR2 disc brake rotors on eBay ? > > > To consider such a thought is sheer blasphemy! Have you seen the "1968 TR6", also described as a very rare TR250? (Yes, it's a 250.) -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 17:38:35 2006 From: "Ken Gano, home" To: "Triumph List" Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 19:38:17 -0500 Subject: [TR] Little Egypt Would anyone living in far Southern Illinois please contact me off list. Thanks Ken Gano === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 20:49:22 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 23:47:49 -0400 Subject: [TR] Fw: OIL FILTER O-RING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---------- Original Message ---------- To: list (triumphs@autox.team.net) From: (dorpaul@negia.net) Subject: OIL FILTER O-RING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Date: 0/0/0 12:00:00a > List, > I've been trying to get on the stupid o-ring for 2 hours. > Does anyone have an tricks to get this rubber o-ring on the oil filter > head? It's suppose to get replaced at every oil filter change. But i CAN'T GET > IT TO STAY ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 > > i WILL BE BUYING A SPIN0ON OIL FILTER SOON!!!!!!!!!!!1 > > tHANKS, > pAUL dORSEY > 60 TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 21:03:28 2006 From: MMoore8425@aol.com To: dorpaul@negia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 00:02:26 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Fw: OIL FILTER O-RING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In a message dated 10/8/2006 8:51:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, dorpaul@negia.net writes: To: list (triumphs@autox.team.net) From: (dorpaul@negia.net) Subject: OIL FILTER O-RING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Date: 0/0/0 12:00:00a > List, > I've been trying to get on the stupid o-ring for 2 hours. > Does anyone have an tricks to get this rubber o-ring on the oil filter > head? It's suppose to get replaced at every oil filter change. But i CAN'T GET > IT TO STAY ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 > > i WILL BE BUYING A SPIN0ON OIL FILTER SOON!!!!!!!!!!!1 > > tHANKS, > pAUL dORSEY > 60 TR3 Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html Paul, When that happened to me, it was because I had several o rings stacked up in the housiing. Take an ice pick and jam in the groove and see if you have any there already. Best, Mike Moore === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 8 21:05:06 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:59:59 -0700 Subject: [TR] Question on the 1974 TR6 horn button How do you remove the horn button on a 1974 TR6? Thanks Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 03:41:53 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 03:39:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Looking for: Hi List! Would the owner or web master, the person who started: "TRIUMPH Owners", Please contact me OFF THIS LIST? TIA, & sorry to break up the continuity. -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 04:11:58 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: dorpaul@negia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 07:09:13 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Fw: OIL FILTER O-RING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are trying to get it to stay on? It fits in the groove on the block. You still need to use this for the spin on, the beauty is with the spin on, once it's in the groove, it stays there. I agree, see if you can dig out any that are in there. If there aren't, and you still have difficulty, put some STP or like lubricant on the rubber and that will stick it in place while you position the filter. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 05:08:46 2006 From: Bob Labuz To: "Paul Dorsey" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 08:03:33 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Fw: OIL FILTER O-RING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! On Sunday 08 October 2006 11:47 pm, Paul Dorsey wrote: > ---------- Original Message ---------- > To: list (triumphs@autox.team.net) > From: (dorpaul@negia.net) > Subject: OIL FILTER O-RING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Date: 0/0/0 12:00:00a > > > List, > > I've been trying to get on the stupid o-ring for 2 hours. > > Does anyone have an tricks to get this rubber o-ring on the oil filter > > head? It's suppose to get replaced at every oil filter change. But i > > CAN'T GET IT TO STAY ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 > > > > i WILL BE BUYING A SPIN0ON OIL FILTER SOON!!!!!!!!!!!1 > > > > tHANKS, > > pAUL dORSEY > > 60 TR3 > Paul, Unless there is something wrong with either the rubber ring or the grove it sits there is no "trick" required. The only problem is if there is already a ring in place that I have heard. I guess you could cover it with a bit of grease if it keeps falling out. What I have done over the years is "never" pull the ring unless there is a leak. I always use the one that is in place. And I have never had a leak and have tons of spare rings that will never be used. I am guessing the one in the 3 is over 20 years old. Changing the filter is a bit of a mess but mine just spins off once I loosen the rear bolt. Then after cleaning and a new filter, I just spin on the cover until finger tight and then tighten. Very similar procedure to the spin on oil filter procedure. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 05:44:31 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 08:34:40 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Question on the 1974 TR6 horn button In a message dated 10/8/2006 11:07:35 PM Central Standard Time, jimhearn1@comcast.net writes: > How do you remove the horn button on a 1974 TR6? Thanks Jim > It pulls out. Slip a small screwdriver under the metal ring just behind the button and pry it out. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 06:41:06 2006 From: "Alan Salvatore" <6parts@charter.net> To: , "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 09:42:04 -0400 Subject: [TR] ball joint removal I replaced the ball joint yesterday. I used the jaw type tool. Had to get it from Napa, wasn't available from Auto zone or Advanced. Paid about $5 extra for the convience of get it now. 21.00. Popped right out no problem. Auto Zone did have the pickle fork type tool for $10.00 or free rental with 15.00 deposit. The replacement (Tiawan), ball joint threaded stem was about a 1/4 shorter than the original, so the nut is flush with the end of it. Cheers, Al Salvatore 76 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 07:44:17 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:33:59 -0400 Subject: [TR] greenish gray oil Thanks to everyone who submitted suggestions about o-ring staying in place! I'll now start looking for a Spin-on Conversion Kit for my Tecalmetit. Does anyone have an extra one? Doesn't the head stay on the engine? Do they hit the fuel pump? Is Moss or TRF the way to go? I've changed my old oil filter before, but, I wanted to use up all my Crossland cannister-type filters before any swapover (and now I'm ready.) Also, the oil I had just put in the motor, ran it, and covered the car prior to a rain. It seems I left the dipstick out and water might have gotten into the engine because it was greenish-gray (olive colored) oil. I'm hoping that's what color water turns the oil. That's the reason I'm changing it so soon. Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 08:09:11 2006 From: William McLeod To: "Paul Dorsey" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 07:59:34 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] greenish gray oil On Oct 9, 2006, at 7:33 AM, Paul Dorsey wrote: > > Also, the oil I had just put in the motor, ran it, and covered the > car prior to a rain. It seems I left the dipstick out and water > might have gotten into the engine because it was greenish-gray > (olive colored) oil. I'm hoping that's what color water turns the > oil. > I find it very hard to believe that you could get enough water in through the dipstick hole to make the oil change color at all. Is your oil filler cap covered with scum on the inside? Generally water turns oil a tan color.... Regards, Bill Slightly Classics Tucson === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 08:52:40 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Alan Salvatore" <6parts@charter.net>, Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 08:40:44 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] ball joint removal > The replacement (Tiawan), ball joint threaded stem was about a 1/4 shorter > than the original, so the nut is flush with the end of it. If there isn't at least one thread showing above the nyloc insert, I'd either get a different ball joint or use some other method of locking the nut. I've had nylocs back off when the bolt doesn't protrude. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 10:09:53 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Paul Dorsey'" , Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 10:06:32 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] greenish gray oil > It seems I left the dipstick out and water might have gotten > into the engine because it was greenish-gray (olive colored) > oil. I'm hoping that's what color water turns the oil. What color was the oil you put in ? I agree with Bill, not likely you got enough water through the dipstick hole to worry about. Water mixed thoroughly with oil turns a white color (mayonnaise is basically a water/oil mixture) but the result can be tinted by many things. Generally, in a car engine, it winds up being a tan color ("chocolate milkshake"). But if the water was just poured in without the engine being run afterwards, the oil will still look like oil. It takes vigorous agitation (like being run through the bearings) to mix them. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 10:21:40 2006 From: "THOMAS FANSHER" To: "Triumphs list" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 13:18:28 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR rocker assembly rebuild I know that I saw information from a list member raving about getting their rocker assembly rebuilt...but I can't find it anywhere. Please send the info again and I'll keep it forever. TIA Tom 61 TR3A engine out and ready to rebuild 62 TR4 - also down for a rebuild,but waiting in line 73 Stag - ready to go to Eurofest in two weeks === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 10:36:27 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 13:33:08 -0400 Subject: [TR] ASAP Oil Changin' 101- olive colored? TIA FOR YOUR HELP I've now drained out all the oil and the procedure I used is below: I don't recall any oil on the oil cap as I took it off, and, laid it out in the sun (so the discoloration might have melted). And previously, I had only ran the motor, FORGETTING TO REINSTALL THE DIPSTICK, and with the oil in it for 5 minutes after a one day rainstorm. I had quickly put the dipstick in, and pulled it back out and saw the oil was greenish olive colored. I drained the oil and it's deffinitely olive-colored and the total run time on this Walmart Techron 20w-50 (and also part 10w-30) was only 20 minutes accumulated over a week's time as I only started it once before during this time!! I think that this "Techron" was regular colored prior to me using it. I bought the Techron cause it was 25 cents cheaper/quart. Also they only had 4 quarts of 20w-50 so I also added 2 quarts of the 10W-30. But, from now on I am using 'Valvoline 20w50' period. Am looking at the Moss diagram (I know it's not theirs) and under the Tecalemit picture I put on the correct parts togather. However, the circlip and spring clip (immediatly before and after the filter itself, have been lost, Moss says their 'NA'. This doesn't bother me, cause they don't look essential just convienant. What bothers me is that after The trick using grease to hold the o-ring and it ACTUALLY WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!, AND TIGHTENING IT UP TIGHT, THE CANNINSTER STILL TURNS! Also: All looks 100% right angles and all, and I was underneath the car making sure the cannister was sealed correctly against the now inplaced black o-ring, I then tightened it correctly, got out from under the car, and standing above it now, I grabbed the cannister and it still turned. slb*asdk!!!! Simmering down, I think it has previously been tightened with an extra washer which sat at the end of the big bolt--- so, I don't think anything is really wrong,but that all I need to replace the washer--don't you agree? ----------------------------------------------- On Oct 9, 2006, at 7:33 AM, Paul Dorsey wrote: > > Also, the oil I had just put in the motor, ran it, and covered the > car prior to a rain. It seems I left the dipstick out and water > might have gotten into the engine because it was greenish-gray > (olive colored) oil. I'm hoping that's what color water turns the > oil. > I find it very hard to believe that you could get enough water in through the dipstick hole to make the oil change color at all. Is your oil filler cap covered with scum on the inside? Generally water turns oil a tan color.... Regards, Bill Slightly Classics Tucson === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 11:06:04 2006 From: "Francis P. Gowash" To: "Triumph TR3A" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 13:58:09 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] ASAP Oil Changin' 101- olive colored? >>I drained the oil and it's deffinitely olive-colored and the total run time on this Walmart Techron 20w-50 (and also part 10w-30) was only 20 minutes accumulated over a week's time as I only started it once before during this time!!<< Doesn't new motor oil kind of look like olive oil any how? Fran 58 TR3A === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 11:14:34 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'THOMAS FANSHER'" , Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 11:02:29 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR rocker assembly rebuild > I know that I saw information from a list member raving about > getting their > rocker assembly rebuilt...but I can't find it anywhere. I frequently rave Tom; it only rarely has anything to do with good service ! However, I was very happy with : Rocker Arm Specialist 19841 Hirsch Court Anderson, CA 96007 Tel (530) 378-1075 fax (530) 378-1177 mailto:rocker@c-zone.net http://www.shastacounty.com/rockerarm/ For less than what the parts would have cost me, I got back what looked like a brand-new rocker shaft. No more mangled adjusters, no more rounded locknuts. And of course the shaft, bushings and rocker tips looked perfect. They did make a slight mistake when assembling one of them (I had two shafts done). But it was no big deal, I just popped the end cap off and turned the pedestal back around. I also added Loctite to the screw that locks the shaft to the rear pedestal, even though they put a new lockwasher on it. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 11:17:26 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:07:11 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Fw: OIL FILTER O-RING CRAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Paul Dorsey wrote: >>...But i CAN'T GET >>IT TO STAY ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 >> As noted, make sure there is no ring already in there (I found 2 in mine when I finally converted to a spin-on) a dental pick and a mirror are an easy way to do this. Back when I still used the cartridge filter and did the 'Capt Hazelwood' oil change the filter came with 2 seals of differing sizes. One thick, one thin I think. As I recall it was the thick one that was for the Pur-O-Lator. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 10/7/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 11:32:24 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 14:25:32 -0400 Subject: [TR] O2T: ASAP Oil Changin' 101- GRINDING??? On 2nd Thought (O2T), Adding an additional washer to the Tecalemit Convention Cannister might introduce an oil leak. I had planned to put it right next to the washered-bolthead. I sought to use it to cause it to tighten-up 'earlier'. My problem had been that although the long bolt is tightend up when installed, the oil filter cannister continues to rotate and is slightly loose and not making a seal. HOW ABOUT CAREFULLY GRINDING OFF 1/8" FROM THE LENGTH OF THE SHANK OF THE BOLT?? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 14:25:45 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Paul Dorsey'" , Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 14:22:32 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] O2T: ASAP Oil Changin' 101- GRINDING??? > HOW ABOUT CAREFULLY GRINDING OFF 1/8" FROM THE LENGTH OF THE > SHANK OF THE BOLT?? Paul, I'm not too familiar with the Tecalemit head, as all my TRs have had the Purolator head. But assuming it is similar, I would want to carefully investigate WHY it doesn't fit. That bolt didn't just magically get 1/8" longer !! Is there perhaps something stuck in the hole that it threads into ? Could the canister be the wrong one ? Has someone tried to replace the bolt with a hardware store item ? There is a lot of force on that bolt, and it screws into a relatively soft aluminum casting. If the bolt pulls out of the casting, you will instantly have no oil pressure ! IMO the bolt should pull up snug on the canister even without the gasket installed. If it doesn't, there is something wrong. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 14:41:53 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 14:39:43 -0700 Subject: [TR] TR6 windshield chrome trim question Can anyone please tell me if the windshield chrome trim on a '74 TR6 is decorative only or does it serve some other purpose? Is it possible to replace this trim without removing the windshield? Thanks, Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 14:49:16 2006 From: "Chris Simonsen" To: TR Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:44:24 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] greenish gray oil Paul, Your oil doesn't smell like gas, does it??? If so, your fuel pump diaphram is comprimised. How full does the oil read on the dip stick? If quite full, and your coolant is the same color green..... I'm with Randall and Bill, I don't think it could be from an open dip stick. Either way, I wouldnt run it until the green oil is changed out. Good luck Chris 63 Tr4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 15:43:17 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Paul Dorsey" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:41:32 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] O2T: ASAP Oil Changin' 101- GRINDING??? Hello to all, I need some help in trying to help Paul with this bolt issue. I have an NOS (2) bolts for the canister filter for the TR3. Unfortunately, I just gave back my borrowed Std Triumph Parts book. If someone can look up the number and ID which filter head it goes to it might help Paul out. The part # is 501078. It has the following lengths. (1) Top of bolt head to bottom of threads is 8-7/8". (2) Bottom of bolt head to bottom of threads is 8-1/2". Thread length is 1". My initial guess is Purolator. Paul, if no ones has this information I will pull the one I have from a spare engine and get the spec's so you can compare them to your bolt. If you need a bolt after all this contact me off list. Alex Manzo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Dorsey" To: Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 02:25 PM Subject: [TR] O2T: ASAP Oil Changin' 101- GRINDING??? > On 2nd Thought (O2T), > Adding an additional washer to the Tecalemit Convention Cannister might introduce an oil leak. I had planned to put it right next to the washered-bolthead. I sought to use it to cause it to tighten-up 'earlier'. My problem had been that although the long bolt is tightend up when installed, the oil filter cannister continues to rotate and is slightly loose and not making a seal. > > HOW ABOUT CAREFULLY GRINDING OFF 1/8" FROM THE LENGTH OF THE SHANK OF THE BOLT?? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 15:56:09 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Paul Dorsey" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:53:57 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] ASAP Oil Changin' 101- olive colored? Paul, According to Roger Williams "How to restore a TR3", the difference between the two bolts is the Purolator bolt has a coarse thread and the Tecalemit has fine threads. The bolt I mentioned in a previous post on this has what appears to be a fine thread, meaning these dimensions are for a Tecalemit bolt. Supposedly they are the same length. Alex Manzo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Dorsey" To: "list" Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 01:33 PM Subject: [TR] ASAP Oil Changin' 101- olive colored? > TIA FOR YOUR HELP > I've now drained out all the oil and the procedure I used is below: > > I don't recall any oil on the oil cap as I took it off, and, laid it out in the sun (so the discoloration might have melted). And previously, I had only ran the motor, FORGETTING TO REINSTALL THE DIPSTICK, and with the oil in it for 5 minutes after a one day rainstorm. I had quickly put the dipstick in, and pulled it back out and saw the oil was greenish olive colored. I drained the oil and it's deffinitely olive-colored and the total run time on this Walmart Techron 20w-50 (and also part 10w-30) was only 20 minutes accumulated over a week's time as I only started it once before during this time!! > I think that this "Techron" was regular colored prior to me using it. I bought the Techron cause it was 25 cents cheaper/quart. Also they only had 4 quarts of 20w-50 so I also added 2 quarts of the 10W-30. But, from now on I am using 'Valvoline 20w50' period. > > Am looking at the Moss diagram (I know it's not theirs) and under the Tecalemit picture I put on the correct parts togather. However, the circlip and spring clip (immediatly before and after the filter itself, have been lost, Moss says their 'NA'. This doesn't bother me, cause they don't look essential just convienant. > > What bothers me is that after > > The trick using grease to hold the o-ring and it ACTUALLY WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!, > AND TIGHTENING IT UP TIGHT, THE CANNINSTER STILL TURNS! Also: All looks 100% right angles and all, and I was underneath the car making sure the cannister was sealed correctly against the now inplaced black o-ring, I then tightened it correctly, got out from under the car, and standing above it now, I grabbed the cannister and it still turned. slb*asdk!!!! Simmering down, I think it has previously been tightened with an extra washer which sat at the end of the big bolt--- so, I don't think anything is really wrong,but that all I need to replace the washer--don't you agree? > ----------------------------------------------- > On Oct 9, 2006, at 7:33 AM, Paul Dorsey wrote: > > > > > Also, the oil I had just put in the motor, ran it, and covered the > > car prior to a rain. It seems I left the dipstick out and water > > might have gotten into the engine because it was greenish-gray > > (olive colored) oil. I'm hoping that's what color water turns the > > oil. > > > I find it very hard to believe that you could get enough water in > through the dipstick hole to make the oil change color at all. Is > your oil filler cap covered with scum on the inside? Generally water > turns oil a tan color.... > Regards, Bill > Slightly Classics > Tucson === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 16:05:02 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:03:08 -0400 Subject: [TR] Tr3A Quasi tad bit teeny weeny fuddled Good news: Put on Justin's silicone valve cover gasket...ahem, correctly this time. Hopefully that will stem the flow of oil down the back of the engine. Apologies to all, especially Justin, for wondering aloud to the list whether the gasket was too long. Also good news: while I had the cover off, I readjusted the valves. Read something in the manual I'd missed all those other times: if you want performance, adjust inlet and exhuast valves at .013. ...However...there will be corresponding valve clatter. So...I adjusted down to .011, and can't believe how much quieter the ride got. It helps, though, that the exhaust valve on #4 was way loose, and is now correct. Bad news: Two questions: 1) The nuts for adjusting the valves are smaller than 1/2 inch, but are too big for 13 mm and too small for 12 mm. What the heck are these? Do they come in a size I can get a wrench for? 2) Most perplexing of all, I find that my points with only a couple thousand miles on them, are adjusted as gapped as I can get them, and they're barely .015. I put on a set of new TRF points, thinking the arm that rides on the rotor might have worn down. Exactly the same problem. I don't recall this problem when I first did the car, but maybe. Can the steel rotor be that worn? Or might I have been getting the wrong points? Terry Smith, '59 TR3A New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 16:10:51 2006 From: "Arakelian, Peter" To: Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:08:29 -0700 Subject: [TR] TR6 windshield chrome trim question >Can anyone please tell me if the windshield chrome trim on a '74 TR6 is decorative only or does it serve some other purpose? Is it possible to replace this trim without removing the windshield? Thanks, Jim The trim does serve to keep additional pressure on, but can probably be done without. It can be put on after windshield installation, but it takes fairly aggressive work with a rubber mallet and soap. Had a local glass shop install it once years ago, and was shocked by the amount of banging done! Peter === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 16:13:37 2006 From: "Randall" To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:12:40 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] ASAP Oil Changin' 101- olive colored? > The bolt I mentioned in a previous post on > this has what > appears to be a fine thread, meaning these dimensions are for > a Tecalemit > bolt. Supposedly they are the same length. Is that the same as an early Purolator, or a later Purolator ? They are different ! Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 16:32:14 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Terry Smith" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:30:29 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Tr3A Quasi tad bit teeny weeny fuddled Hi Terry, Had this problem with my 6. The normal area for separating the points with a flat head screw driver did not do it for me even with a large screw driver. I had to spread them at a different point. They will open. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Smith" To: Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 07:03 PM Subject: [TR] Tr3A Quasi tad bit teeny weeny fuddled > Good news: Put on Justin's silicone valve cover gasket...ahem, correctly this > time. Hopefully that will stem the flow of oil down the back of the engine. > Apologies to all, especially Justin, for wondering aloud to the list whether > the gasket was too long. > > Also good news: while I had the cover off, I readjusted the valves. Read > something in the manual I'd missed all those other times: if you want > performance, adjust inlet and exhuast valves at .013. ...However...there will > be corresponding valve clatter. So...I adjusted down to .011, and can't > believe how much quieter the ride got. It helps, though, that the exhaust > valve on #4 was way loose, and is now correct. > > Bad news: Two questions: > > 1) The nuts for adjusting the valves are smaller than 1/2 inch, but are too > big for 13 mm and too small for 12 mm. What the heck are these? Do they come > in a size I can get a wrench for? > > 2) Most perplexing of all, I find that my points with only a couple thousand > miles on them, are adjusted as gapped as I can get them, and they're barely > .015. I put on a set of new TRF points, thinking the arm that rides on the > rotor might have worn down. Exactly the same problem. I don't recall this > problem when I first did the car, but maybe. Can the steel rotor be that > worn? Or might I have been getting the wrong points? > > Terry Smith, '59 TR3A > New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 16:36:07 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:34:23 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Tr3A Quasi tad bit teeny weeny fuddled > Also good news: while I had the cover off, I readjusted the > valves. Read > something in the manual I'd missed all those other times: if you want > performance, adjust inlet and exhuast valves at .013. Strange ... what manual was that ? The factory clearance was .010" for all but early TR2 with cast-iron rocker pedestals. And the comment there about "high speed motoring" was not for increased performance, but to reduce valve float at high engine rpm. After the alloy pedestals came in, .010" was the spec for both normal and "high speed". > 1) The nuts for adjusting the valves are smaller than 1/2 > inch, but are too > big for 13 mm That statement makes no sense ... a 13mm wrench is very slightly larger than a 1/2" AF wrench. Are you sure you didn't pick up a 1/2" Whitworth wrench by mistake ? > What the heck are > these? Do they come > in a size I can get a wrench for? Mine are 1/2". > 2) Most perplexing of all, I find that my points with only a > couple thousand > miles on them, are adjusted as gapped as I can get them, and > they're barely > .015. I put on a set of new TRF points, thinking the arm > that rides on the > rotor might have worn down. Exactly the same problem. I > don't recall this > problem when I first did the car, but maybe. Can the steel > rotor be that > worn? Or might I have been getting the wrong points? Both seem unlikely to me. First thing I would check is wobble in the distributor shaft ... as the bushing wears, they move farther away from the points. Next I would look to be sure the screw is what the fixed contact is hitting when you try to move it farther away. Could be a piece of swarf or something under the washer. Then I'd look at whether the point plate itself is in good shape and assembled properly. There is kind of a funny spigot where the moveable plate sits over the fixed plate ... might be the moveable plate is dislodged or has worn through the spigot (unlikely). The TRF P/N is LUDSB101, fits TR2-6 and some MGs. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 16:45:42 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Randall" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:42:23 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] ASAP Oil Changin' 101- olive colored? Hi Randall, Here it is: pp93 with picture. "There are 3 types of oil filter, and while the replacement filter elements are identical, the seating ring and numerous other spares are different, making it important that you identify the filter system you have. The early "bypass" filter arrangement can be identified by the absence of a hexagonal nut on the top of the casting that bolts to the crankcase. All later cars use full flow filters which have a hexagonal nut on the top of the casting. There are two types of full flow systems, though, the Purolator and the Tecalemit. If you look closely you should find the manufacturers name cast into the filter head, but as a secondary check, the Purolator uses a coarse thread on the long central bolt while the Tecalemit uses a fine one." I would think Paul needs to first look for this hexagonal nut. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall" Cc: "'Triumph List'" Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 07:12 PM Subject: RE: [TR] ASAP Oil Changin' 101- olive colored? > > The bolt I mentioned in a previous post on > > this has what > > appears to be a fine thread, meaning these dimensions are for > > a Tecalemit > > bolt. Supposedly they are the same length. > > Is that the same as an early Purolator, or a later Purolator ? They are > different ! > > Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 16:58:30 2006 From: Bob Labuz To: Triumph Email List Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 19:53:51 -0400 Subject: [TR] windshield glass Hello, I am getting ahead of myself, but I am wondering how hard is it to install the windshield glass using a new rubber seal? Is a special tool needed or should I take the windshield frame, glass, seal and chrome ring to a auto glass shop? Not sure if anyone will touch it since I am providing all the parts. If it is possible to do oneself, should the windshield frame be first fitted to the body or can it be done off the body such as bolted to a 2 X 4 clamped to the work bench? Frame is all painted and waiting for me to get the vinyl installed. The old vinyl is currently being flattened on the workbench so I can make accurate pattterns. No rush on answers, this is one of many winter projects waiting. Oh, project is a 63 TR4 with soft top. Thanks. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 17:25:51 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:23:58 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Tr3A Quasi tad bit teeny weeny fuddled > Hi, Randall. It was the "Triumph Owners Handbook of > Maintenance & Repair," > Floyd Clymer Publications, Los Angeles (no date), page 10, > where it states: > "The following valve tappet clearances are recommended for > the TR-2, TR-3 > and TR-4 as listed below. Measurements are made with the engine cold. > > "TR3-4: Intake .010, Exhaust .010. HIGH SPEED: .013 inches > for both > intake and exhaust TR2/3/4 Interesting. Thanks for the reference. The factory statement (Practical Hints, 4th ed I think) is "Where aluminum rocker pedestals are fitted (later models) the valve-rocker clearance should be set at .010" inlet and exhaust for both normal and high speed motoring. > "The .013-inch clearance will give a noticeable increase in > performance in > most cases Might improve low-rpm torque, but at the expense of high-rpm power. What it does is reduce the valve duration slightly, giving the effect of a milder cam. Most tuners go the other way ... > I'm not a good mechanic, just good at following directions, > so forgive the > queastion: Isn't reducing valve float going to enhance performance? Sure, if valve float is happening. With the later components it didn't usually happen. > I think next time I > readjust the valves, I'll take the nuts completely off and > down to the > hardware store to match the threads with hopefully a > stainless or case > hardened nut, because I think what I've learned from you this > time is that > the threads are standard, and that's good! The threads are standard, 5/16-24 I'm pretty sure; but the factory nuts are shorter than standard nuts. Full height nuts will make the screwdriver slot harder to get to. And by adding mass to the valve train, you will aggravate valve float > I do have a > work around, > which is simply to mill the slot out a bit bigger. Just > don't like to do > that kind of thing without tracing the issue to it's core. In addition, you'll have to do it again every time you buy points. Might be worth finding another dizzy to compare measurements with ... if nothing else, they frequently sell on eBay for $10-$15. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 18:19:17 2006 From: "D&B Lambert" To: "'Triumphs list'" Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:20:53 -0700 Subject: [TR] Green Stuff Brake Pads Hello, I recently installed a set of EBC "Green Stuff" brake pads on my 59 TR3A. This car sees only regular street driving, with the very occasional "fast road" use. I bedded-in the pads as per the instructions, and they have now have seen about 250 miles. The pads seem to grab about the same as the old set; not dramatically better as promised in the ads, but I have no real complaint in that area. The complaint I do have, however, is with brake squeal - the pads squeal long and LOUD when the brakes are moderately applied. They are OK when the brakes are applied vigorously, but for normal around town driving the squeal is driving me nuts. I applied some blue anti-squeal goop I purchased from the local auto parts chain store and got only slightly less squeal. Do the anti-squeal shims (available at the same store) work any better? Is the squeal just a function of the pad (Kevlar, I think) composition? Are these pads formulated strictly for the track, and am I just using them in the wrong arena by driving around town? Anyone else have any experience with the Green Stuff pads used for regular street driving? I'm definitely frustrated. At this rate I may just pitch the green pads, pop in the old pads (County brand) which are pretty old but have plenty of meat left, and chalk it up as an expensive lesson learned. Thanks, Dennis === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 18:35:25 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: blambert@socal.rr.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 21:32:26 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Green Stuff Brake Pads I use Green Stuff on my TR6 and have no squeal issues at all. However, I do agree that the increase in stopping is nowhere near in proportion to the increase in price. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 19:11:00 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 22:09:47 -0400 Subject: [TR] Tecalemit troubles? Thanks! Doug Matthews (another listee) came over. Getting the oil filter bolt to work right was a downer, so, since his visit I've removed the o.f. head. I found that buried in the head is a nut that wiggles. This nut holds the oil filter togather so it is very important that it be snug. However, I have not seen any oil coming out the front side of the oil filter head (the side opposite the oil filter mounting). The front side of this Tecalemit oil filter head has the large bolt buried into the aluminum. It is this large bolt that the loose nut is attached to. The nut seems to be 3/8" and 16tpi. This sounds confusing so I will start again. The oil filter is held togather by a long 3/8" bolt with 16tpi. This long bolt screws into the oil filter head into a round fitting that, wiggles on my car. It is this round fitting which has as it's other end, the large bolt which can be seen from the front outside. The threads on this 'round fitting' seemed to be shot so I carefully ran a 3/8"x16 tap thru it, however, even though I made sure the tap was 90 degrees with the fitting and it was almost as hard as making new threads, more than just cleaning out old ones by chasing the threads. This concerns me. Not only these female threads on the 'round fitting' bothersome, but also the male threads on the long o.f. bolt, which screw togather. The bolt was pretty buggered up, but since Moss lists it as "NA", I might just go to my local hardware if tomorrow I fail to get a snug fit!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 19:34:46 2006 From: N197TR4@cs.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 22:27:05 EDT Subject: [TR] Factory Produced 21# Flywheel-TR3A List, Triumph supplied a 21# flywheel from the factory for a short period of time. This is the weight that makes sense. The reason for a 31# flywheel seems to be lost to time, although there is some speculation. I have a 21# flywheel on the shelf that is freshly resurfaced. I dont need it and plan to eBay it, shortly. Unless someone on the list wants it.... This lighter flywheel provides more noticeable performance improvement than most anything else you can do, especially for the money. Thanks...Joe (A) N197tr4@cs.com === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 9 20:10:02 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 23:08:58 -0400 Subject: DeSmogged 1970 Eh oh! I do have the hex nut and written on the head of the oil filter (as seen from underneath the car) is Tecalemit printed in the casting. According to Roger Williams (many thanks Alex) that means fine threads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! However, my long bolt has coarse threads and thus I've simply got the wrong long bolt. BUT, THAT'S NOT THE END OF THIS MYSTERY... Prior to Paul reading this he tapped out the head so it would better fit his bolt. No wonder I found the tapping difficult... the head was originally 22tpi and I tapped it to become 16tpi. I wonder if the old Purolator Long Bolt (mistakenly used on my car by the DPO) will work now that I have reemed out my head to take course threading. (It should have stayed 22tpi instead of me taping it for 16tpi!!) THE FUN NEVER CEASES WITH THESE OLD CARS!!! tHANKS, REGRETFULLY, THANKS REALLY' pAUL P.S.- IS THIS A CASE FOR ME TO GET EMAIL CAPABILITY ON MY CELL PHONE? i shudder at the thought! === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 05:34:08 2006 From: N197TR4@cs.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:13:26 EDT Subject: [TR] Paging Robert Houston sorry list.... I need to contact Robert. Thanks N197tr4@cs.com === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 07:07:28 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:53:28 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [TR] Overdrive picture Hello all, I was bidding on an overdrive unit on Ebay that is listed as an A type, but the picture doesn't look like an A type. The solenoid is sitting horizontally, not vertically. Can someone take a look. Is this a J type not an A? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110036716753 Thanks, Rich 61 TR4 CT1468LO === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 08:50:42 2006 From: Chip19474@aol.com To: arakelianp@mossmotors.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 11:16:06 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 windshield chrome trim question In a message dated 10/9/2006 7:09:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time, arakelianp@mossmotors.com writes: > was shocked by the amount of banging > done! > I've done several of these and never had to resort to a hammer or mallet. Use plenty of soapy water or windex to keep the rubber molding channel wet. Start the project at nearly the centerline of the bottom of the windshield. If you're right handed as I am, I find it easier to work from the centerline bottom towards the driver side then up the windscreen post and over the top of the windscreen towards the passenger side. At that point, you may want to stand on the passenger side to complete the job. Take your time - keep the channel wet and feed the molding into the channel at a steady pace pressing down with your fingers. It also helps if you're doing this on a warm day so if you live in a northern climate, better get to it soon or plan to do it in a heated space! Chip Krout Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd. Skippack, PA USA '76 TR6 CF57822U === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 09:23:29 2006 From: "Randall" To: , Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:10:56 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Overdrive picture > I was bidding on an overdrive unit on Ebay that is listed as an A > type, but the picture doesn't look like an A type. The solenoid is > sitting horizontally, not vertically. Can someone take a look. Is > this a J type not an A? > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110036716753 > Looks like an A-type to me, but not from a TR. Stags, for example, had the horizontally mounted solenoid. The rear mount is also wrong for a TR. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 10:45:28 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:13:04 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: RE: [TR] Overdrive picture All, Thanks everyone. As usual you probably saved me time and money. Rich From: Randall Date: 2006/10/10 Tue AM 11:10:56 CDT To: richhalpern@verizon.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Overdrive picture > I was bidding on an overdrive unit on Ebay that is listed as an A > type, but the picture doesn't look like an A type. The solenoid is > sitting horizontally, not vertically. Can someone take a look. Is > this a J type not an A? > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110036716753 > Looks like an A-type to me, but not from a TR. Stags, for example, had the horizontally mounted solenoid. The rear mount is also wrong for a TR. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 14:50:40 2006 From: "Ronnie Babbitt" To: "Triumphs" Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:47:33 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 door panels Guys I'm in need of a picture that show the correct location for the mounting screws that hold the door panels and the doglegs.. if anyone has an original car that has the original location of the hardware, could you please take a picture of them and send to me .. Thanks Ronnie Babbitt === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 14:50:51 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:34:33 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 oil filter conversions Thanks to the DPO, I have a mix of oil filter parts. My Tecalemit head has been rethreaded to accept a Purolator long bolt. (3/8" x 22tpi now tapped for 16tpi!!) I am hoping I can re-assemble it make it work just one more time. For my next oil filter change attempt, I wish to convert to a spin-on type. I haven't seen what's offered from TRF yet, but both Moss and Vicky Brit have them. Cars prior to TS12something require a non full flow variety. However, later TR'3s come in two varieties: Tecalemit or Purolator. VickyBrit shows their model is ordered by either Telecamit or Purolator head. However, the Moss Catalog shows only one type (maybe they have both type attachment features included in their kit?). Can someone tell me please. Thanks, Paul Dorsey TR 3A 1960 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 15:17:46 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:07:14 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 oil filter conversions Paul Dorsey wrote: >... However, the Moss Catalog shows only one type (maybe they have both type attachment features included in their kit?). > Bingo (i.e., yes, they have a threaded piece for each type in the kit). If it were me I'd get a good used filter head rather than see how that re-threaded fine-to-coarse works out. I've got enough on my mind drivin' down the road without wondering if that thing is secure. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/471 - Release Date: 10/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 16:52:14 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'TR'" Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 16:51:12 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 oil filter conversions > If it were me I'd get a good used filter head rather than see > how that > re-threaded fine-to-coarse works out. I've got enough on my mind > drivin' down the road without wondering if that thing is secure. I definitely agree. Running a coarse tap through fine threads doesn't leave much behind, and there's a lot of force on that bolt. If the canister is 4" in diameter and the oil pressure on a cold start hits 80 psi, the force is over 500 pounds ! I've seen decent filter assemblies (head, canister & all) go for under $20 on eBay ... found one last night for $49. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 17:29:50 2006 From: N197TR4@cs.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:27:01 EDT Subject: [TR] Kas' Latest Book is Available in November-signed! Triumph List If you were going to get it, anyway, you might as well get it early. See front and back covers and table of contents at: FoT-Racing.com Order from Kas' neat website: http://www.kaskastner.com/ Both sites can be entertaining, if you get a moment to browse both of them. Joe A...promoting Triumphs as a high form of entertainment. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 17:42:17 2006 From: "C E White" To: "'TR'" Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:40:08 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 oil filter conversions Check with Ted Schumacher at TS Imported. I can't speak for him, but I believe he has them in that same ballpark range. Chuck Xenia, OH 1965 TR4A IRS 1970 GT6+ -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Randall Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 7:51 PM To: 'TR' Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 oil filter conversions > If it were me I'd get a good used filter head rather than see how that > re-threaded fine-to-coarse works out. I've got enough on my mind > drivin' down the road without wondering if that thing is secure. I definitely agree. Running a coarse tap through fine threads doesn't leave much behind, and there's a lot of force on that bolt. If the canister is 4" in diameter and the oil pressure on a cold start hits 80 psi, the force is over 500 pounds ! I've seen decent filter assemblies (head, canister & all) go for under $20 on eBay ... found one last night for $49. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 10 19:58:34 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:57:26 -0400 Subject: [TR] MORE OIL FILTER WOES? Part of my problem has always been that I've hardly been around a completed Triumph of any kind. My good friend, who lives nearby, Doug Matthews knows these cars well, and, I've enjoyed my learning but it's usually at my car's expense (which explains why after 3-4 years I'm just now getting it running.) Because of this list, I was able to determine that due to my PO the oil filter housing unfortunately is a mixture of original Tecalemit and slightly different Purolator parts. This is a dangerous mixture. The head says Tecalemit on it, however, because of the threads on the long cannister bolt (16tpi) that part must be Purolator. Also the total length of a Tecalemit bolt is 8 7/8" (i think) where as mine is only 8" long. I am wondering what type of oil filter cannister I have and if that makes for a (leaking?) difference. My cannister is 6 3/4" long measured when head and cannister is removed from engine and seperated from each other. My o.f. cannister wiggles from side to side 1/8" even after it is screwed up loosely to the aluminum o.f.head. This side-to-side movement may be ok, since, once it is completely tightened up it should be solid. (I can't tighten up mine yet because the threads are stripped!) But, is this wiggle acceptable? The black O-ring gasket comes in contact with most of the cannister; I say 'most of' because a little of the black rubber can be seen sticking out from around the entire perimeter of the cannister. This sight gives me confirmation that it looks ok, and if it indeed 'rides-off' the black rubber, it does so inside the cannister, which is also ok, I believe. I've already accumlated several o.f. cartridg O-rings of VERY SLIGHT BUT DIFFERENT DIAMETERS. This has been after only a couple of oil filter changes (part of the engine rebuilding routine). This fact also leads me to believe I have a mixture of types. BOY, IT'S SURE FUN WORKING ON THESE OLD CARS! If anyone has these parts where they can be measured, that would certainly make me feel better and add to my validation. I will report any findings I make plus if anyone wishes to question any of the above, that also will help things out! Thanks, Paul Dorsey, still hoping for a non-dripping '60 Triumph TR3A (TS71389) soon!!!!!!!!!!!!! === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 00:56:04 2006 From: Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:47:53 +1300 Subject: [TR] camshafts Is there any way of telling if the camshaft in a TR is standard or slightly hot. I'm probably reading the vacuum gauge incorrectly but it seems to indicate a non standard cam if the following website is correct: http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/186.cfm What should the vacuum reading at idle be for a TR4 type engine, mine is 17-18 in. at sea level. Also what battery should I get a 9 plate or 11 plate one. My batteries only really last about 12-18 months due to not using the car too often in the past. I had the battery on a trickle charge for 36hours and it only really cranked the engine over for a dozen or so times so I figured that it was time for a new battery. Jim and the black TR4. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 06:50:11 2006 From: "Lanoway, Brian" To: "Triumphs Digest" Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:45:49 -0500 Subject: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? This is probably confirming the obvious, but I'd like to hear from the List if my suspicions are correct. I now have a high-pitched metal-to-metal squeal when I just start to lightly press on my clutch pedal. The squeal quickly disappears when I press the clutch pedal all the way down. I've traced the noise with a stethoscope to the clutch actuation lever/bell housing area. The clutch release bearing seems to be the obvious culprit - which is a pisser since I only replaced it and everything else in that area two years ago. Before I once again yank out my tranny, does the List have any advice? Assuming that it is the release bearing, are there better ones to use - or better installation techniques - to avoid having this happen again so soon? Thanks much in advance, Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 Winnipeg === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 08:55:26 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:49:55 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] camshafts Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis wrote: >Also what battery should I get... > Jim, I just use the plain-jane group 24 EverStart from Wally-Mart. About 40-45 bucks, lasts about 5 years. I peel off all the labels and replace the 2 rectangular caps with 6 vintage battery caps, add a couple of Lucas labels made on my computer and get a cheap and somewhat period-looking battery: TR4 http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/MVC-215F.JPG TR3A http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/MVC-217F.JPG Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/471 - Release Date: 10/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 09:10:55 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:06:55 -0700 Subject: [TR] Unusual Triumph ...and now for something completely different: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BADLY-DRAWN-BOY-TRIUMPH-DOLOMITE-PIANO-CAR_W0QQitemZ220035558034 Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/471 - Release Date: 10/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 09:41:36 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:36:48 -0700 Subject: [TR] Back for a visit Hi folks, I just thought I would let members know that I'm back on the list for a visit. For those who didn't notice I was gone, I've been off the list a couple years now. For folks who don't know me, I was one of the original list members when this list was first formed and one of the original members of this list's parent, the British car list. I still own the same two cars I owned when the list was first formed, a 1960 Land Rover (owned since 1978) and a 1961 Triumph TR3A owned since 1986). Anyway I just thought I would say hi and see if any of the old mob were still around. TeriAnn www.tjwakeman.net/TR/index.htm www.expeditionlandrover.info === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 10:09:07 2006 From: David Brady To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 13:05:54 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Hi TeriAnn, Welcome back. I don't know if you recall but I met you one time back in circa 1995 at Brittania Arms in Cupertino, Ca. Jerry Kaidor and I showed up for an impromptu LBC get together. I still have my TR250 from those days too. Good to hear from you. David Brady '68 TR250 CD8124L TeriAnn Wakeman wrote: > Hi folks, I just thought I would let members know that I'm back on the > list for a visit. For those who didn't notice I was gone, I've been > off the list a couple years now. > > For folks who don't know me, I was one of the original list members > when this list was first formed and one of the original members of > this list's parent, the British car list. > > I still own the same two cars I owned when the list was first formed, > a 1960 Land Rover (owned since 1978) and a 1961 Triumph TR3A owned > since 1986). Anyway I just thought I would say hi and see if any of > the old mob were still around. > > TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 10:37:44 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Lanoway, Brian'" , Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:34:24 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? > Before I once again yank out my tranny, does the List have any advice? It seems that many of the "upgrade" bearings have this problem even worse. The original bearing was apparently a special design that turned very easily. The intention of the clutch design was to have the bearing turn all the time, only from the very light pressure applied to it by the spring inside the clutch slave. Many replacement bearings, including those sold as original replacements, do not turn so easily. My suggestion would be to try adding a spring to load the TOB into the clutch just a little bit heavier than the spring inside the clutch slave does. Even the "Gunst" setup needs this additional spring for proper operation. Very likely this will solve your problem, without even pulling the tranny ! And if not, you haven't lost much. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 10:56:37 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis'" , Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:53:25 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] camshafts > Is there any way of telling if the camshaft in a TR is > standard or slightly hot. Sure, but it's kind of tedious. Basically stick a degree wheel on the crank, and a dial indicator on one of the pushrods, and map out the cam profile. Then compare with the one in the book. > I'm probably reading the vacuum gauge incorrectly but it > seems to indicate a > non standard cam if the following website is correct: > http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/186.cfm IMO that web site makes reading a vacuum gauge sound far simpler, and more reliable, than it really is. Low vacuum can be caused by many things (see for example the indication for late valve timing and late ignition timing). And the design of the TR intake manifold more or less ensures that you will see some needle wiggle as the different intake valves open either next to, or far away from where you have your gauge attached. > Also what battery should I get a 9 plate or 11 plate one. Battery technology has advanced enough that number of plates is no longer a significant factor, IMO. For long life, get the biggest battery (electrically) that will fit in the compartment and then keep it charged. But lowest overall cost is usually buying what's on sale at Wally Mart. I've never had a $70 battery last twice as long as a $35 one. And if you kill it, you've only lost half as much. > My batteries only really last about 12-18 months due to not > using the car too > often in the past. I had the battery on a trickle charge for > 36hours and it > only really cranked the engine over for a dozen or so times > so I figured that > it was time for a new battery. True trickle chargers are very hard on modern "maintenance-free" batteries and should not be used. What happens is that, once the battery is fully charged, the trickle of current gradually boils away the electrolyte (acid). With older "maintenance required" batteries, that was no big deal as you could replace the missing water. But modern batteries are sealed so you cannot. A battery "tender" with float mode is a much better choice. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 10:56:47 2006 From: "Michael Marr" To: "TeriAnn Wakeman" , Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:50:53 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit > I still own the same two cars I owned when the list was first formed, a > 1960 Land Rover (owned since 1978) and a 1961 Triumph TR3A owned since > 1986). Anyway I just thought I would say hi and see if any of the old mob > were still around. > > TeriAnn > Has it been a couple of years? We missed you, although your name has come up several times as a resource. Glad you are back! Michael Marr 1960 TR3A Plainfield, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 11:06:07 2006 From: "Lanoway, Brian" To: "Randall" Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 12:54:22 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? Thanks Randall, Preloading the bearing makes a lot of sense; my TOB seems fine once it's loaded. I'd like to try this. Any suggestions as to how and where to add the extra spring to do this? Brian -----Original Message----- From: Randall [mailto:tr3driver@comcast.net] Sent: 11-Oct-06 12:34 PM To: Lanoway, Brian; 'Triumphs Digest' Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? > Before I once again yank out my tranny, does the List have any advice? It seems that many of the "upgrade" bearings have this problem even worse. The original bearing was apparently a special design that turned very easily. The intention of the clutch design was to have the bearing turn all the time, only from the very light pressure applied to it by the spring inside the clutch slave. Many replacement bearings, including those sold as original replacements, do not turn so easily. My suggestion would be to try adding a spring to load the TOB into the clutch just a little bit heavier than the spring inside the clutch slave does. Even the "Gunst" setup needs this additional spring for proper operation. Very likely this will solve your problem, without even pulling the tranny ! And if not, you haven't lost much. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 11:10:49 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:05:52 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Michael Marr wrote: > Has it been a couple of years? We missed you, although your name has > come up several times as a resource. Glad you are back! See I'm gone and the only thing people notice most of the time is the peace & quiet. I think it has been just over 2 years since I decided I needed to cut down on the volume of my incoming emails. Though I have been getting my Triumph fix on the FOT mail list. Since I left the list things have stayed much the same with the TR, just the paint's a little tireder, the upholstery's a little tireder and I'm a little tireder. About a year and a half ago I moved my Triumph web pages then gave them a new look. Otherwise things are much the same. Take care TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 11:24:08 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:20:22 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Back for a visit > Hi folks, I just thought I would let members know that I'm > back on the > list for a visit. For those who didn't notice I was gone, > I've been off > the list a couple years now. Hi TeriAnn. As I recall you left in a bit of a huff ... glad you're feeling more sociable now ! How's the '3 running ? You may recall mine from the motel parking lot in Beaverton in 2000 ... unfortunately it got totaled and it's replacement is still a project. Randall 59 TR3A TS39781LO :(now totaled :( 56 TR3 TS13571L next project 71 Stag LE1473L daily driver wanna be 71 Stag LE2013LBW coming home Real Soon Now 63 Sports 6 HB7826LCV rustoration project for sale 57 TR3 TS21731L "someday concours restoration project" rusting quietly 2000 miles away === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 11:49:18 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Lanoway, Brian'" Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:40:02 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? > Preloading the bearing makes a lot of sense; my TOB seems > fine once it's > loaded. I'd like to try this. Any suggestions as to how and > where to add the > extra spring to do this? Nelson Riedel reprinted Wiard Pless' translation of Joachim Gunst's directions ... they say to replace one of the tunnel hold-down bolts with a longer bolt (1"), then use a nut to fix the spring anchor to the protruding bolt. The kit includes a metal strip anchor to fit over the bolt, which you drill for the spring end. The other spring end goes in the bottom hole in the clutch lever. I've attached a copy, or if you read German, the original is at http://www.gunst.de/Einbau.htm Randall [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pdf which had a name of Gunst Clutch bearing instructions from Nelson.pdf] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 11:51:51 2006 From: Raymond Hatfield To: TeriAnn Wakeman , triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:45:14 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Hi TeriAnn, glad to see you back! Raymond L. Hatfield --- TeriAnn Wakeman wrote: > Hi folks, I just thought I would let members know that I'm back on the > list for a visit. For those who didn't notice I was gone, I've been off > the list a couple years now. > > For folks who don't know me, I was one of the original list members when > this list was first formed and one of the original members of this > list's parent, the British car list. > > I still own the same two cars I owned when the list was first formed, a > 1960 Land Rover (owned since 1978) and a 1961 Triumph TR3A owned since > 1986). Anyway I just thought I would say hi and see if any of the old > mob were still around. > > TeriAnn > > www.tjwakeman.net/TR/index.htm > www.expeditionlandrover.info Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 13:08:56 2006 From: Jim and Andreas Vassiliadis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:53:17 +1300 Subject: [TR] Batteries etc Thankyou for your help everyone. The battery has indeed been flattened a few times so that is probably why its shot. I will go out and buy a medium priced biggest battrey I can get into my TR. Thankyou for the info re the vacuum gauge needle wobble, I was fairly sure that I had a stock cam. Jim who owns one of New Zealands two black TR4's. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 17:34:26 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: Brian_Lanoway@standardaero.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:29:03 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? If it is any consolation, I had the same thing happen, however, I started driving the car more and it went away, and stayed away, until I started driving the car less. It is quite certainly your throw out bearing. I would not dive in at this point and change it until it made noise on the way down and the way up. At this stage it is nothing more than an embarrassment and is not likely impending doom. Drive it more, if it is an occasional driver, and see what happens. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 19:00:48 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 21:59:07 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? On 11 Oct 2006 at 20:29, DLylis@aol.com wrote: > If it is any consolation, I had the same thing happen, however, > I started driving the car more and it went away, and stayed away, > until I started driving the car less. I've been reading this thread with a sense of deja vu all over again. My GT6's TO bearing used to squeal whenever I wasn't depressing the clutch pedal. I even pulled the tranny out once and replaced the bearing on the possibility that it was too stiff. (The machine shop guy I had press it onto the carrier commented on how smooth the new one was, but it wasn't really different from the one he took out. Anyone need a very lightly-used RHP TO bearing for a GT6? :-) The thing is, a Spitfire/GT6 clutch slave cylinder is supposed to have a spring inside which keeps the bearing in slight contact with the finger springs. So why was mine squealing? Perhaps my spring was missing from the SC; I have reasons to suspect something like that. I attached a helper spring to the TO arm and the problem got better. It still squeals when the car is cold, so I keep my left foot lightly on the pedal just enough to make it stop. But after five to ten minutes the squealing goes away. I hypothesize that the rubber seal in the SC acts differently as it warms up. Or that bearing loosens up as it warms. But I don't know for sure. It is something I can live with for now. The next time I take the interior apart I'll refresh the fluid, and maybe take the SC apart out of curiosity, maybe rebuild or replace it. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 19:21:31 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:18:13 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? > I hypothesize that the rubber seal in the SC acts differently as it > warms up. Or that bearing loosens up as it warms. But I don't know > for sure. I like the latter theory ... the bearings have lube inside and it definitely thins as they warm up. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 19:40:17 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:38:49 -0700 Subject: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? The top crash pad I took off my '74 TR6, which could have been the original, wasn't attached with glue but the repair manual says to use glue when attaching. Does anyone have any thoughts as to which way to go with this? Thanks, Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 11 22:23:04 2006 From: acekraut11@aol.com To: jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:16:18 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? Hi Jim, When I replaced mine I did it without any adhesive. Looking at the installation I cant see how it could possible go anywhere considering it is held down by the metal dash, the windshield frame, the three bolts at the bottom of the windshield frame and the ashtray. I can see no evidence of any movement of the pad. When fellow lister Rick Patton replaced his, he decided on a little adhesive at the front of the pad. I anticipate doing a frame off resto sometime in the not too distant future so I wanted to be able to get the pad off without ruining it. Aaron Aaron Cropley 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!) http://www.triumphowners.com/108 Topsham, Maine -----Original Message----- From: jimhearn1@comcast.net To: triumphs@autox.team.net Sent: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:38 PM Subject: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? The top crash pad I took off my '74 TR6, which could have been the original, wasn't attached with glue but the repair manual says to use glue when attaching. Does anyone have any thoughts as to which way to go with this? Thanks, Jim ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 04:49:05 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: , , Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:44:14 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? I agree 100% with Aaron. The only other thing I'd add is that the demister vents also help to hold it all in place. Mine's going on almost 9 years now and it still looks as look as the day I installed it. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of acekraut11@aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 1:16 AM To: jimhearn1@comcast.net; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: Re: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? Hi Jim, When I replaced mine I did it without any adhesive. Looking at the installation I cant see how it could possible go anywhere considering it is held down by the metal dash, the windshield frame, the three bolts at the bottom of the windshield frame and the ashtray. I can see no evidence of any movement of the pad. When fellow lister Rick Patton replaced his, he decided on a little adhesive at the front of the pad. I anticipate doing a frame off resto sometime in the not too distant future so I wanted to be able to get the pad off without ruining it. Aaron Aaron Cropley 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!) http://www.triumphowners.com/108 Topsham, Maine -----Original Message----- From: jimhearn1@comcast.net To: triumphs@autox.team.net Sent: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:38 PM Subject: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? The top crash pad I took off my '74 TR6, which could have been the original, wasn't attached with glue but the repair manual says to use glue when attaching. Does anyone have any thoughts as to which way to go with this? Thanks, Jim ________________________________________________________________________ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 04:58:24 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:55:12 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit In a message dated 10/11/2006 11:43:44 AM Central Standard Time, twakeman@razzolink.com writes: > Hi folks, I just thought I would let members know that I'm back on the > list for a visit. For those who didn't notice I was gone, I've been off > the list a couple years now. > Welcome back. You didn't miss much. Same old stuff. Dave Massey 57 TR3 71 TR6 80 TR8 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 06:02:35 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:56:48 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Dave1massey@cs.com wrote: > Welcome back. You didn't miss much. Same old stuff. Hi David! Somehow it feels as though you just wrote my biography of the last couple years. But I will admit to having evil, evil thoughts trying to corrupt my mind over the last year. I've found myself fantasizing about a Morris Traveler with a VW 1.9L tdi engine. But I know from past experience that it is all I can do just to keep two vehicles on the road most of the time. With 3, one is almost always off line awaiting maintenance. TeriAnn 1960 Land Rover Dormobile (owned since 1978) 1961 Triumph TR3A (Owned since 1986 - What 20 years already?) "I still think roll up windows are just a passing fad" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 06:29:08 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Bud Osbourne" , Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:25:23 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Back for a visit > Sorry to hear that your 3A was totalled. So few of these left. What > happened? Driving home from work one day, not really concentrating on driving. Traffic stopped, I stopped, the Toyota behind me didn't stop. He later told the officer on the scene that he took his eyes off the road to get a Coke. Not really a matter of not seeing me ... if I hadn't been there, he would have still plowed into the SUV in front of me. Pushed me into the SUV hard enough to make him hit the car in front of that; total of 4 vehicles involved. The trunk is crushed, the RF is crushed ... doesn't look so bad until you start noticing the distortion marks elsewhere and that the driver's seat is now about 5" closer to the steering wheel than it used to be ... and touching the occasional seat. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 06:34:16 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 9:22:15 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 needs to rise to the occasion! Hi, I'm so lucky! Today I was given some steel ramps. (I guess really they aren't ramps at all, but I can't think what their called.) Very rugged scaffolding-like structures intended to support automobiles. 8 feet long and then the rectangular but-horizontal-radio-tower-like base is 2' wide and 17" tall!!!!!!!!!!! Yahoooo Question: How can I get drive my TR3 up there? I only have to raise it 17 or 18" but can our cars, with only 6" of ground clearance, rise to the occasion??????????????? My car, at the moment, has no bumpers, nor an apron to impede things. And I'll buy treated 2"x 10" planks for ramp runners. Also I'll add 2x6's on the edges to keep my TR3 from running-off the incline. I've also got heavy duty steel 2x6" angle-lip things that I run my riding mower up and over when I load it on a pickup. But can our little cars rise from ground level to 18" with only 8 foot boards? I might also buy planks to use as tread boards once the car climbs up on these things and traverses them. Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 07:01:03 2006 From: "Todd Bermudez" To: Brian_Lanoway@standardaero.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 09:52:43 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? Brian, When did the squeal start? Did you recently replace the pressure plate? Perhaps with a Borg & Beck with the "cranked" fingers? Many of us 6 owners have been through this very same annoying thing. It's those cranked fingers. Randall's statement about preloading will work as it does for many, but I don't think it's due to TO bearing changes. Here's why. I took an OLD B&B pressure plate out of my 250 (straight fingers)with an OLD RHP bearing which worked fine(no squeal). I installed a NEW B&B pressure plate & driven plate with the OLD RHP bearing. It squealed. Hmmm...scratching my head...it didn't before...only change was the pressure plate & driven plate. So...I try the Gunst bearing...doesn't squeal for about 1 hour then it squeals. I did NOT preload the bearing. So I tell a buddy of mine who's going through the same thing. I tell him to buy a Sachs Pressure plate...straight fingers. Got it through British Parts Northwest...pretty cheap 126 including a new driven plate(NFI). He did NOT preload AND reports NO squealing after thousands of miles. You tell me...have I done enough experiments? I didn't feel like pulling my gearbox AGAIN after all this sooo...I deal with the little crickets inside my gearbox. Cheers, Todd Bermudez CD198L CF25768UO From: "Lanoway, Brian" Reply-To: "Lanoway, Brian" To: "Triumphs Digest" Subject: [TR] TR6 clutch engagement squeal? Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:45:49 -0500 This is probably confirming the obvious, but I'd like to hear from the List if my suspicions are correct. I now have a high-pitched metal-to-metal squeal when I just start to lightly press on my clutch pedal. The squeal quickly disappears when I press the clutch pedal all the way down. I've traced the noise with a stethoscope to the clutch actuation lever/bell housing area. The clutch release bearing seems to be the obvious culprit - which is a pisser since I only replaced it and everything else in that area two years ago. Before I once again yank out my tranny, does the List have any advice? Assuming that it is the release bearing, are there better ones to use - or better installation techniques - to avoid having this happen again so soon? Thanks much in advance, Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 Winnipeg === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 07:17:47 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:09:37 -0700 Subject: [TR] Re: TR List >It certainly doesn't seem like two years. From time to time > other List members have mentioned you and your web site as a resource > when replying to questions posted to the List. It is always good to be reminded of that. Sometimes I wonder why I have been going through all the time and effort to build and maintain the Triumph section. I wonder if I might be delusional in thinking it might be of use to others. But then someone emails me and says the information on the site has helped them, and it makes the effort all worthwhile. I guess being off the triumph list has broken the main feedback path. > It is good to here that your back and I trust that you will > continue to share your knowledge and advice with those of us who are > often so in need. It's funny, but I frequently wonder that so many people take me more seriously than I do. Especially when it comes to men and British cars. Men almost never take women seriously when it comes to mechanical stuff. Outside the Land Rover and Triumph circles I get treated as men usually treat women when dealing with mechanical stuff: comments and suggestions automatically dismissed as wrong or inconsequential. But in the Land Rover and Triumph circles there are a lot of men who have figured out that there might be a brain behind the mascara that can comprehend the relationship between the progression holes and axillary venturi size on a DCOE. Thanks for the warm welcome back. I'll endeavour to be worthy of it. Thanks all TeriAnn "I still think roll up windows are just a passing fad" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 07:21:44 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:19:03 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Randall wrote: > The trunk is crushed, the RF is crushed ... doesn't look so bad until you start > noticing the distortion marks elsewhere and that the driver's seat is now about > 5" closer to the steering wheel than it used to be ... and touching the > occasional seat. Ouch!!! I think there was a recent discussion about a company reproducing TR frames. I didn't pay a lot of attention to the thread but you might be able to rebuild the vehicle on a new frame is you are so inclined. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 07:52:29 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Triumph list'" Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:49:14 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Back for a visit > I think there was a recent discussion about a company reproducing TR > frames. I didn't pay a lot of attention to the thread but > you might be > able to rebuild the vehicle on a new frame is you are so inclined. I did consider that, but basically it would need a new frame and a new body, plus it already needed a new engine, rear end, interior ... easier to start over with a different car. Which is what I'm doing. Hopefully my Frankenstein gearbox (TR3 top cover with dipstick, TR4 OD, TR6 main box) is still OK and can go into the "new" TR3. Pretty much everything else is either ruined, or was on the slate for replacement anyway. I'll eBay any leftovers. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 07:52:40 2006 From: "Ian" To: Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:48:54 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR4 Cooling System Questions Now that the barn find is back on the road (it passed inspection this week) I have some cooling questions. Firstly. It has been running for the last couple of weeks just on water. No point wasting anti-freeze and making a sticky mess if it leaks like a sieve. So far my only obvious leak is at the top of the radiator (see question 2). What is the recommendation for a modern anti-freeze type to use in it? Second. There is a small pressure leak in the weld at the very top corner of where the expansion neck is attached to the main body of what appears to be the original radiator. The running temperature on short drives (less than 10 miles) looks good, so I would prefer not to overhaul/re-core the radiator at this time. Any tips on what type of weld this is and whether they can be successfully rewelded/brazed? -- Ian 62 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 08:29:13 2006 From: pethier@comcast.net To: "Ian" , Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:18:44 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Cooling System Questions > Firstly. It has been running for the last couple of weeks just on water. > No point wasting anti-freeze and making a sticky mess if it leaks like a > sieve. So far my only obvious leak is at the top of the radiator (see > question 2). What is the recommendation for a modern anti-freeze type to > use in it? Regular glycol antifreeze mixed 50/50 with distilled water. Non-phosphate if you like, but you shouldn't need it. > Second. There is a small pressure leak in the weld at the very top corner > of where the expansion neck is attached to the main body of what appears to > be the original radiator. The running temperature on short drives (less > than 10 miles) looks good, so I would prefer not to overhaul/re-core the > radiator at this time. Any tips on what type of weld this is and whether > they can be successfully rewelded/brazed? Sounds to me like a job for JB Weld. -- Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban, 1994 Miata C package pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier I decry the textmessagization of the American-English language. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 08:31:13 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Stasyszen, Jerry'" , Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:24:19 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? Jerry, It's been about 9 years but as I recall, the TR6 dash top isn't vinyl per se but rather a "hard" molded piece that has it's own shape. So you're not actually working with a piece of vinyl trying to get it to contour to a specific shape/form. The vinyl is already adhered to the padding which is molded to the shape required. It's actually pretty idiot proof. If it were a roll of vinyl that needed to be fitted I'd agree that adhesive spray is needed/ Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: Stasyszen, Jerry [mailto:JStasyszen@odmhsas.org] Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 9:07 AM To: Bob Danielson; acekraut11@aol.com; jimhearn1@comcast.net; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? IMHO I would use 3M spray on adhesive. After the passing of a few months the vinyl could start to break down and stretch. The fabric may start to become loose if no adhesive is used to secure it's placement. The spray adhesive is workable and won't hurt or damage the materials. Cheers Jerry Stasyszen -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bob Danielson Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 6:44 AM To: acekraut11@aol.com; jimhearn1@comcast.net; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: RE: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? I agree 100% with Aaron. The only other thing I'd add is that the demister vents also help to hold it all in place. Mine's going on almost 9 years now and it still looks as look as the day I installed it. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of acekraut11@aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 1:16 AM To: jimhearn1@comcast.net; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: Re: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? Hi Jim, When I replaced mine I did it without any adhesive. Looking at the installation I cant see how it could possible go anywhere considering it is held down by the metal dash, the windshield frame, the three bolts at the bottom of the windshield frame and the ashtray. I can see no evidence of any movement of the pad. When fellow lister Rick Patton replaced his, he decided on a little adhesive at the front of the pad. I anticipate doing a frame off resto sometime in the not too distant future so I wanted to be able to get the pad off without ruining it. Aaron Aaron Cropley 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!) http://www.triumphowners.com/108 Topsham, Maine -----Original Message----- From: jimhearn1@comcast.net To: triumphs@autox.team.net Sent: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:38 PM Subject: [TR] Should glue be used for the dash top crash pad? The top crash pad I took off my '74 TR6, which could have been the original, wasn't attached with glue but the repair manual says to use glue when attaching. Does anyone have any thoughts as to which way to go with this? Thanks, Jim -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 09:46:28 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:26:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Re: TR List TeriAnn Wakeman wrote: > Sometimes I wonder why I have been going through all the > time and effort to build and maintain the Triumph section. TeriAnn, the Aladdin lamp section is equally as interesting! Thanks for making the effort. Which that's just my opinion, now ain't it? -- Jim Muller '80 Spitfire '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 10:09:03 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:00:29 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit In a message dated 10/12/2006 8:04:55 AM Central Standard Time, twakeman@razzolink.com writes: > Hi David! > > Somehow it feels as though you just wrote my biography of the last > couple years. > > But I will admit to having evil, evil thoughts trying to corrupt my mind > over the last year. I've found myself fantasizing about a Morris > Traveler with a VW 1.9L tdi engine. But I know from past experience > that it is all I can do just to keep two vehicles on the road most of > the time. With 3, one is almost always off line awaiting maintenance. > I know how easy it is to get in over one's head with projects. If it isn't a money issue it is a time issue. Usually both. And the older and more mortal one feels the more urgent it becomes to start more and more stuff on the "To do before I die" list. And my list is getting longer every day. I took my (Linda's) TR3 apart for a restoration. I plan on having it back together for next year when it turns 50. We'll see what corners I have to cut to get there. Cheers Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 10:32:56 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Ian'" , Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:27:50 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR4 Cooling System Questions > Firstly. It has been running for the last couple of weeks > just on water. > No point wasting anti-freeze and making a sticky mess if it > leaks like a > sieve. So far my only obvious leak is at the top of the radiator (see > question 2). What is the recommendation for a modern > anti-freeze type to use in it? Plain old Prestone works well. I'd suggest 30/70 unless you need more freeze protection. > Second. There is a small pressure leak in the weld at the > very top corner > of where the expansion neck is attached to the main body of > what appears to > be the original radiator. The running temperature on short > drives (less > than 10 miles) looks good, so I would prefer not to > overhaul/re-core the > radiator at this time. Any tips on what type of weld this is > and whether > they can be successfully rewelded/brazed? I believe it was originally a solder joint. Certainly other places are soldered; so applying heat to this joint will almost certainly open up a leak somewhere else. JB Weld _might_ work, but personally, I would just take it to my radiator guy. Simple repairs like that are usually only $30 or so; and he will only do the work I agree to. On occasion he has told me it was too far gone for a reliable repair, but offered to try anyway ... no charge if they didn't succeed. For a TR4, unless originality is important, I'd be tempted to convert to the later style radiator without that long neck. The neck seems to be a perpetual problem point for me ... I may even do away with the one on my TR3. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 11:21:51 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:13:02 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit > And the older > and more mortal one feels the more urgent it becomes to start more and > more stuff on the "To do before I die" list. And my list is getting > longer every day. I'm getting just the opposite. There have been 3 people die around me (none I knew closer than aquantience) during the last couple years. I've watched their treasures treated like so much excess crap to be disposed of and collections scattered to the wind, some even to the dumpster. I've seen people scam the good things that the deceased expected to go elsewhere and have decided that estate dissolution is not a pretty sight. I'm questioning the value of collecting things and of owning things I don't use and enjoy a lot. Each item we have owns a piece of our time to care for it. What is the good of maintaining something that will be tossed to the winds after our deaths if it is not something we use and enjoy today? So if anything, I'm cutting down on having possessions for the sake of having them. I guess my 'do before I die list' is focusing less on owning items or vague future projects and focusing more on going places and doing things. Gonna do one of these years type projects have largely fallen away along with lots of items that might come in handy one of these days. Watching what happens to things after death changes ones perspectives. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 11:36:14 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:30:37 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Make me feel my age and mortality....... Sometimes I think the stuff owns me instead of me owning the stuff. A friends father just died and left a house FULL of stuff...I'll call it stuff and not junk or collectibles. Collectible and junk is in the eye of the beholder. They had estate sales for three weeks to clean the house out, and still ended up throwing things away. I know I already have more car projects than I can ever finish, but I'm still dreaming of trying. Heck, I cant even get the Midget started and I think it's only out of gas. My other collectibles, junk...'er stuff, mostly antique western stuff, but some military, guns, and woodworking tools, and artwork done in anothe life time. Who knows if my grandchildren will want any of it? Robert Houston In a message dated 10/12/2006 12:15:24 PM Mountain Standard Time, twakeman@razzolink.com writes: > And the older > and more mortal one feels the more urgent it becomes to start more and > more stuff on the "To do before I die" list. And my list is getting > longer every day. I'm getting just the opposite. There have been 3 people die around me (none I knew closer than aquantience) during the last couple years. I've watched their treasures treated like so much excess crap to be disposed of and collections scattered to the wind, some even to the dumpster. I've seen people scam the good things that the deceased expected to go elsewhere and have decided that estate dissolution is not a pretty sight. I'm questioning the value of collecting things and of owning things I don't use and enjoy a lot. Each item we have owns a piece of our time to care for it. What is the good of maintaining something that will be tossed to the winds after our deaths if it is not something we use and enjoy today? So if anything, I'm cutting down on having possessions for the sake of having them. I guess my 'do before I die list' is focusing less on owning items or vague future projects and focusing more on going places and doing things. Gonna do one of these years type projects have largely fallen away along with lots of items that might come in handy one of these days. Watching what happens to things after death changes ones perspectives. TeriAnn Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 11:36:44 2006 From: "Graham Stretch" To: "List" Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:20:22 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Hi TeriAnn Good to hear from you again, nice to know all is well with you and your cars. Why not stay now your here and give us the pleasure of your knowledge and experiences. Has it really been 2 years since we heard from you. Graham. ----- Original Message ----- From: "TeriAnn Wakeman" To: Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 5:36 PM Subject: [TR] Back for a visit > Hi folks, I just thought I would let members know that I'm back on the > list for a visit. For those who didn't notice I was gone, I've been off > the list a couple years now. > > For folks who don't know me, I was one of the original list members when > this list was first formed and one of the original members of this list's > parent, the British car list. > > I still own the same two cars I owned when the list was first formed, a > 1960 Land Rover (owned since 1978) and a 1961 Triumph TR3A owned since > 1986). Anyway I just thought I would say hi and see if any of the old mob > were still around. > > TeriAnn > > www.tjwakeman.net/TR/index.htm > www.expeditionlandrover.info -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 07/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 11:40:40 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:31:24 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit In a message dated 10/12/2006 12:15:24 PM Mountain Standard Time, twakeman@razzolink.com writes: So if anything, I'm cutting down on having possessions for the sake of having them. By the way...I'll be happy to take the TR3 off your hands. Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 11:42:19 2006 From: "Randall" To: "'Triumph list'" Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:37:52 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Back for a visit > What is the good of maintaining something > that will be > tossed to the winds after our deaths if it is not something we use and > enjoy today? Exactly ! > I guess my 'do before I die list' is focusing less on > owning items or vague future projects and focusing more on > going places and doing things. I agree to some extent, but there are still projects I would like to do if I have time. I still think it would be neat to hear my player piano play again, for example. > Watching what happens to things after death changes ones perspectives. So does disposing of someone else's collections after their death. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 11:49:31 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:40:14 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: TR List >>Sometimes I wonder why I have been going through all the >>time and effort to build and maintain the Triumph section. > TeriAnn, the Aladdin lamp section is equally as interesting! Thanks for making the effort. > > Which that's just my opinion, now ain't it? > -- > Jim Muller > '80 Spitfire > '70 GT6+ Thanks Jim! But it surprises me a little because my site has little or nothing about either Spits or GT6's. Its very TR3 centric. But yes, thanks! Not being on the list I haven't received much feedback about what people find useful, what they don't or if anyone thinks it worth their time to even look at it. I put a lot of effort into my web sites and occasionally wonder if anyone appreciates the effort. Most of it is just things I find of interest and that I think is poorly documented elsewhere. Again thanks for the feedback TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 12:10:54 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:04:09 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit > Sometimes I think the stuff owns me instead of me owning the stuff. That's the conclusion I've come to, so I'm trying to free myself from being owned by things I have grown away from or may never get around to using. > Collectible and junk is in the eye of the beholder. Yep and people who did not collect the stuff in the first place tend to take a very different view of it. > I know I already have more car projects than I can ever finish, but I'm > still dreaming of trying. But you know, if working on car projects is how you like to spend your time, so what? Its the doing what you want to do that is important. I'm not advocating giving up doing the things I love doing, just throwing off the burden of things that I have grown away from and will likely never do again or do only reluctantly. When I moved a year and a half ago after being in one place for 20 years, at least 25% of my volume of possessions didn't go with me. When I move from this place there are things I no longer use that I wasn't ready to let go of that will probably not make the next move. I've found a certain satisfaction at being able to focus more on things that are important to me today. But somehow there is always the TR3A and Land Rover plus boxes of replacement parts that come along wherever I go. But I am starting to wonder how many tail light lenses do I really need as spares. But I know I can not possibly let go of my collection of Smiths TR3 thermostats. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 13:12:16 2006 From: "Michael Marr" To: "TeriAnn Wakeman" , Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:58:21 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit ----- Original Message ----- From: "TeriAnn Wakeman" To: Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 2:04 PM Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit >> Sometimes I think the stuff owns me instead of me owning the stuff. > > That's the conclusion I've come to, so I'm trying to free myself from > being owned by things I have grown away from or may never get around to > using. > So what you're telling me is that I should get rid of all my 35mm cameras and the Yashika MAT124; and give up on ever building the OO scale model of the London Tilbury and Southend Railway in my basement, for which I have kits for all the locomotives; and probably sell the Penguin dinghy mast and sail that I acquired with the dinghy that I was going to rebuild but that I scrapped because I didn't want to move it; and finally throw away those pairs of soccer shoes; and either take the class in celestial navigation or get rid of the damned sextant that is gathering dust in the corner of my office; and either buy a hunting license this year or get rid of the shotguns.... I think I welcomed you back too soon. Now I am depressed! :) Michael Marr 1960 TR3A and too many other projects Plainfield, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 14:09:44 2006 From: Bill & AnnaBelle To: pethier@comcast.net, "Ian" , Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:54:38 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Cooling System Questions I have been a fan of the 50/50 mix of distilled water too, until I read the information on the No-Roison website ... they make the case that distilled water is NOT good for your radiator, and that just plain "purified" water (like Alhambra) is much better. Too technical to relate here but I would suggest you check their website. http://norosion.com/ > >Regular glycol antifreeze mixed 50/50 with distilled water. >Non-phosphate if you like, but you shouldn't need it. > -- Bill Pugh 1957 TR3 TS16765L aka Casper AnnaBelle Pugh 1970 TR6 CC59179L aka Rosey Wallace, CA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 14:36:50 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: triumph list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:33:31 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit > By the way...I'll be happy to take the TR3 off your hands. Well, we might be able to work a trade ... I might go for a XK120C or a 250GTO, and I've also been partial to the Alfa GTZ family and the DB3R Heck I might even throw in both tops and my collection of new Smiths sleeved thermostats for one of the above TeriAnn Everything I own is available for sale or trade if my price is met. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 14:47:29 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Cary Henry" , <6pack@autox.team.net> Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:42:08 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Back for a visit > This is one of the great conumdrums of owning such special > cars. They > are essentially irreplaceable, and yet we love to drive them > as everyday > cars, because of their uniqueness and beauty. Like the man(?) said, I knew the job was dangerous when I took it ! But TR3As really aren't irreplaceable, at least not yet. That's the real reason my car was totaled, TR3As are still common enough to be relatively cheap, so it wasn't worth repairing. If it had been a LHD TR5 for example, I'd be buying one of those new frames. But as it happens, I found a perfectly good "barn find" late TR3 just a few miles from my house and under $5k. It's only memories that make ol' TS39781LO irreplaceable (it was a gift from my late wife). Speaking of LHD TR5s, anyone know if Charles ever got his back on the road ? Seems like he wrecks it faster than he can repair it Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 14:59:02 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 14:57:23 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Michael Marr wrote: >> That's the conclusion I've come to, so I'm trying to free myself from >> being owned by things I have grown away from or may never get around >> to using. > So what you're telling me is that I should get rid of all my 35mm > cameras and the Yashika MAT124; and give up on ever building the OO > scale model of the London Tilbury and Southend Railway in my basement, I'm not saying other people should do anything. Just that I am reassessing many of my priorities and eliminating possessions that no longer are in alignment to my priorities. I tried hard not to word what I was saying as a recommendation or directive to other people. Possessions also enable dreams and dreams are very important to people. Cameras & trains? OK I have an extensive Pentax 67 medium format camera system for sale (I'm keeping the large format system) and I have a complete large format colour darkroom for sale which includes a 4X5 colour enlarger and an Ilfachrome processor (CAP40). I've finally concluded that my chances of being long term in a place where I can set up a dark room are very slim and the stuff is not doing me any good sitting in boxes. Oh and I have a LGB train set I picked up at a divorce sale that I plan to put up on ebay but could be available early. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 15:31:35 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: mmarr@notwires.com Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:28:09 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit In a message dated 10/12/2006 2:34:05 PM Mountain Standard Time, mmarr@notwires.com writes: and either buy a hunting license this year or get rid of the shotguns.... You could sell me the shotguns! ( I didn't say I was cured) Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 15:36:43 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:29:37 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit In a message dated 10/12/2006 3:35:54 PM Mountain Standard Time, twakeman@razzolink.com writes: Well, we might be able to work a trade ... I might go for a XK120C or a 250GTO, and I've also been partial to the Alfa GTZ family and the DB3R Heck I might even throw in both tops and my collection of new Smiths sleeved thermostats for one of the above I can do that..you like 1/8th scale? Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 16:40:10 2006 From: "Michael Marr" To: "TeriAnn Wakeman" , Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:38:19 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit >> So what you're telling me is that I should get rid of all my 35mm >> cameras and the Yashika MAT124; and give up on ever building the OO scale >> model of the London Tilbury and Southend Railway in my basement, > > I'm not saying other people should do anything. Just that I am > reassessing many of my priorities and eliminating possessions that no > longer are in alignment to my priorities. I tried hard not to word what I > was saying as a recommendation or directive to other people. > I knew that. I was just welcoming you back with some mild teasing. I will now sit back and enjoy the rest of the interchange. Michael Marr === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 16:41:31 2006 From: "Michael Marr" To: Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:40:32 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit And I didn't say I would never buy another license! Michael Marr and either buy a hunting license this year or get rid of the shotguns.... You could sell me the shotguns! ( I didn't say I was cured) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 17:26:16 2006 From: TR250Driver@aol.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:19:01 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit In a message dated 10/11/2006 12:38:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, twakeman@razzolink.com writes: Hi folks, I just thought I would let members know that I'm back on the list for a visit. For those who didn't notice I was gone, I've been off the list a couple years now. TeriAnn, Good to see the Triumph Lady back! Should I address future posts as Lady & Gentleman? I am still here, and I have learned thru your wise advise to "sit on my hands" if controversy confronts me. Thank You, Darrell VTR Chief Judge and all that rot, hoarder of Triumph parts including at least three NOS Smiths Thermostats. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 18:18:42 2006 From: Bill & AnnaBelle To: TR250Driver@aol.com, twakeman@razzolink.com, Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:16:29 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Welcome Back Terri ... Coming to San Juan ??? Nice drive on Saturday 10/21, good show on Sunday 10/22, I am pretty sure your 3 can make it that far ... ;-) -- Bill Pugh 1957 TR3 TS16765L aka Casper AnnaBelle Pugh 1970 TR6 CC59179L aka Rosey Wallace, CA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 18:25:34 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:23:19 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Cooling System Questions Ian wrote: >Second. There is a small pressure leak in the weld at the very top corner >of where the expansion neck is attached to the main body of what appears to >be the original radiator. > I successfully repaired a small crack in the neck/radiator seam using epoxy. That was on a TR3 where an R&R of the radiator is a bit of a PITA -- so much easier on a 4. However, if you want to try the epoxy, here is what I did: I got the coolant level low enough that the joint was dry, cleaned the joint then got the engine well warmed up. Engine off I applied the epoxy (radiator cap in place) and hoped the slight vacuum created by the cooling coolant would draw the epoxy into the crack. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't, but the leak has stayed sealed for many years. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.2/471 - Release Date: 10/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 18:31:05 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:30:21 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Back for a visit Who could possibly want a bunch of nos SMITHS sleaved thermostats?.. Carl '63 TR4 since '74 ------------------------- But I know I can not possibly let go of my collection of Smiths TR3 thermostats. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 18:34:29 2006 From: Chad Jester To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 18:33:51 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] TR4 Red/Amber Rear Lenses WANTED List- I'm looking for a pair of NOS Amber/Red tail lamp lenses for TR4/4A/250. Please respond off-list. TIA, Chad === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 18:46:16 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: Triumph list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:43:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: TR List On 12 Oct 2006 at 11:40, TeriAnn Wakeman wrote: > But it surprises me a little because my site has little or nothing > about either Spits or GT6's. Its very TR3 centric. But yes, > thanks! ...Not being on the list I haven't received much feedback > about what people find useful Ah, I didn't say anything about "useful"! I said interesting. I don't collect kerosene lamps and for several years haven't even filled, let alone light, the two (non-Aladdin) lanterns we have. But your site about them is interesting, makes me want to see one up close, study them, maybe even own one. It showed me details which I would otherwise have taken for granted and so missed something really noteworthy. It exudes passion for the subject. I follow TR (i.e. non-Spitfire, non-GT6) stuff, for example this TR email list, for the same reason. As for anything at all being useful, sometimes I learn something about TR's (primitive obsolete beasts though they may be) which carries over to my own more highly evolved cars. :-) And anyway, I like to know how things work. > I put a lot of effort into my web sites and occasionally wonder > if anyone appreciates the effort. It is a curious thing about this TR list. Dave Massey sez it is the same old stuff. On a certain level it is, all radiator brackets and tranny oil and timing chain covers and frame paint color and brake fluid choices. But without the human element all of that would be pointless. Having fun with the cars, be it by driving or BS'ing about them or wrenching or showing them off, is the real point, the whole point. When someone takes the time to construct a website carefully, that passion for the subject shows and it is fun to see. So yes, we (or at least I) appreciate it. So there, nyah! And welcome back. You see what you've started? A whole round on the perceived importance of "things", including but not limited to cars. It sure beats another round on timing chain covers! -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 19:56:52 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:55:21 -0400 Subject: [TR] oil filter woes- erased? Someone on the list told me quite frankly to get another oil filter. Somebody else on the list told where on Ebay I should go to get one. I will try to win it. Thanks to everyone for their help. Paul Dorsey 60 tr3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 12 21:19:24 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:17:27 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: TR List Jim Muller wrote: > Ah, I didn't say anything about "useful"! I said interesting. See now I thought my photography is the most interesting section. > So there, nyah! And welcome back. You see what you've started? A > whole round on the perceived importance of "things", including but > not limited to cars. It sure beats another round on timing chain > covers! Oh, OK. You know I have a slightly bent engine front plate what is keeping my chain cover and front main from sealing. I have a nice new aluminum front plate to replace the bent one with, but I keep looking at that front apron, radiator & other parts then go out and work in the garden. TeriAnn Which is best a a nice well kept garden or an oil free engine bay?? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 06:44:41 2006 From: "Philip E. Barnes" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:42:10 -0400 Subject: [TR] free Spitfire A co-worker has a Spitfire he wishes to part with, free to a good home. It's strictly a parts car, but it is complete. I think it is a 1970 or so. The car is located near Ithaca, NY. For all the details, please contact Karl Smolenski at kws4@cornell.edu -- Phil Barnes (peb3@cornell.edu) Cortland, NY (nowhere near New York City) '71 TR6 CC61193L (29 year owner) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 15:31:24 2006 From: "Ken Gano, home" To: "Triumph List" Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:29:10 -0500 Subject: [TR] Paging Joe Polick Joe: Contact me off list, please Ken Gano === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 17:04:35 2006 From: "Jerry Van Vlack" To: "Triumphs" Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:58:19 -0400 Subject: [TR] Test Test please delete. JVV === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 18:09:24 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:06:24 -0400 Subject: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change I did some reading some years back on oil differences between standard and synthetic. The research pointed out that one of the damaging features of standard oil was its propensity to accept acids from combustion, and that these acids react with and deteriorate engine metals. ...So, it would seem to make logical sense (ahah, I am therefore already in trouble!) to change old oil out BEFORE storing for winter, rather than waiting to do an oil change in the spring. ...Er, wouldn't it? ...Or would the freshly changed oil lose lubrication properties simply by sitting all winter? (I'll be changing to synthetic, having broken in the engine now.) This seems so innane a question. Still, where else could one raise a question like this, than the List? Thank you everyone. Terry Smith, '59 TR3A New Hampshire (Man this car runs sweet. Smooth acceleration, quick response to the pedal, steering like a KW semi but zippered to the road. After 3 and a half years of sweat, it's a new car, and acts like one. ...Although, I will be doing the alternator conversion next spring after having to charge the battery after a couple of weeks of driving this month in the dark to and from work with the headlamps on.) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 18:13:22 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: "Triumphs" Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:12:40 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Test On 13 Oct 2006 at 19:58, Jerry Van Vlack wrote: > Test please delete. Should I ignore it first? -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 18:38:38 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Terry Smith" Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 21:38:31 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Hi Terry, Just a note on the alternator conversion. I put in a pair of modern headlights in my 3. They are extremely bright at idle and the dash light stays off, indicating adequate charging. My generator is an NOS one and puts out the specified charge. My NOS regulator needed to be adjusted. Just curious if your gen and reg are performing properly. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Smith" To: Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 09:06 PM Subject: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > I did some reading some years back on oil differences between standard and > synthetic. The research pointed out that one of the damaging features of > standard oil was its propensity to accept acids from combustion, and that > these acids react with and deteriorate engine metals. > > ...So, it would seem to make logical sense (ahah, I am therefore already in > trouble!) to change old oil out BEFORE storing for winter, rather than waiting > to do an oil change in the spring. ...Er, wouldn't it? ...Or would the > freshly changed oil lose lubrication properties simply by sitting all winter? > (I'll be changing to synthetic, having broken in the engine now.) > > This seems so innane a question. Still, where else could one raise a question > like this, than the List? > > Thank you everyone. > > Terry Smith, '59 TR3A > New Hampshire (Man this car runs sweet. Smooth acceleration, quick response > to the pedal, steering like a KW semi but zippered to the road. After 3 and a > half years of sweat, it's a new car, and acts like one. ...Although, I will > be doing the alternator conversion next spring after having to charge the > battery after a couple of weeks of driving this month in the dark to and from > work with the headlamps on.) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 19:02:45 2006 From: "Randall" To: Dave Corbitt , Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:02:15 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > Just a note on the alternator conversion. I put in a pair of modern > headlights in my 3. They are extremely bright at idle and the dash light > stays off, indicating adequate charging. My generator is an NOS one and puts > out the specified charge. My NOS regulator needed to be adjusted. Just > curious if your gen and reg are performing properly. I went through this many years ago ... the stock TR3A generator was rated at 19 amps (although most cars will have the later 21 amp unit). I measured the total load, driving in the winter with the headlights, heater & wipers on; at 24 amps ! With a properly adjusted regulator, this can be seen in the ammeter ... it should show a very slight discharge under these conditions. If it is set "hot" enough to still charge with everything on, it will overcharge with everything off (reducing the life of the battery); plus there is a very real chance it is allowing the generator to output too much current, which will eventually overheat and damage the generator. But even if I mis-measured and the load is less than that, the generator/alternator still has to put back whatever drain it took to start the car, before you get to your destination. In cold weather, this can be a considerable chore. Batteries are kind of odd devices, not very efficient and their efficiency depends a lot on the charge/discharge rate. But say for the sake of argument that it takes 60 amp-hours to fully charge a healthy battery from empty. Further suppose it will start the car 10 times (again we're talking cold weather here). So probably it takes something on the order of 6 amp hours to put back a single start. If you only drive the car 15 minutes after starting it (which was about my commute to work in those days), that means the generator must put 24 amps into the battery (as well as powering whatever devices are turned on). Obviously, a 21 amp generator just isn't going to cut it ! Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 19:03:18 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:03:09 -0400 Subject: [TR] TESTS FOR POSSIBLE COOLANT/OIL LEAK Earlier this week when I had my olive-green oil (not olive oil!) drained into a pan sitting beside my Tr3, Doug Matthews, ace TR3 mechanic, commented that he also was concerned about possible water in my oil. Not only was he talking about its olive-green color, but also it's top layer looked shiny-clear. However, not until now did I really connect it's color with a possible coolant leak! The antifreeze I use is a typical bright green type, and, if mixed with oil might be olive colored! (Just a likely guess). Chris S. suggested that the two fluids might be mixing it up, and now I see why he thought that might be the case. This is a terrible thought, but, could be the case. One thought, which I briefly mentioned to Doug, as he was about to leave, is that Proffesional Engine Shop which rebuilt my motor might also be responsible for it's problem. What I am asking for here is how I might verify if this is the problem? Chris also suggested to be on the close lookout for an increase in the amount of oil in the engine (due to water seepage) as this could be one way of verifying this to be the problem. If indeed, this is the problem, I'd like to have as many 'verifications' as possible before I call the Engine Shop to report the problem. As you proably are aware, this engine only has 2-3 hours of total run time since it was rebuilt. (And I have mounted it on the chassis, with tranny). One day, I drove it a little ways into the front yard, but, the car is far from road ready. Prior to getting the radiator performing correctly, the engine ran hot on two occasions. I shut it off immediatly but the gauge got up to 230 degrees. It is my belief that this should not be the reason for coolant in the oil. And with only a couple hours of run time, the engine shop hopefully will stand behind their work! Of course, getting it there is another problem. But for right now, I need to remain optimistic that this oil which was only ran for 20 minutes turned greenish because, 'if maybe got water in it because the dipstick got left out and it rained!' But I may need other tests or 'verifications' to sound convincing: TEST #1 - an increase in the amount of engine oil (drain it after how many days?, should I crank it after putting the oil in?) TEST #2 - maybe something to do with oil pressure? I remember that, during those 20 minutes, the oil pressure kept going down... I shut it off at 30 psi... then I remembered I had put a couple of 10W-30 quarts in it... and assumed... TEST #3 - maybe somethin like skipping? TEST #4 - maybe somethin like water coming out of the tailpipe with the exhaust? (antifreeze was a 50/50 mix) TEST #5 - maybe somethin I might ought to buy? Ya'll have helped me overcome fears before. I hope you are full of ideas now; Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3A === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 19:40:50 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Randall" Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 22:39:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change All points well taken. And since the furthest my car has made it is about 20 miles distance supported on jack stands, :o), I cannot support the adequacy of the charging system to hold a charge. However, at one point in my restoration I heard that you can have the original generator rewired to put out an uprated output. After talking to numerous TR3 owners in our club and elsewhere, I was deterred from pursuing this avenue. All by the simple statement that they have had their cars for years and never experienced any problems driving at night, during the day or whatever. Now granted, we are talking about stock TR's with minimal or no auxiliary equipment (ie; radios, etc.) but experience is indicating or presenting some confusion for me. None of the owners have ever had to charge their batteries other than by the cars generator output. But by computing the science behind it, it clearly indicates a shortfall on the charging system. I guess and hope in the near future to find out. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randall" Cc: "Triumph List" Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > > Just a note on the alternator conversion. I put in a pair of modern > > headlights in my 3. They are extremely bright at idle and the dash light > > stays off, indicating adequate charging. My generator is an NOS one and puts > > out the specified charge. My NOS regulator needed to be adjusted. Just > > curious if your gen and reg are performing properly. > > I went through this many years ago ... the stock TR3A generator was rated at 19 > amps (although most cars will have the later 21 amp unit). I measured the total > load, driving in the winter with the headlights, heater & wipers on; at 24 amps > ! > > With a properly adjusted regulator, this can be seen in the ammeter ... it > should show a very slight discharge under these conditions. If it is set "hot" > enough to still charge with everything on, it will overcharge with everything > off (reducing the life of the battery); plus there is a very real chance it is > allowing the generator to output too much current, which will eventually > overheat and damage the generator. > > But even if I mis-measured and the load is less than that, the > generator/alternator still has to put back whatever drain it took to start the > car, before you get to your destination. In cold weather, this can be a > considerable chore. > > Batteries are kind of odd devices, not very efficient and their efficiency > depends a lot on the charge/discharge rate. But say for the sake of argument > that it takes 60 amp-hours to fully charge a healthy battery from empty. > Further suppose it will start the car 10 times (again we're talking cold weather > here). So probably it takes something on the order of 6 amp hours to put back a > single start. If you only drive the car 15 minutes after starting it (which was > about my commute to work in those days), that means the generator must put 24 > amps into the battery (as well as powering whatever devices are turned on). > Obviously, a 21 amp generator just isn't going to cut it ! > > Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 19:58:16 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph List Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:55:41 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Eureka Saws Co, Inc. wrote: > Hi Terry, > Just a note on the alternator conversion. I put in a pair of modern > headlights in my 3. They are extremely bright at idle and the dash light > stays off, indicating adequate charging. Umm don't count on that. With enough load, your generator might not be putting out quite enough power to completely recharge the battery and keep everything running but you will not notice it with the ammeter. You really need to have a volt meter to catch a generator that is not quite handling the load. There's a lot to be said about swapping out the ammeter with a Smiths voltmeter & convex lens TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 21:27:16 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: Triumph List Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:26:32 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Eureka Saws Co, Inc. wrote: > They are extremely bright at idle and the dash light > stays off, indicating adequate charging. Or the dash light stays off because the system knows it doesn't have enough juice to operate the dash light and the headlights too. :-) -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 22:10:54 2006 From: pethier@comcast.net To: "Terry Smith" , Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:10:08 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change From: "Terry Smith" > I did some reading some years back on oil differences between standard and > synthetic. The research pointed out that one of the damaging features of > standard oil was its propensity to accept acids from combustion, and that > these acids react with and deteriorate engine metals. > > ...So, it would seem to make logical sense (ahah, I am therefore already in > trouble!) to change old oil out BEFORE storing for winter, rather than waiting > to do an oil change in the spring. ...Er, wouldn't it? ...Or would the > freshly changed oil lose lubrication properties simply by sitting all winter? > (I'll be changing to synthetic, having broken in the engine now.) > > This seems so innane a question. Still, where else could one raise a question > like this, than the List? What makes the most sense to me is to drive the car, dump the oil hot, put in new oil, take out the spark plugs, shoot a little oil in each cylinder, then turn over the engine with the starter motor for awhile to get fresh oil in the bearings, then put in the spark plugs and leave it alone until spring. You may want to work the clutch now and again, since TR clutches have a rep or sticking in storage. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 23:29:03 2006 From: "Randall" To: Flowbench@aol.com Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:28:09 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > All by the simple > statement that they have had their cars for years and never experienced any > problems driving at night, during the day or whatever. Well, it depends a lot on how you use the car. Not many are crazy enough to drive a TR3 to work every day in the snow ! And pleasure driving tends to be a lot easier on the charging system. > Now granted, we are > talking about stock TR's with minimal or no auxiliary equipment (ie; radios, > etc.) You mean like the optional heater ? Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 13 23:47:02 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Triumph List" Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:46:37 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > You really need to have a volt meter to catch a generator that is not > quite handling the load. To each their own, I guess. Personally, I feel an ammeter gives me more information. If I'm wondering if the generator is handling the load, all I have to do is add a bit more load (like stepping on the brake pedal) and watch to see if the generator picks it up or not. And a low-reading voltmeter can mean almost anything, including the ignition switch going bad. On my Stag, it means the factory fuse block is about 30 years past it's useful lifetime. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 05:17:16 2006 From: Aldwyn To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:15:11 -0400 Subject: [TR] Insurance: Not Garage Kept? Hey folks! Anyone know of a classic car insurance company that allows for part time street parking of the car? There will be times when I will have the 6 parked on the street (covered, of corse!), and all of the companies I have investigated so far have all required it to be in a garage. Thanks! Aldwyn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 05:58:34 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: triumph list Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:57:35 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Randall wrote: > And a low-reading voltmeter can mean > almost anything, including the ignition switch going bad. On my Stag, it means > the factory fuse block is about 30 years past it's useful lifetime. Exactly. It is telling you that there is something wrong with your system that is preventing your generator from making proper voltage for fully charging the battery or preventing the part of the circuit the voltmeter is connected to from running at proper voltage. Something you would never see with an ammeter. Thank you for making my case :) A few decades back I put a voltmeter in my Land Rover next to the ammeter. The voltmeter consistently warned me of problems that the ammeter didn't show. About 4 years ago I needed an instrument hole and I decided the ammeter was the most useless instrument I had since I learned to rely upon the voltmeter. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 06:14:56 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:14:47 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Alex Manzo wrote: > If all is set correctly, would the idiot light on the dash (low/dim > lighting if lit during running) indicate the system not up to peak > performance? One might surmise that the reason it is called an idiot light is that only idiots would rely upon it. But of course that is an extreme stance to take and I have never been accused of taking an extreme stance on anything ;) TeriAnn There is a Goddess that watches out for innocents, fools and idiots. Over the years she has taken very good care of me. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 06:50:22 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "TeriAnn Wakeman" Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:44:06 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Terri Ann wrote: One might surmise that the reason it is called an idiot light is that > only idiots would rely upon it. Exactly my point. Except for our well informed group, I would venture a guess that the average Joe/Jane has no clue what a volt and amp gauge do. Ask anyone with say a Jeep Cherokee what the gauges reflect and you will get an open stare. Now if the idiot light comes on they would respond with "I would check the drivers handbook to see if I have to take the car in." And everyone spots a bright dash light that is not normal faster than a quiet gauge. So, if the dash light on a 3 comes on and one has both gauges to assess the situation, I could preclude it might be a good "Hey idiot you have a problem check it out", and then the eyes flow to the gauges. Alex PS Terri Ann wrote: There is a Goddess that watches out for innocents, fools and idiots. > Over the years she has taken very good care of me. Don't feel like a pregnant nun, I know her to. (not the nun) ----- Original Message ----- From: "TeriAnn Wakeman" To: "Triumph list" Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 09:14 AM Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > Alex Manzo wrote: > > If all is set correctly, would the idiot light on the dash (low/dim > > lighting if lit during running) indicate the system not up to peak > > performance? > > One might surmise that the reason it is called an idiot light is that > only idiots would rely upon it. > > But of course that is an extreme stance to take and I have never been > accused of taking an extreme stance on anything ;) > > > TeriAnn > > There is a Goddess that watches out for innocents, fools and idiots. > Over the years she has taken very good care of me. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 07:03:37 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: tr3driver@comcast.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:02:05 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/13/2006 9:05:34 PM Central Standard Time, tr3driver@comcast.net writes: > I went through this many years ago ... the stock TR3A generator was rated > at 19 > amps (although most cars will have the later 21 amp unit). I measured the > total > load, driving in the winter with the headlights, heater &wipers on; at 24 > amps > ! > Batteries are much different than the batteries we had "back in the day." When these cars were young the thinking was that if you drive at night and all the loads result in a 10 or 15% total net discharge on the battery but then drive the next day the the generator can replenish the charge, no big deal. The overall cumulative result is the sytem works. But today automotive cranking batteries are over-optimized for Cold Cranking Amp ratings (it is a major selling point) and this is accomplished by maximizing the plate area. But to do so without using much more lead than before they make the plates thinner. With thinner plates it takes less % discharge to etch away whole areas of the plate surface during a discharge and when recharging that area is not restored resulting in less plate area and less CCA. This is not a problem for modern cars that are much better at maintaining the charge state of the battery at 100%. But our old charging systems were designed around batteries that were more tolerant of this type of abuse. Perhaps a better choice of battery for an early TR with a traditional charging system is a deep cycle battery. But these cost more. All a function of market volume. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 07:12:19 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: pethier@comcast.net, terryrs@adelphia.net, Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:11:04 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/14/2006 12:13:37 AM Central Standard Time, pethier@comcast.net writes: > What makes the most sense to me is to drive the car, dump the oil hot, put > in new oil, take out the spark plugs, shoot a little oil in each cylinder, > then turn over the engine with the starter motor for awhile to get fresh oil in > the bearings, then put in the spark plugs and leave it alone until spring. > If you don't mind burnt fingers, you bet. But draining it cold only requires more time and you can pull the plug and go watch the game and enjoy your unburnt fingers wrapped around that beer can. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 07:20:01 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:18:30 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/14/2006 8:01:21 AM Central Standard Time, twakeman@razzolink.com writes: > A few decades back I put a voltmeter in my Land Rover next to the > ammeter. The voltmeter consistently warned me of problems that the > ammeter didn't show. About 4 years ago I needed an instrument hole and > I decided the ammeter was the most useless instrument I had since I > learned to rely upon the voltmeter. > When you couple that with the fact that the high current wiring is much simpler without the ammeter, it makes sense to me. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 07:27:10 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:25:55 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/14/2006 8:17:50 AM Central Standard Time, twakeman@razzolink.com writes: > Alex Manzo wrote: > >If all is set correctly, would the idiot light on the dash (low/dim > >lighting if lit during running) indicate the system not up to peak > >performance? > > One might surmise that the reason it is called an idiot light is that > only idiots would rely upon it. > > But of course that is an extreme stance to take and I have never been > accused of taking an extreme stance on anything ;) > That is an extreme stance. It would be more accurate to say that they are called idiot lights because idiots CAN understand then when they have no clue what a gauge would be telling them. But nonetheless, the ignition warning light is so much more than an idiot light, if you know how to read it. Idiot lights are ON/OFF devices that signal that something is either fine or needs attention. The ignition light tells you different things based on whether it is on bright, or dim and under what conditions it is illuminating. If it is on all the time but dim it means one thing. If it only comes on at idle it means something else. Reading the ignition light properly takes more diagnostic skill than does reading a gauge. Dave P.S. The above does not apply to the new generation of alternators where the ignition light is switched on by a transistor in the regulator. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 08:19:38 2006 From: "John Herrera" To: Dave1massey@cs.com, pethier@comcast.net, terryrs@adelphia.net, Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:06:53 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change >If you don't mind burnt fingers, you bet. But draining it cold only >requires >more time and you can pull the plug and go watch the game and enjoy your >unburnt fingers wrapped around that beer can. > >Dave Dunno about car engine manufacturers, but, for what it's worth, aircraft engine manufacturers recommend draining the oil while hot. Maybe it is holding the dirt in suspension and allows it to drain. But this is pure conjecture on my part. Besides, the cold beer mug will make the burnt fingers feel better. John H. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 08:56:17 2006 From: Greg Perry To: Paul Dorsey , list Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:38:26 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: Re: [TR] TESTS FOR POSSIBLE COOLANT/OIL LEAK > But for right now, I need to remain optimistic that this oil which was only ran for 20 minutes turned greenish because, 'if maybe got water in it because the dipstick got left out and it rained!' But I may need other tests or 'verifications' to sound convincing: >TEST #1 - an increase in the amount of engine oil (drain it after how many days?, should I crank it after putting the oil in?) >TEST #2 - maybe something to do with oil pressure? I remember that, during those 20 minutes, the oil pressure kept going down... I shut it off at 30 psi... then I remembered I had put a couple of 10W-30 quarts in it... and assumed... >TEST #3 - maybe somethin like skipping? >TEST #4 - maybe somethin like water coming out of the tailpipe with the exhaust? (antifreeze was a 50/50 mix) >TEST #5 - maybe somethin I might ought to buy? > >Ya'll have helped me overcome fears before. I hope you are full of ideas now; >Thanks, >Paul Dorsey >60 TR3A Paul, I would suggest doing a coolant pressure test first before evaluating the above. Greg Perry === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 09:52:35 2006 From: a901949@aol.com To: Triumphs-digest@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:45:19 -0400 Subject: [TR] 1947 Triumph Question for anybody in Triumphland. I am having my speedometer rebuilt and need to calibrate it. The car has a 59 TR3 motor and transmission, has 16" wheels. Can anybody help with this problem? Thanks in advance. Tom ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 11:05:06 2006 From: Bill & AnnaBelle To: a901949@aol.com, Triumphs-digest@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:04:00 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] 1947 Triumph You should check out Tony Rhodes website ... he has a very complete/accurate/really good ... 8-) set of instructions for the Smiths Speedometers ... http://www.sterlingbritishmotoringsociety.org/resources.htm >Question for anybody in Triumphland. I am having my speedometer >rebuilt and need to calibrate it. The car has a 59 TR3 motor and >transmission, has 16" wheels. Can anybody help with this problem? >Thanks in advance. >Tom -- Bill Pugh 1957 TR3 TS16765L aka Casper AnnaBelle Pugh 1970 TR6 CC59179L aka Rosey Wallace, CA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 12:55:26 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:52:36 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Insurance: Not Garage Kept? Aldwyn wrote: > Anyone know of a classic car insurance company that allows for part > time street parking of the car? > > There will be times when I will have the 6 parked on the street > (covered, of corse!), and all of the companies I have investigated so > far have all required it to be in a garage. My 'classic' insurance is thru State Farm... they have an Antique Car Endorsement that leaves the vehicle's liability under your umbrella (if you have one). Fairly liberal mileage & use restriction, agreed value (you obtain an appraisal up front and can increase the amount over time w/o additional appraisals) and so far as I recall no requirement to park it in a garage. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/474 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 12:58:07 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 12:55:38 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] 1947 Triumph a901949@aol.com wrote: >Question for anybody in Triumphland. I am having my speedometer rebuilt and need to calibrate it. The car has a 59 TR3 motor and transmission, has 16" wheels. Can anybody help with this problem? >Thanks in advance. >Tom >________ > The 'Rhodes' site is what I use to calibrate mine... works provided the odo gear is somewhere in the right ballpark and the hairspring & magents are in good condition. As for 16" wheels -- what really matters is the dimension with the tire. This can vary from original as 1947 tires tended to be taller and skinnier than their modern counterparts. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/474 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 14:51:22 2006 From: Douglas Byam To: Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:45:21 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR-3 Single Speed Wiper Motor Looking for a "Internal Wiring Diagram" for the above wiper motor. Can use about any format including AutoCad. Doug Byam === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 15:14:56 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: dorpaul@negia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:12:46 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TESTS FOR POSSIBLE COOLANT/OIL LEAK My recommendation is, do not let time go by. Go directly to the guy who rebuilt the engine and put him on notice now. You can work out the detail later but not telling him immediately will have no positive consequences. I vote for coolant in the oil and it could be a failed head gasket. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 16:41:22 2006 From: Adrian Jones To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:38:54 -0400 (GMT-04:00) Subject: [TR] Timing chain - final report Hi Folks, Well, good news. Installed tensioner and new oil seal, as per lots of input from the list. The car started up first time, sounds great, no chain noise and drives just fine. Side benefit - major oil leak has been reduced to minor oil leak. TR3 now leaks less than MG Midget stable companion. Ar, ar! Thanks for all the help - couldn't do it without you. Regards, Adrian TS 58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 17:22:06 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Adrian Jones" Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:15:23 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report Hello List, Adrian wrote: Regards, Adrian TS58324 Adrian referred to a MG Midget stable companion. Seating not 10 feet from me is a not to distant cousin, TS58404L-O. Only 80 cars away from each other. Anyone closer to these 2. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Jones" To: Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 07:38 PM Subject: [TR] Timing chain - final report > Hi Folks, > Well, good news. > Installed tensioner and new oil seal, as per lots of input from the list. > The car started up first time, sounds great, no chain noise and drives just fine. > Side benefit - major oil leak has been reduced to minor oil leak. > TR3 now leaks less than MG Midget stable companion. Ar, ar! > Thanks for all the help - couldn't do it without you. > Regards, Adrian TS 58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 18:00:29 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:57:44 -0400 Subject: [TR] Joe Alexander & Classic Motorsports Magazine I was in Borders tonight flipping through the Nov issue of Classic Motorsports Magazine and there was a "sidebar" article on Joe Alexander and Friends of Triumph (FoT). It talked about how Joe wanted a way for the racing community to stay in touch, so he approached computer guru Mark Bradakis about starting the mail list about 10 years ago! BTW...the magazine is very well written and is the only Classic LBC Mag I've found that has a stateside emphasis. Most of the articles, cars, people, ads, classifieds etc are located here in the states. I also found another great resource that was mentioned in the magazine www.britcars.org Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 18:44:27 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:41:33 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3A oil/now heater >> Now granted, we are >> talking about stock TR's with minimal or no auxiliary equipment (ie; >> radios, >> etc.) > > You mean like the optional heater ? > > Randall Yeah...about that heater. Here in central New Hampshire where Fall has clutched our throats with fingers of ice, I still have the top down despite that I have to wear a fleece sweater, windbreaker, coat, gloves, and a 49'ers (from the Joe Cool days) wool baseball cap under the windbreaker's hood. People ask why I don't just put the top up, and I try to lay out my "box" theory: that is, we live in boxes, eat/sleep/rest in boxes, leave our box to drive to work in a box with wheels, get out of that box and enter a box where we work...etc. ad naseum. In winter, we hurry through freezing wind gusts from one box to another. I'm not anxious to close the lid on the one box that can go topless. Winter lasts too long to start it any earlier than I have to. Ah, but to the point. Randall, on these cold mornings, I understand the term "optional heater" better, because it's really optional to turn it on, given that it is not quite a furnace is it? Terry Smith '59 TR3A TS 58667 Terry Smith New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 18:58:47 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 18:53:05 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A oil/now heater Terry Smith wrote: > ... I try to lay out my "box" theory: that is, we live in boxes, > eat/sleep/rest in boxes, leave our box to drive to work in a box with > wheels, get out of that box and enter a box where we work...etc... Sounds a bit like the "TRA Philosophy": "...We believe that the person inside an automobile who is cold in the winter and hot in the summer--just like the weather outside--is a more healthy person, who will no doubt live longer than those who drive along in a controlled, unnatural environment..." http://www.triumphregister.com/AboutTRA.html Geo H -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/474 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 19:15:39 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: jmitch@snet.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:11:17 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Engine knock In a message dated 10/14/2006 7:01:48 PM Mountain Standard Time, jmitch@snet.net writes: If I pull the oil pan, what should I be looking for? The engine is newly rebuilt with about 400 miles on it. Thanks John Mitchell 76 TR6 Did you rebuild it? If not,look for an attorney? ;=) just kidding...but pullthe pan, then a rod cap and look for wear or scoring, or anything besides the look of a band new bearing. Check the mains too. Robert B. Houston 63 TR4 73 MG Midget 74.5 MGBGT A dream will always Triumph over reality, once it is given the chance. Stanislaw Lem === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 19:18:04 2006 From: John Wise <60TR3A@cox.net> To: "Terry Smith" , Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:15:55 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change At 9:06 PM -0400 10/13/06, Terry Smith wrote: >...So, it would seem to make logical sense (ahah, I am therefore already in >trouble!) to change old oil out BEFORE storing for winter, rather than waiting >to do an oil change in the spring. Here in Phoenix I am just getting ready to really drive the TR3. The car runs fine in the summer, but my bald head takes a real beating!!!! :-) John -- John A. Wise Glendale, AZ Email: 60TR3A@cox.net 1960 Triumph TR3A Commission No: TS80422L http://members.cox.net/60tr3a/index 1977 Porsche 911S http://home.earthlink.net/~johnwise/Porsche.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 21:01:28 2006 From: mrv8q@aim.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 23:59:18 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report TS58324 Hello List, Adrian wrote: Regards, Adrian TS58324 Adrian referred to a MG Midget stable companion. Seating not 10 feet from me is a not to distant cousin, TS58404L-O. Only 80 cars away from each other. Anyone closer to these 2. Alex Yep! Best, Kevin Browne '59 TR3A #58370L ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 14 21:42:32 2006 From: "Marty Clark" To: "John Wise" <60TR3A@cox.net> Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:42:05 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Hey John, You just need to learn to keep a big rimmed hat in the car like I do. Marty Clark Gilbert, AZ 1974 TR6 CF17352U http://www.triumphowners.com/798 http://collectiblecars.nytimes.com/View_Listing.asp?ListingID=COL610033 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 05:12:40 2006 From: ZinkZ10C@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:10:26 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TESTS FOR POSSIBLE COOLANT/OIL LEAK In a message dated 10/14/06 6:15:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, DLylis@aol.com writes: << Go directly to the guy who rebuilt the engine and put him on notice now. >> That sounds rather confrontational considering the engine in question was overheated at least twice due to issues beyond the control of the builder. Be sure to "put the builder on notice" that the engine was over heated at least twice due to a clogged rad. We also don't know if the engine had a full fill of coolant during the initial start or at any time during operation. If the coolant level is low the gauge will read lower than the actual engine temp. In this case the cylinder head could have been much hotter than indicated. Overheating the engine is not good and will cause damage. There are two sources of water to oil leakages that can be caused by poor sealing, the base of the liners if a wet liner motor and the oil feed through the head gasket. Oil to water from the head feed is rare for any engine, oil to the outside is more common. The other source of leakage can be a crack from the water jackets to the crankcase. If there was a crack from pressurized oil there would be oil in the water. Was the head ever removed after the builder finished the engine? There is a possibility the liner gaskets were disturbed. If the engine has been started and stopped many times before it has warmed up moisture will build up in the crankcase, especially if a PCV system is not present. The other issue is this engine has never been run under a load. Running under a load is vital to preventing the next likely problem, excessive oil usage due to rings not seated. Harold === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 05:39:44 2006 From: "John Macartney" To: "Alex Manzo" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:38:32 +0100 Subject: [TR] Re: Std Triumph Hi, Alex Unfortunately, I can't help you with these numbers. If I did give you one it would be a random guess. Perhaps Piggot may have some info in his books (don't have any myself) and its a remote possibility that one of Mike Cook's books might provide an indication. That said, it's possible Cook's book would only look at the NA content of output and this would cloud the issue. As I know from personal experience of those days, export production as a whole tended to swing in favour of specific markets so cars could be built and shipped within the confines of the confirmed irrevocable letters of credit that were issued by the buyer to pay for them. I've written a long article on how Export Sales and Production Control Depts handled CILC's, strikes, supplier shortages and why some cars sat for so long in the UK before they were shipped. This features in the sequel to my earlier book - due out when I can find a publisher :) Cheers, John ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Manzo To: John Macartney Cc: triumph list Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 1:20 PM Subject: Std Triumph Hi John, Can you shed some light on Std Triumphs daily production output for the TR series in the 50's and early 60's. Specifically, the TR3 range. It appears there are a few cars here in the states that are within 80 (numbers) cars of each other. May have been made the same day or week. Many thanks, Alex === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 08:23:50 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Adrian Jones" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:23:29 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report Hi Adrian, L is for left hand. O is for overdrive. I use a dash between L and O because I am not sure at this time if mine came with Overdrive. It is something I added. So where is this not so distant cousin. TS58404L-O is presently in PA and soon to be heading to Florida. temperature in PA this morning was 38. In Florida, 70. As a note, my car came in the rare red body with black interior. It is now Old English White (Triumph Pearl, I think) with a Burgundy interior and weather gear. Soon to have a few pictures posted. :o) Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Jones" To: "Eureka Saws Co,Inc." Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report > Alex, > Greeting from your cousin! > I think mine also has the L-O designation but the O bit is blurred. > L for left hand drive and O for Overdrive fitted, right? > I think the original color was a pale blue but, unfortunately, has been sprayed red. (Didn't someone say that by 2050 all antique cars will be red) > Still it looks very nice with the white top. > Best Regards, Adrian > > -----Original Message----- > >From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." > >Sent: Oct 14, 2006 8:15 PM > >To: Adrian Jones > >Cc: Triumph List > >Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report > > > >Hello List, > >Adrian wrote: > >Regards, Adrian TS58324 > > > >Adrian referred to a MG Midget stable companion. Seating not 10 feet from me > >is a not to distant cousin, TS58404L-O. Only 80 cars away from each other. > >Anyone closer to these 2. > >Alex > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Adrian Jones" > >To: > >Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 07:38 PM > >Subject: [TR] Timing chain - final report > > > > > >> Hi Folks, > >> Well, good news. > >> Installed tensioner and new oil seal, as per lots of input from the list. > >> The car started up first time, sounds great, no chain noise and drives > >just fine. > >> Side benefit - major oil leak has been reduced to minor oil leak. > >> TR3 now leaks less than MG Midget stable companion. Ar, ar! > >> Thanks for all the help - couldn't do it without you. > >> Regards, Adrian TS 58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 08:55:59 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Triumph List" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:54:54 -0400 Subject: [TR] OD location Hello to all, Quick question on the OD relay. On a 59 TR3A where is the relay positioned. According to the manual it looks like it is attached to the battery box behind the heater. pp198. I am assuming that the relay harness passes through the tunnel on the drivers side about 1/3 of the way from the firewall, just above the floor where there is an obvious hole for something. Any help as usual appreciated. Alex === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 09:08:25 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Triumph List" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:07:15 -0400 Subject: [TR] OD question #2 I am back. Is there a wiring schematic for the two harnesses for the OD anywhere? Thanks again, Alex === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 09:21:11 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 09:20:15 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] OD question #2 Eureka Saws Co, Inc. wrote: >I am back. Is there a wiring schematic for the two harnesses for the OD >anywhere? > Try here: http://www.advanceautowire.com/tr24a.pdf ...or perhaps the attached will suffice. BTW -- That hole in the tunnel on the drivers side sounds a bit like someone added it to be able to fill the gearbox from inside the car (though I don't know nuthin' about OD so maybe there is a use for it there). Geo [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/gif which had a name of od-wiring.GIF] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.3/474 - Release Date: 10/13/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 09:21:47 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Tom Householder" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:20:41 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] commission numbers Hi Tom, That is great information. Are you at liberty to share the owner of 58399. This one is 5 away. Unbelievable. Thanks, Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Householder" To: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 12:08 PM Subject: Re: [TR] commission numbers > These are commision numbers I've registered over the years I just added the > two in the recent post > > "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." wrote: > > > Hi Tom, > > Help me out a little. Not sure what these numbers are. > > Alex > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom Householder" > > To: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." > > Cc: "Adrian Jones" > > Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 10:50 AM > > Subject: Re: [TR] commission numbers > > > > > Here is wat I've registered over the years FYI > > > > > > tom > > > > > > 58322 L > > > 58324 LO > > > 58353 L > > > 58378 L > > > 58399 L > > > 58404 LO > > > 58466 L > > > 58476 LO > > > > > > "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." wrote: > > > > > > > Hello List, > > > > Adrian wrote: > > > > Regards, Adrian TS58324 > > > > > > > > Adrian referred to a MG Midget stable companion. Seating not 10 feet > > from me > > > > is a not to distant cousin, TS58404L-O. Only 80 cars away from each > > other. > > > > Anyone closer to these 2. > > > > Alex > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Adrian Jones" > > > > To: > > > > Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 07:38 PM > > > > Subject: [TR] Timing chain - final report > > > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > Well, good news. > > > > > Installed tensioner and new oil seal, as per lots of input from the > > list. > > > > > The car started up first time, sounds great, no chain noise and drives > > > > just fine. > > > > > Side benefit - major oil leak has been reduced to minor oil leak. > > > > > TR3 now leaks less than MG Midget stable companion. Ar, ar! > > > > > Thanks for all the help - couldn't do it without you. > > > > > Regards, Adrian TS 58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 09:22:47 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Paul Dorsey" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:22:30 -0400 Subject: [TR] Re: Commission No.s was Timing chain (i think) Hi Paul, Just found out that TS58399L is lurking out there somewhere. 5 away. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Dorsey" Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 12:17 PM Subject: Commission No.s was Timing chain (i think) ---------- Original Message ---------- To: Adrian Jones (adrianjones747@earthlink.net) From: Eureka Saws Co, Inc. (ambritts@ptdprolog.net) Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report Date: 10/15/2006 11:23:29a > Hi Adrian, > L is for left hand. O is for overdrive. I use a dash between L and O > because I am not sure at this time if mine came with Overdrive. It is > something I added. So where is this not so distant cousin. TS58404L-O is > presently in PA and soon to be heading to Florida. temperature in PA this > morning was 38. In Florida, 70. As a note, my car came in the rare red > body with black interior. It is now Old English White (Triumph Pearl, I > think) with a Burgundy interior and weather gear. Soon to have a few > pictures posted. :o) Alex > ----- Original Message ----- I wonder how many folks have adjacent (or near adjacent) COMMISSION NO.S (especially on this list?) Paul Dorsey (my apologies if this has already been discussed) TS71318L 60 TR3A > To: "Eureka Saws Co,Inc." > Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 11:10 AM > Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report > > > > Alex, > > Greeting from your cousin! > > I think mine also has the L-O designation but the O bit is blurred. > > L for left hand drive and O for Overdrive fitted, right? > > I think the original color was a pale blue but, unfortunately, has been > sprayed red. (Didn't someone say that by 2050 all antique cars will be > > red) Still it looks very nice with the white top. > > Best Regards, Adrian > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." > > >Sent: Oct 14, 2006 8:15 PM > > >To: Adrian Jones > > >Cc: Triumph List > > >Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report > > > > > >Hello List, > > >Adrian wrote: > > >Regards, Adrian TS58324 > > > > > >Adrian referred to a MG Midget stable companion. Seating not 10 feet > from me > > >is a not to distant cousin, TS58404L-O. Only 80 cars away from each > other. > > >Anyone closer to these 2. > > >Alex === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 09:46:05 2006 From: Brian Jones To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:44:49 -0400 Subject: Re: Intelligent oiling system - Dana Corp. This all sounds eerily familiar. It's this philosophy that calls to people who motorcycle. I'm beginning to realise that you lot are motorcyclists, but with more wheels. Terry Smith wrote: > ... I try to lay out my "box" theory: that is, we live in boxes, > eat/sleep/rest in boxes, leave our box to drive to work in a box with > wheels, get out of that box and enter a box where we work...etc... Sounds a bit like the "TRA Philosophy": "...We believe that the person inside an automobile who is cold in the winter and hot in the summer--just like the weather outside--is a more healthy person, who will no doubt live longer than those who drive along in a controlled, unnatural environment..." http://www.triumphregister.com/AboutTRA.html Geo H === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 09:50:53 2006 From: mrv8q@aim.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 12:49:49 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report TS58324 Hello, Alex, #58370L has always been a SoCal car, sold in Glendale, CA, to the owner I bought the car from, 2+ years ago... (I have the original bill of sale). Red exterior, black interior, just a tick over 64K miles, stored 20+ years in a garage, 10 houses away from my house; I bought it at the deceased owner's estate sale. > Best, Kevin BrowneB > '59 TR3A #58370LB > ________________________________________________________________________B > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and > industry-leading spam and email virus protection.B > B ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 10:51:27 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 13:48:51 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report TS58324 Hi Kevin, Great story. Mine goes something like this. Started a search for a 3. The month when I started nothing was even showing up on ebay. I found a couple of prospects, 1 in Texas and one in Washington State. Just getting ready to jump on a plane to Washington, when I heard of a 59 TR3A in storage for 22 years, in garage 5 miles from my house. This owner had 3's in the family forever. His father still has one in a barn here in PA. Off the road for 30 years. Anyway, he and his father bought all the parts from Susquehanna Valley White/Triumph in the late 70's early 80's (not sure) when they went out of business. Along with the car came so many NOS parts, that most of my car has NOS parts. Some really unusual things. Oh, it came with a spare engine, 4 transmissions, 1 OD not in the car. When I got it there was no interior, but had a new carpet set still in the package. That was 2-1/2 years ago. I am about 3-4 weeks away from completion and TS58404L-O will be resurrected, with many thanks to so many on this list, and of course the usual high focus players who are always there. We all know who I am talking about. :o) My car had the very, very rare color combination of red body, black interior. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [TR] Timing chain - final report TS58324 > Hello, Alex, #58370L has always been a SoCal car, sold in Glendale, CA, > to the owner I bought the car from, 2+ years ago... > (I have the original bill of sale). Red exterior, black interior, just > a tick over 64K miles, stored 20+ years in a garage, 10 houses > away from my house; I bought it at the deceased owner's estate sale. > > Best, Kevin BrowneB > > '59 TR3A #58370LB > > > ________________________________________________________________________B === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 12:37:32 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Ed Woods" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 15:37:36 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] OD location Hi Ed, Bingo! Good thing I kept my old rusted out battery box.The new one (replacement) has no holes or plugs, but the old one does. Took a while to find it on the old box. Had two holes, and one plug. (only kidding) Thanks much. Means another half hour in the garage. :o) Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Woods" To: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 03:22 PM Subject: Re: [TR] OD location > Alex, > > Look on the lower left corner of the battery box (looking from the driver's > seat). There should be two small rubber plugs which fill the holes for the > o/d relay. Remove plugs, mount relay. Make sure you start the mounting > screws from the battery side! The hole in the left side of the tunnel is > for the o/d wiring harness. > > Ed > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." > To: "Triumph List" > Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 11:54 AM > Subject: [TR] OD location > > > > Hello to all, > > Quick question on the OD relay. On a 59 TR3A where is the relay > > positioned. > > According to the manual it looks like it is attached to the battery box > > behind > > the heater. pp198. I am assuming that the relay harness passes through > > the > > tunnel on the drivers side about 1/3 of the way from the firewall, just > > above > > the floor where there is an obvious hole for something. > > Any help as usual appreciated. > > Alex === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 13:57:53 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jrherrera90@hotmail.com, pethier@comcast.net, Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 16:52:41 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/14/2006 10:07:10 AM Central Standard Time, jrherrera90@hotmail.com writes: > >If you don't mind burnt fingers, you bet. But draining it cold only > >requires > >more time and you can pull the plug and go watch the game and enjoy your > >unburnt fingers wrapped around that beer can. > > > >Dave > > Dunno about car engine manufacturers, but, for what it's worth, aircraft > engine manufacturers recommend draining the oil while hot. Maybe it is > holding the dirt in suspension and allows it to drain. But this is pure > conjecture on my part. > > Besides, the cold beer mug will make the burnt fingers feel better. > Do aircraft engines use high detergent, multigrade oil like cars do? The difference between draining hot or cold is the difference between getting 99% of the old oil out vs 99.44%. If I was running a Jiffy Lub I'd want the oil drained when hot. Time is money, after all. But for those of us who change our own oil we can plan alternate chores whilst the oil is draining. And the beer tastes better without the burnt fingers. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 14:40:25 2006 From: "fred thomas" To: , , Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:40:22 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > And the beer tastes better without the burnt fingers. > > Dave ========================================================================================================== I've never in my life (that's a long time) have I ever met any man that could remove a oil pan drain plug with his hands, how do the fingers get burnt. :) :) "FT" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:00:42 2006 From: "John Herrera" To: Dave1massey@cs.com, pethier@comcast.net, terryrs@adelphia.net, Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:59:48 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change >Do aircraft engines use high detergent, multigrade oil like cars do? > >The difference between draining hot or cold is the difference between >getting >99% of the old oil out vs 99.44%. If I was running a Jiffy Lub I'd want >the >oil drained when hot. Time is money, after all. But for those of us who >change our own oil we can plan alternate chores whilst the oil is draining. Dave: You're really taxing my poor old damaged brain, but I will have to either reply from memory or dig through my tubs of books and paperwork to find the Lycoming and Continental Service Bulletins. I don't have the energy to dig so here goes: I just tried the Lycoming website and didn't see a button to click on for a complete list of Service Bulletins. I did watch their video on Oil Specs. No mention of hot or cold draining. Anyway, I think that the SB just says to drain oil hot without explaining why. I seem to recall that detergent oil is not approved for use in aircraft engines (see brain-damage disclaimer statement above, however). Mineral oil is recommended for the break-in period (except for turbocharged engines, which are broken-in with ashless-dispersant oil) and ashless-dispersant oil thereafter. I do remember that several multi-grade oils are approved as well as several single-grade oils, depending on the ambient temperature. Thanks for not saying multi-viscosity. I don't think that Lycoming cares how long it takes for oil to drain, so I don't think that quicker draining is the reason for the statement in the SB. But I can't say what the reason is either. I'd be interested in finding out what the reason is. Could just be CYA. When I was performing 100-hr inspections, I would run the engine up and do the required performance checks, put the 'plane in the hangar, remove the cowling and start the oil draining right away. While the oil was draining, I would remove one spark plug from each cylinder and do the compression test. Talk about burnt fingers! Ouch. This is because the compression check was supposed to be done on a hot engine. There; another open can of worms. >And the beer tastes better without the burnt fingers. I generally try to remove all burnt fingers from my beer before drinking, so I wouldn't know. John === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:07:50 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: frede.thomas2@verizon.net, jrherrera90@hotmail.com, Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:07:35 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/15/2006 4:40:39 PM Central Standard Time, frede.thomas2@verizon.net writes: > I've never in my life (that's a long time) have I ever met any man that > could remove a oil pan drain plug with his hands, how do the fingers get > burnt. :) :) "FT" > If you can move your hand faster than the foutain of hot oil that erupts from the pan then maybe you should be dealing blackjack. ;-) Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:08:33 2006 From: "Keith Ehrlich" To: Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:09:13 -0400 Subject: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 Folks- Yesterday the ignition light suddenly went on while driving and the voltage guage reading 11+ . I thought the alternator was shot, though it was only about 500 miles/1 year old. I drove about a mile and shut it down ( at my office fortunately). I changed out the alternator to another one I had, which I had taken out because it seemed weak, not because it was absolutely not working. No difference-ignition light on, volt guage 11 ish. Today I put the multimeter on the battery without car on and I am getting 12 + volts. I removed the alternator plug, started the car and put the multimeter on the live terminal of the alternator and it read somewhere around 17 volts output. That seems to mean its putting out plenty of electricity. I plugged it back in and let the car idle for about 20 minutes. I put the multimeter on the battery with the engine running every 5 minutes or so and there was no discernable drop in voltage ( it read between 11.95 and 11.93 volts). I would think idling the car this long on battery would kill the battery-and this one has to be at least 8 years old. So I got thinking maybe the alternator was keeping the battery charged just fine and maybe there was some other problem in the wiring. I had dissected the dashboard some months ago and I wonder if a wire in the ignition-voltmeter-battery circuit came loose or got grounded somehow which is giving the false reading of the light and guage. But the strange part is that if I remove the ground wire from the neg terminal of the battery, the car shuts down, which would then seem to indicate that in fact it is not charging. Or there is some freak thing happening to the wiring in the dash. Anyone have any ideas before I have it towed home? I've been through the TR6 Electrical Manual and all it says to me is if the ignition light is on, then its not charging. Thanks for any help. Keith 74 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:17:29 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jrherrera90@hotmail.com, pethier@comcast.net, Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:17:11 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/15/2006 4:59:59 PM Central Standard Time, jrherrera90@hotmail.com writes: > Anyway, I think that the SB just says to drain oil hot without explaining > why. I seem to recall that detergent oil is not approved for use in aircraft > > engines (see brain-damage disclaimer statement above, however). Mineral oil > is recommended for the break-in period (except for turbocharged engines, > which are broken-in with ashless-dispersant oil) and ashless-dispersant oil > thereafter. I do remember that several multi-grade oils are approved as well > > as several single-grade oils, depending on the ambient temperature. Thanks > for not saying multi-viscosity. > There are many aspects to the operation and design of airplanes that are "traditional" simply because the results of something going wrong is so much more severe. If your car's engine quits you coast over to the side of the road and call a towtruck. It the engine in your plane quits you might be able to dictate a brief will to your lawyer over the cell phone but that's about it. And the FAA has no sense of humor. When I was in college I remember being told that when starting a plane in cold weather it is required to pull the plane in the hanger and warm up the oil since they use single grade oils. I suspected that this was still the case. Cheers Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:18:37 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jrherrera90@hotmail.com, pethier@comcast.net, Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:18:30 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/15/2006 4:59:59 PM Central Standard Time, jrherrera90@hotmail.com writes: > I generally try to remove all burnt fingers from my beer before drinking, > so > I wouldn't know. > Some of the beer I've drunk could only be improved but them. ;-) Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:21:57 2006 From: "Graham Stretch" To: "List" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:19:00 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot (was Winter Storage Oil Change) Hi Dave I worked with a guy who did a cold oil change at work one day whilst he was doing other chores (working), he remembered the sump bung as the spreading slick of Duckhams engulfed his right shoe! He then had to get a lift to go and get more oil at lunch! Ever since that time he does hot changes! Not so long for forgetting the bung! Graham. ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave1massey@cs.com But for those of us who > change our own oil we can plan alternate chores whilst the oil is > draining. > > Dave -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 14/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:27:47 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: technical-iwnet@onwight.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:27:37 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot (was Winter Storage Oil Change) In a message dated 10/15/2006 5:24:34 PM Central Standard Time, technical-iwnet@onwight.net writes: > Hi Dave > I worked with a guy who did a cold oil change at work one day whilst he was > doing other chores (working), he remembered the sump bung as the spreading > slick of Duckhams engulfed his right shoe! He then had to get a lift to go > and get more oil at lunch! > Ever since that time he does hot changes! Not so long for forgetting the > bung! > > Graham. > I would think that filling one's shoe with oil would be enough of a reminder. Cheers Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:31:35 2006 From: "Graham Stretch" To: "List" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:31:24 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 Hi Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Ehrlich" Subject: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 > Folks- > I removed the alternator plug, started the car and put the multimeter on > the live terminal of the alternator and it read somewhere around 17 > volts output. That seems to mean its putting out plenty of electricity. Supposed to be very bad for an alternator to run without a battery, it senses a black hole to try to charge or something like that. > > I plugged it back in and let the car idle for about 20 minutes. I put > the multimeter on the battery with the engine running every 5 minutes or > so and there was no discernable drop in voltage ( it read between 11.95 > and 11.93 volts). I would think idling the car this long on battery > would kill the battery-and this one has to be at least 8 years old. > Anyone have any ideas before I have it towed home? I've been through the > TR6 Electrical Manual and all it says to me is if the ignition light is > on, then its not charging. I drove my Herald for over an hour, maybe nearer two with headlights on and the warning light on full brightness before the road was too indistinct in the orange glow, I think the battery would have gone further, I ran out of bottle in the dark! Car had been converted to alternator for ages, the alternator was from one of my previous cars and OLD! So I think 20 mins is well within the scope of a battery that recently stopped being charged. Graham. > Thanks for any help. > > > > Keith -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 14/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 15:31:52 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: kehrlich@syntapharma.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:26:16 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 In a message dated 10/15/2006 5:11:36 PM Central Standard Time, kehrlich@syntapharma.com writes: > Yesterday the ignition light suddenly went on while driving and the > voltage guage reading 11+ . I thought the alternator was shot, though it > was only about 500 miles/1 year old. I drove about a mile and shut it > down ( at my office fortunately). > > > > I changed out the alternator to another one I had, which I had taken out > because it seemed weak, not because it was absolutely not working. > > > > No difference-ignition light on, volt guage 11 ish. > > > > Today I put the multimeter on the battery without car on and I am > getting 12 + volts. > > > > I removed the alternator plug, started the car and put the multimeter on > the live terminal of the alternator and it read somewhere around 17 > volts output. That seems to mean its putting out plenty of electricity. > > > > I plugged it back in and let the car idle for about 20 minutes. I put > the multimeter on the battery with the engine running every 5 minutes or > so and there was no discernable drop in voltage ( it read between 11.95 > and 11.93 volts). I would think idling the car this long on battery > would kill the battery-and this one has to be at least 8 years old. So I > got thinking maybe the alternator was keeping the battery charged just > fine and maybe there was some other problem in the wiring. I had > dissected the dashboard some months ago and I wonder if a wire in the > ignition-voltmeter-battery circuit came loose or got grounded somehow > which is giving the false reading of the light and guage. But the > strange part is that if I remove the ground wire from the neg terminal > of the battery, the car shuts down, which would then seem to indicate > that in fact it is not charging. Or there is some freak thing happening > to the wiring in the dash. > > > > Anyone have any ideas before I have it towed home? I've been through the > TR6 Electrical Manual and all it says to me is if the ignition light is > on, then its not charging. > > > > Thanks for any help. > > Idling the car draws very little power from the battery. Even driving draws very little. The ignition system draws about one amp. The battery, if fully charged, will support that load all day and all night and well into the next day. I drove my TR8 from TRF home (600 miles) with a non-functioning alternator on battery power and it has an electric fuel pump. (I did buy a spare battery but my normal battery was pretty well drained) The 73-76 TR6 has a power tap on the battery cable where a number (3) of brown wires connect to the power source. I suspect there is a dodgy connection there. Unplug the wires and replug them and see if that changes anything. BTW if the battery was taking any charge at all the voltage would be in the 13.5 - 14.5 volt range. Good luck. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 16:50:39 2006 From: "Guy D. Huggins" To: "TR Mailing List" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:49:17 -0500 Subject: [TR] TR4A Restoration Update Listers, The engine is really coming along now. I have only two major items remaining: the head and the pulley/fan extension/fan assembly. I sent the rocker arm off the Rocker Arm Specialists folks and it came back in great shape. One of the things I need to learn more about before proceeding is if I will need a new pulley if I go to a modern alternator, in place of the old Lucas dynamo. If I'm not mistaken, most compatible alternators will use a belt wider than the original pulley can handle, thus making it necessary to replace. If anyone has a good experience doing this, I'd love to hear back from you with some advice, tips, etc. If I have to replace the pulley, then I am probably going to have to replace the water pump for the same reason. While I am completing the last two major items I will start looking into sending the gearbox out for someone else to rebuild. I just don't have the tools or space to pull this off. After the head assembly and the pulley/fan extension/fan assembly are on the engine, I will start looking to adding on all the ancillary engine things like the fuel pump, distributor, oil filter, manifolds, etc. As always, thanks to everyone from the List. I couldn't be doing this without you. I've updated the site with the latest and greatest.... Liners and Pistons - http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/restoration/enginerebuild5.asp Timing Mechanisms - http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/restoration/enginerebuild6.asp Oil Pump Drive Shaft - http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/restoration/enginerebuild7.asp Peace be with you! Guy D. Huggins 1965 Triumph TR4A CTC 63569LO http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 16:59:43 2006 From: "Ken Gano, home" To: "Triumph List" Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:54:13 -0500 Subject: [TR] FS '62 Herald Wife says it has to go, before I can drag home anything else :-) 62 Herald Convertible. It runs well, but needs a restoration. This is a very early model, (Body number 31) with the black pressboard dash and white faced instruments. I have a large history file (from the previous owner) showing a amateur restoration in the 1990s. I bought it and drove it daily for a year and then my son drove it for another. I have a second, very rough, parts car that could be available. The floors should be replaced and there is minor rust in the wheel arches. Unfortunately, I have way more in this car than it is worth :-) This car is located in Central Illinois. Picture from when I bought it are up on Andy Maces web site and I can provide more current pictures upon request. E-mail off list if you have any questions or interest or want more pictures. Ken Gano === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 17:02:56 2006 From: "Bill Miller (LBC's)" To: , Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:01:43 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Actually, you generally have to "preheat" small single engine planes with an electric heater when they get below a certain temp. Many hangers are unheated. You throw a blanket over the cowl and duct in to the front cowl openings a forced electric heater. And yes, the FAA has little humor, especially these days. One of my favorite pilot shirts I seen said: "Hello, I'm with the FAA and I am here to help you" -----Original Message----- And the FAA has no sense of humor. When I was in college I remember being told that when starting a plane in cold weather it is required to pull the plane in the hanger and warm up the oil since they use single grade oils. I suspected that this was still the case. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 17:25:05 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 20:23:16 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change On 15 Oct 2006 at 17:40, fred thomas wrote: > I've never in my life (that's a long time) have I ever met any man that > could remove a oil pan drain plug with his hands, how do the fingers get > burnt. :) :) "FT" Well, you have several choices. You can keep cranking and cranking and cranking and cranking the drain plug with your socket or wrench. When that last thread finally comes free the plug will drop into your drain pan full of hot oil. You burn your fingers when you reach in to retrieve the plug. Also oil will spill all over the head of your ratchet or wrench. With a bit of luck you'll drop your wrench or ratchet into the oil too and you can burn your fingers when you reach in to retrieve it. You also have the option of yanking your hand away quickly and smashing it against the frame or some other hard object. The bottom of a car is full of hard objects waiting for your hand to smash against, though admittely that isn't the same as burning your fingers. It isn't clear whether the car actually prefers the burn or the smash. Or you can simply use your fingers on the last few threads of the drain plug. Fingers are quite easy to burn if you try hard enough. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 18:31:22 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: ZinkZ10C@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:24:32 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TESTS FOR POSSIBLE COOLANT/OIL LEAK Maybe I missed something in this thread, but I do not recall a clogged radiator. Not telling the builder that you are having a problem will be difficult to resolve at a later date should it turn out that the fault lies with the engine build. If it doesn't, so be it. You do not have to be confrontational, just put him on notice that a problem exists. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 21:44:31 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:39:48 -0700 Subject: [TR] A question about dash guages (74 TR6) What happens when the wires are reversed on a guage such as the gas or temp guage? Is any harm done to the guage or do they just need to be correct for the guage to operate? Thanks, Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 15 21:52:37 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:51:43 -0700 Subject: [TR] A question regarding wiring harnesses If I have a 1974 TR6 and I will not be using any of the smog stuff or any of the warning lights and buzzers, etc, and I need a new wiring harness would there be any problem with me using, say, a 1969 replacement harness? Thanks, Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 01:48:29 2006 From: John Gillis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:49:13 +0100 Subject: [TR] new loom Q Fitting up my new loom to RHD TR2, all going quite well, as always there are a few Q's, I appear to have 3 wires on the branch loom to the wiper motor, diagram shows 2, I have green, green/black and black (earth), traced the other end of the green to an extra wire near the group of greens at the fuse box, is this just a different way of including the motor onto the fuse circut?. The other issue I have I cannot figure out the route of the branch wiring to the wiper motor, in all my books it does not show a clear path for this part of the loom, an as it stands it is too short from where it exits the firewall with the main loom to reach the wiper motor, my early car has the motor on the R/side and being RHD I also have the brake/clutch master cylinder to get around. One last one the control box shows tow earth wires going to the final connector, there is only 1 coming off the loom, and another with a ring connector on it, where does this fit? Thanks John -- John Gillis 1954 Triumph TR2 1991 Kawasaki W650 Dublin IRELAND === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 05:34:02 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'jim hearn'" , Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:29:06 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] A question regarding wiring harnesses Jim, If you're going to replace your wire harness, and aren't concerned about originality, give Dan Master's harness serious consideration. You can't beat the price or the quality and you when done, you'll have things working that didn't work before! I've now got "flash to pass", glove box light and trunk light. There's a link to Dan's site from my site. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of jim hearn Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:52 AM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] A question regarding wiring harnesses If I have a 1974 TR6 and I will not be using any of the smog stuff or any of the warning lights and buzzers, etc, and I need a new wiring harness would there be any problem with me using, say, a 1969 replacement harness? Thanks, Jim -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 05:37:06 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: technical-iwnet@onwight.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:26:34 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 In a message dated 10/15/2006 5:34:20 PM Central Standard Time, technical-iwnet@onwight.net writes: > Supposed to be very bad for an alternator to run without a battery, it > senses a black hole to try to charge or something like that. > The battery acts like a big capacitor. It will stabilize the voltage in the system which is especially critical when loads are switching on and off. The voltage spikes can cause collateral damage. But running an alternator not connected to anything won't harm the alternator. Perhaps if run for a long enough period the rotor could overheat if driven to max excitation (17 volts) but a quick check should cause no worries. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 05:41:55 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Guy D. Huggins'" , Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:37:44 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] TR4A Restoration Update Guy, Great job documenting the restoration! When I did the alternator conversion on my TR6, I ran into the same pulley problem so I brought the new and old alternator to a repair shop and they were able to find an alternator pulley with the correct dimensions. I think it cost me about $10 for the pulley and installation on the new alternator. There's some pictures on my site under the alternator tab. Just curious...are you going to use Dan Masters' wire harness? Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Guy D. Huggins Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 7:49 PM To: TR Mailing List Subject: [TR] TR4A Restoration Update Listers, The engine is really coming along now. I have only two major items remaining: the head and the pulley/fan extension/fan assembly. I sent the rocker arm off the Rocker Arm Specialists folks and it came back in great shape. One of the things I need to learn more about before proceeding is if I will need a new pulley if I go to a modern alternator, in place of the old Lucas dynamo. If I'm not mistaken, most compatible alternators will use a belt wider than the original pulley can handle, thus making it necessary to replace. If anyone has a good experience doing this, I'd love to hear back from you with some advice, tips, etc. If I have to replace the pulley, then I am probably going to have to replace the water pump for the same reason. While I am completing the last two major items I will start looking into sending the gearbox out for someone else to rebuild. I just don't have the tools or space to pull this off. After the head assembly and the pulley/fan extension/fan assembly are on the engine, I will start looking to adding on all the ancillary engine things like the fuel pump, distributor, oil filter, manifolds, etc. As always, thanks to everyone from the List. I couldn't be doing this without you. I've updated the site with the latest and greatest.... Liners and Pistons - http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/restoration/enginerebuild5.asp Timing Mechanisms - http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/restoration/enginerebuild6.asp Oil Pump Drive Shaft - http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/restoration/enginerebuild7.asp Peace be with you! Guy D. Huggins 1965 Triumph TR4A CTC 63569LO http://www.genfiniti.com/triumph/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 05:46:44 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: lbcs@earthlink.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:42:31 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change In a message dated 10/15/2006 7:02:25 PM Central Standard Time, lbcs@earthlink.net writes: > And yes, the FAA has little humor, especially these days. > One of my favorite pilot shirts I seen said: "Hello, I'm with the FAA and I > am here to help you" > I can't say blame them. Imagine the prospect of approving a change in procedures and finding out that change caused a plane to go down. All the motivation is there for not changing anything. Of course, I'm such an iconoclast, I'd never make it in a bureaucracy like that. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 05:48:09 2006 From: "Lanoway, Brian" To: "Triumphs Digest" Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:45:49 -0500 Subject: [TR] You Tube video - Triumphs are for real blokes I'm not sure if this has made the List yet, but it does explain why I was dreaming about the wrong things in my early twenties.... http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/top-gear/classic-top-gear-james-mays-manly-trium ph-206719.php Enjoy, Brian Lanoway 1973 Pimento Red TR6 Winnipeg (where I'm about to drive my TR in the snow, not the rain....) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 05:51:53 2006 From: Allen Hess To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:49:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot I may be all wrong about this since it has yet to come up, but I've always thought the reason for changing oil hot was: Get all moving parts to normal running clearances, ie: bearings Get more oil into bearings, valve train, timing chain etc. There is no oil pressure until the filter fills and so forth, so I think I would prefer a warm engine for the initial start-up. Regarding burnt fingers, I change oil with the engine hot but not HOT! (since '67) Allen Hess === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 05:55:56 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:54:39 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] A question regarding wiring harnesses In a message dated 10/15/2006 11:55:21 PM Central Standard Time, jimhearn1@comcast.net writes: > If I have a 1974 TR6 and I will not be using any of the smog stuff or > any of the warning lights and buzzers, etc, and I need a new wiring > harness would there be any problem with me using, say, a 1969 > replacement harness? Thanks, Jim > Are you going to swap out the voltmeter for an ammeter? Since the 69 harness supports the latter and not the former, sticking with the 74's gauges will require some redesign, though not much. If you already have a 69 harness it will probably be worth while but if you are looking to buy either a 69 or a 74, I'd go for the 74. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 05:58:25 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:51:56 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] A question about dash guages (74 TR6) In a message dated 10/15/2006 11:47:10 PM Central Standard Time, jimhearn1@comcast.net writes: > What happens when the wires are reversed on a guage such as the gas or > temp guage? Is any harm done to the guage or do they just need to be > correct for the guage to operate? Thanks, Jim > Nah. They are just hot wire gauges. They don't car about polarity. Or are you talking about putting the fuel gauge wire on the temp gauge? If so you will end life as we now know it. (Just kidding) Seriously, other than getting confusing readings, no harm done. Just swap the wires round where they belong and get on with your life. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 06:16:02 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: allenhess@mgcarclub.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:03:03 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot In a message dated 10/16/2006 7:54:52 AM Central Standard Time, allenhess@mgcarclub.com writes: > There is no oil pressure until the filter fills and so forth, so I > think I would prefer a warm engine for the initial start-up. > Regarding burnt fingers, I change oil with the engine hot but not > HOT! (since '67) > You mean you DON'T pre-fill your filter? A trick I learned watching Shade Tree Mechanic on TV. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 09:08:12 2006 From: "Skip Gurnee" To: "Guy D. Huggins" , Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:39:37 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR4A Restoration Update > I will need a new pulley if I go to a modern alternator, in place of the old > Lucas dynamo. If I'm not mistaken, most compatible alternators will use a > belt wider than the original pulley can handle, thus making it necessary to > replace. If anyone has a good experience doing this, I'd love to hear back > from you with some advice, tips, etc. > > If I have to replace the pulley, then I am probably going to have to replace > the water pump for the same reason. While I am completing the last two major > items I will start looking into sending the gearbox out for someone else to > rebuild. I just don't have the tools or space to pull this off. Rather than replacing two pulleys from the Triumph to suit one pulley on the alternator, maybe you could replace the pulley on the alternator. With the old TR generator pulley maybe? Also, you'll have to be concerned with alignment, and rather than changing water pump and crankshaft, it 's easier to do that with the alternator brackets. Best, Skip Gurnee 64 TR4, 66 TR4A, et al. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 10:41:48 2006 From: "John Macartney" To: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:26:32 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot There's another reason for draining hot. Apart from the fact that hot oil runs faster than cold oil, having hot oil in the sump menas you can do something else. Run a magnet along the outside of the sump finishing your 'stripes' alongside the drain plug. If you do this as you would when mowing a lawn, any metal particles will more reasonably run out when the plug is removed. You could of course go the 'non-original' route and fit a magnetic sump plug. This will attract all manner of crud while you're using the car and it may frighten you to see how much crud is floating around in the oil anyway. Jonmac === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 16 16:55:00 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:48:17 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [TR] The Floor Show All, For any of you that have replaced a floor in a TR4, please offer any insights. I apologize to those of you that have not! I am looking for a tip to getting the lip bent up on the rear of the floor next to the wheel well in front of the shock mount. It seems that if you pre-bend the floor upward in front of the shock mount you would not be able to slide it rearward under the verticle seat panel for the rear seat. Is there something I am missing that someone of experience can provide? Thanks, Rich 61 TR4 CT1468LO (minus 1 floor and 1 sill) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 07:44:34 2006 From: "Ben Zwissler" To: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:34:14 -0400 Subject: [TR] Bezel Seal Material in TR4A Gauges I'm cleaning up the gauges for TR4A and when I remove the bezels there's some type of black material on the back side. It's generally crumbly and hard and falls out. Small sections almost look like cork. Anyone know what this and if there's a source for this seal? I saw someone had the square black o-rings for sealing the gauges to the dash but can't find that email either. Anyone know who had these available? Ben Zwissler bjzwissler@comcast.net Columbus, IN 66 TR4A IRS OD 80 TR8 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 08:04:10 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:55:05 -0700 Subject: [TR] Where do the gas gauge, temperature gauge and wiper grounds In a 1974 TR6, is this one common connection for these three? Also, where is the ground connection actually located? Thanks, Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 08:13:34 2006 From: John Gillis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:43:17 +0100 Subject: [TR] new loom Q Fitting up my new loom to RHD TR2, all going quite well, as always there are a few Q's, I appear to have 3 wires on the branch loom to the wiper motor, diagram shows 2, I have green, green/black and black (earth), traced the other end of the green to an extra wire near the group of greens at the fuse box, is this just a different way of including the motor onto the fuse circut?. The other issue I have I cannot figure out the route of the branch wiring to the wiper motor, in all my books it does not show a clear path for this part of the loom, an as it stands it is too short from where it exits the firewall with the main loom to reach the wiper motor, my early car has the motor on the R/side and being RHD I also have the brake/clutch master cylinder to get around. One last one the control box shows tow earth wires going to the final connector, there is only 1 coming off the loom, and another with a ring connector on it, where does this fit? Thanks John -- John Gillis 1954 Triumph TR2 1991 Kawasaki W650 Dublin IRELAND === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 08:13:34 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 22:43:05 -0700 Subject: [TR] Need to know what is connected to the voltage stabilizer I have a 1974 TR6. I just replaced the voltage stabilizer and now I don't have wipers, temp gauge and gas gauge working and they were before. All three of these are connected to the stabilizer. I had the dash apart and there was a connection with three black wires that I wasn't sure where it had been connected. I got a little careless not knowing where this connection with the three black wires goes. Can anyone help me out and tell me what is attached to the stabilizer other than the plug in leads. The plug in leads I swapped over from one to the other so I couldn't have gotten these mixed up. I'm wondering if the three black wires (one connector) attach (grounded) to the body of the stabilizer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 08:28:53 2006 From: "Alan Salvatore" <6parts@charter.net> To: "jim hearn" , Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:19:43 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Need to know what is connected to the voltage Correct; The black wires are the ground and it should be grounded on one of the post with that c - type bracket on the back of the guage. al ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim hearn" To: Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 1:43 AM Subject: [TR] Need to know what is connected to the voltage stabilizer >I have a 1974 TR6. I just replaced the voltage stabilizer and now I > don't have wipers, temp gauge and gas gauge working and they were > before. All three of these are connected to the stabilizer. I had the > dash apart and there was a connection with three black wires that I > wasn't sure where it had been connected. I got a little careless not > knowing where this connection with the three black wires goes. Can > anyone help me out and tell me what is attached to the stabilizer other > than the plug in leads. The plug in leads I swapped over from one to > the other so I couldn't have gotten these mixed up. I'm wondering if > the three black wires (one connector) attach (grounded) to the body of > the stabilizer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 08:50:33 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:26:13 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Need to know what is connected to the voltage In a message dated 10/17/2006 9:56:54 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, jimhearn1@comcast.net writes: I had the dash apart and there was a connection with three black wires that I wasn't sure where it had been connected. I got a little careless not knowing where this connection with the three black wires goes. Can anyone help me out and tell me what is attached to the stabilizer other than the plug in leads. The plug in leads I swapped over from one to the other so I couldn't have gotten these mixed up. I'm wondering if the three black wires (one connector) attach (grounded) to the body of the stabilizer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim Hi Jim The voltage stabilizer is grounded is grounded through the speedometer to which it is attached - nothing else is attached to the voltage stabilizer other than your plug in leads - the connector with the 3 black wires attached is probably a ring connector and it goes over one of the mounting posts on your speedometer before you spin that knurled nut down to hold it on. There probably should also be another black wire running from one speedometer mounting post to one tachometer mounting post so all your lights in the tach are grounded thru the speedo to the same group of black wires. These black wires connect thru the wiring harness to a wire that goes to ground on a spade terminal attached to your body in front of the firewall on that horizontal surface just under where your heater hoses go thru the fire wall - this is also where your temp and fuel gauges and all your instrument lights go to ground. I recently learned all this the hard way when that connection to the body was loose and none of my instrument lights worked and the fuel and temp gauges read high because the voltage stabilizer wasn't grounded. Too bad all the wiring diagrams just show you that earth symbol instead of showing the actual path to ground. Cheers, Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 09:03:51 2006 From: "Skip Gurnee" To: "Ben Zwissler" , Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:50:52 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Bezel Seal Material in TR4A Gauges > I'm cleaning up the gauges for TR4A and when I remove the bezels there's > some type of black material on the back side. It's generally crumbly and > hard and falls out. Small sections almost look like cork. Anyone know what > this and if there's a source for this seal? I saw someone had the square > black o-rings for sealing the gauges to the dash but can't find that email > either. Anyone know who had these available? My experience has been that old black crumbly stuff on old Triumphs is in fact rubber that has weathered. Being an inveterate utilitarian, I can't answer for the purists who must put exactly the correct piece in place. If you're like me and would be satisfied with rubber rings, then go to your favorite outlet for plain old o-rings and buy them cheap (do we dare mention Harbor Freight?). Best, Skip Gurnee 64 TR4, 66 TR4A === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 09:45:10 2006 From: MMoore8425@aol.com To: skip47@powernet.net, bjzwissler@comcast.net, Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:24:37 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Bezel Seal Material in TR4A Gauges In a message dated 10/17/2006 8:53:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, skip47@powernet.net writes: My experience has been that old black crumbly stuff on old Triumphs is in fact rubber that has weathered. Ihad gauges restored by MoMa and they use that 1/8 inch foamlike weather stripping material. Best, Mike Moore === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 10:19:30 2006 From: Aldwyn To: TR Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:49:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Insurance: Not Garage Kept? Anyone know what the insurance company is that VTR has the deal thought? I have read about "the deal" existing, but not a mention of with whom, and how to get it! A couple of places on the VTR webpage, it mentions that info will be in The Vintage Triumph, but browsing through Aug/Sep issue, I dont see any mention of it! Thanks! Aldwyn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 10:20:19 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jmitch@snet.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:24:19 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot In a message dated 10/16/2006 7:56:19 PM Central Standard Time, jmitch@snet.net writes: > Like to see how you prefill the canister:) Very carefully. Seriously, I was thinking of spin on filters. But if maintaining an oil film during the initial startup after a change wouldn't it be better to start the engine cold, shut it down and change. The cold oil will remain in the bearings longer than hot oil. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 10:23:12 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'jim hearn'" , Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:10:53 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Need to know what is connected to the voltage Jim, According to Dan's TR6 Maintenance Handbook (well worth the price BTW) the wiper motor's green wire connects to the "B" terminal on the stabilizer. The Light Green (LG) wire of the fuel gauge connects with the LG wire of the temp gauge which then connects to the "I" terminal of the stabilizer. Black wires typically are ground wires and the gauges as well as the stabilizer have to be grounded. It really doesn't matter where they are grounded as long as it's a good ground. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of jim hearn Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 1:43 AM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] Need to know what is connected to the voltage stabilizer I have a 1974 TR6. I just replaced the voltage stabilizer and now I don't have wipers, temp gauge and gas gauge working and they were before. All three of these are connected to the stabilizer. I had the dash apart and there was a connection with three black wires that I wasn't sure where it had been connected. I got a little careless not knowing where this connection with the three black wires goes. Can anyone help me out and tell me what is attached to the stabilizer other than the plug in leads. The plug in leads I swapped over from one to the other so I couldn't have gotten these mixed up. I'm wondering if the three black wires (one connector) attach (grounded) to the body of the stabilizer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 10:31:12 2006 From: don spence To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:26:57 -0600 Subject: [TR] Re: Triumph TR4A on ebay at over $30K http://tinyurl.com/ygfbx === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 11:44:48 2006 From: "THOMAS FANSHER" To: "Triumphs list" Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:24:55 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 cylinder head height I must be losing (or have already lost) my mind. This week I ran across the spects on original head height for the 3 series TR. Now I can't locate it anywhere. I'm having the head redone and think that it has been shaved some, but how much??? If anyone has the figures, I'd appreciate it. I might have seen it on someone's web site, just can't remember. TIA Tom 61 TR3A 62 TR4 73 Stag Two days and counting before leaving for Eurofest. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 12:32:06 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:22:02 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Need to know what is connected to the voltage In a message dated 10/17/2006 10:16:15 AM Central Standard Time, jimhearn1@comcast.net writes: > I have a 1974 TR6. I just replaced the voltage stabilizer and now I > don't have wipers, temp gauge and gas gauge working and they were > before. All three of these are connected to the stabilizer. I had the > dash apart and there was a connection with three black wires that I > wasn't sure where it had been connected. I got a little careless not > knowing where this connection with the three black wires goes. Can > anyone help me out and tell me what is attached to the stabilizer other > than the plug in leads. The plug in leads I swapped over from one to > the other so I couldn't have gotten these mixed up. I'm wondering if > the three black wires (one connector) attach (grounded) to the body of > the stabilizer. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jim > Check your turn signals and reversing lights. If they don't work as well it is probably the fuse. All those loads (green wire) run off one fuse. If you turned on the key before all the wires were connected you may have blown the fuse due to a ground fault. Since the wiring is daisy-chained from one load to another a bad connection at one may cause all the subsequent loads to not work, too. So if the fuse checks out start looking at the various connections were there are green wires. Good luck Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 13:12:31 2006 From: "levilevi" To: Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:09:42 -0600 Subject: [TR] TR6 Sill Coating/Paint ?? BlankList, What coating or paint have people used on TR6 outer sills? I've used rubberized undercoating spray to touch them up but thought I'd see what one is supposed to use. I have a spray can of some SEM rubberized undercoating that I may use..anyone ever used it? Thanks Bud Rolofson (snowing in Denver or I'd be headed for Triumphest this weekend) 71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6) 66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck-Almost Parts) 66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project) 71F-250 Camper Special (Triumph Support Vehicle) Z-50A Hardly Davidson 1977 Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 13:12:47 2006 From: "Paul Mitchell" To: "'TR'" Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:09:23 +0200 Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot Now I'm depressed. I thought at least I knew how to drain the oil. Well, OK, I usually spill some, but having bought an oil filter removal thingy I viewed myself as something of a sophisticate: above those peasants who mereley whack a large screwdriver through a recalcitrant oil filter. Now I learn that I should have been filling the new oil filter before attaching it, and also 'mowing' the metal bits out of the hole. Both brilliant tips, and it goes to show that you can always improve on something. Especially my mechanical skills. Thanks to all Paul 74 TR6 Cape Town === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 13:13:02 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:00:03 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Bezel Seal Material in TR4A Gauges Ben Zwissler wrote: >I'm cleaning up the gauges for TR4A and when I remove the bezels there's >some type of black material on the back side. It's generally crumbly and >hard and falls out. > I cut a pair for the speedo & tach out of black gasket material... the stuff that looks like heavy construction paper. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 13:17:10 2006 From: "David Gunn" To: jgillis@tcd.ie, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:09:10 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] new loom Q If there are any responses to John's question, please post them on the list, as I am also installing a new loom in my TR2, and am following his questions, and any responses, with great interest. David Gunn TS3388L 1954 TR2 >From: John Gillis >Reply-To: John Gillis >To: triumphs@autox.team.net >Subject: [TR] new loom Q >Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:43:17 +0100 > >Fitting up my new loom to RHD TR2, all going quite well, as always there >are a few Q's, I appear to have 3 wires on the branch loom to the wiper >motor, diagram shows 2, I have green, green/black and black (earth), traced >the other end of the green to an extra wire near the group of greens at the >fuse box, is this just a different way of including the motor onto the fuse >circut?. The other issue I have I cannot figure out the route of the branch >wiring to the wiper motor, in all my books it does not show a clear path >for this part of the loom, an as it stands it is too short from where it >exits the firewall with the main loom to reach the wiper motor, my early >car has the motor on the R/side and being RHD I also have the brake/clutch >master cylinder to get around. One last one the control box shows tow earth >wires going to the final connector, there is only 1 coming off the loom, >and another with a ring connector on it, where does this fit? >Thanks >John >-- >John Gillis >1954 Triumph TR2 >1991 Kawasaki W650 >Dublin >IRELAND === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 13:21:08 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: levilevi@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:17:30 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Sill Coating/Paint ?? In a message dated 10/17/2006 3:11:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, levilevi@comcast.net writes: What coating or paint have people used on TR6 outer sills? I've used rubberized undercoating spray to touch them up but thought I'd see what one is supposed to use. I have a spray can of some SEM rubberized undercoating that I may use..anyone ever used it? I used 3M rubberized undercoating and continue to touch up with it - i"ve since heard some folks say they used roll-on truck bed liner - you could probably get something more like the original texture with the truck bed liner. Cheers Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 13:59:54 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:29:05 -0400 Subject: [TR] voltage leak? Hi, I was holding to my bakelite distributor cap tonight and trying to start the motor at the same time. I must have touched some wiring cause I was shocked. Does this necessarily mean that I have a voltage leak? My guess to fix it would be to find out where it is coming from by looking at the wiring in the dark. Clean that wire and see if it continues. If not sufficient, replace it. By the way, the shock was quite mild. But then again, I was using jumper cables. Does that explain it? Thanks, Paul Dorsey === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 14:00:01 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 21:29:03 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR4A (alternate)? Hi, I am in need of a Starter Solenoid for my TR3. Moss has one with the push button for $25 for TR2-4A. They also have one without the push button for $15 but it's listed for the TR4A (alternate). What does that mean? Will it fit my 3? Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3a === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 14:21:22 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:19:33 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? If you got a really good full jolt of ignition current I dout you would refer to it as "quite mild" (this irrespective of jumper cables as it is the coil that delivers the high-voltage thrills). You make a pretty attractive ground so I wouldn't be too concerned that you felt something under those circumstances. Geo Paul Dorsey wrote: >Hi, >I was holding to my bakelite distributor cap tonight and trying to start the motor at the same time. I must have touched some wiring cause I was shocked. Does this necessarily mean that I have a voltage leak? My guess to fix it would be to find out where it is coming from by looking at the wiring in the dark. Clean that wire and see if it continues. If not sufficient, replace it. > >By the way, the shock was quite mild. But then again, I was using jumper cables. Does that explain it? > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 14:30:14 2006 From: "Skip Gurnee" To: , , Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:17:17 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Bezel Seal Material in TR4A Gauges You're absolutely right. The stuff is as easy to find as O-rings and would serve better, as shock absorbers for the gauges. Thanks for the slap. I'm awake now. Best, Skip In a message dated 10/17/2006 8:53:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, skip47@powernet.net writes: My experience has been that old black crumbly stuff on old Triumphs is in fact rubber that has weathered. I had gauges restored by MoMa and they use that 1/8 inch foamlike weather stripping material. Best, Mike Moore === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 14:32:32 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:22:21 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR4A (alternate)? Paul Dorsey wrote: >Hi, >I am in need of a Starter Solenoid for my TR3. Moss has one with the push button for $25 > for TR2-4A. They also have one without the push button for $15 but it's listed for the TR4A (alternate). What does that mean? Will it fit my 3? >Thanks, Paul Dorsey >60 TR3a > It'll work just fine... but you won't have that handy little button. For me, that was imprtant enough to replace the TR4A solenoid that was on the TR3 with a correct one. If want the TR4A one that I have around here (never ever throw anything away) somewhere, it's yours for the postage. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 14:47:08 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 14:45:28 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 cylinder head height THOMAS FANSHER wrote: > I must be losing (or have already lost) my mind. > This week I ran across the spects on original head height for the 3 series TR. > Now I can't locate it anywhere. What you lost the link to my web site? www.tjwakeman.net/TR/FAQ_heads.htm Third paragraph down in the answer. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 15:03:09 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: levilevi@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:01:48 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Sill Coating/Paint ?? In a message dated 10/17/2006 3:15:27 PM Central Standard Time, levilevi@comcast.net writes: > What coating or paint have people used on TR6 outer sills? > > I've used rubberized undercoating spray to touch them up but thought I'd see > what one is supposed to use. I have a spray can of some SEM rubberized > undercoating that I may use..anyone ever used it? > > Hey Bud! I used the rubberized undercoating on the TR6 but I used black chip guard on the TR8. The chip guard holds its shine better. Cheers Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 15:08:12 2006 From: "John Herrera" To: dorpaul@negia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:01:15 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] voltage leak? >Hi, >I was holding to my bakelite distributor cap tonight and trying to start >the motor at the same time. I must have touched some wiring cause I was >shocked. Does this necessarily mean that I have a voltage leak? My guess >to fix it would be to find out where it is coming from by looking at the >wiring in the dark. Clean that wire and see if it continues. If not >sufficient, replace it. I always look for the tell-tale puddle of electrons on the shop floor to find voltage leaks. Oops, there I go again with the smart-aleck e-mails. Will I ever learn? John === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 15:20:24 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: Dave1massey@cs.com, levilevi@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:18:04 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Sill Coating/Paint ?? In a message dated 10/17/2006 5:03:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Dave1massey@cs.com writes: I used the rubberized undercoating on the TR6 but I used black chip guard on the TR8. The chip guard holds its shine better. black chip guard? what is it and where do you get it? Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 15:23:40 2006 From: To: "'TR'" Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:11:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot Paul wrote: > Now I learn that I should have been filling the new oil > filter before attaching it Yes, but should you fill it with hot oil or cold oil? Well-lubricated minds want to know. -- Jim Muller, '70 somethingorother '80 somethingorotherdifferent === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 15:35:58 2006 From: To: list Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 18:34:32 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? Paul dorsey said: > I must have touched some wiring cause I was shocked. Does > this necessarily mean that I have a voltage leak? I'm shocked, shocked to find that voltage is leaking around here. You can recover some of that lost voltage by putting an oil-drain pan under the car when you park it. Use a plastic pan, not a metal one because metal doesn't hold voltage very well. And make sure the pan doesn't contain any oil, either hot or cold. In the morning you just pour the voltage back into the battery. You should start doing this soon because if enough voltage leaks out the car won't run until you can replace it. Original voltage is best, or NOS voltage if you can find it. Aftermarket voltage varies in quality, and used voltage should be avoided unless you know how much abuse it has been through. Voltage for high-performance applications can be magnafluxed to identify flaws, but it isn't currently done anywhere AFAIK. -- Jim Muller === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 15:52:33 2006 From: "Ann and Tim Buja" To: Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 17:48:40 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 > > Yesterday the ignition light suddenly went on while driving and the > > voltage guage reading 11+ . I thought the alternator was shot, though it > > was only about 500 miles/1 year old. I drove about a mile and shut it > > down ( at my office fortunately). > > I changed out the alternator to another one I had, which I had taken out > > because it seemed weak, not because it was absolutely not working. > > > > No difference-ignition light on, volt guage 11 ish. Three terminal alternators have one small and two large Lucar male spade connectors. The small connector is the IGN lamp lead to excite the regulator on startup. One of the large connectors is the output terminal and the other is a battery sense terminal. The connection between the output terminal and the sense terminal is made at a connection block in the positive battery cable. If this connection is "dodgy" the regulator shuts off the voltage supply to the field winding in the rotor since it does not have a voltage reference. No field current = no output voltage. I'd check the connections at the connector block on the positive battery lead first, then look at the connectors in the plug that connects to the alternator. You may also have a bad connection between the connector block and the positive battery cable. Tim Buja - Rockford IL - 72 TR6, 73 Stag, 80 TR8 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 16:14:34 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:05:41 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 cylinder head height > A long-delayed thank-you for this page, which I've known about for years > but have just now had occasion to use. Have you any way of adding the > part numbers (the ones "stamped" in as opposed to any casting numbers) > to the chart? Hi Andy & Thanks No I never had a big enough sample side to make sense out of the stamped numbers. I only had access to around 50 TR2-4A heads. All of which ended up going to a metal recyclers along with a large rack of overdrives because someone misunderstood someone else. :( TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 16:16:26 2006 From: "Jeff Fenwick" To: Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:14:54 -0400 Subject: [TR] Re: Why to drain oil hot Jim, Have you been into the 10W30 again?! http://www.neustadtsprings.com/page3.html (towards the bottom of the page) Jeff Jim wrote:> > Yes, but should you fill it with hot oil or cold oil? > > Well-lubricated minds want to know. > -- === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 16:22:41 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: jimmuller@rcn.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:08:34 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? In a message dated 10/17/2006 4:36:13 PM Mountain Standard Time, jimmuller@rcn.com writes: You can recover some of that lost voltage by putting an oil-drain pan under the car when you park it. Use a plastic pan, not a metal one because metal doesn't hold voltage very well. And make sure the pan doesn't contain any oil, either hot or cold. In the morning you just pour the voltage back into the battery. It's gonna be a long winter..... Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 17:52:19 2006 From: "Dave Connitt" To: "Triumphs" Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:51:46 -0400 Subject: [TR] Another 40k TRA List, A friend just sent me this! There is a TR4A IRS on Ebay for just under $40,0000. What do you think about that fellow TR4A owners? Dave Connitt '67 TR4A IRS (In kit form) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110043067836&s sPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 18:04:09 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: 75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org, jimhearn1@comcast.net, Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:03:34 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Need to know what is connected to the voltage Owning a TR6 without Dan Master's book is like a day without sunshine. Anita Bryant === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 18:48:57 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:48:26 -0400 Subject: [TR] breaking in an engine in first gear List, I should get my car on the street by spring. Unfortunately, I've needed to make several adjustments with the car running (such as getting the cooling system running, the oil filter working, and all the other innane questions I've asked). To date, however, it still has less than three hours of run time since the rebuild. I've heard that a good method of breaking in these motors is to floor it in first gear. Would folks elaborate on this method? Others say just to drive it normal. Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 19:09:06 2006 From: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> To: , "'list'" Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:07:57 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] voltage leak? Ok, Ok, that's a good explanation, but what type of funnel does one use to get those electrons back in the battery? R. Ashford Little II '70 TR6, 73.5 911 -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of jimmuller@rcn.com Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:35 PM To: list Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? Paul dorsey said: > I must have touched some wiring cause I was shocked. Does > this necessarily mean that I have a voltage leak? I'm shocked, shocked to find that voltage is leaking around here. You can recover some of that lost voltage by putting an oil-drain pan under the car when you park it. Use a plastic pan, not a metal one because metal doesn't hold voltage very well. And make sure the pan doesn't contain any oil, either hot or cold. In the morning you just pour the voltage back into the battery. You should start doing this soon because if enough voltage leaks out the car won't run until you can replace it. Original voltage is best, or NOS voltage if you can find it. Aftermarket voltage varies in quality, and used voltage should be avoided unless you know how much abuse it has been through. Voltage for high-performance applications can be magnafluxed to identify flaws, but it isn't currently done anywhere AFAIK. -- Jim Muller === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 19:09:45 2006 From: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> To: "'Dave Connitt'" , Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:08:50 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Another 40k TRA I think I see a pattern emerging. If you've got a pale blue TR4, and only a pale blue TR4 then it's worth 95k. R. Ashford Little II '70 TR6, 73.5 911 -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Connitt Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 8:52 PM To: Triumphs Subject: [TR] Another 40k TRA List, A friend just sent me this! There is a TR4A IRS on Ebay for just under $40,0000. What do you think about that fellow TR4A owners? Dave Connitt '67 TR4A IRS (In kit form) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110043067836&s sPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 19:32:33 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Dave Connitt'" , Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:28:58 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Another 40k TRA That is a beautiful TR4 but has it ever been driven? I'm sorry but I still struggle with owning a car that is so perfect you're afraid to drive it! Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Connitt Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 8:52 PM To: Triumphs Subject: [TR] Another 40k TRA List, A friend just sent me this! There is a TR4A IRS on Ebay for just under $40,0000. What do you think about that fellow TR4A owners? Dave Connitt '67 TR4A IRS (In kit form) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110043067836&s sPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 19:56:34 2006 From: "sujit roy" To: "Triumph List" Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 19:54:46 -0700 Subject: [TR] Free Mk1 Triumph Stag T bar If anyone needs or knows of anyone wanting a Mk1 T bar in the US, please let me know. Other than a slight tear visible from the top, its in a good shape. It was re-covered in a gray vinyl Thanks Sujit === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 20:03:55 2006 From: Michael Porter To: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:54:07 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? R. Ashford Little II wrote: >Ok, Ok, that's a good explanation, but what type of funnel does one use to >get those electrons back in the battery? > > > Not a funnel... a tunnel.... :) Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.... === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 20:08:33 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:07:24 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? R. Ashford Little II wrote: >Ok, Ok, that's a good explanation, but what type of funnel does one use to >get those electrons back in the battery? > Sounds like the perfect application for a Klein Bottle... http://www.kleinbottle.com/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 20:08:38 2006 From: William McLeod To: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:01:20 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Another 40k TRA That must be the only TR ever made with a matching engine number! On Oct 17, 2006, at 7:08 PM, R. Ashford Little II wrote: > I think I see a pattern emerging. If you've got a pale blue TR4, > and only a > pale blue TR4 then it's worth 95k. > > R. Ashford Little II > '70 TR6, 73.5 911 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner- > triumphs@autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Dave Connitt > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 8:52 PM > To: Triumphs > Subject: [TR] Another 40k TRA > > List, > A friend just sent me this! There is a TR4A IRS on Ebay for just under > $40,0000. What do you think about that fellow TR4A owners? > Dave Connitt > '67 TR4A IRS (In kit form) > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > ViewItem&item=110043067836&s > sPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 20:16:47 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:14:03 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] breaking in an engine in first gear Paul Dorsey wrote: >I've heard that a good method of breaking in these motors is to floor it in first gear. Would folks elaborate on this method? Others say just to drive it normal. > Here is the method you may be referring to. Like the guy says, it is controversial... http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 20:39:42 2006 From: "Marty Clark" To: Triumphs Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:38:38 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Another 40k TRA $30,200 and reserve is not met. Did you see the bid for $302,000 was retracted. Marty Clark Gilbert, AZ 1974 TR6 CF17352U http://www.triumphowners.com/798 http://collectiblecars.nytimes.com/View_Listing.asp?ListingID=COL610033 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 21:00:16 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: TR Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 23:59:24 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? On 17 Oct 2006 at 20:07, Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > http://www.kleinbottle.com/ Awesome! Er, I wonder how much manifold vacuum it will support. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 21:13:31 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: triumph list Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:13:33 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Another 40k TRA Bob Danielson wrote: > That is a beautiful TR4 but has it ever been driven? I'm sorry but I still > struggle with owning a car that is so perfect you're afraid to drive it! One of the thing I've always liked about TRs is that they had not appreciably appreciated. Beyond the 1980's rush to send all the British cars out of the States, they have not been a major focus of collectors. Owners feel free to drive them. They are emotional investments building memories to last a lifetime as you spend that lifetime driving your TR. If they start appreciating like a pre-'98 internet IPO, people will be focused on protecting their investment and reluctant to drive them. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 17 21:37:23 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:31:59 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? R. Ashford Little II wrote: > Ok, Ok, that's a good explanation, but what type of funnel does > one use to get those electrons back in the battery? You need a special funnel with ridges that spiral down the funnel. A funnel with clockwise spiraling ridges should be used in the Northern hemisphere. What this does is slow the electron flow into the positive charged battery plates allowing the charge to reach equilibrium without overcharging. If you use a smooth funnel the electrons will be over accelerated by the charge and overfill the plates until the plates runnith over, pouring the excess electrons back down onto the floor. One reason people often switch to a negative earth is to help keep electrons in the battery and not falling out. Negative earth carries the same charge as the electrons and thus inhibits electrons from falling to earth. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 03:10:18 2006 From: "Graham Stretch" To: "List" Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 00:13:53 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 Thanks for that info Dave, I hate to be the person dishing out misinformation, I was however repeating what I was told at college, I just could not remember the reason given, I guess I assumed that a lecturer would give correct info! Oh well live and learn, I have had an instance where I forgot to connect after welding and drove a short way thought I was just very lucky when the alternator still worked. Thanks again. Graham. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:26 PM Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 > In a message dated 10/15/2006 5:34:20 PM Central Standard Time, > technical-iwnet@onwight.net writes: >> Supposed to be very bad for an alternator to run without a battery, it >> senses a black hole to try to charge or something like that. >> > The battery acts like a big capacitor. It will stabilize the voltage in > the > system which is especially critical when loads are switching on and off. > The > voltage spikes can cause collateral damage. But running an alternator not > connected to anything won't harm the alternator. Perhaps if run for a > long > enough period the rotor could overheat if driven to max excitation (17 > volts) but a > quick check should cause no worries. > > Dave > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 14/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 05:06:12 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jrherrera90@hotmail.com, dorpaul@negia.net, Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:03:51 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? In a message dated 10/17/2006 5:11:12 PM Central Standard Time, jrherrera90@hotmail.com writes: > I always look for the tell-tale puddle of electrons on the shop floor to > find voltage leaks. > > Oops, there I go again with the smart-aleck e-mails. Will I ever learn? > I certainly hope not. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 05:06:20 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: McGaheyRx@aol.com, levilevi@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:04:59 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 Sill Coating/Paint ?? In a message dated 10/17/2006 5:18:04 PM Central Standard Time, McGaheyRx@aol.com writes: > > >> I used the rubberized undercoating on the TR6 but I used black chip >> guard on the TR8. The chip guard holds its shine better. >> >> > > > > > > > black chip guard? what is it and where do you get it? > > Jack Mc > Any auto paint store should carry it. It also comes in clear if you want to paint the lower rear quarters. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 05:07:30 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jimmuller@rcn.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:06:19 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Why to drain oil hot In a message dated 10/17/2006 5:26:30 PM Central Standard Time, jimmuller@rcn.com writes: > Paul wrote: > >Now I learn that I should have been filling the new oil > >filter before attaching it > > Yes, but should you fill it with hot oil or cold oil? > > Well-lubricated minds want to know. > I use extra-virgin, myself. Oops, there I go with the smart-alec E-mails. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 05:10:23 2006 From: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> To: "Triumph Email List" Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:07:27 -0400 Subject: FW: [TR] voltage leak? Alex wrote: Come on Ashford, this is a pretty easy one. Can't use metal.........., according to our scientist friends they float all over the place, soooooooooo, a mini vac will collect them in its plastic container and then just pour them in through the tube. Pretty simple. :o) Alex OK Alex I'll go along with that, but as with oil changes, do you want to refill the electons with them hot or cold? Ashford === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 05:13:16 2006 From: "Peter Arakelian" To: "Listers" Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:11:51 -0700 Subject: [TR] TR6 Sill Coating/Paint ?? For the proper stuff to paint the under-sill area go to an automotive body shop supply place get Tex Coat Chip Guard. It's a black chip resistant undercoating paint that will also put a wrinkle finish on as the sill area should have. Works great, looks correct. Peter Arakelian - '71 TR6, Daily Driver === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 05:14:21 2006 From: Mark Macy To: List Triumph Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:06:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] RE: Another 40K TR4A That car's been advertised in Hemmings for the past two months at $39,995. It's offered by Wilson Motor Co http://www.wilsonmotorco.com Mark Macy New Carlisle, OH www.macysgarage.com On Behalf Of Dave Connitt Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 8:52 PM To: Triumphs Subject: [TR] Another 40k TRA List, A friend just sent me this! There is a TR4A IRS on Ebay for just under $40,0000. What do you think about that fellow TR4A owners? Dave Connitt '67 TR4A IRS (In kit form) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 05:39:15 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:37:46 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? In a message dated 10/17/2006 10:11:40 PM Central Standard Time, ahwahnee@cybertrails.com writes: > >Ok, Ok, that's a good explanation, but what type of funnel does one use to > >get those electrons back in the battery? > > > > Sounds like the perfect application for a Klein Bottle... > > http://www.kleinbottle.com/ > Be sure to wear your Faraday shield to avoid those annoying accidents, if you know what I mean. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 06:01:45 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jimmuller@rcn.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:52:52 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? In a message dated 10/17/2006 11:03:21 PM Central Standard Time, jimmuller@rcn.com writes: > Awesome! Er, I wonder how much manifold vacuum it will support. > I can't say but I use one to keep my magnetic monopoles in. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 06:10:41 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: technical-iwnet@onwight.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:56:18 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 In a message dated 10/18/2006 5:13:22 AM Central Standard Time, technical-iwnet@onwight.net writes: > Thanks for that info Dave Cheers, mate! Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 06:23:05 2006 From: "T. S. White" To: THOMAS FANSHER Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 06:13:37 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 cylinder head height On my TR3A my head height is about 38 inches off the ground. With my head shaved it is almost 37 inches off the ground. I can adjust this for competition purposes by using some Wildroot. -- Best regards, Tom === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 06:38:44 2006 From: "Richard Alexander" To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:25:27 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Another 40k TRA Ebay. A TR4A with reserve not met at $30,200 and at the same time a beautiful red TR3A languishes with no bids at under $16,000. Go figure. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=010&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=200036753314&rd=1&rd=1 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 07:02:37 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:56:02 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] breaking in an engine in first gear -----Original Message----- From: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com >I've heard that a good method of breaking in these motors is to floor it in first gear. Would folks elaborate on this method? Others say just to drive it normal. > Here is the method you may be referring to. Like the guy says, it is controversial... http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm ==AM== I would note the "disclaimer" on the web site above, about modern improvements in metallurgy and machining and such. After that, though, it's not really clear to me (Ok, I didn't carefully read the entire page) if he's advocating this method for rebuilds of older motors. I'm no expert in this area, but I don't know as I'd want to try the "floor it in first gear" method on a rebuilt TR motor!? --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 07:44:33 2006 From: davgil@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:37:19 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leak? Be careful with all of those funnels, tunnels and other devices to return the electrons to the battery. If you do not carefully isolate the device there is a possibility that the electrons will revert to another well known form in our vehicles. That form is smoke and if that occurs, you have to replace them with the original Lucas smoke which is getting very hard to obtain, though a kit is available. http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/smoke.htm ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 08:33:17 2006 From: ZinkZ10C@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:16:32 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] breaking in an engine in first gear The only thing that is breaking in ,except for the cam and lifters, are the piston rings. Rings do need loaded engine to push themselves against the cylinder walls, then a coast at high vacuum to draw oil to the walls to wash metal particles away. High RPM or excessive load is not desirable, they do nothing to promote ring seal. Spirited stop and go city driving with no more than 80% throttle and a couple of shifts to 40 MPH is the procedure I use for the first 10 miles. After that it is normal driving with varying throttle and no sustained high speed for the next 100 or so. On my 1/2 mile asphalt oval track race car ( 307 Olds motor ) I turn laps with the motor no higher than 3500 for two 5 minute sessions and I consider the motor broken in. After that it is normal race 4500 to 5200 RPM . This ring breakin must be done no later than the first 30 min of operation, if a engine is not loaded past that time the rings will take a very long time ( 3,000 + miles) to seat if ever. Over heating a engine reduces ring tension further extending the breakin time. In other words, the 3 hour no load running on a fresh rebuild makes breakin academic. Harold === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 09:54:57 2006 From: don spence To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:38:54 -0600 Subject: [TR] Re: Another 40k TRA $30,300.00 is a long way under $40,000.00, but still, $30,000 for a 4A. hmmm On 17-Oct-06, at 10:33 PM, Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily digest wrote: > Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 20:51:46 -0400 > From: "Dave Connitt" > Subject: [TR] Another 40k TRA > > List, > A friend just sent me this! There is a TR4A IRS on Ebay for just under > $40,0000. What do you think about that fellow TR4A owners? > Dave Connitt > '67 TR4A IRS (In kit form) > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? > ViewItem&item=110043067836&s > sPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 10:03:23 2006 From: don spence To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:42:42 -0600 Subject: [TR] Re: voltage leak? And more to the point, how do you get it back into a modern sealed battery. Back in the day, you could simply un-screw the caps and pour it back in, of course being careful to balance the cells. Now in Paul's case, not much of a concern as he received only a mild shock so it must be a slow leak. Lot's of time to gather them up and put them back in. On 17-Oct-06, at 10:33 PM, Triumphs@Autox.team.net daily digest wrote: > Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:07:57 -0400 > From: "R. Ashford Little II" <70TR6@mindspring.com> > Subject: RE: [TR] voltage leak? > > Ok, Ok, that's a good explanation, but what type of funnel does one > use to > get those electrons back in the battery? > > R. Ashford Little II > '70 TR6, 73.5 911 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 10:11:15 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: tswrace@pacbell.net, tfansher@comcast.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:08:04 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 cylinder head height In a message dated 10/18/2006 8:26:10 AM Central Standard Time, tswrace@pacbell.net writes: > On my TR3A my head height is about 38 inches off the ground. With my > head shaved it is almost 37 inches off the ground. I can adjust this > for competition purposes by using some Wildroot. > Wow! A whole inch! Many of us get little or no benefit from shaving the head. Count your blessings. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 12:08:04 2006 From: Craig Foch To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:01:10 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] A question about dash guages (74 TR6) When I drove my mostly-restored TR4 home from Triumphs Only a few years ago, I noticed that the engine was running cooler than normal. I made a mental note to check the thermostat operation as soon as I got to the safety of my garage. The thermostat checked OK, so I was somewhat puzzled by the gauge reading. But a low reading is less worrisome than a high reading, so a few days later off I went to my first meeting of the local Triumph owner's club. I got to the meeting with no problems, but the engine started running rough on the way home. It quit about a half-mile out, but I was able to restart and drive a few more blocks before it quit again. About one block from home, it quit for good and I had to push it home. The next morning, I looked down the fuel filler and found a bone-dry tank--even though the fuel gauge read half-full when it quit the night before. So I was off to the gas station in my other car (Every Triumph owner has another car, right?), brought home a gallon can, and the TR4 fired up immediately. So I was off to the gas station again, this time in the TR4. I filled the tank and started for home--about a mile away. Halfway home, I glanced at the gauges and was horror-struck to see the temp gauge at full hot! But the engine did not seem at all distressed, so I just babied it home. It took me longer to diagnose the problem than it should have (and I'm sure some of you have already guessed where this is heading), but the problem turned out to be crossed wires to the temp and fuel gauges. So the low temp gauge reading on my first trip home was really telling me I was low on fuel, and the full-hot reading on my way home from the gas station was just telling me the tank was full! Whoever wired them at Triumphs Only had to stretch the be-jesus out of the sender wires to connect them that way. But it was a lesson to me: just because somebody has been in the Triumph-restoration business for years does not mean he knows what he is doing or checks his work. Craig Foch San Luis Obispo, CA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 12:29:30 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: 70TR6@mindspring.com, dconnitt@fuse.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:21:51 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Another 40k TRA In a message dated 10/17/2006 8:10:18 PM Mountain Standard Time, 70TR6@mindspring.com writes: I think I see a pattern emerging. If you've got a pale blue TR4, and only a pale blue TR4 then it's worth 95k. R. Ashford Little II '70 TR6, 73.5 911 I this pattern keeps up, I should be able to tade the TR4 for a TR3B and have enough left over for a T series MG..... Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 14:03:30 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:54:52 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 > The battery acts like a big capacitor. It will stabilize the voltage in the > system which is especially critical when loads are switching on and off. The > voltage spikes can cause collateral damage. But running an alternator not > connected to anything won't harm the alternator. Unless of course the voltage spikes go high enough to ruin the diodes, or the regulator. BTDT ... won't run an alternator without a battery again. BTW, when it fries the regulator, the voltage can potentially go high enough to be lethal. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 15:25:14 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:23:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] TR List Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:17:27 -0700 From: TeriAnn Wakeman Subject: Re: [TR] Re: TR List Jim Muller wrote: > Ah,... aluminum front plate to replace the bent one with, but I keep looking at that front apron, radiator & other parts then go out and work in the garden. TeriAnn Which is best a a nice well kept garden or an oil free engine bay?? --------------------- Hi List! Sorry for repling so late to this post, But I live in Buffalo, NY & have been without power for over 6 full days. Thus, working on catching-up on my backlog of TRIUMPH Digest readings. In any case, to answer this question: After losing about 1/8 on my 3 1/2 achers of woods & ALL my odermental trees to the 'Act of GOD', I would have to answer this question as: "an oil free engine bay!" Sorry but I'm a LITTLE bit right now, but I'm sure that I'll be over it by May '07 when I findly get everything cleaned up. Welcome back TeriAnn! & It's good to get back to reading all your E-mails, list. Thanks for being able to get me back in the TRIUMPH groov. -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 16:22:54 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:20:41 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 In a message dated 10/18/2006 4:06:28 PM Central Standard Time, tr3driver@comcast.net writes: > >The battery acts like a big capacitor. It will stabilize the voltage in > the > >system which is especially critical when loads are switching on and off. > The > >voltage spikes can cause collateral damage. But running an alternator not > >connected to anything won't harm the alternator. > > Unless of course the voltage spikes go high enough to ruin the diodes, or > the > regulator. > Indeed, running the system with the battery disconnected is a recipe for disaster. But the question was running the alternator disconnected from the rest of the electrical system. Without the load aps and load dumps there will be no spikes and the alternator is under no serious threat. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 16:32:15 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: tr4a2712@yahoo.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:26:32 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] TR List In a message dated 10/18/2006 5:28:24 PM Central Standard Time, tr4a2712@yahoo.com writes: > In any case, to answer this question: After losing > about 1/8 on my 3 1/2 achers of woods &ALL my > odermental trees to the 'Act of GOD', I would have to > answer this question as: "an oil free engine bay!" > Glad you survived. That was quite a storm, even by your standards. You know if Dallas was hit with two feet of snow they would have been shut down till Easter. I was in Wausau, Wisconsin back in the 1989-1990 time frame and they were hit with an early, heavy snow like this and the trees still had their leaves and limbs started falling. My quip was that where I came from the trees only lost their leaves! Cheers Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 16:36:30 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:35:04 -0400 Subject: [TR] Side Curtain Adjustment Well, all right, I've woosed out and put on the convertible top to get my TR3A deeper into fall here in cold-getting-colder New Hampshire. Actually, it's been raining. But what I've found is that the passenger side curtain is cockeyed. The top edge is about four inches out from the convertible top, meaning that apparently the curtain needs to be adjusted to bring it closer in and keep the rain out. Is there a trick to this, or do I stick the steel support rods in a vise and bend them? Ah, by the way, they have already been very nicely recovered by TRF. Terry Smith, '59 TR3A New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 16:43:44 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:38:38 -0400 Subject: [TR] Sad LBC news - not Triumph LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Sports car maker TVR, one of Britain's few remaining independent auto makers, is to end vehicle production at its Blackpool factory with the loss of up to 260 jobs when operations are outsourced overseas. The company, which was bought in 2004 by Nikolai Smolensky, the son of Russian banker Alexander Smolensky, said on Wednesday cars would be produced in Europe with engines built in Britain. "We are extremely sorry that, after a period of uncertainty and raised hopes that we could continue production ourselves in Blackpool, we have had to make this decision," Nikolai Smolensky said in a statement. "We need to secure the future of the company and move it forward. I am afraid we see no other way to do so." The job losses are another blow for the British car industry which will see 2,300 jobs go at Peugeot's plant at Ryton in January next year. The mews that all TVR car production is to end in Britain will be a shock to workers. Staff had been told in April that it was hoped production at the Bispham, Blackpool site would be relocated to new premises in the Lancashire area. "This is a bitter blow for Blackpool and an iconic British sports car," union official Dave McCall said on Wednesday. "It is particularly hard to take in after everyone's hopes had been raised just a few months ago when workers who had been laid off were taken back." === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 16:50:24 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:46:35 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 > Indeed, running the system with the battery disconnected is a recipe for > disaster. But the question was running the alternator disconnected > from the rest > of the electrical system. Without the load aps and load dumps there will be > no spikes and the alternator is under no serious threat. The OP said he measured the output at 17 volts. That says it was generating, which means the regulator was supplying rotor current. Alternator regulators are switch-mode devices, meaning it supplies either full battery voltage or none at all to the rotor. With full battery voltage applied, the rotor stores a magnetic field, which takes time to decay. Hence there will be spikes, every time the regulator switches off. Now maybe those spikes won't be big enough to cause a problem, depends on how quickly the regulator switches and how much inductance there is in the rotor. But at the very least, they will be applying more stress to the regulator than usual, and it's the only thing between you and disaster. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 16:52:21 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 19:50:55 -0400 Subject: [TR] seals or rails are on the level? List, I have been given some tower-like scaffolding which I will lay on it's side to elevate my TR3 while I work on it's sills, floorpans, bodywork even the interior over the winter. I also have 4 dolly-wheels to stick under it's four corners so that I can push it indoors. Originally, I wanted to drive it up on these 17" ramps, however, their really too short and I don't want to run the engine anymore than I have to. (It's hard to restrain myself- I've now got 3 hours of run time on my rebuild.) I now am thinking that I should put these two 8' long horizontal towers under both rails. I suppose that if I do, that the car will be level, correct? Is the bottom of the sill usually or always or never level with the bottom of the rails? Thanks, Paul Dorsey- NDaTr 60 TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 17:24:56 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Triumphs" Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:22:15 -0700 Subject: FW: [TR] new loom Q Hate to say this John, but it sounds like you have the wrong loom for your car. The later cars had the 3 wires to the wiper motor; the "extra" green wire is for the self-parking feature. I'm guessing that's also why the harness won't reach to the motor. As I recall, the extra ring terminal goes under one of the bolts for the regulator. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 17:34:05 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:33:44 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Why to drain oil hot > You could of course go the 'non-original' route and fit a magnetic > sump plug. This will attract all manner of crud while you're using the car > and it may frighten you to see how much crud is floating around in the oil > anyway. Amen ! === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 17:49:21 2006 From: "Randall" To: "TR Mailing List" Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:46:10 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR4A Restoration Update > If anyone has a good experience doing this, I'd love to hear back > from you with some advice, tips, etc. Several alternatives here. One is to have the original generator pulley bored out to the size of the alternator shaft. That's what I've done for both of my conversions, the only downside is that the generator pulley is a bit large for the application, meaning the alternator doesn't charge much at idle either, and it's also more difficult to change the belt if you continue using the stock size belt. NAPA sells a belt that will work with the original pulleys but is just a bit longer (and more flexible) ... I still have to take the alternator loose from it's mount to change the belt. Another is to find a pulley that fits the alternator shaft and takes the wide belt. Herman told me where he bought the one on Heidi's TR3A (?), but I've managed to misplace the information. ISTR someone was selling them on eBay for awhile too, maybe they will see this thread and offer them again. > If I have to replace the pulley, then I am probably going to have to replace > the water pump for the same reason. There are sets available to do this, but they are kind of expensive. I started to collect the components to do it another way : front crank pulley from a MGB (I think it was), and water pump pulley from a TR250. Needs a spacer for the crank pulley, though, or else a different seal. Never finished dealing with that aspect. Of course, either of these methods means you lose the fan extension and mechanical fan ... but gain room for an electric fan behind the radiator which is my preferred arrangement anyway. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 17:52:00 2006 From: lbc.resto@comcast.net To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 00:46:54 +0000 Subject: [TR] Early TR4 - Voltage Regulator Is there a good guide to testing the early TR4 (screw terminal) voltage regulator? -- Ian 62 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 18:05:14 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:03:57 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] TR List Sounds bad Jeff! I've a business partner in Buffalo. Same story, trees falling all around the house. Too sad. We experienced that in 1998 in Montreal with the ice storm. Back then we had many American power trucks in from all over to help with repairs. My colleague tells me he has been seeing Hydro Quebec trucks working in his neighbourhood. What goes around comes around eh? Best of luck in the clean up! Mark ________________________________ From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net on behalf of Cosmo Kramer Sent: Wed 18/10/2006 6:23 PM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] TR List Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:17:27 -0700 From: TeriAnn Wakeman Subject: Re: [TR] Re: TR List Jim Muller wrote: > Ah,... aluminum front plate to replace the bent one with, but I keep looking at that front apron, radiator & other parts then go out and work in the garden. TeriAnn Which is best a a nice well kept garden or an oil free engine bay?? --------------------- Hi List! Sorry for repling so late to this post, But I live in Buffalo, NY & have been without power for over 6 full days. Thus, working on catching-up on my backlog of TRIUMPH Digest readings. In any case, to answer this question: After losing about 1/8 on my 3 1/2 achers of woods & ALL my odermental trees to the 'Act of GOD', I would have to answer this question as: "an oil free engine bay!" Sorry but I'm a LITTLE bit right now, but I'm sure that I'll be over it by May '07 when I findly get everything cleaned up. Welcome back TeriAnn! & It's good to get back to reading all your E-mails, list. Thanks for being able to get me back in the TRIUMPH groov. -Cosmo Kramer === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 18:12:21 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:10:26 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Early TR4 - Voltage Regulator Hi Ian, Don't know about a good test, but here's what I did and it cost $0.00. I took mine to my local generator/starter repair shop. My guy mounted it in 2 minutes on his machine, tested it, (not working NOS regulator) cleaned the contacts adjusted it and off I went. Works great now. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 08:46 PM Subject: [TR] Early TR4 - Voltage Regulator > Is there a good guide to testing the early TR4 (screw terminal) voltage regulator? > > -- > Ian > 62 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 18:58:52 2006 From: "Jim Coleman" To: Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:56:29 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Another 40k TRA Shhhhhhh. No more talk about the high priced TR4, 4A's. My wife is starting to get ideas. Jim Coleman '64 Wedgewood Blue TR4 w/ surrey and OD === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 19:36:23 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:36:45 -0400 Subject: [TR] voltage leaks? I don't think I'll ever fix it! What did they do before plastic? Can't you get a diesel TR3? ...fewer wires- Paul === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 20:04:38 2006 From: Steven Dennis To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:04:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Fwd: RE: [TR] TR4A Restoration Update The wide belt pulley for a Delco alternator is an A203. I found one at www.jimcotest.com/ji-br-02.htm I think it was about $25-30 and it included the extra long nut to attach it. Steve 63TR4 CT12355L Note: forwarded message attached. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 20:21:17 2006 From: N197TR4@cs.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:20:51 EDT Subject: [TR] Wanted 13 Inch Steering Wheel List, This is for my AMBRO-TR project. Looking for nice 13 inch steering wheel, with large diameter grip. Andy Mace tells me that the early 13" Spitfire wheels fit the TR4. I want to put as many TR parts on as I can. Thanks, Joe (A) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 20:23:52 2006 From: Bryan Reese To: triumphs-digest@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:23:33 -0700 Subject: [TR] Re: Breaking in engine in first gear If your TR3 has the original non-synchro first gear DON'T DO IT! You'll break the first layshaft gear. I speak from bitter personal experience. When I bought my first TR3 in the early '80's, the fellow sold it because it had this precise problem. At that time, junkyard gearboxes for these cars were pretty easy to come by. I went through three of them, and every single one had the broken first gear. I'd get them home and drain the oil and get a hand full of teeth. Finally, my dad took the broken gear to a tool and die maker and actually had it repaired. The fellow said, "I don't know, that's pretty soft..." It lasted about 6 months and broke again. I drove that car that way for quite some time before I finally coughed up the then-astronomical sum of $100 for a new gear and had no further problems (with the gearbox, anyway). Flash forward to modern times and my current TR3. I'm getting ready to pull out of of the local coffee-shop parking lot into traffic, and I let out the clutch. Bang! crunch, crunch, crunch... I knew EXACTLY what the problem was-- the first layshaft gear had broken. I had just overhauled this gearbox myself about six months earlier, and everything looked fine. This time the replacement gear was about $250, a lot of cursing and a couple of smashed fingers. The new gear said "Made in Italy," but oddly, I've had no further trouble Gears with synchromesh are helical cut, in other words, slanted teeth. This makes the gear run quieter, but more importantly, more than one tooth is in contact at any given time. Non-synchro gears are straight cut, so they are noisy, but only one tooth at a time is in contact. Our torquey little TR are engines are sometime too much for them, and of course, 1st and reverse have the highest torque of all. So I beseech you, implore you, go easy in first gear. Keep it under 3000 rpm, 3500, max. That's all the faster I was going when my gear broke. As for all this stuff about breaking in the engine itself, gosh, I don't know. Bryan Reese === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 20:32:07 2006 From: JoeCainPE@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:31:48 EDT Subject: [TR] Pimp my TR4? (found on craigslist) I just took a peek at craigslist, and found this sweet ride for the home boys on the list: ****************************************************************************** ********************* 1968 Triumph TR-4 302 V8 motor - $4800 Reply to: _sale-222175689@craigslist.org_ (mailto:sale-222175689@craigslist.org?subject=1968%20Triumph%20TR-4%20302%20V8%20motor%20-%20$4800) Date: 2006-10-17, 9:39PM PDT Hello. I have a 1968 triumph tr-4. The body has been fully customized with small fender flares, custom hard top and 302 V8 motor. Motor is mated with an auto tranny, and runs great. Recent tune up: new plugs,wires, cap, electronic ignition, water pump, and thermostat. The car needs a brake job. Asking $4800 OBO. more pics upon request. You can reach me at (916) 308-0872. Thanks for looking! _http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/222175689.html_ (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/222175689.html) ****************************************************************************** ******************** I guess this means the numbers don't match. But it's offered at much, much less than $40k. Somebody should invite him to bring it to Triumphest. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 18 21:20:46 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:20:24 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Early TR4 - Voltage Regulator lbc.resto@comcast.net wrote: > Is there a good guide to testing the early TR4 (screw terminal) voltage regulator? The manual is titled "Lucas Generator and Control Box Tests" publication No: 1448 Ex. I own the fifth edition published in 1963. The publication is a step by step how-to for trouble shooting the early TR4 charging system. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 05:05:32 2006 From: "Jim Wallace" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:01:52 -0400 Subject: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters If the piston ring bedding-in system described in that article is to be used, how does it affect the cam and lifter bedding-in? I was prepared to run the car for about 20 minutes at 2000 rpm, I think it was, to deal with the cam/lifter set, but from what is being said then it's "too late" for bedding-in the rings........and I have to deal with both.....any input? TIA, Jim TR3a w/87.2 mm pistons and nifty BFE lifters (phosphated?) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 05:23:30 2006 From: "Jerry Van Vlack" To: , Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:22:05 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Pimp my TR4? (found on craigslist) All that I can say is ugh, the top looks like something from the Munster's ride. Does it look like the power bulge on the bonnet was moved to the middle of the bonnet? Neat way to clear the air filter if that's the reason. JVV ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:31 PM Subject: [TR] Pimp my TR4? (found on craigslist) > I just took a peek at craigslist, and found this sweet ride for the home > boys on the list: > > **************************************************************************** ** > ********************* > 1968 Triumph TR-4 302 V8 motor - $4800 > > Hello. I have a 1968 triumph tr-4. The body has been fully customized with > small fender flares, custom hard top and 302 V8 motor. Motor is mated with an > auto tranny, and runs great. Recent tune up: new plugs,wires, cap, electronic > ignition, water pump, and thermostat. The car needs a brake job. Asking > $4800 OBO. more pics upon request. You can reach me at (916) 308-0872. Thanks for > looking! > > _http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/222175689.html_ > (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/222175689.html) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 05:48:03 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:47:17 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 In a message dated 10/18/2006 6:53:21 PM Central Standard Time, tr3driver@comcast.net writes: > The OP said he measured the output at 17 volts. That says it was > generating, > which means the regulator was supplying rotor current. Alternator > regulators > are switch-mode devices, meaning it supplies either full battery voltage or > none > at all to the rotor. With full battery voltage applied, the rotor stores a > magnetic field, which takes time to decay. Hence there will be spikes, > every > time the regulator switches off. Are you sure about that switchmode of operation. I initially assumed it was switchmode because all my years of designing regulators for large AC generators were switchmode (or phase controlled rectifier based) designs. But the cursory schematics do provide me with a high degree of confidence that it isn't a linear regulator. But, nonetheless, the alternator also contains several spike suppression devices on both the field supply and the alternator output to protect against spikes. > > Now maybe those spikes won't be big enough to cause a problem, depends on > how > quickly the regulator switches and how much inductance there is in the > rotor. > But at the very least, they will be applying more stress to the regulator > than > usual, and it's the only thing between you and disaster. I wouldn't worry about the regulator. Any switchmode regulator will have, and realistically any linear regulator should have, a freewheeling diode to carry the rotor current when the transistor switches off (unless you are doing negative forcing but that's getting a bit esoteric). The rotor is a large inductor and the current will be a function of the average voltage applied. That is why switch mode works so well in these applications. When the transistor switches off the rotor current must go somewhere and the diode provides that path. I would be more concerned about the main rectifying diodes. But these are beefy diodes and can tolerate quite a bit of avalanche as long as the rise time of the spike is sufficiently slow to allow adequate current spreading. When you take your alternator into Auto Zone for testing do they connect it to a battery during the test? I would be a highly irresponsible design of an alternator that could not be run open circuit like that. But we are talking about Lucas. Cheers Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 05:48:27 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Jerry Van Vlack" , , Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:40:35 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Pimp my TR4? (found on craigslist) I thought that the red velvet seats were a nice touch. Shades of Lucrezia Borgia... Mark 1972 TR6 ________________________________ From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net on behalf of Jerry Van Vlack Sent: Thu 19/10/2006 8:22 AM To: JoeCainPE@aol.com; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: Re: [TR] Pimp my TR4? (found on craigslist) All that I can say is ugh, the top looks like something from the Munster's ride. Does it look like the power bulge on the bonnet was moved to the middle of the bonnet? Neat way to clear the air filter if that's the reason. JVV ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:31 PM Subject: [TR] Pimp my TR4? (found on craigslist) > I just took a peek at craigslist, and found this sweet ride for the home > boys on the list: > > **************************************************************************** ** > ********************* > 1968 Triumph TR-4 302 V8 motor - $4800 > > Hello. I have a 1968 triumph tr-4. The body has been fully customized with > small fender flares, custom hard top and 302 V8 motor. Motor is mated with an > auto tranny, and runs great. Recent tune up: new plugs,wires, cap, electronic > ignition, water pump, and thermostat. The car needs a brake job. Asking > $4800 OBO. more pics upon request. You can reach me at (916) 308-0872. Thanks for > looking! > > _http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/222175689.html_ > (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/car/222175689.html) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 06:18:36 2006 From: David Brady To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:08:31 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters Us TR people are caught between a rock and a hard place. Having been thru an entire engine rebuild due to cam lobe disintegration, I decide to opt for lifter/lobe bedding over piston ring seating. I ran the car for 20 minutes at a steady 2000 rpm, and then I put her on the dyno and did my break in of the rings. Do the best you can. The rings will probably not seat 100%, but I'm happy with 80%, and the possibility of 100% over time IF the cam/lifters hold up their end of the bargain. The motor will run fine at 80% ring seat; the motor will not run fine if it's missing a cam lobe. Roller lifters on a modern engine are a whole different ball of wax. David Brady '68 TR250 CD8124L Jim Wallace wrote: > If the piston ring bedding-in system described in that article is to be > used, how does it affect the cam and lifter bedding-in? I was prepared to > run the car for about 20 minutes at 2000 rpm, I think it was, to deal with > the cam/lifter set, but from what is being said then it's "too late" for > bedding-in the rings........and I have to deal with both.....any input? > TIA, > Jim > TR3a w/87.2 mm pistons and nifty BFE lifters (phosphated?) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 07:35:22 2006 From: Dennis N Culligan To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:18:34 -0400 Subject: [TR] Re: Another 40K TR4 I think I've figured out how to profit from this current craze - I'm going to buy up ALL the pale blue paint and charge a small fortune for it as all the TR4 owners rush to re-paint their cars... Dennis Culligan / 1976 TR6 - Tahiti Blue (Damn - wrong car, wrong color) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 07:53:20 2006 From: "Randall" To: "TR" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:42:36 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] PDWA centering > Late this afternoon, the Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, I'll > fire up the Spitfire today after its long nap. Having installed and > bled new brake lines, I won't be surprised to find that the PDWA is > uncentered. I can imagine several ways to fix it, but I'm open to > suggestions. Advice is welcome. Not tried it myself yet, but removing the switch and using a small screwdriver to position the piston sounds the sanest method to me. As I recall, the book method is to bleed first one side and then the other until the light goes out. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 07:56:07 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:50:23 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Re: Breaking in engine in first gear > If your TR3 has the original non-synchro first gear DON'T DO IT! You'll > break the first layshaft gear. I speak from bitter personal experience. Bryan, I don't know what your problem was, but I disagree. I've done full throttle in first gear all the way out to redline, even with a warmed-over motor, and NEVER broken a layshaft gear. I have worn out a few layshafts, certainly it's maximum stress and wear, but never broken a tooth. And BTW, straight-cut gears are STRONGER than helical cut ... that's why big truck transmissions whine so loudly (and typically don't have synchromesh), they use straight-cut gears for strength. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 07:56:15 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:39:40 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 > Are you sure about that switchmode of operation. I initially assumed it was > switchmode because all my years of designing regulators for large AC > generators were switchmode (or phase controlled rectifier based) > designs. But the > cursory schematics do provide me with a high degree of confidence > that it isn't a linear regulator. It can be hard to tell the difference just looking at the circuit. But think of it this way, the rotor resistance is less than 2 ohms ... how much power would the regulator dissipate if it were a linear device working into that kind of load ? All it takes to make it oscillate is for the frequency response of the regulator to be faster than the response of the alternator, and the alternator's response is very slow. It's actually hard to make this kind of circuit NOT oscillate ! > I wouldn't worry about the regulator. Any switchmode regulator will have, > and realistically any linear regulator should have, a freewheeling diode to > carry the rotor current when the transistor switches off (unless you > are doing > negative forcing but that's getting a bit esoteric). I'm not worried about the inductive kickback from the rotor; I agree the regulator has to be designed to handle that. BUT, while current is flowing through that diode, the alternator is still generating power and that power has nowhere to go except running up the system voltage. > When you take your alternator into Auto Zone for testing do they connect it > to a battery during the test? No, it's a dummy load (resistor). But they don't run them open-circuit. > I would be a highly irresponsible design of an alternator that could not be > run open circuit like that. > > But we are talking about Lucas. Not just Lucas ... all car alternator makers (AFAIK) warn against running them open-circuit. Certainly Delco does. Auto makers are extremely aggressive on unit price; they literally squeeze out every last penny. (EE friend of mine swore he would never work for a car maker again, after Ford made him completely redo a design to replace a $.09 capacitor with a $.06 one.) If something costs money, and isn't absolutely required for normal operation, it doesn't go in. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 08:33:01 2006 From: "Nolan" To: "list" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:23:34 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] breaking in an engine in first gear Three hours of running is pretty far into the break-in. Most of the break-in takes place in the first few minutes of running. The high-load theory is to get the rings pushed against the cylinder walls to help bed them in. 1st gear runs aren't the best way to do this actually, because the run is over so quickly. 2nd and 3rd gear full throttle loads last longer. Camshaft lobe load stays pretty stable and is reflective of rpm only, not engine load or throttle position. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 08:35:41 2006 From: kinderlehrer@comcast.net To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:32:45 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters I'll pass on something I heard, don't know how true, but it was from a usually reliable source; Since the advent of roller lifters, the oil companies have been deleting the additive that keeps the cam from wearing out on the straight lifter type of engine. The only oils that still have it are those intended for diesel engines. There is a a designator (CD or something like that-I can find out if anyone is interested) that indicates the additive is there. The oil is available at truck stops - Shell has been recommended to me. Anyone know if there is any truth to the story? Bob -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: David Brady > Us TR people are caught between a rock and a hard place. > Having been thru an entire engine rebuild due to cam lobe > disintegration, I decide to opt for lifter/lobe bedding over > piston ring seating. I ran the car for 20 minutes at a steady > 2000 rpm, and then I put her on the dyno and did my break > in of the rings. Do the best you can. The rings will probably > not seat 100%, but I'm happy with 80%, and the possibility > of 100% over time IF the cam/lifters hold up their end of the > bargain. The motor will run fine at 80% ring seat; the motor > will not run fine if it's missing a cam lobe. Roller lifters on a > modern engine are a whole different ball of wax. > > > David Brady > '68 TR250 > CD8124L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 08:54:06 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:47:47 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Engine knock > I have a sound coming from the lower portion of the engine that I > can only describe as a connecting rod knock. It's not noticable when > the engine is cold but becomes apparent as things warm up. When I start > the engine it sounds like everything inside is rattling around, but then > settles to a regular knocking sound. If I pull the oil pan, what should > I be looking for? The engine is newly rebuilt with about 400 miles on > it. First thing to look for would be the rod cap that is loose ! If it's that bad, the problem should be easy to spot just by trying to move the rods on the crank. If not, just start checking bearing clearances until you find the bad doggie. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 09:02:30 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:45:18 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3A oil/now heater > People ask why I don't just put the top up, and I try to lay out my > "box" theory: that is, we live in boxes, eat/sleep/rest in boxes, leave our > box to drive to work in a box with wheels, get out of that box and enter a > box where we work...etc. ad naseum. I put it much simpler ... to me, the car seems claustrophobic with the top up. I don't like the experience at all, I'd rather drive my support vehicle than the TR3 with the soft top (or worse yet the hard top) and side curtains on it. This leads to memorable events, like a few years ago when I showed up for the annual Teddy Bear Run in the rain, with no top or sidecurtains, and my daughter hiding under the tonneau cover ! > Ah, but to the point. Randall, on these cold mornings, I understand the > term "optional heater" better, because it's really optional to turn it on, > given that it is not quite a furnace is it? I have wondered about that ... I have a sneaking suspicion that they are all simply in poor repair after all these years. The design with the water entering and exiting from the top almost ensures that the core will be partially blocked; and I suspect the old fans just don't work as well as they used to. At one time (on a previous TR3A), I had a heater that would burn your leg (but of course still let the rest of you freeze ). That car, BTW, was delivered without a heater, still had the blanking plates in place. I added an original-type heater for winter driving to work. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 09:11:23 2006 From: "Randall" To: , Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:00:54 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] 1947 Triumph > Question for anybody in Triumphland. I am having my speedometer > rebuilt and need to calibrate it. The car has a 59 TR3 motor and > transmission, has 16" wheels. Can anybody help with this problem? While I agree that Tony's speedo repair article is very good; if you are contemplating a change in speedo calibration, the easiest and best method IMO is to get a "ratio adapter" made up to suit your circumstances. As you can see by reading Tony's article, it's a difficult matter to change the calibration (as opposed to restoring the original calibration). It's been a few years ago, but I was quoted $100 by a local speedo shop to have any ratio I wanted. Subsequent changes can be made by just swapping out gears in the box, so only cost $40. All of the rebuilders I talked to refused to change the calibration. They would only restore "as original". Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 09:18:15 2006 From: "John Herrera" To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:07:44 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 >Not just Lucas ... all car alternator makers (AFAIK) warn against running >them >open-circuit. Certainly Delco does. I used to teach Aircraft Electrical Systems. Every textbook, manual, pamphlet, video tape filmstrip, etc. I used as a resource warned against running an alternator without a battery or mentally-challenged load attached to the output. But, again, they didn't say why. John _________________________________________________________________ Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 09:18:37 2006 From: Joe To: Triumph List Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:06:06 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 Questions Hello to the List, I am looking at buying a local 56 TR3 and I am curious about a couple of things. How hard is it to tell the repro bumpers and grill from the originals? What should I look for? Any other original parts that are very hard to come by that should be on the car? Thanks, Joe 72 TR-6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 09:31:12 2006 From: "David Brister" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:17:50 +0200 Subject: Re: [TR] voltage leaks? Dave Massey writes "But these are beefy diodes and can tolerate quite a bit of avalanche as long as the rise time of the spike is sufficiently slow to allow adequate current spreading." The last thing we want on this list is people taking things out of context, or going on about things they don't understand (perish that thought) but in this case I may have stumbled onto something important. It is clear that if Paul were to put some of these beefy diodes under his car every night they would catch the avalanche of naughty volts. Perhaps the spike could be used during it's descent time after rising to pick up any volts that the diodes missed. The methodology of replacing them in the battery has been well covered already. David Brister 1967 TR4A (so far avalanche free.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 966 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now! === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 09:34:26 2006 From: "John Macartney" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:20:33 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Breaking in engine in first gear Being a dyed-in-the-wool old stuffshirt and (mostly) rejecting modern conventions, I fail to see what benefits anyone can gain from busting a gut to break in an engine by revving the hell out of it in first gear. In fact, I can't see why anyone with a newly rebuilt engine of any make would want to get the break-in period completed so soon. Surely, the objective of spending so much time and money in restoring an old car - of which an engine/gearbox rebuild is only a part (and old technology to boot) - is to be able to enjoy using the damned thing, trouble-free for as long as possible? With that in view, I still opine towards the techique we used at Standard-Triumph and this was to drive the car under light loads for at least 500 miles - and 1000 miles if at all possible. You don't use a heavy right foot, you don't rev it to the redline - or beyond and you just let it run happily under light load between 2500-3500rpm. Taking the car on a long journey with more or less constant running at varying road and engine speeds gets every thing good and hot, so it beds in gradually. Everything will still be fairly *tight* even after 5000 miles - but at least the job will have been done properly. Thrashing the living daylights out of your Triumph, MG, Sunbeam, Jaguar or whatever it is, IMHO is an abdication of responsible ownership and a complete waste of all the effort you've put in to concluding your project. Rant off. I'm going back into my 'hole' as I've an important appointment with a plate of delicious French cheeses and a bottle of outstanding Burgundy that won't wait any longer. Jonmac === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 09:34:51 2006 From: "Michael Marr" To: "Jim Wallace" , Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:21:51 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters > If the piston ring bedding-in system described in that article is to be > used, how does it affect the cam and lifter bedding-in? I was prepared to > run the car for about 20 minutes at 2000 rpm, I think it was, to deal with > the cam/lifter set, but from what is being said then it's "too late" for > bedding-in the rings........and I have to deal with both.....any input? Personally, I think we are being far too analytical with this subject. This is what the official TR3 Instruction Book says: "New Engines (see "Running Adjustments ") For at least the first 500 miles, the working surfaces of the engine will be bedding down. The power and performance will improve only if the vehicle is carefully driven at moderate speeds during the running-in period. The engine should not be driven at speeds exceeding 3,500 r.p.m. during this period, and the " running-in " should be progressive. The engine may " rev." fairly fast so long as it is thoroughly warm and provided it is not pulling hard. Do not let the engine pull hard at low speeds, always select a lower gear." I have always run my engines in just this way and have never had a problem. The TR engine is very far from rocket science. Michael Marr 1960 TR3A Plainfield, IL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 09:40:31 2006 From: "Randall" To: , Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:25:13 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters > I'll pass on something I heard, don't know how true, but it was from > a usually reliable source; Since the advent of roller lifters, the > oil companies have been deleting the additive that keeps the cam from > wearing out on the straight lifter type of engine. The only oils > that still have it are those intended for diesel engines. There is a > a designator (CD or something like that-I can find out if anyone is > interested) that indicates the additive is there. The oil is > available at truck stops - Shell has been recommended to me. Anyone > know if there is any truth to the story? There's a tiny kernel of truth to that, but most of the above is very twisted. There is an additive containing zinc (zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate or something like that, ZDDP for short) that used to be found in higher concentrations in the better engine oils (like Valvoline). ZDDP really is something of a miracle additive, but since it's public domain, no one advertises it. It forms a microscopic film on the steel of the engine, that gets rubbed off first if there is metal-to-metal contact; thereby reducing wear. Unfortunately, zinc is a poison to catalytic converters, so the standards for the amount of zinc allowable in gasoline engine oils have moved downwards several times. As I recall, the current allowable standard is something like 1/3 as much zinc as Valvoline Racing oil used to have. However, AFAIK there are no such restrictions on diesel engine oil (and the CD designation indicates a diesel engine oil). That doesn't necessarily mean they have more ZDDP, only that they are allowed to. I just did a quick check, Chevron Delo 400 has .148% zinc while Valvoline racing now only has .13% ... hardly worth worrying about, IMO. I didn't find a zinc content for Shell Rotella, only the comment that it is going down in 2007. OTOH, full synthetic supposedly has a much higher film strength to begin with than conventional oil does, so should need the ZDDP less (since it only comes into play after the oil film breaks down). Those big truck oils cost as much as full synthetic, and after all have additive packages for diesel rather than gasoline (they were already separate oils before the restrictions on zinc came about). So while I can't prove which one is better, I plan to stick with Valvoline full synthetic. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 10:21:45 2006 From: "Mark Vaden" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:08:45 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] A question about dash guages (74 TR6) On 10/18/06, Craig Foch wrote: > When I drove my mostly-restored TR4 home from Triumphs Only a few years > ago, I noticed that the engine was running cooler than normal. I made a > mental note to check the thermostat operation as soon as I got to the > safety of my garage. When I had Triumphs Only get my TR4 running again, I was relieved to see that the car was running at 185. When I checked later, someone at Triumpsh Only had just stuck a resistor inline coming out of the temperature sensor. I guess if the gauge reads correct that is all that matters to them. When I removed the resistor the car ran very hot! I had to have radiator recored, put the fan on forward (yes Triumphs Only mounted it backwards) and then the car has ran without overheating. I would say that the "experts" at Triumphs Only made a mistake on every component they touched. I am not exaggerating when I say they made over 1000 mistakes, which I have slowly fixed over the last 4 years, with a lot of help from my local mechanic (Randy Zoller British Heritage Motorsports - who is I recommend to anyone in the San Diego area - best mechanic I have ever known). The weird thing is that no matter how simple the job, Triumphs Only still managed to get it wrong. For example they installed the wrong dash, after charging me over $500 for it, I still have it installed, and it is already pitting. There was an extra hole in it, so they welded a triumph logo from a gear shift knob over the hole. Also when I got the proper plinth for a TR4, the brackets it installs to where too short. They could not get the windshield in properly so they just welded it it - I guess I can never remove it now which is a bummer since it doesn't seat all the way down. Mismatched brake pads (I guess Triumphs Only only had 3 TR4 pads, so they pounded in one that was too big - where there is a will there is a way), and just omitted the clip that holds them in place - scary. They even installed the seat rails incorrectly! They switched the passenger and driver rails. In general if the parts manual called for a bolt, a washer,lock washer and nut, They used the wrong size bolt with no washers, stripped the nut in the process. I am really not exagerating Triumphs Only is really that incompetent. I am not sure they did anything correct. -Mark === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 10:41:33 2006 From: "Marty Clark" To: Randall Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:14:42 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters Anything special I need to do when "converting" to full synthetic oil. I'm going to try and install a spin-on oil filter adapter this weekend so it seems to be a good time to switch over oil types. Marty Clark Gilbert, AZ 1974 TR6 CF17352U http://www.triumphowners.com/798 http://collectiblecars.nytimes.com/View_Listing.asp?ListingID=COL610033 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 10:54:22 2006 From: KINDERLEHRER@comcast.net To: "Randall" , , Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:50:13 +0000 Subject: RE: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters Thanks Randall, that certainly is clear and explains the origins of the folklore. Will I get to meet you in person at Triumphest this year? Any other list members going? Bob -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Randall" > > > I'll pass on something I heard, don't know how true, but it was from > > a usually reliable source; Since the advent of roller lifters, the > > oil companies have been deleting the additive that keeps the cam from > > wearing out on the straight lifter type of engine. The only oils > > that still have it are those intended for diesel engines. There is a > > a designator (CD or something like that-I can find out if anyone is > > interested) that indicates the additive is there. The oil is > > available at truck stops - Shell has been recommended to me. Anyone > > know if there is any truth to the story? > > There's a tiny kernel of truth to that, but most of the above is very twisted. > There is an additive containing zinc (zinc dialkyl dithio phosphate or something > like that, ZDDP for short) that used to be found in higher concentrations in the > better engine oils (like Valvoline). ZDDP really is something of a miracle > additive, but since it's public domain, no one advertises it. It forms a > microscopic film on the steel of the engine, that gets rubbed off first if there > is metal-to-metal contact; thereby reducing wear. > > Unfortunately, zinc is a poison to catalytic converters, so the standards for > the amount of zinc allowable in gasoline engine oils have moved downwards > several times. As I recall, the current allowable standard is something like > 1/3 as much zinc as Valvoline Racing oil used to have. > > However, AFAIK there are no such restrictions on diesel engine oil (and the CD > designation indicates a diesel engine oil). That doesn't necessarily mean they > have more ZDDP, only that they are allowed to. I just did a quick check, > Chevron Delo 400 has .148% zinc while Valvoline racing now only has .13% ... > hardly worth worrying about, IMO. I didn't find a zinc content for Shell > Rotella, only the comment that it is going down in 2007. > > OTOH, full synthetic supposedly has a much higher film strength to begin with > than conventional oil does, so should need the ZDDP less (since it only comes > into play after the oil film breaks down). Those big truck oils cost as much as > full synthetic, and after all have additive packages for diesel rather than > gasoline (they were already separate oils before the restrictions on zinc came > about). So while I can't prove which one is better, I plan to stick with > Valvoline full synthetic. > > Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 11:24:21 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: mmarr@notwires.com, grandfatherjim@gmail.com, Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:12:01 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters -----Original Message----- From: mmarr@notwires.com Personally, I think we are being far too analytical with this subject. This is what the official TR3 Instruction Book says: "New Engines (see "Running Adjustments ") For at least the first 500 miles, the working surfaces of the engine will be bedding down. The power and performance will improve only if the vehicle is carefully driven at moderate speeds during the running-in period. The engine should not be driven at speeds exceeding 3,500 r.p.m. during this period, and the " running-in " should be progressive. The engine may " rev." fairly fast so long as it is thoroughly warm and provided it is not pulling hard. Do not let the engine pull hard at low speeds, always select a lower gear." ==AM== For no particular reason, I happened to glance through a Herald 1200 Owners Manual this morning, which states almost word-for-word the same instructions! --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 13:06:26 2006 From: "Ann and Tim Buja" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:50:43 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 John Herrera wrote: > I used to teach Aircraft Electrical Systems. Every textbook, manual, > pamphlet, video tape filmstrip, etc. I used as a resource warned against > running an alternator without a battery or mentally-challenged > load attached > to the output. But, again, they didn't say why. I think it has something to do with the open circuit voltage you will develop without a battery connected that could result in overvoltage damage to the rectifier diodes. Remember the bronze tinted Ford Instaclear windshields? These had a relay that disconnected the alternator from the rest of the vehicle and connected the alternator output directly to the windshield. The car would run off the battery while the windshield was energized to clear the ice from the glass. The service manual I saw warned of voltages up to 70V during operation. There was a voltage sensing circuit that would switch the alternator from the windshield back to the rest of the vehicle if the battery voltage dropped too low. If you look in the Bentley TR7 manual (p 457 to 459) it shows that the 20ACR alternator has a battery sensed regulator "with machine sensed safety control European terminations". This regulator has an extra resistor and diode in the circuit to shut off the field current supply if the battery sensed lead is disconnected. These regulators may have been used on earlier alternators since I have an spare 17ACR alternator in my garage that will not produce output if the battery sense lead is disconnected from the output. The wiring diagram for the 14TR regulator with this failsafe circuitry shows that the yellow regulator lead connects to a free-wheeling diode across the field winding and is connected to one of the brushes. The metal strap to the other brush connects to the circuitry that switches current to the field winding. The white lead is a battery sense lead that goes to one of the large Lucar connectors on the alternator, the red lead is the machine sense lead that goes to the other large Lucar connector on the alternator, and the black lead is the ground connection. It appears that if your regulator doesn't have the red lead, it won't have the "fail-safe" circuitry to prevent open circuit operation. Tim Buja - Rockford, IL - 80 TR8, 73 Stag, 72 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 14:08:34 2006 From: "sujit roy" To: "Triumph List" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 14:02:26 -0700 Subject: [TR] micro polished carbs for Brithish cars on ebay Has anyone purchased carbs from a guy who micropolishes carbs. I see a pair of Stag carbs on ebay they look nice. Their web site is http://paltech1.com/index.html Sujit === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 14:25:03 2006 From: "Tim OBrien" To: "sujit roy" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:18:44 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] micro polished carbs for Brithish cars on ebay My friend with a 64 TR4 did this summer and was truely impressed with them. I saw them on the car and they looked beautiful. I can't say I know how they run, but my friend said he was thrilled with the results. Best regards, Tim O'Brien Frogmont, CO 64 - TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 15:01:37 2006 From: L1J1S@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:55:46 EDT Subject: [TR] tr4 tr4a running away from tr3's $$$ hello, checking out some recent sales and current listings, i am noticing that the tr4-tr4-a's are running away from the tr3's dollar wise. can anyone explain this to me and others? larry schwartz 1960 tr3-a supercharged 1973 mini cooper 1976 mini pickup === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 15:01:53 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: triumphstag@gmail.com Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:53:23 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] micro polished carbs for Brithish cars on ebay In a message dated 10/19/2006 3:08:02 PM Mountain Standard Time, triumphstag@gmail.com writes: Has anyone purchased carbs from a guy who micropolishes carbs. I see a pair of Stag carbs on ebay they look nice. Put a set on my MG Midget and have a set for my MGBGT due in from him tomorrow. They look great and his price is right. The ones on the Midget run well. He's easy to deal with and fair. My TR4 carbs were already done or I would have sent him those too. Joe Cuerto is usually sited as the go to guy for SU renewals, but some on the Spridget list have been disappointed in the appearance of his carbs recently. Something about the new carb cleaner not being as good. The micropolished carbs look great! Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 15:33:59 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:27:28 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3A side draft steel air filters For TR3A air filters, my book says, "Coat the metal gauze with a coat of oil. Servicing should b done at least every 3000 miles." Is there a technique for this that won't oversoak and make a mess? I'd just as soon go paper filters, but don't see a disposable paper conversion in the one "Big Three" catalogue I happen to have. Terry Smith, '59 TR3A (Cops can't catch me, but the meter lady buttonholed me for 15 minutes talking about the car. Uhm, any New Hampshire police officers on this list? .I was ahem just kidding..) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 15:50:11 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:49:18 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Early TR4 - Voltage Regulator TeriAnn Wakeman wrote: > lbc.resto@comcast.net wrote: > >> Is there a good guide to testing the early TR4 (screw terminal) >> voltage regulator? > > > The manual is titled "Lucas Generator and Control Box Tests" > publication No: 1448 Ex. I own the fifth edition published in 1963. > > The publication is a step by step how-to for trouble shooting the > early TR4 charging system. And the one I mentioned is the "Lucas Service Manual, Fault Diagnosis' (red cover). No edition or date but it was after zip codes were invented, includes alternators and cost a buck so maybe from the 70s. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 15:52:34 2006 From: bob annand To: Terry Smith , Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:47:32 -0300 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A side draft steel air filters I don't know what the right method is but....... I clean my filters in Varasol, let them dry, coat the mesh in oil, let them drain for a day, wipe the shells dry and re-install. Bob TR3 TS57799L Terry Smith wrote: >For TR3A air filters, my book says, "Coat the metal gauze with a coat of >oil. Servicing should b done at least every 3000 miles." > > > >Is there a technique for this that won't oversoak and make a mess? > > > >I'd just as soon go paper filters, but don't see a disposable paper >conversion in the one "Big Three" catalogue I happen to have. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 15:56:53 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: L1J1S@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:55:10 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] tr4 tr4a running away from tr3's $$$ In a message dated 10/19/2006 4:02:15 PM Mountain Standard Time, L1J1S@aol.com writes: hello, checking out some recent sales and current listings, i am noticing that the tr4-tr4-a's are running away from the tr3's dollar wise. can anyone explain this to me and others? larry schwartz 1960 tr3-a supercharged 1973 mini cooper 1976 mini pickup Just a Swag, but perhaps the same reason the Model T is losing popularity and price. The old wind in the hair, rain in the eyes, press on regardless guys are getting older and dying off. The younger guys, and some of us older guys are too soft for side screen cars. Of course, I want one purely from the styling standpoint...the TR3 is one of the prettyest cars I've ever owned. Wish I'd never sold it. Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:02:43 2006 From: acekraut11@aol.com To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:43:07 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] PDWA centering I have done it and it works just fine with emphasis being placed on "small". Most regular screwdrivers will be too big. You will need to go to the micro size or jewelers screwdriver, or use an awl. Aaron Aaron Cropley 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!) http://www.triumphowners.com/108 Topsham, Maine -----Original Message----- From: tr3driver@comcast.net To: triumphs@autox.team.net Sent: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:42 AM Subject: RE: [TR] PDWA centering > Late this afternoon, the Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, I'll > fire up the Spitfire today after its long nap. Having installed and > bled new brake lines, I won't be surprised to find that the PDWA is > uncentered. I can imagine several ways to fix it, but I'm open to > suggestions. Advice is welcome. Not tried it myself yet, but removing the switch and using a small screwdriver to position the piston sounds the sanest method to me. As I recall, the book method is to bleed first one side and then the other until the light goes out. Randall ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:03:11 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: "'R. Ashford Little II'" <70TR6@mindspring.com>, Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:55:52 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] voltage leak? Ahah! Good point! One must not use an "open" mouth funnel, because electrons cannot pass through an "open" circuit. However, neither may an electron pass through a closed system. Conundrum. ...We must consult Ravi Shankhar for spiritual advice about the duality of truth. Terry Smith, New Hampshire, but a John Lennon fan. -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of R. Ashford Little II Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 10:08 PM To: jimmuller@rcn.com; 'list' Subject: RE: [TR] voltage leak? Ok, Ok, that's a good explanation, but what type of funnel does one use to get those electrons back in the battery? R. Ashford Little II '70 TR6, 73.5 911 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:03:49 2006 From: KBowen7736@aol.com To: triumphstag@gmail.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:56:38 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] micro polished carbs for Brithish cars on ebay I bought a set of SU carbs refurbished and rebuilt by Jeff Palya and they were perfect. Not only does he have 20+ years in rebuild experience but his micropolishing process leaves the carbs looking almost like new. Prices are very reasonable as well. All Thumbs up! Ken Bowen 60 MGA 62 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:16:38 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:09:53 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Questions Joe wrote: > I am looking at buying a local 56 TR3 and I am curious about a couple > of things. How hard is it to tell the repro bumpers and grill from > the originals? Determining an original bumper could be difficult as the difference in quality (I think) is in the quality/quantity of plating used on some of the repros. Personally, my original bumper was pretty beat up and the replacement I got seems to be fine (five years now). As for the grille (grills are for steaks) see the pic in this link... http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/grilles.JPG The top view is the repro grille... the bottom an original. Close inspection will reveal that the little openings are larger (or if you prefer, the slats & verticals are narrower) in the original. Looks better I think and may allow more air thru the grille. Recent repros may now have the original sized openings... haven't seen one to compare. BTW - same car in both photos, color change is just the vagaries of digital photography. > Any other original parts that are very hard to come by that should be > on the car? Between the number made and the vendors efforts I can't think of anything that is really hard to replace, esp if a good used part will serve. Body sheet metal of course (whether original or repro) isn't going to just bolt right up due to the nature of how they were built. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:22:13 2006 From: Brian Jones To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:17:42 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR4 Seat Pad Does anyone have a TR4 rear seat (occassional seat) pad for a '63 they could part with? If it is in good condition, great; if it is shot, I will use it as a pattern to make a replica. By seat pad, I mean the plywood base, springing/padding, and perhaps cover. Thanks, Brian Valley Forge PA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:24:53 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:21:35 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] A question about dash guages (74 TR6) Mark Vaden wrote: > ...someone at Triumphs Only had just stuck a resistor inline coming out > of the temperature sensor... When, of course, the correct procedure is to bend the needle. That's quite an experience you've had. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/476 - Release Date: 10/14/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:37:13 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:36:09 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3A side draft steel air filters > I'd just as soon go paper filters, but don't see a disposable paper > conversion in the one "Big Three" catalogue I happen to have. TR4A filters will fit. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:40:23 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: "list" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:38:51 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] breaking in an engine in first gear On 19 Oct 2006 at 11:23, Nolan wrote: > The high-load theory is to get the rings pushed against the cylinder > walls to help bed them in. I have less authority on this subject than most of you, but I'll toss out ideas anyway. I was told that it was important to vary the rpms so that the cylinder walls wouldn't develop a ridge from the fact that on each traverse of the piston the rings always turned around at exactly the same place. Otherwise one should drive the engine as one expected to use it, referring to the time well after the initial 15 minutes, of course. I took that message to heart when my Spitfire engine was rebuilt, ran the car up to 75 (with OD on) on rt128 driving it home but never let it sit at any rpm for more than a few seconds and never gave it full throttle for more than a second (if at all). It has been rock-solid ever since. On the other hand, it might just as well have been rock-solid anyway. Anecdotal evidence carries very little weight. Then I waw that jonmac wrote (with great authority): > Taking the car on a long journey with more or less constant running > at varying road and engine speeds gets every thing good and hot, so > it beds in gradually. This would seem to be at odds with the vary-the-rpms dictum. Far be it from me to disgree. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:41:33 2006 From: Doug Mathews To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:41:08 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 or TR4 with 38" bore? List, Would this work in TR3 or TR4? ;-) http://tinyurl.com/nkfre DOug === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 16:54:40 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Marty Clark" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:54:11 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters > Anything special I need to do when "converting" to full synthetic oil. Not that I know of. I've always just dumped it in, never had any drama. I've heard old wives tales about it loosening too much crud and clogging passages, but I don't believe them. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 17:05:21 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:58:55 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 > Yes, but warranty issues factor in, too. How many units do they have to replace under > warranty to justify a few cents worth of protection? None at all if they can claim the damage was due to abuse. Running with no load is defined as abuse. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 17:23:39 2006 From: "Randall" To: "triumph list" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:14:32 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > Randall wrote: > > And a low-reading voltmeter can mean > > almost anything, including the ignition switch going bad. On my > Stag, it means > > the factory fuse block is about 30 years past it's useful lifetime. TeriAnn replied : > Exactly. It is telling you that there is something wrong with your > system that is preventing your generator from making proper voltage for > fully charging the battery or preventing the part of the circuit the > voltmeter is connected to from running at proper voltage. True, but it won't tell me the difference ! One problem has no ill effects at all (the coil works just fine at 12v instead of 14.4v) the other is a serious matter. An ammeter tells me for sure if current is flowing into or out of the battery, which a voltmeter won't. I just got back from doing about 1500 miles in a car with the voltmeter only showing 13v or so ... Was the battery being charged ? Headlights were dim, at one point the engine refused to crank ... alternator must be bad, right ? An ammeter would have told me NO, nothing wrong with the charging system. > I decided the ammeter was the most useless instrument I had since I > learned to rely upon the voltmeter. Well, I won't claim a voltmeter is useless; but knowing how to read an ammeter makes it more useful as an indicator of charging system health, IMO. Granted it won't tell you much about the ignition circuit Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 17:25:57 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:17:53 EDT Subject: [TR] Re: Breaking in engine in first gear A breath of fresh air.. You are one of the reasons I read the TR forum. Thanks for your sweet view on breaking in motors, your grounded perspective, and a tasty delivery! Carl '63 TR4 since '74 ..albeit in boxes since '99 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Breaking in engine in first gear Being a dyed-in-the-wool old stuffshirt and (mostly) rejecting modern conventions, I fail to see what benefits anyone can gain from busting a gut to break in an engine by revving the hell out of it in first gear. In fact, I can't see why anyone with a newly rebuilt engine of any make would want to get the break-in period completed so soon. Surely, the objective of spending so much time and money in restoring an old car - of which an engine/gearbox rebuild is only a part (and old technology to boot) - is to be able to enjoy using the damned thing, trouble-free for as long as possible? With that in view, I still opine towards the techique we used at Standard-Triumph and this was to drive the car under light loads for at least 500 miles - and 1000 miles if at all possible. You don't use a heavy right foot, you don't rev it to the redline - or beyond and you just let it run happily under light load between 2500-3500rpm. Taking the car on a long journey with more or less constant running at varying road and engine speeds gets every thing good and hot, so it beds in gradually. Everything will still be fairly *tight* even after 5000 miles - but at least the job will have been done properly. Thrashing the living daylights out of your Triumph, MG, Sunbeam, Jaguar or whatever it is, IMHO is an abdication of responsible ownership and a complete waste of all the effort you've put in to concluding your project. Rant off. I'm going back into my 'hole' as I've an important appointment with a plate of delicious French cheeses and a bottle of outstanding Burgundy that won't wait any longer. Jonmac === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 17:28:16 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Doug Mathews" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:24:38 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 or TR4 with 38" bore? Doug, I think I know you are kidding. No way would this go in a 3 or a 4. :o( But, a 6, well that's another story. I would recommend a mild rear and tranny modification to handle the increase in torque. Not quite sure though about the redlines. Might have to change to a more spongy tire for a little better traction. I also would put a clutch shield over the bell housing just in case. I liked Randall's comments on straight ground gears. Much stronger, so I would change the 6 tranny and put in a nonsyncro tranny from a 3. Just my thoughts. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Mathews" To: Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 07:41 PM Subject: [TR] TR3 or TR4 with 38" bore? > List, > > Would this work in TR3 or TR4? ;-) > > http://tinyurl.com/nkfre > > DOug === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 17:31:20 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:30:36 EDT Subject: [TR] re:Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters Would that be '20/50' Valvoline Full Synthetic for TRs, Randall? Carl '63 TR4 since '74 ..So while I can't prove which one is better, I plan to stick with Valvoline full synthetic. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 17:33:16 2006 From: "Randall" To: David.Freiburger@primedia.com Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:28:13 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > All kidding aside and someone please correct me if I am > wrong, but isn't the volt gauge designed to measure the condition of the > battery Nope. Depending on the failure mode, the voltmeter will look just fine when the battery is junk. > Whereas, the > ammeter will indicate charging capability of the charging system, shorts, > major power drains from a particular electrical sources (on our cars like > when activiating aux lights, air horns, electrical brakes from from the 24' > double wide you are towing, etc.) and the capacity to maintain adequate > battery charging. It will also tell you when you've left the lights on, whether the brake lights work, and when the engine idle rpm is too low to keep up with the electrical load. > It talked about internal > battery drain. This requiring a monthly slow charge, or the use of a trickle > charger. Problem is, the self-discharge rate varies widely. That's why it's better to use a regulated "float" charger rather than a trickle charger. The float charger senses the battery's need, and responds appropriately. > Recommendation, is to always disconnect one > terminal while storing a vehicle as well as when trickle or monthly > charging. Reasonable with our old cars. But it causes my stereo to lose all it's presets, so I don't bother. Instead, I hunt down current leaks and fix them (except for the radio). > There > is a test also for a new "dry" battery that will determine if the battery is > structurally/mechanically, or electrically good that can be carried out > within a 2 week period of its activation. Just guessing ... is this a load test ? Put a known load on the battery (like a battery tester) and check it's output voltage both under load and after the load is removed ? > I can't imagine that the test > would not work for even a newly charged battery like you get at Walmart. I dunno. If the test is similar to what those automated things at Pep Boys do, I don't have much faith in them. Few years ago I took a battery in to be tested, and they pronounced it fine. Checked the charging system, etc., couldn't find any problems. When the battery finally would not start the car at all, I took it back for testing again. They said it "needed to be charged". I went home, put 10 amps into the battery for 10 hours straight, then took it back ... the machine still said "needs to be charged". I bet the service manager he could not charge it enough to make the machine say the battery was good ... after 10 minutes on their fast charger (still "needs to be charged"), he finally saw my point of view. BTW, that car had a voltmeter, that said everything was hunky-dory. But I could tell the engine was cranking slower than normal, even after driving 1/2 hour with the voltmeter reading 14.4. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 17:53:45 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 17:52:03 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] re:Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters > Would that be '20/50' Valvoline Full Synthetic for TRs, Randall? Yup, that's it. Been using it a long time, and I credit it for helping my junkyard motor hang together all these years. It actually cut down on oil burning in the first engine I tried it in (not a TR), but alas, doesn't seem to have the same effect for my various Triumphs. I suspect that means it helps with oil control at the rings and/or valves, but does nothing for leaks. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 17:58:50 2006 From: Rich White To: Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:56:42 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 or TR4 with 38" bore? Doug aked... > > Would this work in TR3 or TR4? ;-) > > http://tinyurl.com/nkfre You might have to extend the wheel base a little. Other than that I do not see a problem. Rich White St. Joseph, IL USA '63 TR3B TCF587L That ain't a scrap pile, that is my car! See it moves! === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 18:13:02 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'sujit roy'" , Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:02:33 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] micro polished carbs for Brithish cars on ebay His work is great and the finished look is awesome. I had him do my manifold and carbs and you'd swear they were brand new. I had a small problem which he took care of immediately and was upset that I even had a problem. That's how much pride he puts in his work. I was going to go with Cuerto but got some off list emails that changed my mind. I also emailed him asking some questions and didn't like the answers I got. If you go to my site there's a link called Carb Rebuild '06 which shows a few before and after pictures. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of sujit roy Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 5:02 PM To: Triumph List Subject: [TR] micro polished carbs for Brithish cars on ebay Has anyone purchased carbs from a guy who micropolishes carbs. I see a pair of Stag carbs on ebay they look nice. Their web site is http://paltech1.com/index.html Sujit -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 19:05:19 2006 From: Sam and Renee Mitchell To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:03:58 -0400 Subject: [TR] Euro festival Is anyone going to the Euro Auto festival at the BMW plant in Greenville, SC this weekend? The featured marque this year is Triumph. Sam Mitchell 65 Tr4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 19:23:15 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: TR250Driver@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:22:23 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] America's British Reliability Run In a message dated 10/19/2006 6:51:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, TR250Driver@aol.com writes: Memorable moments include hearing Jack McGahey lock up his TR8 brakes behind me as thoughts of customizing two perfectly fine Wedges went thru my head, running the one lane road at speed, and generally having a great time Well ..(said sheepishly with head hung low).. you never mentioned that the rest of the weekend, so I was sorta hoping maybe you didn't notice. That near-incident resulted from miss-communication with my navigator - i was looking left and i thought he called clear right and ahead and it turned out we were both looking left - we speculated on how many points we almost took off that Preservation Class winning TR7 of yours and maintained better communication throughout the rest of the run - yeah, we got lost, but we agreed that we were lost. I sincerely apologize for causing those thoughts of unintended Wedge customization. We hope you didn't mind us following the NCTA group as much as we did - you guys maintained a comfortably brisk pace and were great company - and I'm certain that nobody had a better navigator than Beverly. I have to say one of my most memorable moments was on day 2 when I watched your TR7 crest a hill in front of me and then drop instantly and completely out of sight as the far side of the hill dropped off precipitously - and yes, that one lane road was a blast - especially after you missed the hairpin and got out of our way (just kidding) - heck the whole thing was a blast - I drove 1,773 miles in 79 hours - for me that was 733 miles of undulating, twisting Sports Car Nirvana on The Run and 1,040 miles of pleasantly uneventful interstate travel to get there and back. I can't wait til next year! Cheers, Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 19:55:36 2006 From: ZoboHerald@aol.com To: standardtriumph@btinternet.com, mmarr@notwires.com, Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:54:48 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters In a message dated 10/19/2006 5:53:18 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, standardtriumph@btinternet.com writes: Thank you, Andy. I think you're the first person I've ever met who acknowledged having read the instruction book :) Should I also assume you heeded its recommendations? ==AM== Well, sort of. You see, when I first read that manual, I was only 11 years old. My dad was the one breaking in the new Herald 1200 convertible. He was possibly the single least mechanically minded person I've ever known, but he did tend to follow such recommendations. And apparently it worked out ok, since that Herald was a strong and willing little beast for a number of years! --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_ (http://triumph-herald.us/) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 19 20:34:35 2006 From: "Dave Connitt" To: "Triumphs" Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:34:43 -0400 Subject: [TR] Metal refinishing List, I am writing since reading Sujit Roy's request for anyone who has used micro polishing services to restore aluminum parts. Sorry for muddying the waters Sujit, but here is my .02. I have been trying to find a process or company that can restore the original, kind of "flecked" aluminum texture that you see on new cast aluminum parts. I hope I am explaining this well enough to get the point across. There are several ways to clean and polish aluminum but what I would like to find is a process that restores the surface to it's original look, not polish it to look like chrome. The parts I am most interested in restoring are my carbs but I am sure there are other parts that need the same attention. I considered looking into some kind of light etching process but got side tracked with other chores. Anyway, if anyone has come across something, let me know. OK, back to my stupid deck drawings~! Wait until I find out who called the building inspector! Thanks, Dave Connitt '67 TR4A http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 04:06:08 2006 From: Bob Labuz To: Triumph Email List Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:58:26 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR Windshield Glass Well I received the correct vinyl from Mark Macy the other day and I should be finished with the install Saturday AM. Then I will attempt to install the glass following all your instructions with the rope, soap etc. Now do I need to get some soap on a rope? or will regular soap work? I managed to get the rubber on the glass without too much trouble. I am going to give it a try but if there is any trouble or risk to the glass or frame, I am going to start to make some calls to auto glass shops. Many thanks in advance to all who replied and a special thanks to Mark at Macy's garage for locating the correct vinyl and his tips for vinyl installation. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 05:11:35 2006 From: "Alan Salvatore" <6parts@charter.net> To: "Sam and Renee Mitchell" , Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:01:29 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Euro festival I'll be going. Since I live close by I won't be staying at the hotel, but will probably stop by on Friday to visit. Al Salvatore 76TR6 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam and Renee Mitchell" To: Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 10:03 PM Subject: [TR] Euro festival > Is anyone going to the Euro Auto festival at the BMW plant in Greenville, > SC this weekend? The featured marque this year is Triumph. > Sam Mitchell > 65 Tr4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 05:39:14 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:33:52 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Questions > Determining an original bumper could be difficult as the difference in > quality (I think) is in the quality/quantity of plating used on some of > the repros. Personally, my original bumper was pretty beat up and the > replacement I got seems to be fine (five years now). I have some original plated parts on my TR that still have good plating. I have soma parts I have had professionally replated in the US that look very nice. I have reproduction chrome parts that started showing rust sports almost before I finished rebuilding the parts. My advice is: If your old part is is good condition except for the plating have it replated in the US and pay for the highest quality chrome plating they offer. It will likely cost more than buying a reproduction part but the part is original quality and will last. If your old part is missing or just in too poor a shape, buy a reproduction then pay to have it rechromed with a high quality process. By being cheapskates we have forced out parts suppliers to go to ever cheaper sources and corners get cut to bring us the low prices we insist upon. Prepping a part for chrome and assuring it is totally rust free takes time. Quality chroming is expensive. Traditionally we do not want to pay for it when we buy replacement parts. Whatever you decide to do, put chrome polish with a wax on it right away, and repolish chrome frequently to help protect it from the elements. > As for the grille (grills are for steaks) see the pic in this link... > > http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/grilles.JPG I have a jpeg of two grilles side by side. The differences might be easier to see. It is on a page about overheating. The reproduction grille openings are 24% smaller than the original openings. www.tjwakeman.net/TR/FAQ_grill.html TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 05:56:41 2006 From: Jeff To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:47:13 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Euro festival -----Original Message----- >From: Sam and Renee Mitchell >Sent: Oct 19, 2006 10:03 PM >Is anyone going to the Euro Auto festival at the BMW plant in >Greenville, SC this weekend? I will be visiting the festival on Saturday to take in all the sights. My '63 TR4 won't be making the trip (hope to have it there next year). Jeff Lee Easley, SC === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 06:06:26 2006 From: TR250Driver@aol.com To: McGaheyRx@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:57:25 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] America's British Reliability Run In a message dated 10/19/2006 10:23:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, McGaheyRx@aol.com writes: > That > near-incident resulted from miss-communication with my navigator - i was > looking > left and i thought he called clear right and ahead and it turned out we > were > both looking left Hey Jack, I will take some credit for I also did a double take to the left and probably faked you guys out some, since the rule was to sort of slide thru those stops to keep the caravan going. As soon as I heard the screech I took off FAST and those meaty tires on your TR8 did their job so all is well. I just hope you guys didn't end up with coffee in you lap or something? Cheers, Darrell Yeah I did turn into that Church parking lot off the one lane road but it was Sunday Morning, Right? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 06:20:37 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: TR250Driver@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:14:06 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] America's British Reliability Run In a message dated 10/20/2006 7:57:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, TR250Driver writes: I just hope you guys didn't end up with coffee in you lap or something? nah - nothin like that - and that was the nearest thing to an anxious moment we had on the whole trip - considering how hard some of us drove some of the time, that's pretty good. Cheers, Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 06:22:28 2006 From: "Chris Simonsen" To: TR Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:12:32 -0400 Subject: [TR] Triumph tr4 manuals on CD - where to get the good ones? I have a computer in my garage to surf for information on the car and to keep the pdf books that I have found on the internet. I'd like to get a copy of the Haynes manual and the TR workshop manual on soft copy so that I can page through on the computer, vs continuing to get my workshop manual more dirty than it already is.... The Haynes manual I have was misprinted so that I get to hunt and seek for pages out of order... but I digress. I have seen several different versions of workshop manual CD's at several different prices. Are they all the same and there are different folks that copy and sell them? I bought one for my XR4Ti, and it was a horrible scan job of a greasy torn up manual..... Can anyone point me in the right direction to obtain the best ones? Thanks Chris 63 TR4 54 TR2 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 07:24:35 2006 From: "Richard Alexander" To: Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:18:22 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] micro polished carbs for Brithish cars on ebay I believe the "micropolish" technique this guy uses is an immersion/agitation in graded compounds. It makes the aluminum alloy look nice. I do not know if he drills out the old worn out cast-in-place shaft bushings (I am talking about the H series carbs here) and puts in new shaft bushings, this is the most important part of the rebuild IMHO. It is the hardest to do and requires specialized tools. I have been in Joe Curto's shop and have seen his work and bought tools from him and he has done first rate work for me. I suggest you ask the paltech guy about the shaft bushings and how he handles this. If he says he just changes the shafts and does not drill out the bushes then you should go elsewhere no matter how pretty the carbs look. -rich- === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 07:31:52 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 07:16:09 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Questions Peter Ryner wrote: > Nice grill pictures, but I thought the '56 was a small mouth grill - mine > is. Concur with the bumper advise. Well what can I say? I was paying more attention to the picture of the two 3A grilles in the post that I was replying to than to the line where the original poster mentioned the year of his 3. ... Oops. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 08:46:05 2006 From: Cofrog@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:36:43 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Bedding-in - rings vs. lifters Hello all, What about using full synthetic in a new engine? I have heard varying opinions concerning the break in/seating in a new engine. Dan Forgey === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 09:35:28 2006 From: elangtr4@aol.com To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:31:24 -0400 Subject: [TR] Re: America's British Reliability Run I too experienced the vanishing TR syndrome Sunday morning as I brought up the rear of the NCTA group. One minute there was the back of Ron Boals Byg Red TR6, then he was gone. I heard there was some pretty scenery along that road, but I was too busy playing "where's Waldo?" with Ron and JoAn. Three TR6's, 2 Wedges and the Mini made for a snappy LBC parade through those Kentucky and SE Ohio back roads. What a ride! Eric Langreder 71 TR6 06 Mini Cooper ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 09:44:27 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: ElangTR4@aol.com, Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:41:50 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Re: America's British Reliability Run In a message dated 10/20/2006 11:34:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, elangtr4@aol.com writes: I heard there was some pretty scenery along that road, I heard that too! didn't see much of it though - the road and cars in front of me and the rear view mirrors were great scenery too! but I was too busy playing "where's Waldo?" with Ron and JoAn. Three TR6's, 2 Wedges and the Mini made for a snappy LBC parade through those Kentucky and SE Ohio back roads. What a ride! Indeed! Cheers, Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 10:18:59 2006 From: ZinkZ10C@aol.com To: buja@insightbb.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 13:05:18 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] alternator problem 74 TR6 In a message dated 10/19/06 3:56:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, buja@insightbb.com writes: << I think it has something to do with the open circuit voltage you will develop without a battery connected that could result in overvoltage damage to the rectifier diodes. >> That and voltage regulators are probably too slow to react to a rapidly chaning voltage when the battery is disconnected. This would cause wild swings in voltage. Harold === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 11:18:50 2006 From: TR250Driver@aol.com To: ElangTR4@aol.com, Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:04:47 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Re: America's British Reliability Run In a message dated 10/20/2006 12:34:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, elangtr4@aol.com writes: > I too experienced the vanishing TR syndrome Sunday morning as I brought up > the rear of the NCTA group. One minute there was the back of Ron Boals Byg > Red TR6, then he was gone Hey Eric and Jack, At least you guys had something to see disappear. Since we were at the point at the time all we saw was AIR! The front end of the Seven would get real light and I could of swore we were going to take off into flight. Did you hear Beverly's screams? I know, I was way chicken for I had to tap the brakes at the crests, just couldn't help myself! Probably helped when we came upon the Amish Buggy from nowhere at the bottom of one of them thar hills. Jim had taken over by then and both he and Karen had their arms up in the air as a warning. Great Ride! Darrell === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 11:41:58 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:36:35 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] A question about dash guages (74 TR6) Mark, Was this the TR4 with CT# something like CT22222 ? My computer crashed a few years back during the time I was talking to someone waiting for CT22222 to be prepped by Triumph Only.. (never regained the lost address).. Was this your car? Anyone know who owns TR4 CT22222 ? Was Signal red last time I saw it. Carl '63 TR4 since '74 When I had Triumphs Only get my TR4 running again, I was relieved to see that the car was running at 185. When I checked later, someone at Triumpsh Only had just stuck a resistor inline coming out of the temperature sensor. - -Mark === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 12:45:22 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:28:34 -0400 Subject: [TR] Gower-Oaks? I was planning on buying a nice Smith's electric oil pressure gauge for my TR. So, I went to the site of Gower-Oaks. They had a nice online catalogue for the past 2 years at http://www.gower-oaks.co.uk/. Now it doesn't seem to be responding. Has another LBC parts house bit the dust? Mark 1972 TR6 (with electric oil pressure guage) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 15:40:35 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: mhooper@digiscreen.ca, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 18:37:52 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Gower-Oaks? In a message dated 10/20/2006 2:48:21 PM Central Standard Time, mhooper@digiscreen.ca writes: > I was planning on buying a nice Smith's electric oil pressure gauge for > my TR. So, I went to the site of Gower-Oaks. They had a nice online > catalogue for the past 2 years at http://www.gower-oaks.co.uk/. Now it > doesn't seem to be responding. Has another LBC parts house bit the dust? > I googled Gower-Oaks and they sent me to Gower-Oaks.com Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 16:05:21 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:02:20 -0400 Subject: FW: [TR] TR3 Questions -----Original Message----- From: Terry Smith [mailto:terryrs@adelphia.net] Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 6:45 PM To: 'TeriAnn Wakeman' Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 Questions >By being cheapskates we have forced out parts suppliers to go to ever >cheaper sources and corners get cut to bring us the low prices we insist >upon. >TeriAnn TeriAnn, I am not a cheapskate! ...Why if the cost of stamps weren't prohibitively high, I would post you a letter vehemently denying it! Hmmm...do you suppose paper upholstery could last about as long as leather....???? Terry Smith New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 16:32:51 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Terry Smith" Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 19:32:14 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Questions Terry wrote: Hmmm...do you suppose paper upholstery could last about as long as > leather....???? What a great idea. Tyvek seat covers. Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Smith" To: Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 07:02 PM Subject: FW: [TR] TR3 Questions > -----Original Message----- > From: Terry Smith [mailto:terryrs@adelphia.net] > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 6:45 PM > To: 'TeriAnn Wakeman' > Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 Questions > > > >By being cheapskates we have forced out parts suppliers to go to ever > >cheaper sources and corners get cut to bring us the low prices we insist > >upon. > > >TeriAnn > > > TeriAnn, I am not a cheapskate! ...Why if the cost of stamps weren't > prohibitively high, I would post you a letter vehemently denying it! > > Hmmm...do you suppose paper upholstery could last about as long as > leather....???? > > > Terry Smith > New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 17:56:38 2006 From: Doug Mathews To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 20:55:08 -0400 Subject: [TR] Euro Festival I'm driving up with my wife in her 95 maxima as I'm still procrastinating on my 3 & 4! Maybe this will give me the whatever I need to get off my duff! Too bad we don't have "TR LIST" pins that members could wear at events such as these so we could recgnize fellow listers. That is a thought, any interest in such an endeavor? I might be convinced to come up with some designs, etc...of course I'm no artists ...let me know. Doug === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 18:11:25 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: mathews@uga.edu, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:10:18 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Euro Festival how about a secret handshake? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 18:25:35 2006 From: TR6UO@aol.com To: 6pack@autox.team.net, Triumphs@autox.team.net, Mgs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:25:58 EDT Subject: [TR] Gear Ratios (General Automotive Question) I've recently found the term "Final Drive" used in both OE literature and conversation to mean the rear end ratio only. I've always considered the "final drive" ratio to mean a function of the top transmission gear and the rear axle ratio. Thus the "final drive" could be used to compare a given transmission married to different rear axles. An overdrive transmission with a 5th gear ratio of 0.72 married to a 4.27 axle would be a 3.07 "final drive". The "final drive" on a 4-speed with a direct drive and a 3.15 axle would be 3.15. Any input on this? Thanks Steve === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 18:45:59 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 21:43:41 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Engine knock On 20 Oct 2006 at 21:20, John Mitchell wrote: > I'm at least happy that's it's not > camshaft in the oil. This reminds me of a comment made by some racer back in the 70's about why he dropped out of a race. "Electrical failure. A connecting rod cut the battery strap." -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 20 19:42:43 2006 From: ZoboHerald@aol.com To: mathews@uga.edu, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 22:42:04 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Euro Festival In a message dated 10/20/2006 8:57:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, mathews@uga.edu writes: Too bad we don't have "TR LIST" pins that members could wear at events such as these so we could recgnize fellow listers. That is a thought, any interest in such an endeavor? I might be convinced to come up with some designs, etc...of course I'm no artists ...let me know. ==AM== Doug, you've been around these Team.Net lists awhile, haven't you? Do you remember the SOL pins? I think I've still got one around somewhere.... --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_ (http://triumph-herald.us/) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 04:41:08 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Richard Alexander'" , Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 07:39:17 -0400 Subject: [TR] micro polished carb response from Jeff Palya - Shaft Bushings I asked Jeff if he'd like to respond to Rich's post about the shaft bushing. Below is his answer. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org I do mill out and rebush SU carb bodies or I will install oversize throttle shafts. Either way the throttle shaft to carb body clearance is within factory new specifications. On the ZS carbs I press out the throttle shaft bushings & install new bushings along with new throttle shafts. On another note I would like to add that the Micro-polishing process also refinishes the air piston & suction chamber slides. Jeff Palya Paltech Technologise LLC. www.paltech1.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Richard Alexander Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 10:18 AM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Cc: triumphstag@gmail.com Subject: Re: [TR] micro polished carbs for Brithish cars on ebay I believe the "micropolish" technique this guy uses is an immersion/agitation in graded compounds. It makes the aluminum alloy look nice. I do not know if he drills out the old worn out cast-in-place shaft bushings (I am talking about the H series carbs here) and puts in new shaft bushings, this is the most important part of the rebuild IMHO. It is the hardest to do and requires specialized tools. I have been in Joe Curto's shop and have seen his work and bought tools from him and he has done first rate work for me. I suggest you ask the paltech guy about the shaft bushings and how he handles this. If he says he just changes the shafts and does not drill out the bushes then you should go elsewhere no matter how pretty the carbs look. -rich- -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 06:38:46 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list , Chris S/ Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 9:36:04 -0400 Subject: [TR] from Paul Chris, Thank you for you kind consideration over the past several days. I forgot to remind you, that even though the boys, and girl, have inducted me into the TR Club, ...the rites of passage and all that... But then I remembered: I've Never Driven a Triumph! Do you wish to strip me of my club status? If so, you maybe in for a FIGHT! PAUL === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 07:40:55 2006 From: "Dave Connitt" To: "Doug Mathews" Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:30:00 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Euro Festival Doug Mathews wrote >Too bad we don't have "TR LIST" pins that members could wear at >events such as these so we could recgnize fellow listers. > That is a thought, any interest in such an endeavor? I might be >convinced to come up with some designs, etc...of course I'm no >artists ...let me know. >Doug If not pins, how about somebody out there transferring the TR List windshield sticker to a shirt/sweatshirt/jacket of some kind? I'd buy one. Maybe somebody already has done that, my wife accuses me of forgetting a lot! Dave Connitt '67 TR4A (It thinks I'm mad at it) http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 09:07:30 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: "Triumph List" Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:02:58 -0400 Subject: [TR] slave cylinder orientation Hello to everyone, Back on the slave cylinder issue on my 3. It appears that the clutch is way to soft to push (as compared to other 3's) and does not appear to extend far enough to smoothly shift the gears. Before removing and disassembling the slave, I took a close look at the orientation of the mount for the slave on its bracket. The Bentley TR3 manual show an early slave where the base of the cylinder is on the tranny side of the bracket, whereas the Moss catalog shows the later cylinder mounted on the engine side of the bracket. Additionally, the Bentley shows the bottom hole for the clevis pin as the proper mount location. Can anyone shed some light on the subject. Alex === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 10:19:43 2006 From: Mike Kitchener To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 19:14:41 +0200 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Gear Ratios (General Automotive Question) Steve, Just my two pence worth. As far as I'm concerned , final drive and rear axle are the same thing....so a car has only one final drive ratio . If the car has a four speed gearbox , plus reverse , with overdrive on three forward gears , then the car has eight "overall ratios". Cheers, Mike....on the east side of the pond . http://mikek.9online.fr/index.htm > Calculating the ratios including an > overdrive is simply a matter of multiplying all the ratios together > to establish a final ratio per gear. > > > Jonmac, > Thanks for the great response. I'm in agreement with your take on the > terminology. Final ratio is the product of the transmission gear ratio > times the rear axle ratio. They're only the same when applied to a > 1:1 transmssion gear. What's so confusing is the use of the term > "Final Ratio" to mean the rear axle alone. > > Regards, > > Steve === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 10:35:39 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:29:28 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Gear Ratios (General Automotive Question) On 21 Oct 2006 at 12:41, TR6UO@aol.com wrote: > What's so confusing is the use of the term "Final > Ratio" to mean the rear axle alone. Speaking of terminology w.r.t. the diff, when people speak of a "higher diff", is the convention that this means the gearing is higher or that the numerical ratio is higher resulting in lower gearing? (I would expect that a "higher rear end" means that it isn't dragging, which is a totally different question. :-) Tanks, -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 14:01:48 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Triumph Email List" Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 16:59:53 -0400 Subject: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? Sorry for the non-LBC post, but this list is quite knowlegable on obscure affairs so I thought I'd give it a go. I seized hold of a mahogany dining room set when an aged relative was fumbling with her oxygen bottle and not looking. It's got a nice double-pedestal table. Having disassembled the table in the dark and scuttled out quickly I wasn't looking at the before-side for long. Now that re-assembly time comes, I'm left wondering. This is the type with 3 feet on each pedestal. Do the toes point out or together? i.e do you have a single foot pointing out from each end, or toward each other in the middle? I'm pretty certain they point together, but this table (type that stretches out to half a block long with slip in leaves in the middle) seems to permit either configuration. Mark 1972 TR6 (with definitely too much toe-in) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 14:26:05 2006 From: "Jerry Van Vlack" To: "Triumph Email List" Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:24:38 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? Why not one in and one out. That way it will look like it's walking. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Triumph Email List" Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 4:59 PM Subject: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? > Sorry for the non-LBC post, but this list is quite knowlegable on obscure > affairs so I thought I'd give it a go. I seized hold of a mahogany dining room > set when an aged relative was fumbling with her oxygen bottle and not looking. > It's got a nice double-pedestal table. Having disassembled the table in the > dark and scuttled out quickly I wasn't looking at the before-side for long. > Now that re-assembly time comes, I'm left wondering. This is the type with 3 > feet on each pedestal. Do the toes point out or together? i.e do you have a > single foot pointing out from each end, or toward each other in the middle? > I'm pretty certain they point together, but this table (type that stretches > out to half a block long with slip in leaves in the middle) seems to permit > either configuration. > > Mark > 1972 TR6 (with definitely too much toe-in) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 14:39:25 2006 From: TR6UO@aol.com To: mikek@9online.fr, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:39:15 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Gear Ratios (General Automotive Question) Mike, The manufacturers agree with you. Thanks Steve === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 14:50:53 2006 From: "Eureka Saws Co, Inc." To: Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:51:23 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] slave cylinder orientation Hi Kevin, Looks like you may have solved my problem. My slave is oriented engine side of bracket, yours is tranny side. I will make the adjustment and let you know. I won't ask how you got this picture, but thanks a million. This could be it. Thanks again, Alex ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 05:42 PM Subject: Re: [TR] slave cylinder orientation > Andy, perhaps this pic will be helpful... > > Best, Kevin Browne > '59Tr3A#58370L > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and > industry-leading spam and email virus protection. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 15:06:47 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Jerry Van Vlack" , Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:01:37 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? You see; why didn't I think of that? It's that sort of expert advice that has kept me coming to the list for so many years. ;^) Oddly enough I do have a book called "Table talks and table travels" I guess the most reasonable way for a table to travel is to walk so there must be something in the concept. Of course, the table did end up in strange places in India and Africa, so I would imagine it also bought a boat ticket at some point and just paced the deck. Tables would do that being inherently level-headed. Mark ________________________________ From: Jerry Van Vlack [mailto:jerryvv@adelphia.net] Sent: Sat 21/10/2006 5:23 PM To: Mark Hooper; Triumph Email List Subject: Re: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? Why not one in and one out. That way it will look like it's walking. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Triumph Email List" Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 4:59 PM Subject: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? > Sorry for the non-LBC post, but this list is quite knowlegable on obscure > affairs so I thought I'd give it a go. I seized hold of a mahogany dining room > set when an aged relative was fumbling with her oxygen bottle and not looking. > It's got a nice double-pedestal table. Having disassembled the table in the > dark and scuttled out quickly I wasn't looking at the before-side for long. > Now that re-assembly time comes, I'm left wondering. This is the type with 3 > feet on each pedestal. Do the toes point out or together? i.e do you have a > single foot pointing out from each end, or toward each other in the middle? > I'm pretty certain they point together, but this table (type that stretches > out to half a block long with slip in leaves in the middle) seems to permit > either configuration. > > Mark > 1972 TR6 (with definitely too much toe-in) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 15:52:28 2006 From: TR250Driver@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 18:50:35 EDT Subject: [TR] Euro Festival News Flash Hey guys, I just got a phone call from my good buddy Pat Davis. It appears that he has walked away with Best Of Show at the Euro Festival with His Black TR2! Pat is one fine gentleman and his TR2 is Excellent. Pat is a member of TRA and VTR. He has serve red as a VTR Judge for Concours. He has won the VTR Ken Richardson Award at the TRF/VTR. I congratulate Pat for his latest accomplishment. Darrell === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 16:31:15 2006 From: Michael Porter To: Jerry Van Vlack Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 17:29:40 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? Jerry Van Vlack wrote: >Why not one in and one out. That way it will look like it's walking. > > > If Mark does that, the table will start humming "Walk Like an Egyptian" at inconvenient times.... Cheers. -- Michael D. Porter Roswell, NM Never let anyone drive you crazy when you know it's within walking distance.... === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 19:19:39 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:18:28 -0400 Subject: [TR] sills job w/ chassis on If I replace the sills and floorpans with the body already on the chassis (loosely), is there anything I need to do differently? thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 tr3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 21:21:55 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 21:21:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Looking for the 'owner'? Hi List! I'm looking for the person in charge (web-master, owner, janator, call the title what you want)of running Triumphowners.com. Would someone please E-mail me this info. to ME & NOT to Triumph@autox.team.net. BTW- Mark B. is NOT the person. So if you think he is, then you're wrong. -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 22:17:00 2006 From: d spence To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 23:16:41 -0600 Subject: [TR] Re: British Parts Connection Is BPC still in business? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 21 22:28:21 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net, d spence Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:28:29 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: British Parts Connection It has been some time since I have heard from them and I believe they closed shop several years ago. Joe ---- d spence wrote: > Is BPC still in business? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 04:52:45 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Dave Connitt'" , Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 07:49:58 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Metal refinishing Dave, Jeff Payla of Micropolishing tried to respond to you but had his email bounce so he asked me to contact you. Please email him directly at micropolishing@paltech1.com as he wants to talk to you about the type of finish you're looking for. I know he's modified his process in the past for the concour crowd who don't want their parts to look too shiny. Regarding the building inspector.....about 10 years ago I'm in my backyard putting the roof on a 12'x16' storage shed when the building inspector comes walking down my side yard and asks to see the permit. I played dumb and said I didn't realize I needed one for a little old shed. He set me straight but told me everything was up to code and to just bring my drawings to his office to make it all legal. It turns out the plumbing inspector spotted me building it and turned me in! Bob Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave Connitt Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 11:35 PM To: Triumphs Subject: [TR] Metal refinishing List, I am writing since reading Sujit Roy's request for anyone who has used micro polishing services to restore aluminum parts. Sorry for muddying the waters Sujit, but here is my .02. I have been trying to find a process or company that can restore the original, kind of "flecked" aluminum texture that you see on new cast aluminum parts. I hope I am explaining this well enough to get the point across. There are several ways to clean and polish aluminum but what I would like to find is a process that restores the surface to it's original look, not polish it to look like chrome. The parts I am most interested in restoring are my carbs but I am sure there are other parts that need the same attention. I considered looking into some kind of light etching process but got side tracked with other chores. Anyway, if anyone has come across something, let me know. OK, back to my stupid deck drawings~! Wait until I find out who called the building inspector! Thanks, Dave Connitt '67 TR4A http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 09:26:20 2006 From: "B Rolfes" To: Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:21:46 -0500 Subject: [TR] My First TR3 Just out of curiosity I thought I would ask the question. Has anyone had any contact with my first Tr3A? It was a 1960, red w/ black inerior and a roll bar installed. TS67468L If you would like to see pictures of it, drop me a note and I'll put you on my share list at kodak easyshare gallery. Just thought I would ask. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 09:57:30 2006 From: Doug Mathews To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:54:56 -0400 Subject: [TR] EURO Fest List, Nice set of cars up there yesterday. Lots of all kinds and I was surprised there were so many makes. Nice pleasant day with good weather and not too much Clemson-GIT football traffic! Here is a url for some of the pictures I took yesterday. Let me know if you have a problem with it. http://tinyurl.com/y8j89j Doug p.s. It sure does make one want to get off his lazy duff and get to work in the garage! Which is where I'm going...to change the brakes on the rear of the wife's Maxima.....not exactly what I'm motivated to do! === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 11:56:23 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 06:29:29 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change Randall wrote: >>All kidding aside and someone please correct me if I am wrong, but isn't >>the volt gauge designed to measure the condition of the battery > > Nope. Depending on the failure mode, the voltmeter will look just fine > when the battery is junk. I agree completely. The volt meter tells you if your charging system is producing enough voltage to run the electrics and keep the battery topped off, not if the battery itself is dead or dying. Both gauges have their strengths but if I only have a hole for a single gauge to monitor the electrical system, my personal preference is for one that tells me if the charging system is functioning correctly and producing enough voltage to keep up with the load. Randall seems to prefer monitoring the battery. Its a matter of individual preferences. >>Whereas, the >>ammeter will indicate charging capability of the charging system, shorts, >>major power drains from a particular electrical sources (on our cars like >>when activiating aux lights, air horns, electrical brakes from from the 24' >>double wide you are towing, etc.) and the capacity to maintain adequate >>battery charging. A volt meter will tell you these things as well. IF the load is larger than the charging system can handle, the voltage will decrease. So any decrease or fluxuation indicates a load that exceeds the charging system capabilities to handle. A volt meter reading 14V or slightly higher indicates that the charging system is working fine can is capable of handling the load plus keep the battery fully charged. It the voltage goes up there is a problem with the voltage regulating system. If the voltage goes down then you are drawing more current than your charging system can handle. An ammeter at zero tells you that the charging circuit is handling the electrical load but it doesn't tell you if it is maxed out and can not generate enough voltage to keep the battery fully topped up. You need a charging system that produces a higher voltage than your battery produces to fully top up a battery amd to get maximum service life out of it. It is hard to see a one or two amp discharge in a 30 amp meter. It is quite possible to be drawing just a tad more than your charging system can handle and slowly discharge your battery over a long drive. Most people don't run head lamps, heater and wiper motors at the same time on a long drive in their TRs so don't over tax their generator long enough to drain the battery. I had that happen in the Land Rover once. Drove all day in a cold storm with everything on. The ammeter said everything was fine but there was not enough juice left to start the Land Rover next morning. A volt meter would have alerted me that the charging system was not keeping up with the load by indicating a lower voltage level. > It will also tell you when you've left the lights on, whether the brake lights > work, A volt meter will not show that. Also the ammeter reacts to changes much faster than a car volt meter does (Lucas & Smiths volt meters have very slow movements) A ammeter will catch a momentary short if your eyes are on the meter at that instant. A car voltmeter can not react that quickly. > and when the engine idle rpm is too low to keep up with the electrical > load. A volt meter is very good doing the same, plus if the load is too much for the cahrging circuit to handle and produce the 14.X volts needed to keep a battery fully charged. > BTW, that car had a voltmeter, that said everything was hunky-dory. But I could > tell the engine was cranking slower than normal, even after driving 1/2 hour > with the voltmeter reading 14.4. A volt meter will not measure the battery's condition, just the condition of the charging system and warn you if the electrical load is exceeding the capabilities of the charging system. Once the engine is running you could unplug the battery and the volt meter would not notice unless the charging system did. Different people prefer to monitor different things. I prefer to monitor the charging system and load on the charging circuit. Randall seems to prefer to monitor the battery and the load on the battery, and as a bonus he can glance at his ammeter as a reminder to turn the headlamps off. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 13:53:00 2006 From: Cosmo Kramer To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:49:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Euro Fest., Now TR List Pin Hi list! I'm on the TRIUMPH Digest List & haven't compleated reading all of it yet, so this may have been covered or not. I would NOT be willing to take on the endover of doing the TR List Pin, BUT I Would be willing to purchase one if someone wishes to persue this. Dave C. mentioned about shirts. This was done several yr. ago, because I DID purchase one when it was possible. I don't beleive that the person who did this is still on the list, but I could be wrong. It's NOT the 1st. Another TR List member mentioned that the 'Pin' could look like the TR List Window decal (which I have about 25+ of the orginial decales if anyone wishes to get one of the org. size.). I personial AGREE with this ideal because Joe Curry has already design the 'logo' for this list & it would seem foolish to change it or to cause controversy over a 'new logo'. I also would think that a pin the size of a $.25 piece whold be a good size,because: 1- The weight this size would have would be much lighter than a larger size, even though the larger size would be more visable. 2- Cheaper to produce & ship to other list members. 3- these just might become a collector's piece. Don't hold your breath on this one. ;>) Andy M. mentioned about the 'sol?' pins, which I thought are not being produced anymore. BTW list, if someone wishes to sell me one of these pins, then contact me off the list. I may NOT know about it until several days later if posted on the list, plus miss out on the opertunity as I usally do when a member wishes to give or sell something. Well, back to my TRIUMPH Digest reading. -Cosmo Kramer Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 15:21:32 2006 From: "John Macartney" To: "TeriAnn Wakeman" , Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:52:52 +0100 Subject: Re: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change TeriAnn Wakeman wrote: > Different people prefer to monitor different things. I prefer to > monitor the charging system and load on the charging circuit. Randall > seems to prefer to monitor the battery and the load on the battery, and > as a bonus he can glance at his ammeter as a reminder to turn the > headlamps off. I fall into both camps and my car has a volt meter as standard equipment, it has an auxiliary ammeter as well. Perhaps a wise precaution for unwise virgins who travel with too much confidence in the Land of Lucas :)? The only additional contribution I would make is that a 30amp instrument should make way for a 60amp unit if your car has an alternator. Jonmac === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 16:17:38 2006 From: "Tim Hutchisen" To: , , Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:17:03 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: British Parts Connection ----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; "d spence" Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:28 AM Subject: Re: [TR] Re: British Parts Connection > It has been some time since I have heard from them and I believe they > closed shop several years ago. > > Joe Lister's- Dick Burger, the Proprietor of the British Parts Connection has indeed moved on from his parts business. BPC closed about a year ago. He has gone back to his former profession and is teaching kids in the Bangor, Maine area. Unfortunate for us in the LBC world but very good for the kids in Bangor area. Tim Hutchisen Mainer 71 TR6 70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 16:49:01 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: mhooper@digiscreen.ca, Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:48:51 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? In a message dated 10/21/2006 3:01:50 PM Mountain Standard Time, mhooper@digiscreen.ca writes: I'm left wondering. This is the type with 3 feet on each pedestal. Do the toes point out or together? . You could reassemble it like the one in our dining room that our son in law assembled when we moved it from PA to NM. It has one each way, so we're correct with either answer..LOL. Robert B. Houston 63 TR4 73 MG Midget 74.5 MGBGT A dream will always Triumph over reality, once it is given the chance. Stanislaw Lem === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 17:02:31 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: BN_Knight@ameritech.net, mhooper@digiscreen.ca, Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:02:44 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Gower-Oaks? In a message dated 10/20/2006 6:27:53 PM Central Standard Time, BN_Knight@Ameritech.Net writes: > http://www.gower-oaks.com doesn't work either. > > Chuck > Xenia, OH > 1965 TR4A IRS > 1970 GT6+ > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] > On Behalf Of Dave1massey@cs.com > Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 6:38 PM > To: mhooper@digiscreen.ca; triumphs@autox.team.net > Subject: Re: [TR] Gower-Oaks? > > > In a message dated 10/20/2006 2:48:21 PM Central Standard Time, > mhooper@digiscreen.ca writes: > >I was planning on buying a nice Smith's electric oil pressure gauge > >for my TR. So, I went to the site of Gower-Oaks. They had a nice > >online catalogue for the past 2 years at http://www.gower-oaks.co.uk/. > >Now it doesn't seem to be responding. Has another LBC parts house bit > >the dust? > > > I googled Gower-Oaks and they sent me to Gower-Oaks.com > Try http://www.kitcarlinks.com/ukparts-goweroaks.htm Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 17:07:36 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jmitch@snet.net, 6pack@autox.team.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 20:07:33 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Engine knock In a message dated 10/20/2006 8:24:49 PM Central Standard Time, jmitch@snet.net writes: > Am I correct in that I can change the bearings > without removing the crankshaft? I'm at least happy that's it's not > camshaft in the oil Yes you can. I did that and a new oil pump a few years back and oil pressure improved significantly. Be sure to losen the fan belt or #1 main will be a bear. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 18:14:38 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: , , <6pack@autox.team.net>, Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:14:34 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Engine knock Be CERTAIN you replace the bearing shells with the same size as the ones presently installed. The bearings do not wear evenly and develop an oval, not round opening. This may seem obvious, but only to people more intelligent/experienced than I. In 1988 I installed new bearing shells in my rather worn engine while far from home. I had already done this before starting my trip to my mother's cottage for some home-cooked food. I was somewhat disappointed at how the new shells had only lasted about 500 miles or so before starting to knock again. Being an insane optimist I thought "Oh ho, look how loose these bearings are already, the crankshaft must be worn down. I will install the next oversize to take up the slack." Thus, after lying under the car trying to polish off the ridges on the crankshaft bearing surfaces with emery paper to make the surface round, (There are times when one wonders what sort of deluded thought process was working prior to that sort of error) I installed the next size up and started the engine. All the knocking was gone. I felt so cheerful. So I took off to drive the 400 miles home. About 15 miles later on steep hills I suddenly heard a terrible banging and clattering followed by silence except the car was now running on 5 cylinders. Mystified, I stopped at the bottom of a steep hill then jacked up the nose and crawled under to remove the oil pan suspecting I had had a bearing bolt come undone. Having removed the pan I was astounded to look up at the bottom of the engine and see a clear blue patch of sky shining thorugh the block! Suspecting that this was not normal I investigated further. I discovered that the #3 big-end bearing had seized and, spinning the connecting rod, punched a hole in the side of the engine and then dumped the bits of piston and rather bent up rod in the pan. You know, when you are out of work, nearly dead bust and lying on your back in the dirt looking at a sight like that you really can feel low. But never ever count a Triumph out! Amazingly the hole (the size of a golf ball) had not affected the oil pressure or coolant. So, figuring I had little to lose, I put back the pan, poured in some oil and drove back up airport road (very steep and hilly) to my Mom's place. The Triumph didn't much like those hills on 5 cylinders, but it kept on going. A bit unbalanced with no rod or piston on #3, but no smoke. JBweld, Ha! I blocked that hole with a rag and some electrical tape to keep the oil in. I have heard all sorts of moaning about design issues and desired optimisations, but in my humble opinion, those TR engines are tough! That was the start of 10 years (really going on 16 now) of rebuilding. By the way, I later had that block re-welded and it is still the one in the car. Try that with a new engine design and see what happens. Mark 1972 TR6 ________________________________ From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net on behalf of Dave1massey@cs.com Sent: Sun 22/10/2006 8:07 PM To: jmitch@snet.net; 6pack@autox.team.net; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: Re: [TR] Engine knock In a message dated 10/20/2006 8:24:49 PM Central Standard Time, jmitch@snet.net writes: > Am I correct in that I can change the bearings > without removing the crankshaft? I'm at least happy that's it's not > camshaft in the oil Yes you can. I did that and a new oil pump a few years back and oil pressure improved significantly. Be sure to losen the fan belt or #1 main will be a bear. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 18:23:12 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: mhooper@digiscreen.ca, Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:23:27 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? In a message dated 10/21/2006 4:05:10 PM Central Standard Time, mhooper@digiscreen.ca writes: > Sorry for the non-LBC post, but this list is quite knowlegable on obscure > affairs so I thought I'd give it a go. I seized hold of a mahogany dining > room > set when an aged relative was fumbling with her oxygen bottle and not > looking. > It's got a nice double-pedestal table. Having disassembled the table in the > dark and scuttled out quickly I wasn't looking at the before-side for long. > Now that re-assembly time comes, I'm left wondering. This is the type with 3 > feet on each pedestal. Do the toes point out or together? i.e do you have a > single foot pointing out from each end, or toward each other in the middle? > I'm pretty certain they point together, but this table (type that stretches > out to half a block long with slip in leaves in the middle) seems to permit > either configuration. > Mark, it's your table and you are the one who has to live with it. It is no business of ours how you put the legs on. Just so long as you are happy with it, it doesn't matter if it is as the factory produced it or not. And if all you are concerned about is the resell value then you have picked a poor investment vehicle. In the end it's your table so do your own thing and enjoy it. Dave PS: === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 19:09:33 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: , Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:09:36 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? Hi Dave: The only investment I'm thinking about here is the amazing time it took to polish the brass protectors on the feet. Me poor flippers is wore out with all the rubbing. (Does that make me an expert in brass rubbing?) For those who are interested, I copy a reply I sent to Andy. Thanks to the list members (Dave, Andy, John, Robert, Gary) who took the time to investigate their dining rooms. Hi Andy: I think there is no standard. I've been getting about 50/50 on responses from the list. I've checked out the web, some catalogues and even visited a big-box furniture store (that was a waste of time, everything is too modern for reference). Basically I think my table is a "toes-in" type since that leaves the table with a foot under each corner whereas when I turned the pedestals around the single feet were sticking out beyond the table's edge. That really didn't look right. It's one of those tables that can stretch out over 4 feet in the middle and leave room for several leaves. That would mean the single feet would support the table from bending in the middle when extended. That seems right for this unit. However, as I said, I've seen several pictures of both orientations. Cheers and thanks for the input! Mark ________________________________ From: Dave1massey@cs.com [mailto:Dave1massey@cs.com] Sent: Sun 22/10/2006 9:23 PM To: Mark Hooper; Triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: Re: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? In a message dated 10/21/2006 4:05:10 PM Central Standard Time, mhooper@digiscreen.ca writes: Sorry for the non-LBC post, but this list is quite knowlegable on obscure affairs so I thought I'd give it a go. I seized hold of a mahogany dining room set when an aged relative was fumbling with her oxygen bottle and not looking. It's got a nice double-pedestal table. Having disassembled the table in the dark and scuttled out quickly I wasn't looking at the before-side for long. Now that re-assembly time comes, I'm left wondering. This is the type with 3 feet on each pedestal. Do the toes point out or together? i.e do you have a single foot pointing out from each end, or toward each other in the middle? I'm pretty certain they point together, but this table (type that stretches out to half a block long with slip in leaves in the middle) seems to permit either configuration. Mark, it's your table and you are the one who has to live with it. It is no business of ours how you put the legs on. Just so long as you are happy with it, it doesn't matter if it is as the factory produced it or not. And if all you are concerned about is the resell value then you have picked a poor investment vehicle. In the end it's your table so do your own thing and enjoy it. Dave PS: === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 22 21:04:48 2006 From: Pmschuessor@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:04:32 EDT Subject: [TR] Transmission Rebuilders List, I need the name of the best tranny rebuilders in the U.S. Thanks, Paul M Schuessler _Pmschuessor@aol.com_ (mailto:Pmschuessor@aol.com) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 11:28:36 2006 From: richard triplett To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 11:16:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Oh, that creaking and squeaking.... Offending car is a 1960 TR3A (TS75434).... I rebuilt the front suspension on the TR3 two years ago. Replaced all the bushings with plain ol' rubber stuff and it drove nicely for the first year. After waking the car up from it's slumber this Spring it protested by emitting loud squeeks and creaks from the front suspension. Particularly the driver's side. Thinking it might go away, I drove it a fair amount. It has stayed the same, maybe a little worse. You can get some good volume squeeking by simply pushing down on the front fender. I pulled the wheels and checked everything over for looseness or the bushings starting to flatten or wear out already. Everything still looks new. I really don't want to pull the upper and lower control arms to lube the bushings, and I seem to remember this is not a good idea for the rubber bushings anyway as it breaks them down quickly. Any quick and easy suggestions for dampening this squeeking? Thanks, Richard === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 11:53:11 2006 From: "Jerry Van Vlack" To: "richard triplett" , Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:40:40 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Oh, that creaking and squeaking.... Richard my guess is that the offending noises are coming from the interface between 2 metal parts moving against each other rather than the "rubber" itself. Rubber bushings should flex within the rubber and not allow the metal sleeves that are bonded to them to move about the bolt that travels through the sleeve. An exception might be the upper control arm bushings which may be turning in the control arms or turning about the pivot pin. It's safe to lubricate rubber bushings with a lubricant made for rubber. Don't use an oil based lubricant as oil and Natural Rubber don't get along very well. The first thing that I'd suggest is to go over every joint and make sure they are tight. Next I'd try some spray type product (I don't have a brand in mind) from your trusted Auto Parts Stores. A NAPA Store may be a good place to start. One other item to consider are the Trunions which are to be greased periodically along with the trunion pins which are not rubber isolated and can be sprayed with a lubricant. Hope this helps. JVV ----- Original Message ----- From: "richard triplett" To: Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 2:16 PM Subject: [TR] Oh, that creaking and squeaking.... > Offending car is a 1960 TR3A (TS75434).... > > I rebuilt the front suspension on the TR3 two years ago. Replaced all the bushings with plain ol' rubber stuff and it drove nicely for the first year. After waking the car up from it's slumber this Spring it protested by emitting loud squeeks and creaks from the front suspension. Particularly the driver's side. Thinking it might go away, I drove it a fair amount. It has stayed the same, maybe a little worse. You can get some good volume squeeking by simply pushing down on the front fender. I pulled the wheels and checked everything over for looseness or the bushings starting to flatten or wear out already. Everything still looks new. > > I really don't want to pull the upper and lower control arms to lube the bushings, and I seem to remember this is not a good idea for the rubber bushings anyway as it breaks them down quickly. Any quick and easy suggestions for dampening this squeeking? > > Thanks, Richard === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 11:55:50 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: "richard triplett" , Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:39:42 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Oh, that creaking and squeaking.... Hi Richard: My TR6's rear suspension sounds like the screen door on The Waltons. That despite having just had all the bushings and pads replaced and the springs blasted and repainted. If you find a solution, please do tell the list. Cheers, Mark 1972 TR6 -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of richard triplett Sent: October 23, 2006 2:17 PM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] Oh, that creaking and squeaking.... Offending car is a 1960 TR3A (TS75434).... I rebuilt the front suspension on the TR3 two years ago. Replaced all the bushings with plain ol' rubber stuff and it drove nicely for the first year. After waking the car up from it's slumber this Spring it protested by emitting loud squeeks and creaks from the front suspension. Particularly the driver's side. Thinking it might go away, I drove it a fair amount. It has stayed the same, maybe a little worse. You can get some good volume squeeking by simply pushing down on the front fender. I pulled the wheels and checked everything over for looseness or the bushings starting to flatten or wear out already. Everything still looks new. I really don't want to pull the upper and lower control arms to lube the bushings, and I seem to remember this is not a good idea for the rubber bushings anyway as it breaks them down quickly. Any quick and easy suggestions for dampening this squeeking? Thanks, Richard === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 15:02:35 2006 From: John Wise <60TR3A@cox.net> To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:58:45 -0700 Subject: [TR] Phoenix Shop In Arizona we have special trucks that drive around all of our major highways that sprinkle the state flower (the rock) to welcome all drivers. (This service is paid for by the windshield glass companies). Anyway I got caught behind one as it sprinkled the flowers & it put a big crack in my small TR3A windscreen. My insurance company will replace the windscreen but I need a shop that can do the work. I could do it if necessary, but you know insurance companies. I cannot reach the only shop I personally know about in the Phoenix area - "British Motor Classics." I am looking for recommendations for a shop in (preferably) NW Phoenix that could do the work. Any suggestions??? John -- John A. Wise Glendale, AZ Email: 60TR3A@cox.net 1960 Triumph TR3A Commission No: TS80422L http://members.cox.net/60tr3a/index 1977 Porsche 911S http://home.earthlink.net/~johnwise/Porsche.html === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 15:12:27 2006 From: Bob Labuz To: Triumph Email List Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:06:57 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR4 Windshield Well the glass is in and the string worked real nice! I always wondered how the glass pros did that job. The only problem I had was at times I really had to pull on the string, push etc and my fingers really took a beating. Dont want to have to do that again. Pulled so hard at one corner, the string tore right into my fingers. Had to stop and put masking tape over the cuts to stop the bleeding. Now I am trying to get the chrome bead inserted. I have it almost all there but the sides. The top and bottom seemed to go quite easy but the sides seem to be a bit tighter. I am going to mount the frame on the car, secure it etc and wait until warmer weather to finish the beading. I have heard guys hitting it with a hammer but I dont want to break the glass. Thanks for all your help getting this job completed. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 15:31:14 2006 From: Chris Kantarjiev To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 15:30:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Re: British Parts Connection > Is BPC still in business? The Monster List knows all :-) http://www.dimebank.com/monster/burst/00115.html (they shut down in 2004) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 16:20:20 2006 From: KURT JOHNSON To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:18:57 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Halloween I just picked up my "new" '72 TR6 last week and I am trying to get things sort things out. In this halloween season I was wondering what is more scary to deal with, the Mummy, Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, or a british cars wiring system that someone has already screwed with? My vote is for the wiring. the other three may kill you, but God only knows if you will survive the wiring nightmare! Kurt Johnson 1972 TR6 1966 Galaxie 4dr Sedan 352 4v === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 18:11:16 2006 From: Charlie Schlismann To: Mark Hooper , Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:10:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out? --- Mark Hooper wrote: > Sorry for the non-LBC post, but this list is quite > knowlegable on obscure > affairs so I thought I'd give it a go. I seized hold > of a mahogany dining room > set when an aged relative was fumbling with her > oxygen bottle and not looking. > It's got a nice double-pedestal table. Having > disassembled the table in the > dark and scuttled out quickly I wasn't looking at > the before-side for long. > Now that re-assembly time comes, I'm left wondering. > This is the type with 3 > feet on each pedestal. Do the toes point out or > together? i.e do you have a > single foot pointing out from each end, or toward > each other in the middle? > I'm pretty certain they point together, but this > table (type that stretches > out to half a block long with slip in leaves in the > middle) seems to permit > either configuration. > > Mark > 1972 TR6 (with definitely too much toe-in) Mark, Toe-in allows side chairs to fit nearly snug against the table w/o interference on our v. similar vintage table (acquired under amazingly similar nefarious circumstances). Consider the chairs when thinking of legs. Charlie Vintage Mahagony table w/a castor problem (legs tuned w/original toe-in) Various Triumphs Various Formula 500's === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 23 21:22:04 2006 From: "C Musson TR" To: Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:21:05 -0400 Subject: FW: [TR] Looking for the 'owner'? The info was on their site at: http://triumphowners.com/about.cgi?sectionID=111038 It is an Australian based site. sending to autox just in case others might want to know. -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Cosmo Kramer Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 12:22 AM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] Looking for the 'owner'? Hi List! I'm looking for the person in charge (web-master, owner, janator, call the title what you want)of running Triumphowners.com. Would someone please E-mail me this info. to ME & NOT to Triumph@autox.team.net. BTW- Mark B. is NOT the person. So if you think he is, then you're wrong. -Cosmo Kramer === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 06:53:36 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 9:42:33 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3A Beta I've heard of a TR3A Beta with wider fenders. Can anyone enlighten me with more info?? Thanks, Paul === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 07:58:13 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:53:18 -0700 Subject: [TR] Wiper question I picked up my wiper arms on Ebay for my 74 TR6. The passenger side (left hand drive car) arm that lays across the middle of the windshield when sitting up a little higher than it should does not even touch the windshield and the closer I get it to its correct resting position (lower on the windshield), the further off the windshield it comes. Does it just need to be bent a little or are there different arms and I have the wrong one? Thanks, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 07:58:43 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:52:48 -0700 Subject: [TR] Triumph List Decals For those who missed out earlier, I wanted to repeat this message. For all others, please excuse the repeat. I have produced static cling list decals http://members.cox.net/spitlist/TRList.JPG (The image is much sharper than the link shows) The price is $3.00 each. Here is how to order: Send a Stamped self addressed business size envelope (4-1/8 x 9-1/2) to me at the address below along with a check or money order in US dollars payable to me. Include the quantity of decals you are buying. (That should be obvious by the size of the check but you never know). Affix postage for US delivery at the following rate: 1 to 7 decals- one 39 cent stamp 8-15 decals - two 39 cent stamps Above 15 contact me for additional instructions prior to sending your order. Those outside the USA, send your prepaid order but rather than a SASE, add one Dollar to cover postage for up to 15 decals. I will have to figure out postage and will provide the envelope for this amount. But send me a mailing label with the destination address. Regards, Joe Curry 1707 W. Placita Del Zocalo Sahuarita, AZ 85629 USA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 08:46:50 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Triumph list" Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:25:11 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Winter Storage Oil Change > The > only additional contribution I would make is that a 30amp instrument should > make way for a 60amp unit if your car has an alternator. There's actually an easy way around that, just add a shunt across the ammeter to carry part of the current. It's fairly easy to find the right length of wire to add, such that the ammeter reads 1/2 of what it did before; allowing you to keep that vintage Lucas ammeter along with your alternator. I've not had any trouble with mine since doing that almost 20 years ago on my TR3A. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 08:55:33 2006 From: "Mark Gendron" To: "Joe Curry" , Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:44:13 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Triumph List Decals > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Curry > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:53 AM > To: triumphs@autox.team.net > Subject: [TR] Triumph List Decals > > > I have produced static cling list decals > http://members.cox.net/spitlist/TRList.JPG > Very nice! But when will the cloisonne bumper badge be available? :-) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 09:22:05 2006 From: "Steinman, Bill" To: Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:07:35 -0400 Subject: [TR] Voltage Regulator Greetings all! I'm in desperate need of an externally-mounted voltage regulator for a TR250 or early TR6. Does anyone happen to have one lying around? I haven't had much luck with the modern replacements. Thanks! Bill S. 1968 Triumph TR-250 (CD8464L) 1965 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III www.TR-250.com NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and delete the copy you received. IRS CIRCULAR 230 Disclosure: Under U.S. Treasury regulations, we are required to inform you that any tax advice contained in this e-mail or any attachment hereto is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid penalties imposed under the Internal Revenue Code. Thank you. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 09:22:36 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:11:06 -0700 Subject: Fw: [TR] Triumph List Decals ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Curry" To: "Mark Gendron" Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:57 AM Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals That piece will be available when I get a minimum order of 100 at a price of $50.00. :) That said, You can actually create a bumper badge by fabricating the metal part and sticking one of my sticky-back stickers to it. The stickers unlike the window decals have a chrome background. The window decals use a matte silver. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Gendron" To: "Joe Curry" ; Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:44 AM Subject: RE: [TR] Triumph List Decals > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Joe Curry > > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 7:53 AM > > To: triumphs@autox.team.net > > Subject: [TR] Triumph List Decals > > > > > > I have produced static cling list decals > > http://members.cox.net/spitlist/TRList.JPG > > > > Very nice! But when will the cloisonne bumper badge be available? > > :-) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 10:41:13 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: "John Herrera" , Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:32:19 -0700 Subject: Re: Fw: [TR] Triumph List Decals I have a few left over from a previous production. A quick count reveals that quantity to be 20. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Herrera" To: ; Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:26 AM Subject: RE: Fw: [TR] Triumph List Decals > >That said, You can actually create a bumper badge by fabricating the metal > >part and sticking one of my sticky-back stickers to it. The stickers > >unlike > >the window decals have a chrome background. The window decals use a matte > >silver. > > > >Joe > > Joe: > > Do you have sticky-back stickers to sell? > > John H. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces > http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 10:47:18 2006 From: "John Herrera" To: spitlist@cox.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 13:26:30 -0400 Subject: RE: Fw: [TR] Triumph List Decals >That said, You can actually create a bumper badge by fabricating the metal >part and sticking one of my sticky-back stickers to it. The stickers >unlike >the window decals have a chrome background. The window decals use a matte >silver. > >Joe Joe: Do you have sticky-back stickers to sell? John H. _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with old friends and meet new ones with Windows Live Spaces http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwsp0070000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://spaces.live.com/spacesapi.aspx?wx_action=create&wx_url=/friends.aspx&mkt=en-us === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 11:27:14 2006 From: "fred thomas" To: "Joe Curry" , Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:17:31 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Curry" > To: "Mark Gendron" > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals > > > That piece will be available when I get a minimum order of 100 at a price > of $50.00. :) ====================================================================================================== Joe, please "include" me in this order of 100, very much care for one and many thanks for working on this part to ID list members more easily. "FT" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 11:30:40 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:16:58 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Beta Paul Dorsey wrote: >I've heard of a TR3A Beta with wider fenders. Can anyone enlighten me with more info?? > http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/beta1.JPG http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/beta2.JPG Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/494 - Release Date: 10/24/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 11:47:08 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:34:43 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Beta -----Original Message----- From: ahwahnee@cybertrails.com Paul Dorsey wrote: >I've heard of a TR3A Beta with wider fenders. Can anyone enlighten me with more info?? > http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/beta1.JPG http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/beta2.JPG Geo ==AM== As I recall, two prototypes were built, the idea being to see how the old "sidescreen" body might work on the widened-track, r&p steering chassis of the TR4. Essentially, all of the added body width was in the fenders, and the front grille appears to have been from the Standard Pennant saloon (see and compare to Geo's pictures above). --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 11:48:38 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: TR Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:42:38 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Beta zoboherald@aol.com wrote: > As I recall, two prototypes were built, the idea being to see how the > old "sidescreen" body might work on the widened-track, r&p steering > chassis of the TR4. Essentially, all of the added body width was in > the fenders... There is a web-site that shows a TR3 project where the owner is adding width down the middle of the body... maybe about 3 or 4 inches, possibly using 2 donor bodies to make one. Geo -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/494 - Release Date: 10/24/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 11:50:56 2006 From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn To: fred thomas Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:40:00 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals I think the smiley face means that Joe will need a check for $5,000. fred thomas wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Curry" >> To: "Mark Gendron" >> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:57 AM >> Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals >> >> >> That piece will be available when I get a minimum order of 100 at a >> price >> of $50.00. :) > > ====================================================================================================== > > Joe, please "include" me in this order of 100, very much care for one > and many thanks for working on this part to ID list members more > easily. "FT" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/494 - Release Date: 10/24/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 11:54:05 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: "Joe Curry" , Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:48:32 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Triumph List Decals Me too. Mark -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of fred thomas Sent: October 24, 2006 2:18 PM To: Joe Curry; triumphs Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Curry" > To: "Mark Gendron" > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals > > > That piece will be available when I get a minimum order of 100 at a price > of $50.00. :) ======================================================================== ============================== Joe, please "include" me in this order of 100, very much care for one and many thanks for working on this part to ID list members more easily. "FT" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 12:01:07 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: "Geo & Kathleen Hahn" , Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:54:34 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals You are right, George. But I have styarted looking into manufacturers to see if this is feasible. I would like to see how many people would be interested in a nice inlayed enamel bumper badge and at what price point you would be interested. That will help me do a feasibility study to determine if I can come up with such an item. I'd certainly display one on my cars. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geo & Kathleen Hahn" To: "fred thomas" Cc: "Joe Curry" ; "triumphs" Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals > I think the smiley face means that Joe will need a check for $5,000. > > > fred thomas wrote: > > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Curry" > >> To: "Mark Gendron" > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 8:57 AM > >> Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals > >> > >> > >> That piece will be available when I get a minimum order of 100 at a > >> price > >> of $50.00. :) > > > > ============================================================================ ========================== > > > > Joe, please "include" me in this order of 100, very much care for one > > and many thanks for working on this part to ID list members more > > easily. "FT" > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/494 - Release Date: 10/24/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 12:23:49 2006 From: "John Herrera" To: spitlist@cox.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:13:41 -0400 Subject: [TR] Triumph List Stickers >I have a few left over from a previous production. A quick count reveals >that quantity to be 20. > >Joe Joe: Are you willing to sell the sticky-back stickers? If so, what is the price? Is the ordering information the same as for the static-cling type? Thanks, John _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and morethen map the best route! http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 14:29:20 2006 From: TR250Driver@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:24:43 EDT Subject: [TR] Big End Tap/ HPOF Preservation Class Guys, Just to confirm a fault diagnosis: Whist firing up Ugly, the VE 76 TR7, on a cold day, I have heard a metallic tap that increases with revolutions. Once warm it will almost go away but can still be heard. I am going to say that has to be a rod bearing going south. I am wondering if it is now too far south to simply replace. I must admit that I have never dropped a TR7 pan. I suppose the only way to find out is to drop the pan and take a look. If major scoring is present what do I do? Install new shells anyway? I am not going to rebuild this motor and that is not an option. I would go to a Sprint motor first. Trouble is Ugly is a real survivor with only 35,000 miles on her and dead nuts original. That is perhaps her only redeeming quality which is probably very unusual for a TR7 Coupe. For sure a Canada for the HPOF class that former VTR Board Member Bill Sohl has me been thinking about. HPOF would be "Historic Preservation of Original Features". Evidently, it is a class offered by the one of the Antique Car Clubs here in America. Anyone familiar with this? Thanks, Darrell === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 16:06:38 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: spitlist@cox.net, ahwahnee@cybertrails.com, Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:03:34 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List Decals In a message dated 10/24/2006 2:04:24 PM Central Standard Time, spitlist@cox.net writes: > You are right, George. But I have styarted looking into manufacturers to > see if this is feasible. I would like to see how many people would be > interested in a nice inlayed enamel bumper badge and at what price point you > would be interested. > Heck, count me in. Dave Massey === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 17:49:41 2006 From: "shrack04@netzero.net" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:46:44 GMT Subject: [TR] Anyone near Alexandria LA Anyone on the list near Alexandria LA? I'll be down in that area for a few days. Just wondering. Kent Shrack , Lawrence KS === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 18:07:32 2006 From: Joe To: Bill & AnnaBelle Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:06:00 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Only Hmmm, going for a fire sale of parts soon? I hope not. I'd like to see him pass it on to someone decent. I'd hate to see another used/NOS place go under. Bill & AnnaBelle wrote: > Hi folks ... Triumphs Only in Stockton, CA is for sale ... Wayne Bier > (current owner) is wanting to take a very extended vacation. He has > 20,000 sq ft of Triumph Parts (new and used), restoration facilities, > repair facilities, etc. > Sounds like an opportunity for someone looking for a good, fun, job. > A much younger person than me (I am almost as old as Fred Thomas) > with a good knowledge of Triumphs and retail sales might find it > tempting. > > NFI on my part but if anyone is interested I can put you in contact > with Wayne === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 18:22:29 2006 From: Joe To: Triumph List Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:07:45 -0400 Subject: [TR] NE1 in the Falls Church area of VA? There is a red TR7 there for sale. Since I am in central FLA it is a bit tough for me to look at her. If anyone can zip by you can contact me off list at joseph.burlein@earthlink.net. Hey if the deal goes through, I'll bring beer! Thanks, Joe 72 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 18:25:00 2006 From: "Skip Gurnee" To: , Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:23:28 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Big End Tap/ HPOF Preservation Class Hi Darrell- Some info from my memory of keeping engines going with not enough money to do it right.... > Just to confirm a fault diagnosis: Whist firing up Ugly, the VE 76 TR7, on > a cold day, I have heard a metallic tap that increases with revolutions. > Once warm it will almost go away but can still be heard. I am going to say that > has to be a rod bearing going south. I am wondering if it is now too far > south to simply replace. In my experience, TAPPING is usually from the top end of the engine, and KNOCKING is from the bottom end. You can isolate the noise with a stethoscope or long screwdriver (the handle in your ear, the point on the engine :-). If it's a valve, it might be as simple as adjustment. If it's a deeper, heavier noise coming from the bottom of the engine, then first you check the oil and oil filter for debris, and if present, you get to pull the pan and check bearing caps. > I must admit that I have never dropped a TR7 pan. I > suppose the only way to find out is to drop the pan and take a look. If major > scoring is present what do I do? Install new shells anyway? I am not going > to rebuild this motor and that is not an option. I would go to a Sprint > motor first. You might get away with new shells, but if the bearing surface is badly scored (which is likely if they've gone so far as to make noises), you get to do a rebuild and/or replace. If they're only slightly scored, you can smooth the surface with some fine emery paper. Use the kind that comes on a long skinny roll, and make sure you hit all the surface equally so it stays round. Then check the bearing clearances before you go further, for if it's wrong, you'll hear a nasty noise far sooner than you expect. You need to be looking for the root cause of the problem. If it's a valve, why did the adjustment go out of spec? In the bottom end, it could be lack of oil from a blockage in the oil system, but there might have been a mechanical failure of the anti-rotation tab on one of the bearings, causing it to spin. > Trouble is Ugly is a real survivor with only 35,000 miles on her and dead > nuts original. That is perhaps her only redeeming quality which is probably > very unusual for a TR7 Coupe. For sure a candidate for the HPOF class that former > VTR Board Member Bill Sohl has me been thinking about. HPOF would be > "Historic Preservation of Original Features". Evidently, it is a class offered by > the one of the Antique Car Clubs here in America. Anyone familiar with this? I'm not familiar with the organization, but if they have an ounce of common sense, they'd allow a new set of bearings and a crank grind. It comes down to the definition of "features". All cars (that I know of) have crank and rod bearings as features. If they've been replaced without upgrade or modification, you haven't replaced a feature, just a part.... Best, Skip Gurnee 64 TR4, 66 TR4A === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 18:30:43 2006 From: "fred thomas" To: "Bill & AnnaBelle" , Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:29:46 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Only > A much younger person than me (I am almost as old as Fred Thomas) > Bill Pugh ======================================================================================================= Age is only a number, miles is what really counts, and I have plenty of those driving my T/R with great memories. "FT" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 19:11:45 2006 From: "Mark J. Bradakis" To: Triumph List Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:03:56 -0600 Subject: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only Gee, since I still don't have a real full time job this could be tempting. I bet he wants someone to pay hin lots of money for it, though, I don't have that either! mjb. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 24 21:06:38 2006 From: "C Musson TR" To: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:06:04 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Triumphs Only We should all be so lucky. My hats off in a 'TR Salute' to all of the 'elder statesmen' of our hobby. Carl -----Original Message----- > A much younger person than me (I am almost as old as Fred Thomas) > Bill Pugh ======================================================================== =============================== Age is only a number, miles is what really counts, and I have plenty of those driving my T/R with great memories. "FT" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 04:59:59 2006 From: "Steve Ball" To: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:55:18 -0700 Subject: [TR] Air Compressor questions Listers, This has no doubt been discussed here before, but I need to ask for opinions before I buy an air compressor. I've discovered that the airflow from my Sears air compressor (30 gallon, roll-around, 3 HP, single piston) is woefully inadequate for running things like my blasting cabinet, and it even poops out after running a DA sander for a fairly short time. At this rate it will take the rest of the century to get anywhere with the TR3A project. The problem is I'm having "sticker-shock" looking at prices of larger compressors. Before I sink a bunch of money into the wrong unit, I thought it might be wise to find out what everyone else is doing. What type of compressors are you folks using? Has anyone used the 60-80 gallon, dual piston type units from Harbor Freight? It looks like most of the suitable compressors are going to run at least $700 (and up....way up), which is a sizeable investment for my garage operation, so I want to think this one through before opening my wallet. Also, after investigating the airflow ratings on several different compressors, I've noticed that, between manufacturers, there doesn't seem to be any industry standard pressure at which cfm ratings are measured. This complicates the process of "scientifically" comparing units, and it makes me just want to ask the list: "what really works and what doesn't"? I get the digest form of the list, so I would appreciate if you also copy me at my home email address if you have thoughts: banjonut@verizon.net Thanks in advance. Steve Ball Lompoc Ca 60 TR3A TS68164L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 05:11:01 2006 From: KURT JOHNSON To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 05:03:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TR] Cheap TR 6 Headlight Dip/dimmer Switch I traced my non-working headlights to a faulty dimmer switch. A new swtich is $60 from the Triumph catalogs. I bought one from Advance Auto parts made for a '75 Chevy P/U. looks very close to the orignal, plugs in with the orignal wiring connectors, and was only $5.98. The mounting flange is a little wider requiring drilling one hole in the mounting bracket. hope this info is helpful Kurt Johnson 1972 TR6 1966 Galaxie 4dr Sedan 352 4v Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 05:52:24 2006 From: "Lanoway, Brian" To: "Triumphs Digest" Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:37:20 -0500 Subject: [TR] A very generous TR List member A while back I posted a message about my squealing clutch release bearing. Among the many responses that contained all kinds of valuable advice, I received an offer from Cosmo Kramer to send me a spare spring to add to my slave cylinder to preload the bearing. Cosmo went out of his way to mail me the spring and I want to recognize his generosity here on the list. This is typical of the List and I just want to say that I'm grateful to be part of such a helpful community. Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 Winnipeg === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 05:52:48 2006 From: "Peter Ryner" To: "Steve Ball" , Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:45:24 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Air Compressor questions I'm looking for the same thing. I did see a 60 gallon at Lowes for only $495 that has 11.5 CFM at 90 PSI and a 175 PSI top rating. It looks like it will do the job, but I haven't made the plunge yet. I would wait for a HF sale before purchasing one. They had their 60 gallon on sale a few weeks ago for $500. It was a toss up between the two, but the Lowes on had a higher CFM rating and their store is much closer if I have a problem. Interested in seeing responses from actual purchasers. Pete -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Steve Ball Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:55 AM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] Air Compressor questions Listers, This has no doubt been discussed here before, but I need to ask for opinions before I buy an air compressor. I've discovered that the airflow from my Sears air compressor (30 gallon, roll-around, 3 HP, single piston) is woefully inadequate for running things like my blasting cabinet, and it even poops out after running a DA sander for a fairly short time. At this rate it will take the rest of the century to get anywhere with the TR3A project. The problem is I'm having "sticker-shock" looking at prices of larger compressors. Before I sink a bunch of money into the wrong unit, I thought it might be wise to find out what everyone else is doing. What type of compressors are you folks using? Has anyone used the 60-80 gallon, dual piston type units from Harbor Freight? It looks like most of the suitable compressors are going to run at least $700 (and up....way up), which is a sizeable investment for my garage operation, so I want to think this one through before opening my wallet. Also, after investigating the airflow ratings on several different compressors, I've noticed that, between manufacturers, there doesn't seem to be any industry standard pressure at which cfm ratings are measured. This complicates the process of "scientifically" comparing units, and it makes me just want to ask the list: "what really works and what doesn't"? I get the digest form of the list, so I would appreciate if you also copy me at my home email address if you have thoughts: banjonut@verizon.net Thanks in advance. Steve Ball Lompoc Ca 60 TR3A TS68164L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 06:39:22 2006 From: Bob Westerdale To: "Steve Ball" Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:54:01 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Air Compressor questions Here's the best advice on compressors ( for home use) I've found- http://www.practicalmachinist.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=000039;p=0 Regards, Bob Westerdale 59 3A TS36967 "Steve Ball" Sent by: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net 10/25/2006 07:55 AM Please respond to "Steve Ball" To cc Subject [TR] Air Compressor questions Listers, This has no doubt been discussed here before, but I need to ask for opinions before I buy an air compressor. I've discovered that the airflow from my Sears air compressor (30 gallon, roll-around, 3 HP, single piston) is woefully inadequate for running things like my blasting cabinet, and it even poops out after running a DA sander for a fairly short time. At this rate it will take the rest of the century to get anywhere with the TR3A project. The problem is I'm having "sticker-shock" looking at prices of larger compressors. Before I sink a bunch of money into the wrong unit, I thought it might be wise to find out what everyone else is doing. What type of compressors are you folks using? Has anyone used the 60-80 gallon, dual piston type units from Harbor Freight? It looks like most of the suitable compressors are going to run at least $700 (and up....way up), which is a sizeable investment for my garage operation, so I want to think this one through before opening my wallet. Also, after investigating the airflow ratings on several different compressors, I've noticed that, between manufacturers, there doesn't seem to be any industry standard pressure at which cfm ratings are measured. This complicates the process of "scientifically" comparing units, and it makes me just want to ask the list: "what really works and what doesn't"? I get the digest form of the list, so I would appreciate if you also copy me at my home email address if you have thoughts: banjonut@verizon.net Thanks in advance. Steve Ball Lompoc Ca 60 TR3A TS68164L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 06:49:56 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:44:46 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Re: Gear Ratios (General Automotive Question) > Speaking of terminology w.r.t. the diff, when people speak of a > "higher diff", is the convention that this means the gearing is > higher or that the numerical ratio is higher resulting in lower > gearing? I'm way behind on my reading, but I didn't see a reply to this ... Confusingly enough, both conventions are used ! But most commonly (IMO), "higher" with no qualification means numerically lower. Personally, I use the term "taller" rather than "higher" which possibly is clearer (most people seem to understand the concept of "tall gears" and "short gears") but most likely just muddies the water further. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 06:52:38 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 06:44:47 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Gear Ratios (General Automotive Question) > I've recently found the term "Final Drive" used in both OE literature and > conversation to mean the rear end ratio only. I've always considered > the "final > drive" ratio to mean a function of the top transmission gear and the rear > axle ratio. I agree with the first usage. Multiplying all the ratios together results in "overall ratio", not "final ratio". The differential is the last (final) gear ratio, regardless of what goes before it. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 07:26:36 2006 From: "Michael Marr" To: "Steve Ball" , Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:13:31 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Air Compressor questions > Also, after investigating the airflow ratings on several different > compressors, I've noticed that, between manufacturers, there doesn't seem > to > be any industry standard pressure at which cfm ratings are measured. This > complicates the process of "scientifically" comparing units, and it makes > me > just want to ask the list: "what really works and what doesn't"? > The industry standard for compressed air flow is to define it at standard conditions, which are 14.7 psia (0 psig) and 60 degF. This is referred to as scfm. scfm is much different from actual delivered cfm (acfm), because the volume of the air changes after it is compressed, so acfm will be different depending upon the pressure at which it is delivered. For example, I just looked at the Sears website and they have a 5.5 HP compressor, running at 175 psig, that produces 17.4 scfm at 100 psig. This is equivalent to about 2.3 acfm at that pressure. The rule of thumb for larger industrial compressors (say, 25 HP and above), which usually deliver air at around 100 psig, is that a compressor passes about 4 scfm/HP. In the smaller sizes, this ratio drops off because of inefficiencies. Thus, when comparing/sizing compressors, always compare in the same units, i.e. scfm to scfm, and when sizing a compressor to serve a particular air tool, calculate the acfm consumed by the tool at its operating pressure and then choose a compressor that produces a greater acfm at that pressure. I have attached an scfm/acfm converter for Steve (others will not see it because the list does not support attachments). The other issue with compressors is the HP rating. There have been many discussions on this list about the inflated HP ratings assigned to compressors. I recommend that you search the digest for those discussions! Michael Marr 1960 TR3A Plainfield, IL [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/vnd] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 07:56:01 2006 From: "Randall" To: vintage.racer@comcast.net Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:50:06 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Air Compressor questions > Here's the best advice on compressors ( for home use) I've found- > http://www.practicalmachinist.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=ge > t_topic;f=8;t=000039;p=0 Not bad, but it contains at least one glaring omission of fact. It implies that air tool CFM ratings can be directly compared with air compressor CFM ratings with a 2:1 fudge factor for "underrating". That's simply not true. Every compressor I've looked at, even the big professional models, are rated in CFM _at the inlet_ (sometimes expressed as scfm). But air is compressible, meaning that 1 CFM at the inlet produces much less air at the outlet (when it's under pressure). So for example, an air compressor rated (accurately) at "14 cfm @ 90 psi" actually only produces approximately 2 CFM at the outlet. Of course, air tools are also rated by CFM at their inlet, so again for example, an air tool rated (accurately) at 4 CFM, needs a compressor rated for (at least) 28 CFM ! (for continuous operation). Since a 28 CFM compressor is very expensive, but most tools require at least 4 cfm, the tank does become very important. In effect, the tank size determines how long you can run the tool (with an undersized compressor) before running out of air. As far as "fraudulent" "consumer" air compressor ratings, there was a recent lawsuit over this. I've already noticed the result : the advertised "hp" now bears at least some resemblance to the real motor power. It's still a lousy way to rate a compressor IMO, kind of like rating a car by how much gas it can burn. A compressor that uses 2 hp to produce 10 cfm isn't any better than a compressor that uses 1.5 hp to produce 10 cfm. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 08:24:44 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 08:10:11 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Air Compressor questions > Also, after investigating the airflow ratings on several different > compressors, I've noticed that, between manufacturers, there doesn't seem to > be any industry standard pressure at which cfm ratings are measured. This > complicates the process of "scientifically" comparing units, What is most important is how many cfm at the minimum working pressure for your tool. Boyle's law will give you (roughly) the ratio between air compressor "cfm" and tool "cfm"; so from that you can figure what size compressor you need to run your tool continuously. After you do that exercise and get sticker shock from the compressor (and wiring) required, then you can start thinking about how long do you really need to run your blast cabinet > and it makes me > just want to ask the list: "what really works and what doesn't"? Frankly, after looking the situation over for a long time, I'm tempted to build my own gas-powered air compressor. Electric ones are just too danged expensive for anything big enough to run a blast cabinet for any reasonable length of time. Anyone know of a source for those kits to turn a VW Beetle motor into a self-powered air compressor ? ISTR it was basically a special head for one side, so that two cylinders ran as a motor, and the other two ran as a single-stage, two-cylinder compressor. Hmmm ... what about a Stag V8 running on just the left bank with a TR7 intake manifold ? Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 08:34:31 2006 From: "Ed Oot" To: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:17:06 -0400 Subject: [TR] GL-4 Gear Oil This has most likely been disccused ad nauseum, but here goes anyway. Went to Pep Boys to pick up some GL-4 gear oil. The only thing I found was Royal Purple Max Gear, a synthetic meeting both GL-4 and GL-5 specifications. On their web site they state that: Max-Gear. also is safe for GL-4 applications or bronze synchro gears. Prevents Corrosion Max-Gear. protects both ferrous and nonferrous metals during operation and shutdown. OK to use??? Thnx === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 10:12:01 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: mark@bradakis.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:05:16 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only In a message dated 10/24/2006 8:01:51 PM Mountain Standard Time, mark@bradakis.com writes: I bet he wants someone to pay hin lots of money for it, though, I don't have that either! Considering the price of his cars on his website...it's probably LOTS of money, and considering the reputation as evidenced by a couple of list members, you might be better off starting from scratch. Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 10:15:30 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: pryner@verizon.net, banjonut@verizon.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:08:57 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Air Compressor questions In a message dated 10/25/2006 6:48:57 AM Mountain Standard Time, pryner@verizon.net writes: but the Lowes on had a higher CFM rating and their store is much closer if I have a problem. Check the warrenty.....both Blowes and Home Defect have gone to 30 day only warrenties on most of their stuff...factory warrenty after that. Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 10:20:19 2006 From: Bob Labuz To: "Steve Ball" Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:07:15 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Air Compressor questions On Wednesday 25 October 2006 07:55 am, Steve Ball wrote: > Listers, > This has no doubt been discussed here before, but I need to ask for > opinions before I buy an air compressor. I've discovered that the airflow > from my Sears air compressor (30 gallon, roll-around, 3 HP, single piston) > is woefully inadequate for running things like my blasting cabinet, and it > even poops out after running a DA sander for a fairly short time. At this > rate it will take the rest of the century to get anywhere with the TR3A > project. > > The problem is I'm having "sticker-shock" looking at prices of larger > compressors. Before I sink a bunch of money into the wrong unit, I thought > it might be wise to find out what everyone else is doing. What type of > compressors are you folks using? Has anyone used the 60-80 gallon, dual > piston type units from Harbor Freight? It looks like most of the suitable > compressors are going to run at least $700 (and up....way up), which is a > sizeable investment for my garage operation, so I want to think this one > through before opening my wallet. > > Also, after investigating the airflow ratings on several different > compressors, I've noticed that, between manufacturers, there doesn't seem > to be any industry standard pressure at which cfm ratings are measured. > This complicates the process of "scientifically" comparing units, and it > makes me just want to ask the list: "what really works and what doesn't"? > > I get the digest form of the list, so I would appreciate if you also copy > me at my home email address if you have thoughts: banjonut@verizon.net > > > Thanks in advance. > > Steve Ball > Lompoc Ca > 60 TR3A TS68164L Steve, Before I started my current project (63 TR4) I first searched the web to see what was there and cost etc. I also looked at ebay to see what compressors were going for. I decided that getting a good compressor via mail order would cost too much for the freight etc and decided to go as local as I could. Soon after, my local Lowes started to carry a Kobalt brand compressor. There was little research available on the web but they said it was made in the USA. So I took a chance and got the 7HP 135 lb/sq in model. It is a 220v single stage setup 60 gal upright. Well, now going on 2 years into the project and the compressor is working out just fine. Powers air sanders fine, my blaster cabinet, outdoor blaster, painting, drills etc. Plenty of air flow. The only down side it is a bit loud. I have to wear ear plugs if I plan to do a large job. I already had 220 in the garage so I had my brother in law wire the compressor using a separate 30 amp breaker box just for the compressor. I turn the compressor on and off using the breaker. My brother in law said it is cheaper to replace a breaker than the complex compressor switch. My research shows that most high volume compressors run on 220. Cant get the HP from 110 I guess. My 2 cents. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 10:27:12 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: mark@bradakis.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:22:42 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only In a message dated 10/24/2006 9:15:02 PM Central Standard Time, mark@bradakis.com writes: > Gee, since I still don't have a real full time job this could be > tempting. I bet he > wants someone to pay hin lots of money for it, though, I don't have that > either! > So here's what you do: 1) Find out how much he wants for the lot. 2) Figure out what it's really worth. 3) Negotiate a mutually acceptable price. 4) Form a corporation and issue enough stock with a par value of $1.00 and sell stock the folks on the list. Naturally, along with #4 comes monthly P/L statements, Quarterly or annual audits by a CPA, annual physical counts witnessed by a shareholder representative and all that corporate stuff. Never mind. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 11:08:29 2006 From: TR250Driver@aol.com To: Dave1massey@cs.com Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:01:46 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only 4) Form a corporation and issue enough stock with a par value of $1.00 and sell stock the folks on the list. Hey Dave, Put me on your exclusive list for a couple thousand shares of the initial IPO. Cheers, Darrell === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 13:08:41 2006 From: "Mark Hooper" To: , , Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:56:47 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only Of course, now that you are running a "public" corporation your title is changed from "Triumph Aficionado" to "Chief Liar" in order to keep up the share value for the people on the list who used to be your friends but are now vulturine shareholders staring down your back. You'll keep up your interest in TRs by driving one home from time to time and then eventually, when the IRS starts to close in on you, you'll re-enact the last scene from Harold and Maude, but forget to get out of the car at the last moment because your Blackberry starts ringing. Never mind. Mark -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Dave1massey@cs.com Sent: October 25, 2006 1:23 PM To: mark@bradakis.com; triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only In a message dated 10/24/2006 9:15:02 PM Central Standard Time, mark@bradakis.com writes: > Gee, since I still don't have a real full time job this could be > tempting. I bet he > wants someone to pay hin lots of money for it, though, I don't have that > either! > So here's what you do: 1) Find out how much he wants for the lot. 2) Figure out what it's really worth. 3) Negotiate a mutually acceptable price. 4) Form a corporation and issue enough stock with a par value of $1.00 and sell stock the folks on the list. Naturally, along with #4 comes monthly P/L statements, Quarterly or annual audits by a CPA, annual physical counts witnessed by a shareholder representative and all that corporate stuff. Never mind. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 13:21:55 2006 From: "Richard Chandler" To: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:07:10 -0700 Subject: [TR] TR3 Wheel Rim and Tire Sizes Dear List, I'm over the hump! Last week I welded rocker panels onto my TR3 tub, marking the first parts that were ADDED to the car, after many months of removal, cleaning, renovating, and replacing. Frame and tub are epoxy primed and finished (BRG, naturally), and await the steady, and pleasurable, build of a roadster. Looking out a few months, I need to buy replacement rims (wires) and tires, which leads me to my questions. I have searched the archives, found a few similar questions, but no answers. 1. Roger Williams, in his book, claims that 5.5J x 15 72-spoke rims (TR6 material) will mount with no interference on a TR3. Is this true? If not, will a 0.5" spacer work? The problem areas appear to be the calipers (Girling B) up front and the leaf springs aft. Adding an inch of track sounds good as well. 2. Regarding tires, R. Williams again claims that 185/70 tires on 5.5J rims work. My realistic options are 185/65 (too small a diameter) or 195/65, which works great on paper. Has anyone out there mounted 195/65 tires on a 5.5Jx15 wire rim onto a TR3? The folks at Dayton try, but always come back to the 5Jx15 60-spoke standard upgrade. I'm installing a lot more grunt and want a safe set of wheels. Thanks in Advance, Rick Chandler '57 TR3 Richard Chandler PropTech Marine Propellers 13239 NE 20th Street Bellevue, WA 98005 425 643 0155 www.Prop-tech.com === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 14:22:09 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:17:36 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 Wheel Rim and Tire Sizes > 1. Roger Williams, in his book, claims that 5.5J x 15 72-spoke rims > (TR6 material) will mount with no interference on a TR3. Is this true? I don't _know_, but it seems quite likely. I do know that TR6 steel rims fit quite nicely. Of course, the _tires_ may still interfere. > If not, will a 0.5" spacer work? The problem areas appear to be the calipers > (Girling B) up front and the leaf springs aft. Adding an inch of track > sounds good as well. I wouldn't go more than 1/4" on spacers ... for one thing, where will you find longer studs ? The TR6 wheels already have some offset, adding much more is apt to shorten the life of the wheel bearings as well as increase steering effort. > 2. Regarding tires, R. Williams again claims that 185/70 tires on 5.5J > rims work. My realistic options are 185/65 (too small a diameter) or 195/65, > which works great on paper. Has anyone out there mounted 195/65 tires on a > 5.5Jx15 wire rim onto a TR3? Again, not on wire rims, but they work fine on TR6 steel rims. My "late" TR3A is still wearing 205/55-15 tires, but even after some massaging of the sheet metal, they still rub the fenders at times. > The folks at Dayton try, but always come back to the 5Jx15 60-spoke standard > upgrade. I'm installing a lot more grunt and want a safe set of wheels. I'm sorry, I don't believe there is such a thing as a "safe" wire wheel; especially if you plan to drive the car hard. My advice would be to pick up a nice set of alloy wheels instead. One of my brand-new Dayton wire wheels (with the oversize SS spokes instead of weaker stock chromed spokes) turned up with broken spokes within 6 months of installation on my Stag. And after only about 2 years of daily driving, there is significant wear showing on the splines. And with the exception of the auto-X at last year's VTR convention, I don't drive the Stag nearly as hard as I drove the TR3A. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 14:36:58 2006 From: To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 17:33:30 -0400 (EDT) Subject: RE: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only Mark Hooper pointed out that: > Of course, now that you are running a "public" corporation... Just don't pull an Enron on us, okay? Nor an HP neither, for that matter. -- Jim Muller "Ah don' know nuthin 'bout birthin' corporations." === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 16:05:57 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: TR250Driver@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 18:51:16 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only In a message dated 10/25/2006 1:01:46 PM Central Standard Time, TR250Driver@aol.com writes: > 4) Form a corporation and issue enough stock with a par value of $1.00 and > sell stock the folks on the list. > > Hey Dave, > Put me on your exclusive list for a couple thousand shares of the initial > IPO. > Cheers, > Darrell If a couple hundred of us put up $500 to $1000 we could come close to what we need. But who wants to try and keep a couple hundred cheapskates happy? Heck we can't get 100 people to buck up $50 for Cloisonni badges. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 20:10:22 2006 From: acekraut11@aol.com To: 6pack@autox.team.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:10:15 -0400 Subject: [TR] Another Clutch Survey Hi List: For those of you who have installed the Gunst bearing. Can you respond with answers to these questions? 1. What is the brand of the other clutch components you installed with the Gunst bearing? Please include if you are using a bent finger or straight pressure plate. 2. Have you had any problems with the set-up? If so, what problems? 3. How many miles have you driven since the installation? 4. Anything else you might want to add? I will compile the results and report back to the list. Thanks for your help! Aaron Aaron Cropley 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!) http://www.triumphowners.com/108 Topsham, Maine ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Wed Oct 25 20:55:02 2006 From: "Dave Connitt" To: "Triumphs" Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:54:52 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Air Compressor questions There have been a lot of interesting ideas and theories discussed lately regarding the best choice for a air compressor. An air compressor is a very costly investment for our hobby. Throw in a MIG welder and you can very easily be staring at $2,000.00 before you even go looking for a restoration candidate! After having first owned a oil-less Craftsman 110V upright and now a conventional oil lubricated Home Depot 110V upright I offer the following... 1. Unless you are made of money, don't buy more than you need. Ya, a big compressor looks cool but its also BIG. This is a hobby at which most of us spend precious little time. If you end up spending 3 hours using your sand blast cabinet instead of 2 hours, how much is that worth to you when you consider you could spend the air compressor cost differential on say a powder coating system from HF? Now you have two systems and can do a lot more at YOUR convenience. Remember, you may only use this thing a few hours a month... 2. Oil-less vs. Conventional systems. Oil-less is LOUD!! No, I mean can't hear yourself think LOUD!!! Conventional is much quieter. Oil-less is generally cheaper and runs on 110VAC. Oil-less wears out faster like the article says.. 3. 110VAC vs. 240VAC 110VAC is way cheaper to install but you should still have a dedicated 20 amp outlet or risk tripping circuit breakers. 220VAC has POWER (if you have room for the beast in your garage.) ( OH, and money to run the electric.) 3. If you are going to buy a HF blast cabinet, throw away the gun that comes with it and buy the small orifice gun from TP Tools. I think the part number is S-25.. The HF unit is going to wear out in 25-30 hours anyway.. It is rated at 4.7-7 CFM and works for about 15 minutes with my small 6.6 CFM 110VAC conventional compressor. 15 minutes is enough for me at one time anyway. Why do you think the refrigerator in the garage has that beer in it?? This is a great list. I don't know what I would have done without it. Just my thoughts... Best Regards, Dave Connitt '67 TR4A http://home.fuse.net/davestr4a === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 05:11:16 2006 From: "Steve Ball" To: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 05:02:33 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Air Compressor questions To the List, I want to thank the list, and all of you who responded to me personally with information about air compressors. I have learned more than I ever imagined in the past 24 hours, and hopefully the discussion will continue and we'll all get to know more about what the rest of us are doing. Just for info....in response to several who asked...I do have a good source of electrical power in my garage. Several years ago we had a 220V, 70 Amp service installed out there for my wife's ceramic kiln, so power is not going to be a problem for most any compressor. Obviously, from our discussions, there are plenty of OTHER problems, but power is not one of them. Once again the list comes through like a champ! This is a great resource and I appreciate all of you letting me jump in and ask questions. I also had many responses from others on the list who where pretty much in the same boat....needing a compressor, but not knowing what size or type to get, so the discussion has benefited many of us. I will keep reading the digest because I bet there will be more discussions. Again, if you respond to me directly please cc my home email address because I get the digest version of the list: banjonut@verizon.net Thanks again, Steve Ball Lompoc Ca === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 06:10:55 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:04:09 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Air Compressor questions On 26 Oct 2006 at 5:02, Steve Ball wrote: > I want to thank the list, and all of you who responded to me > personally with information about air compressors. Air compressors? AT least you have the need for one. I just need to top up my tires occasionally. My most convenient local gas station now wants 75 cents for the use of its only slightly effective air hose. I can't justify buying any compressor that be really useful if that's all I need it for. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 07:11:29 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:59:41 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3A Beta -----Original Message----- From: jar@aldermanroad.net The fenders on this car are a bit more "ballooned?" The grill treatment sucks. This is a true Triumph Standard mod?.... ==AM== Yes, but I would emphasize that they were simply "experimental" or "prototype" cars. Grilles are a matter of taste; in this case, it appears that -- to give these prototypes a slightly different 'look' -- a grille was simply borrowed from the Standard Pennant and stuck in the 3A apron, with a bit of chrome trim around the edges of the opening. I'd have to assume that IF this car had ever made it into production, a yet different grille treatment might have been offered. Again, though, these were factory "mules" if you were, cobbled together to test feasibility, etc., et. -- that's all. --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 12:07:16 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 12:03:42 -0700 Subject: [TR] List Bumper Badges. I got some preliminary feedback from some inquiries that I floated in advance of doing these badges. From the early indications, it looks like I can make these for around $35.00 each if I get a minimum quantity of 100 pieces. So, since I can ill afford the expense of warehousing that many pieces (and the associated cost to produce them) on my own, I ams now going to ask the group if people can afford to send pre-paid orders for these and be willing to wait for production. I am not sure how long it will take but because of the tooling involved, I suspect it will be anywhere from a couple of months to as long as 6 months. So if you are are willing to do that, let me know. I will gauge the response and proceed accordingly. Regards, Joe Curry === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 12:16:23 2006 From: "Bob Streepy" To: "Triumph Mailing List" Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:08:42 -0500 Subject: [TR] 2007 ISOA Calendars Greetings Triumphisti- The 2007 Illinois Sports Owners Association 2007 calendar is again available to list members for purchase. This years full-color edition measures 8 = by 11, is printed on heavy stock and wire bound. The 2007 featured cars, as submitted by club members on a first come first printed basis, are: Jan-TR8, Feb-TR6, Mar-Stag, Apr-TR6, May-Spitfire, June TR4, July  TR6, TR6, TR6, & TR250, Aug-TR6, Sept-1800 Roadster, Oct-TR3A, Nov-TR4A, & Dec-TR3A. The cover photo is of a group of Triumphs driving along a winding road and there are also four collage pages of various ISOA Triumph related activities from 2006. The calendars sell for $7.00 or three for $20.00 plus $2.00 each postage, and may be purchased by mailing a check made out to Joe Pawlak [not ISOA] to: Calendar, 14N640 Engel Road, Hampshire, IL 60140-8221. For more info, email: stagfire@elnet.com. After expenses, any profits will go to the ISOA tool fund. Bob Streepy, ISOA secretary & newsletter editor.[NFI] CC58409 Lucille - the wonder car [I wonder if anybody would ever give 20 cents on the dollar for what I've spent on this thing?] TS78649 LO Casper Midwest -Not the world's nicest TR$, just the most expensive- === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 14:15:57 2006 From: "Chris Simonsen" To: Randall Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:06:12 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Air Compressor questions http://www.dunnrightinc.com/ is a site that sells the VW compressor coversion kit.... === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 15:57:55 2006 From: Acey2525@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:55:47 EDT Subject: [TR] TR3 Dimmer switch Hi guys, Has anyone ever had a problem with their dimmer switch? Can they short out internally? My alternator is discharging only with the lights on and after I've used the dimmer switch. Riding along at night I put the high beams on everything is OK...switch to the regular lights and they go dark and I have to play with the dimmer to get the regular lights back on. I took the dimmer off and made sure that the connections weren't touching the floor when I press the dimmer. I also wonder why it wouldn't just blow a fuse if it did short out, I ripped every wire out of the car and installed a Dan Masters harness a year ago and I know it's the electrical system is rock solid. It's not discharging all the time, it seems like it only does it after I run with the lights at night and after using the dimmer switch. Thanks for your help. Jack Philadelphia, Pa TR3A TS56298L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 16:54:32 2006 From: Doug Mathews To: "Joe Curry" , triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:53:13 -0400 Subject: [TR] List Bumper Badges. Joe, Count me in..... Doug At 03:03 PM 10/26/2006, you wrote: >I got some preliminary feedback from some inquiries that I floated in advance >of doing these badges. From the early indications, it looks like I can make >these for around $35.00 each if I get a minimum quantity of 100 pieces. > >So, since I can ill afford the expense of warehousing that many pieces (and >the associated cost to produce them) on my own, I ams now going to ask the >group if people can afford to send pre-paid orders for these and be willing to >wait for production. I am not sure how long it will take but because of the >tooling involved, I suspect it will be anywhere from a couple of months to as >long as 6 months. > >So if you are are willing to do that, let me know. I will gauge the response >and proceed accordingly. > >Regards, >Joe Curry === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 17:05:21 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Triumphs'" Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:01:28 -0400 Subject: [TR] 74 TR6 Parts for Sale Listers, A friend on mine has the parts noted below for sale. These are all off of a late 74 TR6. If you have any questions, please contact him directly at the email addresses noted below. Thanks Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org ________________________________ From: Stephen Beaulieu [mailto:sbeaulieu@caci.com] Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 3:07 PM To: Bob Danielson Subject: RE: Bumper Question Bob, As far as parts go, I have the following to sell, all of which are original to the car: 1. Center piece of the rear bumper, recently chromed, condition excellent 2. Front and rear bumper overriders with mounting hardware, condition good 3. Four steel wheels with center trim (silver) and wheel nuts, condition good 4. Four polished stainless wheel trim rings, condition good ( no scratches or dings ) Any of the contact points below will work. Thanks, Steve Stephen Beaulieu Office: 703 412-4620 Mobile: 443 223-9347 Home: 410 956-7640 email: sbeaulieu@caci.com stevebeaulieu3@comcast.net -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 17:24:26 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:15:40 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 Dimmer switch > Hi guys, Has anyone ever had a problem with their dimmer switch? Can they > short out internally? Headlight dimmer, not dashboard dimmer, right ? Although anything is possible, I think it's very unlikely. I've never seen one do that. More likely a short in the wiring on the load side, IMO. > OK...switch to the regular lights and they go > dark and I > have to play with the dimmer to get the regular lights back on. I assume by "regular lights", you mean the low beams ? Are you sure you aren't turning the high beams back on ? > I also wonder why it wouldn't just blow a fuse if it > did short out, I ripped every wire out of the car and installed a > Dan Masters > harness a year ago and I know it's the electrical system is rock > solid. That does seem odd ... did you follow Dan's schematic ? If so, how do you know it's discharging (his schematic has no ammeter since Dan, like TeriAnn, doesn't believe in them) ? For maximum voltage to the headlight bulbs, Dan's harness (like the factory harness) does not use fuses in the headlight circuit. So one possible explanation is that you have a short on the load side of the low beam relay (between the relay & the headlights). But that wouldn't explain why they work after fiddling with the dimmer switch ... unless it's the high beams you see work. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 17:48:34 2006 From: "sherman" To: , Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:47:46 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] List Bumper Badges You may want to consider sourcing the badge at quality lapel pins - contact "Gary Konwinski" - I believe they did some for CCBCC (Cape Cod Brit Car Club) and TRSC (Triumph Register of Southern California - http://www.socaltriumphs.org/DesktopDefault.aspx). I asked for samples and pricing a while back for the TR Registry and he was terrific. Really nice work, and o'course NFI, Corey Sherman -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/497 - Release Date: 10/25/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 17:48:50 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:38:48 -0700 Subject: [TR] Problems with the front apron finisher I bought a front apron finisher (the piece mounted under the grille) from The Roadster Factory for my 1974 TR6. It seemed like due to the angle of the piece, I couldn't get the grille to go on over it. The lower, middle grille attaching screws (studs) would not have been long enough. Has anyone had a problem mounting these or is it possible that the one I got was not made to the right angle? Thanks for any help on this, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 20:46:06 2006 From: "Mark J. Bradakis" To: Triumphs Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:49:49 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] Air Compressor questions Air compressors are a topic that often crops up on the shop-talk list. Check out http://demo.fatchancegarage.com/mharc/archives/html to browse the archives of that list. One thing I would really like to do with that software is figure out how to do searches across all lists. Air compressors, welding, rust repairs and such are some example topics that occur on many of the Team.Net lists. It would be nice to be able to have a search include not only the TR list, but also datsun-roadsters, healeys, land-speed, single-malt [ oops, maybe not that one ] and so on. Yet another project in the queue, RealSoonNow, trust me, honest! mjb. http://fatchancegarage.com === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Thu Oct 26 20:50:06 2006 From: "Mark J. Bradakis" To: Triumph List Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:41:49 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only Raising money to buy a business through sales of stock - naw, I'll just start a REALLY aggressive Team.Net donation drive! That should do the trick. No audits involved, though I'm sure a number of folks do wonder what actually happens to the money they contribute. I'll never tell ;-) I'm already sitting on ten, twenty, maybe thirty thousand dollars worth of cars and parts and such. I *really* need to get some inventory information collected. Couple that with the British car work I'm already doing at my friend's place [ http://baileysautomotive.com ] moving to Stockton doesn't seem like a smart plan. If I were to move to California for a business venture, it would be to open up a bbq brewpub in Oakhurst, a town about 20 miles south of Yosemite. But then I might have to start training to get back into climbing condition, shucks. That would be hard to do if I were fixing HoosierQ briskets, smoked butts and Klisterbrau all day. Burp. But for now I'll just stay put, work on keeping Team.Net running, try to convince people I really am a Triumph parts supplier, get some more of my stuff on the net, etc. Actually the first thing I should do is update some of the stuff on my web pages - I haven't touched the parts database info for some time. So many projects .... mjb. http://fatchancegarage.com === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 06:06:01 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:58:35 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Dimmer switch >Hi guys, Has anyone ever had a problem with their dimmer switch? Can they >short out internally? Normally the contacts oxidize and get dirty over time if they are not switched frequently. The oxidized contacts do not make a good contact and the other beam does not come on because of an open circuit. Working the switch will usually get it to work after a while. Once the contacts become corroded they can be problematic. The switch is not likely to be your shorting out point. Check for debris build up around the external foot switch connections and at the headlamp subharness. The bulbs are the resistive load. If there is an internal short that cuts down the filament resistance you could draw more current than you generator could produce. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 06:36:54 2006 From: zoboherald@aol.com To: Triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:27:48 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Dimmer switch -----Original Message----- From: twakeman@razzolink.com >Hi guys, Has anyone ever had a problem with their dimmer switch? Can they >short out internally? Normally the contacts oxidize and get dirty over time if they are not switched frequently. The oxidized contacts do not make a good contact and the other beam does not come on because of an open circuit. Working the switch will usually get it to work after a while. Once the contacts become corroded they can be problematic. ==AM== And that's exactly what I've gone through with my current Herald (which I bought from someone who had put 700 miles on it in 13 years). Occasionally, I'd find myself in "blackout mode" after using the foot dimmer switch. But more frequent night driving and use of the switch has just about eliminated that problem in the four years since I bought the car (and put about 26,000 miles on it). ;-) --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. 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Most trailers have to be registered and inspected with the DMV, and a tow dolly can be expensive. I could rent but for a small investment, why not own... that lead me to explore using a Tow Bar ($450). I was planning to install a www.draw-tite.com hitch ($350 installed), plus accessories ($50: Ball Mount; rear lights, etc.) and an Adjustable Mount Tow Bar from (http://www.rvtoyoutlet.com/p-7514.html) ($50). Here's the set-up I was thinking for my TR6, using the front bumper mounts to secure the bar - http://www.trregistry.com/sherman/towbar.jpg What are your thoughts and ideas... Corey Sherman -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 09:26:58 2006 From: "Randall" To: "sherman" , Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:12:39 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Towing Triumphs > I was planning to install a www.draw-tite.com hitch ($350 installed), plus > accessories ($50: Ball Mount; rear lights, etc.) and an Adjustable Mount Tow > Bar from (http://www.rvtoyoutlet.com/p-7514.html) ($50). Corey : I would consider it only as a last resort, and then only to be used for a few miles and at low speeds. I've done a fair amount of "flat" towing; and it is NOT kind to the towed vehicle. For one thing, every time you make a turn, it applies a large amount of force sideways to the bumper mounts, which on a TR aren't all that strong. The frame extensions will flex under that much force, deforming the sheet metal. Eventually, the sheet metal will fatigue and break. On the Chevy I used to flat-tow behind a motorhome (which had much stronger bumper supports for it's 5mph bumper), the flexing eventually broke the front frame/body member. The dirt thrown up by the motorhome also flayed all the paint off the leading edge of the hood. Don't forget to disconnect the driveshaft if you are going more than just a few miles. The transmission doesn't get lubricated if the input shaft is not turning. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 09:54:33 2006 From: "Lee&John Howard" To: "Mark J. Bradakis" Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 09:46:41 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only I'm sure you're all correct; buying any business is fraught with problems. My notion was not to buy and operate as a business but to buy and liquidate the inventory for the benefit of the Triumph community. No huge profit opportunity for the investors, rather perhaps an expected modest rate of return. Maybe investors get to take parts at big discount to listed prices. Maybe list members get a smaller but still worthwhile discount. Maybe directors work for expenses and the fun of it. Obviously all depends on value of the inventory vs asking price. BUT, judging from the deafening silence, this is not something of interest to a large number of folks. No problem here; more time for spousal projects. In fact m'lady has not been advised of my errant enthusiasm and most likely she would be even less enthuisiastic than you all! Cheers John Howard 64 TR4 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 10:37:06 2006 From: "bob McLaughlin" To: "'Joe Curry'" , Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:25:40 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] List Bumper Badges. Joe, Count me in too, I have list decals on my TR (and my non-LBC's too), and a badge would be a great addition. Bob McLaughlin '71 TR6 Seattle, WA USA At 03:03 PM 10/26/2006, you wrote: >I got some preliminary feedback from some inquiries that I floated in advance >of doing these badges. From the early indications, it looks like I can make >these for around $35.00 each if I get a minimum quantity of 100 pieces. > >So, since I can ill afford the expense of warehousing that many pieces (and >the associated cost to produce them) on my own, I ams now going to ask the >group if people can afford to send pre-paid orders for these and be willing to >wait for production. I am not sure how long it will take but because of the >tooling involved, I suspect it will be anywhere from a couple of months to as >long as 6 months. > >So if you are are willing to do that, let me know. I will gauge the response >and proceed accordingly. > >Regards, >Joe Curry === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 10:44:30 2006 From: harvoc@comcast.net To: triumphs@autox.team.net (Triumph List) Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:28:46 +0000 Subject: [TR] TR3a for sale to good home TS 74461 is for sale. TR3a. Moderately priced. Garaged in New Haven, Connecticut. If interested in purchasing, please contact me off list. initially via email. Harvey === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 11:34:48 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: leejohn7@gmail.com, mark@bradakis.com Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:27:32 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Re: Triumphs Only In a message dated 10/27/2006 11:58:06 AM Central Standard Time, leejohn7@gmail.com writes: > I'm sure you're all correct; buying any business is fraught with problems. > > My notion was not to buy and operate as a business but to buy and liquidate > the inventory for the benefit of the Triumph community. No huge profit > opportunity for the investors, rather perhaps an expected modest rate of > return. Maybe investors get to take parts at big discount to listed prices. > Maybe list members get a smaller but still worthwhile discount. Maybe > directors work for expenses and the fun of it. Obviously all depends on > value of the inventory vs asking price. That was my thinking as well. I'm sure there are a few of us willing to invest $5,000 to $10,000 in a modest parts assortment with a good prospect of getting our money back out over the next three to five years but if the whole lot is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars I'm out. Maybe someone out there is willing and able but if he is smart he will let it fester on the market for a few years until the seller comes down in price. > > BUT, judging from the deafening silence, this is not something of interest > to a large number of folks. No problem here; more time for spousal > projects. In fact m'lady has not been advised of my errant enthusiasm and > most likely she would be even less enthuisiastic than you all! Certainly a worthwhile investment. If momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 12:17:36 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:14:48 -0400 Subject: [TR] Theft Prevention list, I think Lo-Jack Theft Prevention systems have the best reputation in my area (Georgia). I might get that or others. Can anyone give their 2 cents worth? Thanks, Paul === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 12:18:46 2006 From: "Steinman, Bill" To: Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:04:41 -0400 Subject: [TR] External Voltage Regulator Hookup Question Howdy all. As previously indicated, I need a new voltage regulator for my 250. I ordered one from Moss, but the markings on the replacement regulator from Moss don't match up with the existing markings on my original regulator. They both have four blades: The original is marked (in this order): B+ + F -- The replacement is marked as follows: [no marks] + -- F I presume to use the replacement regulator, I would have to switch the - and the F wires on the plug that goes into the regulator. Thoughts? Thanks so much! Bill S. 1968 Triumph TR-250 (CD8464L) 1965 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III www.TR-250.com NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and delete the copy you received. IRS CIRCULAR 230 Disclosure: Under U.S. Treasury regulations, we are required to inform you that any tax advice contained in this e-mail or any attachment hereto is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid penalties imposed under the Internal Revenue Code. Thank you. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 13:09:39 2006 From: "Ron L'Herault" To: Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:05:28 -0400 Subject: [TR] Dimmer switch The opposite of using the floor based dimmer too little, of course, is using it too much. I bought a 1958 TR 3 in 1968, one evening I used the switch and heard a sproing, clang and then the switch didn't work. Daylight revealed that most of the switch was sill bolted to the floor. The cap and internal spring had flown into the passenger compartment. The rivet at the top had worn off if I remember correctly. I rescued it by drilling and tapping the center post so that I could screw a pan head screw in to secure the top of the switch. I don't know how many times I tapped on the floor to activate the high beams once I got my TR-6. 8-) Ron L === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 14:55:41 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:54:53 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 Beta blaspheming! List, While the Beta version is more of a good thing accomplished by 'balloning or adding an inch or two to the inside of the fender in order to make it wider, I still am not satisfied. I think it's kinda odd that Triumph didn't elongatate the width of the wings in their most distinct part which deepen and add width to most of the beautiful curves. Has anyone seen such an improvement (pictured would be fantastic)? I hope no one thinks I'm blaspheming! Thanks, Paul Dorsey Triumph TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 14:56:55 2006 From: "Mike Welch" To: , <6pack@autox.team.net> Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:04:10 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] Towing Triumphs - (close) Best thing to do is find someone with a trailer that lives close to you. I have a trailer which I use once or twice a year. I only got it because I was transporting a bunch of stuff from Florida to Colorado, and it was cheaper to buy a trailer than to rent one (or have the stuff shipped). Anyone from Colorado Springs/Southern Colorado need to borrow a trailer? Mike Welch '69 Spitfire www.freebacon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "sherman" To: ; <6pack@autox.team.net> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 2:31 PM Subject: [TR] Towing Triumphs - (close) > Wow... terrific responses from the list! > > Based on the group's experiences - this is not a good idea. > Skip the tow bar and use a small single axle trailer. While not > necessarily > the cheaper in the initial investment, a better short run payout. > > Specifically, the savings attributed to dealing with potential vehicle > problems (frame stress and road damage), towing wear and tear (tires, > u-joints, bearings), and convenience (hook and assembly). > > Next question... any recommendations on affordable platform trailers. And > there's the Rent vs Buy issue. > > Many Thanks > Corey Sherman === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 15:09:51 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: triumph list Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 14:08:03 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Dimmer switch Ron L'Herault wrote: > I don't know how many times I tapped on the floor to activate > the high beams once I got my TR-6. No side curtains no starter button no headlamp foot switch no leaf springs I do wonder what cars are coming too? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 15:14:06 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: lherault@bu.edu, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:13:07 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Dimmer switch In a message dated 10/27/2006 3:08:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, lherault@bu.edu writes: I don't know how many times I tapped on the floor to activate the high beams once I got my TR-6 probably about as many times as I reached for the column overdrive switch on my TR8 - or try to find 5th gear in my TR6 Cheers, Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 15:17:47 2006 From: Bob Labuz To: Triumph Email List Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:12:56 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR4 distributor orientation I was just looking at a TR4 on ebay and I noticed the unusual orientation of the distributor in the engine bay photo. I am guessing the drive is not installed correct. Seems to be about 90 degress off. Both my TR3 and TR4 distributors have the vacuum advance almost pointing directly at the radiator and the wires pointing towards the drivers front fender. Ebay id = 330043546203 , 1963 TR4. Anyone ever seen this before? Is this a problem or just unusual? Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 15:27:40 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:26:46 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] External Voltage Regulator Hookup Question > As previously indicated, I need a new voltage regulator for my 250. I > ordered one from Moss, but the markings on the replacement regulator > from Moss don't match up with the existing markings on my original > regulator. Bill, in this case I would strongly suggest that you contact Moss first! Make them aware that they have supplied the wrong part, and give them a chance to correct the mistake. It kind of sounds like what you have is the TR250 regulator guts in a Stag regulator case, and the Stag markings are different. (The early Stag 4TR regulator had only 3 terminals, hence the unmarked position.) IOW, the markings on your regulator case may not match the workings inside the regulator. Moss hopefully will know if this is the case. Normally electrical parts are not returnable, so if you blow it up, you bought it. But in this case, since it's the wrong part, they should take it back. BTW, TRF has them on sale at the moment for $20 less than the Moss price. P/N LUNCB148. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 15:41:32 2006 From: "C Musson TR" To: "'TeriAnn Wakeman'" , Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:41:25 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Dimmer switch No FUN Carl -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of TeriAnn Wakeman Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 5:08 PM To: triumph list Subject: Re: [TR] Dimmer switch Ron L'Herault wrote: > I don't know how many times I tapped on the floor to activate > the high beams once I got my TR-6. No side curtains no starter button no headlamp foot switch no leaf springs I do wonder what cars are coming too? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 15:43:55 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Bob Labuz" , Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:37:57 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR4 distributor orientation > I was just looking at a TR4 on ebay and I noticed the unusual orientation of > the distributor in the engine bay photo. I am guessing the drive is not > installed correct. Seems to be about 90 degress off. I agree ... someone didn't get the gears engaged just right. > Is this a problem or just unusual? Not a problem of itself, as long as the timing is correct. The engine will still run fine. But it would make me wonder about what other "mistakes" there are. Like why the inside of the master cylinder bracket isn't painted, and why the wiper motor body isn't crinkle black finish. Just seems odd that someone would go to such lengths for a 'correct' car (even the original type hose clamps) and then make such obvious mistakes. I don't like that big chunk of rubber fuel line either ... it means the steel portion is unsupported and may vibrate and eventually break. Paint job looks suspiciously rough around the MC bracket, like someone just painted over the rust. That bolt with the threads painted will be hard to get out, too. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 17:29:19 2006 From: "Chris Simonsen" To: Randall Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 20:28:40 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 distributor orientation I pity the fool who "inherits" my TR4. I've not only added my own nuances, but maintained those of the great uncle who passed the car on to me!!! Chris === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 18:08:08 2006 From: "Lou Metelko" To: "list" Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:01:25 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Dorsey" Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 2:14 PM Subject: [TR] Theft Prevention > list, > I think Lo-Jack Theft Prevention systems have the best reputation in my area (Georgia). I might get that or others. Can anyone give their 2 cents worth? Paul: Don't waste the money on a Lo-Jack or any other type of alarm system. Install and use a battery cut out then set the hand brake. The joy ride type of thief will probably not be able to open the hood to access the cut out and even if he gets the hood open he will not know how to release the hand brake. Lou Metelko Auburn, Indiana === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 18:14:31 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:14:28 -0400 Subject: [TR] TR3 too flexible? List, In the most recent issue of Classic Motorsports magazine, it citied the TR3's flexibilty of it's chassis as being undesirable. What are they talking about? How can this be felt in it's driving? Is this what the TR4 IRS overcomes? Thanks, Paul Dorsey NRDaTr (Never Really Driven a Triumph) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 18:14:40 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: lmtr4a@ctlnet.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:12:01 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention Although not the most convenient, at the times where you are that concerned about theft, remove the rotor. The only people you have to be concerned about then are the LBC owners who are likely to have one. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 18:26:01 2006 From: "Terry Smith" To: Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:26:04 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention > Although not the most convenient, at the times where you are that > concerned about theft, remove the rotor. The only people you have to be > concerned about then are the LBC owners who are likely to have one. My personal favorite is the hidden electric fuel pump switch. There's just enough fuel in the bowl so that anyone who hotwires the car gets to drive it ...a hundred and fifty feet. When it stalls, the thief pretty much has to flee, because he's caught now in the middle of a lane, not working hidden in a secluded parking spot. ...And the vision of his surprise! Terry Smith, '59 TR3A TS 58667 New Hampshire === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 18:34:33 2006 From: "Randall" To: "Paul Dorsey" , Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:32:11 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] TR3 too flexible? > In the most recent issue of Classic Motorsports magazine, it citied > the TR3's flexibilty of it's chassis as being undesirable. > What are they talking about? How can this be felt in it's driving? With the stock suspension and tires, and especially driving 'normally', I doubt you'll ever notice it. But the frame does twist under heavy loads, like hard cornering on the track with uprated tires & suspension. Lots of articles have been written on how to stiffen it, including the original factory "Competition Preparation" manual. > Is this what the TR4 IRS overcomes? I wouldn't put it that way, no. But the frame flexibility does tend to be less noticeable, because the suspension is so much softer. BTW, IRS was not available until the TR4A. Although originally intended to be the standard configuration, IRS was advertised as an option in the USA. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 18:36:04 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:35:39 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention > My personal favorite is the hidden electric fuel pump switch. Or, for those wanting to keep the original mechanical pump, you could add a solenoid valve in a hidden spot. I've always thought it would be cool to wire a relay into the horn circuit, such that you have to tap the horn button to get the fuel valve turned on. No thief is going to tap the horn button, and that eliminates having to add a hidden switch (not to mention reaching for it every time you start the car). Any serious thief is going to watch you park the car ... Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 18:51:10 2006 From: mrv8q@aim.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:49:39 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention I just worked on a show about repo men. These guys can hoist a car and be gone in about 10 seconds, without ever leaving the truck's cab; 2 in-car cameras. The only thing that slows them down are wheels hard cut, left or right. (plan accordingly). These guys legally took motorhomes, Peterbuilts, boats on trailers, they saw it as a challenge. Unless it's locked in a garage, or blocked by other cars, it can be gone in 10 seconds, if they really want it... Best, Kevin Browne '59 TR3A #58370L ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 19:06:53 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:07:22 -0400 Subject: [TR] Theft protection Where do you 'hide' your battery cutout switch? I suppose one could also 'hide' a fuel cutoff valve switch somewhere else. I hope I can figure out how to set the 'handbrake' as a Theft deterrent when I come to the time to install it. Several of our town's police cars have 4 closely-spaced antennae which, I think, detect properly equipped but stolen cars, right? Maybe it's not a LoJack, but, a police car's sensor alarm went off as he was cruising a neighborhood this week in my area. This technology led to an arrest and a discovered ring of thieves. That sounds like quite a testimony for that equipment. I maybe confusing different alarms- Is the LoJack that steering wheel clamp thing? Do I remember a message about a new type car alarm that automatically deflates the tires? Does that really work? Thanks, Paul Dorsey === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 19:16:14 2006 From: MMoore8425@aol.com To: terryrs@adelphia.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:17:02 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention In a message dated 10/27/2006 6:27:24 PM Pacific Standard Time, terryrs@adelphia.net writes: My personal favorite is the hidden electric fuel pump switch. There's just enough fuel in the bowl so that anyone who hotwires the car gets to drive it ...a hundred and fifty feet. When it stalls, the thief pretty much has to flee, because he's caught now in the middle of a lane, not working hidden in a secluded parking spot. I once read of this trick on a Tr3: Wire the coilprimary lead through the panel light switch. For driving, panel lights are on. When you stop, remove key, turn panel lights off and its dead. Mike Moore === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 19:29:45 2006 From: "Randall" To: "list" Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:29:38 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft protection > Several of our town's police cars have 4 closely-spaced antennae > which, I think, detect properly equipped but stolen cars, right? > Maybe it's not a LoJack, but, a police car's sensor alarm went off as > he was cruising a neighborhood this week in my area. Sounds like Lo-Jack to me. Basically it's a hidden transmitter module in the protected car. When the car is stolen, the owner notifies the Lo-Jack people, who in turn activate the transmitter. Once activated, the transmitter screams "I'm stolen" to any police car equipped with the correct receiver and in-range (which isn't very far). > I maybe confusing different > alarms- Is the LoJack that steering wheel clamp thing? Nope, that's something different. Lo-Jack is a "stealth" technology, it's really only effective if the thief doesn't realize it's there. The steering wheel thing acts more as a visual deterrent ... I understand the real car thieves aren't particularly bothered by them. There was a television special a few years ago where they went into a "chop shop", there was a pile of steering wheels in the corner with "The Club" still attached ... > Do I remember a message about a new type car alarm that automatically > deflates the tires? Does that really work? I don't recall seeing anything about that on the list. Doesn't sound like a particularly good idea to me, though. What if you get a "wrong number" and your tires go flat while driving down the highway ? Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 19:50:03 2006 From: "Kinderlehrer" To: "Randall" , Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:45:14 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention >> My personal favorite is the hidden electric fuel pump switch. > > Or, for those wanting to keep the original mechanical pump, you could add > a > solenoid valve in a hidden spot. > > I've always thought it would be cool to wire a relay into the horn > circuit, such > that you have to tap the horn button to get the fuel valve turned on. No > thief > is going to tap the horn button, and that eliminates having to add a > hidden > switch (not to mention reaching for it every time you start the car). Any > serious thief is going to watch you park the car ... > > Randall What happens if you tap the horn while driving? Does the fuel shut off? I was also thinking along these lines, though - a solenoid valve hooked up to a remote control like for electric door locks. Wouldn't matter much if the theif saw you set it since you take the "key" with you. Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 21:13:16 2006 From: "Lee&John Howard" To: "triumph list list" , Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:08:41 -0700 Subject: [TR] TR4 Distributor replacement Well, it finally happened. Utterly frustrated with the poor running of the TR4 - no power, stuttering under load, -having checked and retuned everthing I knew how, took the car to a Jaguar guy here in Sausalito. I won't tell you the labor rates. Still, for 1.6 hours of time he located the problem in the distributor. He just happened to have a new Pertronix Flamethrower unit in a another TR4, so he switched it into my car, and took me off on a hair-raising ride. Great pickup, great power. Drives like it did a few years ago. Even the OD was clicking in and out on cue. Apparently, the dist. is "metallizing", ie throwing fine metal dust into the cap. It appears that the shaft is worn and the advance mechanism worn out. Of course he wanted to buy and install the Flamethrower for me, but I demurred. So my question to you all is: Rebuild or buy? If rebuild, what shops have some of you had good experience with. Advance Distributors gets a good rec from a posting on the 6-Pack site. If buy, is the Mallory the way to go? My engine has a "D" cam, 87mm pistons, and the head shaved .090. Pertronix does not have an adjustable advance curve, I take it.....does that matter? Is anybody operating the Pertronix? Are there other makes I should consider? So, Chris, it was electrical after all. What do you know about that? Thanks, and regards. John Howard === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 21:32:06 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 0:22:31 -0400 Subject: [TR] Theft Prevention I RAN ACCROSS THIS TIP WHILE SEARCH THEFT PREVENTION- AND I THOUGHT IF IT MIGHT WORK IN OUR CARS- ANY COMMENTS? Paul Just a thought for the safety of the car and a little theft prevention. I am a Ford salesman and through the years have to explain to many customers about fuel shut off switches that are installed in all Fords. They work in an accident situation by popping up mechanically from the force of the impact and interrupting the fuel pump circuit. Just push the switch down to reset. I have one mounted to the firewall because if I ever oops & tag the ditch, tree, etc. I dont want the electric fuel pump to empty the tank into an already bad situation. For theft prevention a little direct tap from a screwdriver handle and the carbs/FI will cease to run very soon or until the switch is reset. This is great because who would be looking for a 1988 - 1998 Ford part stashed above the relay box and cant be seen. The 19 year old has no idea why the car cant run long enough to leave the cellar either. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 21:43:42 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: "list" Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 00:34:20 -0400 Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention On 27 Oct 2006 at 21:01, Lou Metelko wrote: > Don't waste the money on a Lo-Jack or any other type of alarm system. I have to agree with this. Lo-jack is good if your insurance company gives you a discount for having it. It might be good for retrieving a classic car like a TR, but for ordinary cars it doesn't make much sense. Some thieves steal a car then park it somewhere for a few days and wait, just in case the police show up following a Lo-jack signal. Yes, you get the car back but they don't get caught. So the police counter that with a different trick - when they find the car they just watch it instead of taking it, hoping that the thieves show up to get it. In other words your car is bait, and the risk to the car is greater than if they just retrieved it first. Finally, for most cars, if they thieves don't park it and wait they'll probably trash it right away, cut it up for the parts. The point is, if the police don't find it within the first day or so, maybe because you didn't notice it was gone right away or because they just couldn't find it immediately, you probably don't want it back! As for a steering wheel clamp, those things will stop a joy-rider but not a thief. It takes only seconds simply to cut a plug out of the steering wheel with a hacksaw to remove the clamp. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 23:44:20 2006 From: "Randall" To: "list" Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:44:22 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention > Yes, you get the car back but they don't get caught. Guess I'm not following you here, Jim. What's bad about getting the car back, as opposed to not getting the car back ? Sure, it would be better if the criminals could get caught, but just getting the car back in reasonable condition seems worthwhile to me! > The point is, if the > police don't find it within the first day or so, maybe because you > didn't notice it was gone right away or because they just couldn't > find it immediately, you probably don't want it back! Which is why LoJack brags about recovering 80% of stolen vehicles within 24 hours. Compared to the national average of 60% vehicles without LoJack recovered at all, that sounds pretty good. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Fri Oct 27 23:47:06 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 23:48:02 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention > What happens if you tap the horn while driving? Does the fuel shut off? If I ever do build this, the horn will work normally once the fuel is turned on, and the key remains on. Only turning the key off will turn the fuel off again. > I > was also thinking along these lines, though - a solenoid valve hooked up to > a remote control like for electric door locks. Wouldn't matter much if the > theif saw you set it since you take the "key" with you. Not a bad idea either. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 05:26:59 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 05:22:13 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention Paul Dorsey wrote: > Just a thought for the safety of the car and a little theft prevention. I am a Ford salesman and through the years have to explain to many customers about fuel shut off switches that are installed in all Fords. They work in an accident situation by popping up mechanically from the force of the impact and interrupting the fuel pump circuit. Just push the switch down to reset. > > For theft prevention a little direct tap from a screwdriver handle and the carbs/FI will cease to run very soon or until the switch is reset. This is great because who would be looking for a 1988 - 1998 Ford part stashed above the relay box and cano?=t be seen. Those same impact switches are also mounted inside Ford 4X4s & the F series trucks. It takes more than a tap on the side to trip them. Why not run the 12V line for the coil via the boot and put a toggle switch for the coil in the boot? TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 06:23:46 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: "list" Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 09:15:13 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention On 27 Oct 2006 at 23:44, Randall wrote: > Guess I'm not following you here, Jim. What's bad about getting the car back, > as opposed to not getting the car back ? If the car is a TR then you probably do want it back. But if it's your average commodity Tercel or Accord or Chevy or Ford or whatever and a chop shop works on it for a day, it will be hacked to pieces, missing required item, possibly abused inside and out. You'd be better off taking a "totalled" payoff and finding something else. If it's your average high-end car such as a BMW 700 series or MB C-class they might not chop it, preferring to sell it whole, maybe ship it out of the country. If so then maybe you would like it back, but depending on how they handled it it might not be the same. YMMV, of course. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 07:12:19 2006 From: Geo Hahn To: TR Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:03:21 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention TeriAnn Wakeman wrote: > Why not run the 12V line for the coil via the boot and put a toggle > switch for the coil in the boot? That's about what I do except instead of interupting the hot side of the coil it grounds the 'Contact' (distributor) side so it's as if the points never open. That way a standard hot wire is ineffective. That said, I'm probably only fooling myself. In the one recent LBC theft I recall the thief took a trailered MG by the simple expedient of hitching up the trailer and driving off. One of those 10-second jobs mentioned. Geo === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 07:20:14 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Lee&John Howard'" , Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:13:18 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] TR4 Distributor replacement John, Another option might be the 123 Ignition system (http://www.123ignition.nl/brand/Triumph.html) I talked to the Mini guys at the British Invasion and they swear by this distributor. However, I've yet to find any Triumph person with one installed, probably due to the fact that you need to convert your tach from mechanical to electric. Does the Mallory conversion work with a mechanical tach? The 123 distributor is about $400 as I recall. The Gauge Guys will convert your existing tach for about $350 though others on the list have less costly suggestions. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Lee&John Howard Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 12:09 AM To: triumph list list; Chris Simonsen Subject: [TR] TR4 Distributor replacement Well, it finally happened. Utterly frustrated with the poor running of the TR4 - no power, stuttering under load, -having checked and retuned everthing I knew how, took the car to a Jaguar guy here in Sausalito. I won't tell you the labor rates. Still, for 1.6 hours of time he located the problem in the distributor. He just happened to have a new Pertronix Flamethrower unit in a another TR4, so he switched it into my car, and took me off on a hair-raising ride. Great pickup, great power. Drives like it did a few years ago. Even the OD was clicking in and out on cue. Apparently, the dist. is "metallizing", ie throwing fine metal dust into the cap. It appears that the shaft is worn and the advance mechanism worn out. Of course he wanted to buy and install the Flamethrower for me, but I demurred. So my question to you all is: Rebuild or buy? If rebuild, what shops have some of you had good experience with. Advance Distributors gets a good rec from a posting on the 6-Pack site. If buy, is the Mallory the way to go? My engine has a "D" cam, 87mm pistons, and the head shaved .090. Pertronix does not have an adjustable advance curve, I take it.....does that matter? Is anybody operating the Pertronix? Are there other makes I should consider? So, Chris, it was electrical after all. What do you know about that? Thanks, and regards. John Howard -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 07:47:41 2006 From: TRDOCTOR@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:43:08 EDT Subject: [TR] Non LBC Content I am seriously thinking about changing from Dino to Synthetic oil in my wife's '95 Ford Exploder . . er, ah, make that Explorer. It has 136k on the clock and has always had either Motorcraft or Valvoline 5-30 in it. I am not having any problems with oil usage. I am just looking to prolong the life of the engine. So. . . I am seeking the collective wisdom of the list for recommendations or condemnations on the use of Synthetic vs Dino and what brands to use (Mobil 1, Valvoline, etc). TIA Sam and Carol Clark Green Country Triumphs TS45355L O CC82030U O === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 07:49:21 2006 From: Darrell Walker To: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 07:45:36 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Distributor replacement I purchased a 123ignition for my TR4A, but have not installed it yet. For the TR2-4, you do not loose your mechanical tach, the tach drive comes off of the distributor pedistal. -- Darrell Walker 66 TR4A IRS CTC67956L Vancouver, WA, USA === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 08:18:19 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:14:56 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Non LBC Content > I am seeking the collective wisdom of the list for > recommendations or condemnations on the use of Synthetic vs Dino and > what brands > to use (Mobil 1, Valvoline, etc). I use Valvoline full synthetic, and like it. I'd suggest staying away from Castrol, as their "synthetic" is really processed petroleum. Likely the same is true of Pennzoil & Quaker State, but it was Castrol that admitted it in court (and got a court decision allowing them to continue selling dinosaur juice as synthetic). Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 08:43:05 2006 From: "Randall" To: "list" Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 08:37:20 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention > If the car is a TR then you probably do want it back. But if it's > your average commodity Tercel or Accord or Chevy or Ford or whatever > and a chop shop works on it for a day, So your point is that LoJack increases the chances you will get the car back after it's been through a chop shop; without increasing the chances you will get it back before then ? If the car is insured, the ins co must either declare it a total loss, or restore it to the same condition it was in before the loss. Even if you wind up selling it for scrap, I don't see how getting the car back is worse than not getting it back. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 10:56:39 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 10:46:57 -0700 Subject: [TR] Front aprom finisher Has anyone installed one of these pieces, that goes under the grill, lately so they can tell me why it is such a struggle on my '74 TR6? At this point, I have given up believing that the manufacturer of the part has gotten the wrong angle on the piece. Does it take all kinds of ingenuity to get these on or is it possible that my part is the wrong angle. Thanks for any help, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 12:30:04 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'sherman'" , , Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:28:55 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Roll Hoops for TR 4/4A/250/5/6s Corey, The first thing that comes to mind with installing a Roll Bar is the impact on your insurance. I know that my classic car insurance prohibits their installation even if you don't intend to race your car. Just something to check out before placing an order. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of sherman Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:24 PM To: triumphs@autox.team.net; 6pack@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] Roll Hoops for TR 4/4A/250/5/6s I would like to take a survey for those who may be interested in a special arrangement  TRGB Roll Hoops (for TR 4/4A/250/5/6s) at a substantial discount including shipping to your door: $400 USD. As Im in the mist of restoring my 71 TR6, one of the things Ive been concern with is safety. While I dont drive on a track, Ive always wanted a roll bar, but never liked the look on a street car. TRGB designs a roll hoop that is functional, as is attractive (similar to AC Cobra) - but between the British Pound clobbering the USD (1.89), and freight charges (#140), this was an expensive proposition! Like others have done so before successfully on this list (e.g., Gunst Bearing, seat roller bushings), I thought to coordinate some special pricing and favorable shipping arrangements so that we would all benefit. I would require at least nine (9) others to participate in order to make this economically feasible. I realize that not too long ago someone failed to make good on their offer (i.e., valve cover) and would like to address head-on. The TRGB Roll Hoop is commercially available product sold by a well established reputable dealer (HYPERLINK "http://www.trgb.co.uk/"http://www.trgb.co.uk). Second, I hope my reputation precedes me, recognized as a long time list member, former 6-Pack editor and TR Registry creator. For those who may still be concerned, I would offer the use of HYPERLINK "http://www.escrow.com/"www.escrow.com agent as long as the fee (~$25) was paid. This method would also permit a credit card to be used. The TRGB roll hoop fits TR4/4A/250/5/6s, and includes mounts for a 3 or 4 point harness (HYPERLINK "http://www.trregistry.com/public/rolloverbars.jpg"http://www.trregistry.com /public/rolloverbars.jpg). They are finished in stove silver or black; are packaged two (2) in a set/box; weigh approximately 25 pounds - delivered to your door, anywhere in the contiguous Continental United States. At $400, this is at least a 25 percent discount - TRGB just raised their price (#165/313USD), plus shipping (#140/270USD), would be over $550. Im not a parts dealer/distributor, but a TR enthusiast with some shipping connections and thought we might all benefit from this arrangement. Feel free to contact me on or off-list, by phone or email with any comment/suggestions. Corey Sherman cm.sherman@verizon.net 917.239.5486 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 12:47:41 2006 From: TRDOCTOR@aol.com To: frede.thomas2@verizon.net Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:46:33 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Non LBC Content In a message dated 10/28/2006 12:47:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, frede.thomas2@verizon.net writes: Sam, this opinion comes a engine rebuilder/racer, he says no finer oil in the world than Mobil 1, but he recommends from day one and not after the miles you have on the explorer, he says it will work just great but is so fine it will find every weak point or loose point and leak like a sieve, still says it the greatest, I will not use it in my T/R3 because of the age of the engine and it already leaks enough. I do not pass this on as a expert but as a rebuilders opinion. "FT" Fred; Thanks for the advice. However. . . Mobil 1 (M1) is exactly what I ended up putting in it. And the 15k stuff (read - high dollar!) to boot. It does not leak a drop now so I guess we'll see what happens. I don't, by the way, plan to go 15k between oil changes. My plans are to see what happens at 10k and go from there. I figure that the pay off is the same as using Dino and changing at 3k and with superior lubricative (sp) properties. Any other opinions out there? Sam and Carol Clark Green Country Triumphs TS45355L O CC82030U O === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 14:32:06 2006 From: William McLeod To: TRDOCTOR@aol.com Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:32:27 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] Non LBC Content I have been using Mobil 1 15k stuff, along with a K&N oil filter on my 2005 Scion xB, going 15K between changes, and have had no signs of wear of any kind in over 80K miles of daily city delivery driving.... I am sold on it! Regards, Bill Slightly Classics Tucson On Oct 28, 2006, at 12:46 PM, TRDOCTOR@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 10/28/2006 12:47:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, > frede.thomas2@verizon.net writes: > > Sam, this opinion comes a engine rebuilder/racer, he says no finer > oil in > the world than Mobil 1, but he recommends from day one and not > after the > miles you have on the explorer, he says it will work just great > but is so > fine it will find every weak point or loose point and leak like a > sieve, > still says it the greatest, I will not use it in my T/R3 because > of the age > of the engine and it already leaks enough. I do not pass this on > as a expert > > but as a rebuilders opinion. "FT" > > > > > Fred; > Thanks for the advice. However. . . Mobil 1 (M1) is exactly > what I ended > up putting in it. And the 15k stuff (read - high dollar!) to > boot. It does > not leak a drop now so I guess we'll see what happens. I don't, > by the way, > plan to go 15k between oil changes. My plans are to see what > happens at 10k > and go from there. I figure that the pay off is the same as using > Dino and > changing at 3k and with superior lubricative (sp) properties. Any > other > opinions out there? > > Sam and Carol Clark > Green Country Triumphs > TS45355L O > CC82030U O === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 15:06:40 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: "list" Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 18:00:39 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention On 28 Oct 2006 at 8:37, Randall wrote: > If the car is insured, the ins co must either declare it a > total loss, or restore it to the same condition it was in > before the loss. In theory yes, but this assumes that it can or will be restored to the same condition. I've had plenty of experiences with normal repairs or body damage from minor collisions (no fault of mine, for example when a neighbor left his car on a hill not in gear and no brake set so it rolled backwards into the side of our van) in which a body shop or repair shop at a reputable large dealer got something not quite right or not quite finished. Even if it is eventually restored to the same condition the process of getting there may not be pleasant, may take time, may take the car out of service for days at a time, and sometimes could boil down to near fighting with the shop or insurace company. I shudder to think what it could be like if the car had been intentionally trashed, given how much trouble a simple large repair can be. I ain't sayin' it will happen that way but I don't yet know how to see the future. "Restore it to the same condition" is a nice concept but it has its own hidden costs. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 15:26:04 2006 From: "sherman" To: "'Bob Danielson'" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org>, Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 18:25:53 -0400 Subject: RE: [TR] Roll Hoops for TR 4/4A/250/5/6s Good question! I checked, and in my particular case, Chubb Insurance issued by Grundy, there's a specific rider which defines my policy as an "Antique Automobile" for hobby purposes - exhibition, club activities, etc. Coverage will not apply if the vehicle is used for racing, or participation in any speed, competitive or timed events. Lucky for me, no mention of modifications is stated. You are correct. According to Hagerty, certain modifications, like the addition of nitrous, blown alcohol systems, lift kits, and drag racing components including wheelie castors and parachutes may render a vehicle exempt from collector car insurance coverage. High horsepower numbers and hydraulic systems, while sometimes acceptable, can also keep a vehicle from being insurable. Before thinking about modifying your car, everyone should contact their insurance company as any changes you make  such as wheels, tires, exhaust, steering or suspension changes  may affect your policy if they affect the level of safety, strength or reliability of vital systems such as brakes and steering. As far as the Roll Hoops, it is a shame that your insurance company would deem these as "inappropriate". I wonder if they would say the same for adding a fire extinguisher ;) Corey -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 15:39:06 2006 From: John Mitchell To: 6-Pack <6pack@autox.team.net>, Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 18:37:58 -0400 Subject: [TR] Engine knock I finally had the time to pull down the oil pan today. It was definitely a stuck float valve in the carb that cause the fuel in the oil, which makes me crazy, as Ive changed them both twice in the last year. Nothing remarkable in the oil pan except a small amount of non ferrous grit. I pulled a rod cap and the bearing has small ridges along its length. As Ive never seen a bearing before, I'm assuming it's supposed to be completely smooth. I measured the clearance on that one rod at .002". There is slight scuffing along the 2 edges of the bearing. I'm guess I need to start pulling the engine out. There goes all the other projects I had lined up for winter. Very discouraging. John Mitchell 76 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 15:39:39 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 15:39:58 -0700 Subject: [TR] More on Bumper Badges So far, I have gotten commitments for a total of 19 bumper badges. I am looking for about 30 or more before committing resources to have them made. I think that if I get that sort of commitment, I can go ahead and have them made and sell them for about $35.00 plus about 5 bucks for shipping and handling. Si if you are interested and have not yet responded, please do so as soon as possible because production time will get worse as we approach the Holiday season. The badge will be the same design as the list decals with the background in raised chrome with the black, blue and red colors filled in with a high quality baked enamel. The size will be 3" in diameter with a standard base for mounting on badge bars. Regards, Joe Curry === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 16:49:10 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:47:55 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Engine knock > I finally had the time to pull down the oil pan today. It was > definitely a stuck float valve in the carb that cause the fuel in the > oil, which makes me crazy, as Ive changed them both twice in the last > year. 'Stuck' float valves are usually NOT the fault of the valve, in my experience. Did you also change all the soft fuel lines, and flush any debris out from the hard lines ? > Nothing remarkable in the oil pan except a small amount of non > ferrous grit. I pulled a rod cap and the bearing has small ridges along > its length. As Ive never seen a bearing before, I'm assuming it's > supposed to be completely smooth. I measured the clearance on that one > rod at .002". Couldn't find my TR6 book, but the GT6 should be similar, and my book says .002" is within the 'new' clearance range. > There is slight scuffing along the 2 edges of the > bearing. I'm guess I need to start pulling the engine out. Your decision, of course, but I haven't heard anything that would make me pull the engine. I would just clean everything up (and maybe try to figure out where that grit came from ... most disturbing), check the thrust washers and maybe throw a new set of rod bearings in, then button it back up and move on to those other projects. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 16:50:56 2006 From: "Randall" To: "list" Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:51:48 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention > "Restore it to the same > condition" is a nice concept but it has its own hidden costs. But by the same token, the payment for a 'totaled' car is rarely enough to go buy the same car in the same condition ... certainly not one that you personally know the _complete_ repair history of. Most insurance companies will try to lowball you in either situation. Which still makes trying to increase the odds of getting a stolen car back before it's damaged attractive to me. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sat Oct 28 20:26:36 2006 From: TRDOCTOR@aol.com To: wbmcleod@cox.net Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:15:39 EDT Subject: Re: [TR] Non LBC Content In a message dated 10/28/2006 4:32:08 P.M. Central Standard Time, wbmcleod@cox.net writes: I have been using Mobil 1 15k stuff, along with a K&N oil filter on my 2005 Scion xB, going 15K between changes, and have had no signs of wear of any kind in over 80K miles of daily city delivery driving.... I am sold on it! Regards, Bill Slightly Classics Tucson On Oct 28, 2006, at 12:46 PM, TRDOCTOR@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 10/28/2006 12:47:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, > frede.thomas2@verizon.net writes: > > Sam, this opinion comes a engine rebuilder/racer, he says no finer > oil in > the world than Mobil 1, but he recommends from day one and not > after the > miles you have on the explorer, he says it will work just great > but is so > fine it will find every weak point or loose point and leak like a > sieve, > still says it the greatest, I will not use it in my T/R3 because > of the age > of the engine and it already leaks enough. I do not pass this on > as a expert > > but as a rebuilders opinion. "FT" > > > > > Fred; > Thanks for the advice. However. . . Mobil 1 (M1) is exactly > what I ended > up putting in it. And the 15k stuff (read - high dollar!) to > boot. It does > not leak a drop now so I guess we'll see what happens. I don't, > by the way, > plan to go 15k between oil changes. My plans are to see what > happens at 10k > and go from there. I figure that the pay off is the same as using > Dino and > changing at 3k and with superior lubricative (sp) properties. Any > other > opinions out there? > > Sam and Carol Clark > Green Country Triumphs > TS45355L O > CC82030U O > Thanks for the info Bill. I guess we'll find out how it does in a high mileage engine! Sam and Carol Clark Green Country Triumphs TS45355L O CC82030U O === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 01:30:03 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:26:43 EST Subject: [TR] re: TR4 Distributor replacement John, You might consider having Bob Samara (email: lucasdistributors@yahoo.com) phone 513/ 315-5605 restore your own distributor to better than new specs. He advertises in the VTR magazine and is a nice guy - very knowledgeable too. He does 'before and after' curve chart printout, rebuilds advance units, rebushes centrifugal weights, rebushes shaft, renews cam, etc etc. Did a very nice job on my brother's California TR4A a few months back for about $150. And he can advise you on best curve for your motor. Located in Ohio. Regards, Carl '63 TR4 since '74 Rebuild or buy? If rebuild, what shops have some of you had good experience with. Advance Distributors gets a good rec from a posting on the 6-Pack site. Rebuild or buy? If rebuild, what shops have some of you had good experience with. Advance Distributors gets a good rec from a posting on the 6-Pack site. John Howard === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 05:36:08 2006 From: "THOMAS FANSHER" To: "Joe Curry" Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:36:13 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] More on Bumper Badges Joe, can these be used in grills, or only on badge bars. I have a badge bar for the TR3, but not for the 4 or the Stag. So a problem exists. If the badges can be mounted to the grills, I need three. If only to badge bars, I need only one. And you can start taking orders for TR4 and Stag badge bars ;^) TIA Tom 61 TR3A 62 TR4 73 Stag Subject: [TR] More on Bumper Badges The size will be 3" in diameter with a standard base for mounting on badge bars. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 06:45:41 2006 From: "Paul Dorsey" To: list Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 9:45:51 -0500 Subject: [TR] Theft Prevention Jim M., It sounds like you don't use LO-Jack because the thief often doesn't get caught (although 80% of the time your car comes back to you.) But, what bothers me from your scenario is that the police use your stolen car for 'bait' to lure the thieves back into the area. Thanks, Paul Dorsey 60 TR3 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 08:12:18 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: "'THOMAS FANSHER'" Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 09:10:41 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] More on Bumper Badges They will have the standard badge bar attachment points at the bottom of the badge (with 2 holes). If you can figure out a way to attach to the grill using those holes, I guess anything is possible. I think grill badges typically have some sort of studs on the back which these will not have. I suppose if there is enough interest, another production can be done with the normal grill badge mounting Joe -----Original Message----- From: THOMAS FANSHER [mailto:tfansher@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 6:36 AM To: Joe Curry Cc: Triumphs list Subject: Re: [TR] More on Bumper Badges Joe, can these be used in grills, or only on badge bars. I have a badge bar for the TR3, but not for the 4 or the Stag. So a problem exists. If the badges can be mounted to the grills, I need three. If only to badge bars, I need only one. And you can start taking orders for TR4 and Stag badge bars ;^) TIA Tom 61 TR3A 62 TR4 73 Stag Subject: [TR] More on Bumper Badges The size will be 3" in diameter with a standard base for mounting on badge bars. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 08:39:03 2006 From: stantr6@comcast.net To: "jim hearn" , Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:31:37 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Front aprom finisher Jim, Team, In my experience, the replacement part was at an incorrect angle. The attached photo shows the grille, the new trim piece, and a tracing from the original trim piece I had the cut/weld my new one to match the angle of old, rusted unit. Then, it fit just fine. Stan -------------- Original message -------------- From: "jim hearn" > Has anyone installed one of these pieces, that goes under the grill, lately > so they can tell me why it is such a struggle on my '74 TR6? At this point, > I have given up believing that the manufacturer of the part has gotten the > wrong angle on the piece. Does it take all kinds of ingenuity to get these > on or is it possible that my part is the wrong angle. Thanks for any help, > Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/bmp which had a name of scan1.bmp] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 08:42:40 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: list Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 11:41:56 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention On 29 Oct 2006 at 9:45, Paul Dorsey wrote: > It sounds like you don't use LO-Jack because... In fact, I did have Lo-jack on our previous minivan. The car was never stolen so I don't know how effective it would have been. > But, what bothers me from your scenario is that the police use your > stolen car for 'bait' to lure the thieves back into the area. It isn't that they plant the car somewhere to lure the thieves back. They simnply watch it for a few days after they've found it instead of impounding it right away. Mind you, these are possible scenarios expressed to me by various sources when we were examing the anti-theft options for our present minivan. I can't swear that any particular police force actually does or doesn't do this. It may be different for different towns or different local trends in auto theft. They might retrieve a classic car right away but watch a popular model that is especially hot in the used-parts market at that time. (I once had a set of Toyota hubcaps stolen from a rental car in an Orlando hotel parking lot. Apparently that was a hot item, people buying used, quite likely black-market, hubcaps to replace the ones stolen, maybe even buying back their own hubcaps! They were at least keeping that particular market active.) -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 08:53:37 2006 From: "Greg Gelhar" To: "list" Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:52:56 -0600 Subject: [TR] 73 TR6 Wiper switch Hi all, I am tucking the two Triumphs away for their Winter nap and I want to do some maintenance projects while they are sleeping. I want to remove the windshield wiper switch but do not readily see how to get its knob off. I have the Bentley manual and the version on CD, but both show only the rocker style switch and not the square knob rotary switch on my 73 TR6. Can someone please tell me how to remove the knob or point me to where I am missing it in the manual. I have removed the speedometer and now have excellent access to the switch. Greg Gelhar 1973 TR6 1980 TR8 Osseo, MN === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 09:09:34 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:08:14 -0700 Subject: [TR] Triumph List "GRILL" badges It has been noted that several people don't have badge bars and would like to mount a Triumph List Grill Badge to their baby. With this in mind, it may be possible to include some of those in the production run, and more quickly get us to the magic "tipping point" that pushes this project forward. So, I have to inquire of those who have grill badges and/or want one, what is the standard mounting hardware on such things? I am assuming that there are 2 threaded posts extending from the back with a drilled metal piece that goes onto both posts and is secured with nuts. If this is correct, I need to get a consensus on the location and size of these posts so that I can do inquiries of the manufacturers I am dealing with. Thanks, Joe === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 09:27:39 2006 From: "Martin Sukey" To: "FOT" , Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:07:40 -0500 Subject: [TR] Triumph on SPEEDTV today I was walking through the living room today and SPEED TV was on and I just caught the end of a segment showing a group 44 TR8. It was one of the cars in a collection owned by Bill Warner if I got the info correct. I checked the SPEED TV schedule and it looks like they will be repeating this segment of My Classic Car at 1:30am and 3:30am tomorrow morning and 7:00am Thursday morning in case anybody wants to catch it. Marty Sukey -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 09:36:20 2006 From: Michael Hargreave Mawson To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:26:55 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List "GRILL" badges On Sun, 29 Oct 2006, at around 10:08:14 local time, Joe Curry wrote: >So, I have to inquire of those who have grill badges and/or want one, what >is the standard mounting hardware on such things? I am assuming that there >are 2 threaded posts extending from the back with a drilled metal piece that >goes onto both posts and is secured with nuts. If this is correct, I need >to get a consensus on the location and size of these posts so that I can do >inquiries of the manufacturers I am dealing with. Dear Joe, I don't think there is a standard for these. I have grille badges with both single and double posts, and where there are two posts, single or double "retaining washers" (normally shaped like a thin engineering key or just a plain rectangle); the former with two holes in, the latter each with one. You just poke the post or posts through convenient gaps in the grilles, and then spend ages bent over backwards or lying on the ground with your head under the front bumper, trying to get the washers and nuts on without stripping the skin off your knuckles on the radiator. Nuts are usually nylon-insert self-locking type (or, when ordinary nuts are supplied, that's what I replace them with). Hope this helps. ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Triumph Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV Vicky - 1977 Russet Brown Triumph 2500S Automatic Estate MP6711 SCA Aneka - 1984 Cashmere Gold Triumph Acclaim CD SAXXDELX7BM232714 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 09:38:08 2006 From: "Mark J. Bradakis" To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 10:39:19 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] 73 TR6 Wiper switch >Can someone please tell me how to remove the knob or point me to where I am >missing it in the manual. > There should be a small hole on the underside of the knob. You need to take a pin punch or something of the appropriate diamter and push in the spring-loaded pin that keeps the knob in place. mjb. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 10:06:26 2006 From: "Greg Gelhar" To: "Mark J. Bradakis" Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:01:09 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] 73 TR6 Wiper switch Thanks to Mark, I got some better light on the subject and Mark is right, there is a hole in the knob for that purpose. Greg Gelhar 1973 TR6 1980 TR8 Osseo, MN > >Can someone please tell me how to remove the knob or point me to where I am > >missing it in the manual. > > > There should be a small hole on the underside of the knob. You need to > take a pin > punch or something of the appropriate diamter and push in the > spring-loaded pin > that keeps the knob in place. > > mjb. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 11:16:05 2006 From: "THOMAS FANSHER" To: "Joe Curry" Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:16:31 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List "GRILL" badges single post ones would probably do better since you don't have to worry about spacing in the grill slots. Tom === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 11:47:40 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: "'Triumphs list'" Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 12:43:45 -0700 Subject: RE: [TR] Triumph List "GRILL" badges I see your point! I am thinking that a single post with a large backing plate will be pretty universal. If you use some double stick trim tape on back of the badge, it will keep the emblem from rotating and getting out of alignment. Does this sound reasonable to everyone interested in that item? Joe -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of THOMAS FANSHER Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:17 PM To: Joe Curry Cc: Triumphs list Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List "GRILL" badges single post ones would probably do better since you don't have to worry about spacing in the grill slots. Tom === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 12:23:53 2006 From: ZinkZ10C@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:20:40 EST Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention In theory Lo jack is easy to defeat. First find the frequency range used and make a radio transmitter that transmits noise. This will prevent the receiver from hearing the lojack code while the car is in transit. Next store the car in a Faraday cage. This is a steel cage that is grounded so it prevents radio signals from escaping. This could be a all metal enclosed trailer or a sea going shipping container. When the car is being stored, use a field strength meter to locate the lojack transmitter. There has to be a antenna near a window so just follow the wire. Lastly, lojack only turns on when the car has been reported, this gives the thieves a head start. Harold === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 12:27:37 2006 From: Michael Hargreave Mawson To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:26:22 +0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List "GRILL" badges On Sun, 29 Oct 2006, at around 12:43:45 local time, Joe Curry wrote: >I see your point! I am thinking that a single post with a large backing >plate will be pretty universal. If you use some double stick trim tape on >back of the badge, it will keep the emblem from rotating and getting out of >alignment. > >Does this sound reasonable to everyone interested in that item? Dear Joe, Suits me - one less washer/nut combination to fiddle with, as well as the other benefits! ATB -- Mike Ellie - 1963 White Triumph Herald 1200 Convertible GA125624 CV Vicky - 1977 Russet Brown Triumph 2500S Automatic Estate MP6711 SCA Aneka - 1984 Cashmere Gold Triumph Acclaim CD SAXXDELX7BM232714 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 14:16:47 2006 From: ZoboHerald@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:11:12 EST Subject: Re: [TR] Triumph List "GRILL" badges In a message dated 10/29/2006 12:09:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, spitlist@cox.net writes: So, I have to inquire of those who have grill badges and/or want one, what is the standard mounting hardware on such things? I am assuming that there are 2 threaded posts extending from the back with a drilled metal piece that goes onto both posts and is secured with nuts. If this is correct, I need to get a consensus on the location and size of these posts so that I can do inquiries of the manufacturers I am dealing with. ==AM== Rather than posts already attached to the back of the badge, some I've seen (including my "winged" Standard-Triumph Auto Association badge and my later, square, Triumph Auto Association badge, have two each threaded holes cast into the back of the badge. These take normal, fine-thread, machine screws. Get the appropriate length of screw from your local hardware store, the use either large flat washers or possibly a thin bar stock (even a scrap of sheet metal probably would do fine) and some lock washers under the head of the screws, and you're set. It's worked fine for four years now on my Herald. --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_ (http://triumph-herald.us/) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 14:16:51 2006 From: Joe To: Triumph List Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 17:07:06 -0500 Subject: [TR] This is why I love this list! Thanks to everyone who responded and said they could look at the TR7 in Virginia for me. (Fred Thomas, John Herrera, Alex Redding, Chris Simonsen [who volunteered his brother-in-law!] and Bob Zschoche for dropping in for a look see) If anyone needs something looked at in East Orlando or the Space Coast of Florida, let me know. Joe Burlein 72 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 16:25:13 2006 From: jim williams To: TR Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:24:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: [TR] Non British Parts Help I saw a photo in Car Craft this past month of a fastener that looked really nice. It was called a stainless steel button-head fastener with a trim ring. My local guys can get the button-head fastener but the trim rings throws them. Any help? Thanks Jim Williams "Wild and Wonderful West Virginia" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business (http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 17:16:20 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: jimmuller@rcn.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:15:02 EST Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention >From my experience, "restored to the original condition" is not your call, but the insurance company's call. They declare it completed and you live with the results. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 17:54:52 2006 From: "B Rolfes" To: Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:53:11 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Beta blaspheming! Hi Paul, I'm not sure what you are trying to get at with your TR Beta comments. You say you are "still not satisfied"? What do you want? This was a 40 something year old styling exercise that never went into production. Past history and nothing is gonna change it. Are you looking to do your own modifications? If so then have at it and have fun. Nothing wrong with that. Make it look like you want. Or are you just phishing for some feedback on an "out there" topic. Well at least you got me to rise to the topic with my two cents worth. Toodles, Bob === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 18:04:22 2006 From: Chad Jester To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:04:21 -0800 (PST) Subject: [TR] CALLING RONNIE BABBIT Ronnie- Please drop me a line or call. Chad === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 22:14:06 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:09:55 -0800 Subject: [TR] I believe carburetor issues I haven't had my '74 TR6 very long. I had a good carburetor guy (that knows Triumph twin carbs) adjust the carburetors and it was running pretty good. It was running pretty good but had the slightest miss. He suggested that I adjust the valves. I did and a few needed adjusting and it ran better than ever. We took a trip (appx 400 miles total) and it generally ran pretty good but did develop an idling problem. When you would come down from top gear for a stoplight, etc, it would either idle fine or drop off and not want to idle at all. When you would get it settled down it could sit there and idle fine but it didn't like to come down in revs and idle. We went on a rally today (appx 200 miles total) and the idling problem is now pretty much all the time and the carburetors seemed to load up at lower revs (starting out from a stop) but clear around 2500 rpm and fine for cruising. Also on backing off (not a lot of pressure) it would occasionally backfire. On the backfire, I would suspect timing but it has run so good with this same timing. On the idle problem, I originally suspected the linkage but the more I look and the more I read on this board the more I suspect the smog stuff. Most all of the smog stuff is still on and since it originally was running good I was in no hurry to rip all the smog stuff off. I do plan to have it all off eventually. As to the problem that seems to be carbs loading up, is it possible that it is a fuel pump or fuel filter or even a sort of vapor lock problem (seems like too cool a weather to even consider this). Or maybe the smog stuff is my problem all together. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Sun Oct 29 22:16:21 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:15:56 -0800 Subject: [TR] Starter question If the starter on my '74 TR6 grinds every now and then, what is actually happening? Is it likely that the ring gear is already damaged? I have another used starter; should I put that on and see if it is any better or do these starters have an inherent weakness such as the starter drive that I should replace with new? Any help is appreciated, Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 06:10:01 2006 From: TeriAnn Wakeman To: Triumph list Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:04:15 -0800 Subject: Re: [TR] I believe carburetor issues Be advised that carb problems and ignition system problems have a LOT of symptom overlap and that ignition tune up parts available today are very much inferior to what was available when point ignition systems were the industry norm. When I get what I believe to be carb issue that is not obviously apparent, such as fuel leak or linkage falling off, I check the rotor, cap and points early on. A lot of time my "carb" problem is slipped points and these days bad rotor. When I get what I believe to be ignition system I also check the fuel filter, sediment bowl and fuel pressure. An engine that is reluctant to return to a certain idle level can be something like carb linkage, slipped or uncentered needle, crud in the carb, or it could be something like a sticky advance that is not returning the advance back to zero, weak or broken advance springs what start the mechanical advance at lower RPM. A poor idle could be any number of ignition problems, including bad distributor bushings (side to side shaft wobble), a high voltage short, poor plug centre wire or any of the tune up components. What I am suggesting is don't spend a whole lot of time trouble shooting one system without at least running basic tests on the other. I did that once. Sent a pair of carbs off to The roadster Factory for a complete rebuild and later discovered that my distributor's advance was sticky. TeriAnn === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 06:11:42 2006 From: "Lanoway, Brian" To: "Triumphs Digest" Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 08:09:33 -0600 Subject: [TR] Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - choice of veneer? I'm thinking of ordering either the Walnut Burlwood or Fiddleback Mahogany dash from Prestige Autowood for my TR6. If anyone has photos of either of these veneers installed, can you send them - or the web link to them - to me off-line? I'm of course interested if anyone has an even better option than these two choices. Thanks, Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 Winnipeg === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 06:14:42 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jimhearn1@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:12:36 EST Subject: Re: [TR] I believe carburetor issues In a message dated 10/30/2006 12:18:06 AM Central Standard Time, jimhearn1@comcast.net writes: > I haven't had my '74 TR6 very long. I had a good carburetor guy (that > knows > Triumph twin carbs) adjust the carburetors and it was running pretty good. > It was running pretty good but had the slightest miss. He suggested that I > adjust the valves. I did and a few needed adjusting and it ran better than > ever. We took a trip (appx 400 miles total) and it generally ran pretty > good but did develop an idling problem. When you would come down from top > gear for a stoplight, etc, it would either idle fine or drop off and not > want to idle at all. When you would get it settled down it could sit there > and idle fine but it didn't like to come down in revs and idle. We went on > a rally today (appx 200 miles total) and the idling problem is now pretty > much all the time and the carburetors seemed to load up at lower revs > (starting out from a stop) but clear around 2500 rpm and fine for cruising. > Also on backing off (not a lot of pressure) it would occasionally backfire. When you say loading up do you mean that the carbs are over-rich? If so, I would start with the float valves in the carbs. There may be debris in the valves preventing them from closing off all together allowing the bowls to overflow at idle. Once underway, the car is capable of using all the fuel that is slipping past the valves and all is fine. Typical symptoms would be an initial idle that was OK but getting progressively worse and lots of black smoke upon take off afterwards. > > On the backfire, I would suspect timing but it has run so good with this > same timing. On the idle problem, I originally suspected the linkage but > the more I look and the more I read on this board the more I suspect the > smog stuff. Most all of the smog stuff is still on and since it originally > was running good I was in no hurry to rip all the smog stuff off. I do plan > to have it all off eventually. As to the problem that seems to be carbs > loading up, is it possible that it is a fuel pump or fuel filter or even a > sort of vapor lock problem (seems like too cool a weather to even consider > this). Or maybe the smog stuff is my problem all together. The timing may have shifted on you. If you are running points the points may be working their way closed because the screw is too loose. It is worth a check. Also check the cap and rotor and the spark plug gap. These are all easy things to check so start there. There is no smog device that will cause an over-rich situation. But if the EGR valve is sticking it can cause an idle problem. A quick check is to pull the vacuum line off of it which will allow it to remain closed during the test. But any symptoms related to a stuck EGR valve would clear up as soon as the throttle is opened and air flow increases significantly. It would not persist until you reach 2500 RPM. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 06:39:54 2006 From: Joe Merone To: Triumph List , Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:32:45 -0800 (PST) Subject: [TR] TR6 brake failure Good morning all: After a wild and rainy weekend it's actually a nice sunny Monday here in Vermont so I decided to take the TR6 to work. It had other ideas. Coming out of the garage, the brake pedal didn't pump up and the brake warning light came on. Here's the quick 5 minute evaluation before I jumped into another car. The view from above: The rear well of the master cylinder is empty, but it doesn't look like it's leaking anywhere, and the brake lines leading down through the engine bay seem dry. The view from below: There's a puddle of fluif on the frame and the ground under the A post area on the driver's side. Any ideas on where to look further? Thanks. Joe Merone CF18928 ____________________________________________________________________________________ We have the perfect Group for you. Check out the handy changes to Yahoo! Groups (http://groups.yahoo.com) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 07:04:15 2006 From: "Joe Curry" To: "Joe Merone" , Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:55:41 -0700 Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 brake failure Hey Joe, There is no need to look further. I think you found the fluif! :) Joe C. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Merone" To: "Triumph List" ; "6 Pack list" <6pack@autox.team.net> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 7:32 AM Subject: [TR] TR6 brake failure > Good morning all: > > After a wild and rainy weekend it's actually a nice > sunny Monday here in Vermont so I decided to take the > TR6 to work. It had other ideas. Coming out of the > garage, the brake pedal didn't pump up and the brake > warning light came on. Here's the quick 5 minute > evaluation before I jumped into another car. > > The view from above: The rear well of the master > cylinder is empty, but it doesn't look like it's > leaking anywhere, and the brake lines leading down > through the engine bay seem dry. > > The view from below: There's a puddle of fluif on the > frame and the ground under the A post area on the > driver's side. > > Any ideas on where to look further? > > Thanks. > Joe Merone > CF18928 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 07:34:15 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Lanoway, Brian'" , Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:18:51 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - choice of veneer? Brian, If you go to the May '99 link on my site, there's a Prestige link that shows you examples of dashes in all their woods back then. I had their brochure and scanned the pictures. My dash is their Hawaiian Koa which I love. It's been 7 years so maybe he's got more current pictures in his brochure. Bob Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Lanoway, Brian Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 9:10 AM To: Triumphs Digest Subject: [TR] Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - choice of veneer? I'm thinking of ordering either the Walnut Burlwood or Fiddleback Mahogany dash from Prestige Autowood for my TR6. If anyone has photos of either of these veneers installed, can you send them - or the web link to them - to me off-line? I'm of course interested if anyone has an even better option than these two choices. Thanks, Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 Winnipeg -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 07:57:13 2006 From: amcewen2@cogeco.ca To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:54:58 -0500 Subject: [TR] No LBC content: Synthetic oil & diesel engines My brother owns a Smart car and a 3/4 ton dodge pickup, both diesel have engines (that's about all they have in common). The Smart car takes synthetic or semi-synthetic oil so he was wondering if the same oil would be beneficial in his truck. Hes had a couple of conflicting expert opinions from diesel mechanics, Cummins says not to use synthetic oil on any engine with solid lifters. Neither one of us can figure out why that would matter. Any ideas? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 08:08:17 2006 From: acekraut11@aol.com To: jmerone@rocketmail.com, triumphs@autox.team.net, Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:01:12 -0500 Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 brake failure Hi Joe, Sorry to hear about your "suprise". I would trace the brake line down towards the frame until you find your leak. It would sound from your description that it is not leaking at your MC and more than likely you have a break in the line. The larger rear reservoir holds fluif for the front brake system and when you pressed the brakes there was imbalance in the PDWA which triggered the brake switch on top of the PDWA causing your brake light to come on. From the PDWA the brake line runs down to a brass? fitting that is fixed to your frame right behind the drivers side front wheel. From there two lines split, one going to the drivers side front and the other running along the front frame cross member and over to the passenger side front brake hose. At this point the system is pumping air and you will need to rebleed the system anyways so the easiest way to find the leak might be to have someone press the brakes while you look for the leak. You should see or hear where the leak is coming from by listening for the escaping air. A visual inspection may save you that step. Depending on where the leak is you might be able to accomplish this without jacking the car up. Hopefully the MC is fine since a brake line is much cheaper than a MC. You didnt mention the condition of the brake system and if you had done any replacement of brake lines in the past. If they are original and the leak is in one of the lines then I would encourage you to check the entire system to verify the condition of all the lines. Recently in my Mazda truck a rear line went south under heavy braking during a chain reaction stop. I had to brake firmly but was in no danger of striking the car in front of me, until the line burst, then the pedal went almost to the floor before catching again. While I really wasnt close to hitting the car in front of me it sure didnt feel so well to have that no brake sensation for that split second. It is a good thing your car let you know before you were on the road. Check it out and let us know what you find. Aaron Aaron Cropley 71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!) http://www.triumphowners.com/108 Topsham, Maine -----Original Message----- From: jmerone@rocketmail.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net; 6pack@autox.team.net Sent: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 9:32 AM Subject: [TR] TR6 brake failure Good morning all: After a wild and rainy weekend it's actually a nice sunny Monday here in Vermont so I decided to take the TR6 to work. It had other ideas. Coming out of the garage, the brake pedal didn't pump up and the brake warning light came on. Here's the quick 5 minute evaluation before I jumped into another car. The view from above: The rear well of the master cylinder is empty, but it doesn't look like it's leaking anywhere, and the brake lines leading down through the engine bay seem dry. The view from below: There's a puddle of fluif on the frame and the ground under the A post area on the driver's side. Any ideas on where to look further? Thanks. Joe Merone CF18928 ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 08:39:38 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: amcewen2@cogeco.ca, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:28:16 EST Subject: Re: [TR] No LBC content: Synthetic oil & diesel engines In a message dated 10/30/2006 10:58:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, amcewen2@cogeco.ca writes: Hes had a couple of conflicting expert opinions from diesel mechanics, Cummins says not to use synthetic oil on any engine with solid lifters. Neither one of us can figure out why that would matter. Any ideas? ZDDP is the Zinc compd that's been phased out of gasoline engine motor oils over the last 10 years - during this time engine builders and cam makers have found, the hard way, that the absence of ZDDP causes early cam failure in solid lifter engines - engines with hydraulic lifters and roller cams (which I'm guessing includes all modern gasoline engines) are not similarly affected by the absence of ZDDP - apparently the ant-scuff properties of ZDDP are vital to the life of the cam in solid lifter engines. What Cummins means is don't use oils missing ZDDP in solid lifter engines - that would include ALL current gasoline engine oils - synthetic or not - except some racing and marine synthetics with additive packages including ZDDP Diesel engine oils (like Shell Rotella T) still have ZDDP Cheers Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 09:39:11 2006 From: "Stephen Sandberg" To: Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:13:54 -0500 Subject: [TR] TR7 tach gremlins hello folks I have a 1980 tr7 that is just emerging from a 6 year renovation project I have replaced the factory ignition with a crane xr700 system with the a ballast resistor in line to the coil. prior to this the tach seemed to work (6 years is a long time though) the tach is now rarely works. every once in a while it works but most of the time it does not. I suspect a ground problem but I am unsure of where the instrument panel ground is alternatively I wonder if I should hook the tach wire up before the ballast resistor but that should not account for the intermittent operation lastly can I run a separate wire and somehow wire it into the tach directly skipping the printed circuit that is on the back of the panel all together thanks in advance Steve 1980 TR7 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 09:46:45 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:41:52 EST Subject: [TR] re: Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - choice of veneer? Hi Brian, (a third option) How about a nicely restored ORIGINAL dash .. those Prestige dashes are so high quality it can be like hanging a gorgeous crystal chandelier in an otherwise average apartment.. The dramatically higher quality can cheapen the rest of your interior. Prestige is better suited for brand new Aston Martin's interiors in my opinion. The original TR designers chose materials and colors with great care to create a beautiful and balanced aesthetic - why not honor their fine results by restoring an original dash to 'as new' condition - it will look great! Regards, Carl '63 TR4 since '74 .. ground up resto mode since '99 I'm thinking of ordering either the Walnut Burlwood or Fiddleback Mahogany dash from Prestige Autowood for my TR6. If anyone has photos of either of these veneers installed, can you send them - or the web link to them - to me off-line? I'm of course interested if anyone has an even better option than these two choices. Thanks, Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 09:55:10 2006 From: CarlSereda@aol.com To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:46:28 EST Subject: [TR] re: TR6 brake failure Hi Joe, I had a TR4 fuel line start leaking in same area - it was vibrating against the clip or and wore a hole in the tubing! You may simply need a new section of brake line. Regards, Carl '63 TR4 since '74 After a wild and rainy weekend it's actually a nice sunny Monday here in Vermont so I decided to take the TR6 to work. It had other ideas. Coming out of the garage, the brake pedal didn't pump up and the brake warning light came on. Here's the quick 5 minute evaluation before I jumped into another car. The view from above: The rear well of the master cylinder is empty, but it doesn't look like it's leaking anywhere, and the brake lines leading down through the engine bay seem dry. The view from below: There's a puddle of fluif on the frame and the ground under the A post area on the driver's side. Any ideas on where to look further? === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 10:08:08 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: Ssandberg@MEDIATECH-INC.COM, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:56:17 EST Subject: Re: [TR] TR7 tach gremlins In a message dated 10/30/2006 11:42:31 AM Central Standard Time, Ssandberg@MEDIATECH-INC.COM writes: > I have a 1980 tr7 that is just emerging from a 6 year renovation > project I have replaced the factory ignition with a crane xr700 > system with the a ballast resistor in line to the coil. prior to this > the tach seemed to work (6 years is a long time though) > > the tach is now rarely works. every once in a while it works but most > of the time it does not. > > I suspect a ground problem but I am unsure of where the instrument > panel ground is > > alternatively I wonder if I should hook the tach wire up before the > ballast resistor but that should not account for the intermittent > operation > The typical hook up for a coil using a ballast resistor is to wire the resistor between the coil and the +12 volt supply (white wire). The tach should be connected to the other side of the coil where the XR700 is connected. Connecting it to the ballast resistor could work depending on the sensitivity of the tach. If the signal is right at threshold then operation could be intermittent. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 10:11:25 2006 From: BearTranserv@aol.com To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:03:59 EST Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention In a message dated 10/27/2006 6:36:33 PM Mountain Standard Time, tr3driver@comcast.net writes: I've always thought it would be cool to wire a relay into the horn circuit, such that you have to tap the horn button to get the fuel valve turned on. No thief is going to tap the horn button, and that eliminates having to add a hidden switch (not to mention reaching for it every time you start the car). Any serious thief is going to watch you park the car ... Randall But would that shut off the gas if you hit the horn again? Poor kitty might no hear you coming... Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Triumph, highly functional yet pleasingly formed, perched prominently on top of the intake manifold, aching for experienced hands, the small knurled caps of the oil dampeners begging to be inspected and adjusted as described in chapter seven of the shop manual. Dan McKay === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 10:45:18 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:36:11 -0800 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention > But would that shut off the gas if you hit the horn again? Nope. If I ever do build this (and it would have to be more complicated than just a relay), the horn will have to not sound when you are enabling the gas feed; and work normally once it is enabled. The only way to shut it off again would be to turn off the key. Probably have to do something like blink the ignition light to indicate the fuel is disabled, too. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 11:16:09 2006 From: "John Herrera" To: tr3driver@comcast.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:03:46 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] Theft Prevention > > But would that shut off the gas if you hit the horn again? > >Nope. If I ever do build this (and it would have to be more complicated >than just a relay), the horn will have to not sound when you are enabling >the gas feed; and work normally once it is enabled. The only way to shut >it >off again would be to turn off the key. Probably have to do something like >blink the ignition light to indicate the fuel is disabled, too. > >Randall I always figgered that just the requirement to push a starter button was theft prevention enough! John H. _________________________________________________________________ Get FREE company branded e-mail accounts and business Web site from Microsoft Office Live http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/mcrssaub0050001411mrt/direct/01/ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 11:38:46 2006 From: jim williams To: TR Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:29:08 -0800 (PST) Subject: [TR] Where Are They Now? I've lost track of several interesting Heralds. I was wondering if any list members know of them? 1. 1965 wedgewood blue Herald Sports 1200 conv. An original paint and top car. The front bumper area was bent from a tow bar attachment. Last seen central PA. 2.A white 13/60 conv. Came from Philadelphia. Auctioned to the mid-west. (This car I only wish that I had bought.) Last seen in the MI area. This was a super low mile original car. 3. The last one was a black Sports 6. Sold to NJ and last seen in that area. This was a completely restored car. Jim Williams "Wild and Wonderful West Virginia" ____________________________________________________________________________________ Low, Low, Low Rates! Check out Yahoo! Messenger's cheap PC-to-Phone call rates (http://voice.yahoo.com) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 11:51:41 2006 From: "sherman" To: "'Lanoway, Brian'" , Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:47:36 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - choice of veneer? I purchase a dash from Randy at Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - Fiddleback Koa. He's a perfectionist and an exceptionally nice guy. The wood is exceptionally rich looking, as is his finish. The workmanship and care is top-shelf... worth every penny. Yes, TR6 are not Astons Martins, but considering how much time we spend looking at the dash, it's worth it. And while the original matt finish of the stock dash is nice - why not consider keeping both. I eventually sold mine because once installing Randy's masterpiece, I couldn't go back. I dont have a picture (under restoration at the moment), but will email/post one. Corey Sherman 71 TR6 CC57269LO -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 12:05:40 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: , Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:57:47 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] re: Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - choice of veneer? Carl, A few years ago, Prestige was the dash supplier to VB, and I think Moss, for the "original quality finish" dashes. Don't know if they still do it but he'll actually finish the dash however you like it. Even if you don't like the high quality finish....you have to love the perfect fit :-) Bob Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of CarlSereda@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 12:42 PM To: triumphs@autox.team.net Subject: [TR] re: Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - choice of veneer? Hi Brian, (a third option) How about a nicely restored ORIGINAL dash .. those Prestige dashes are so high quality it can be like hanging a gorgeous crystal chandelier in an otherwise average apartment.. The dramatically higher quality can cheapen the rest of your interior. Prestige is better suited for brand new Aston Martin's interiors in my opinion. The original TR designers chose materials and colors with great care to create a beautiful and balanced aesthetic - why not honor their fine results by restoring an original dash to 'as new' condition - it will look great! Regards, Carl '63 TR4 since '74 .. ground up resto mode since '99 I'm thinking of ordering either the Walnut Burlwood or Fiddleback Mahogany dash from Prestige Autowood for my TR6. If anyone has photos of either of these veneers installed, can you send them - or the web link to them - to me off-line? I'm of course interested if anyone has an even better option than these two choices. Thanks, Brian Lanoway 1973 TR6 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 13:53:35 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:49:33 -0800 Subject: RE: [TR] No LBC content: Synthetic oil & diesel engines > ZDDP is the Zinc compd that's been phased out of gasoline > engine motor oils > over the last 10 years - It's apparently starting to be phased out of diesel engine oils as well. >From http://www.rotella.com/press/article_66.html "The API CJ-4 (next generation) Shell ROTELLAR T multigrade motor oil will have a slightly lower level of zinc than the current API API CI-4 PLUS Shell ROTELLAR T. " Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 14:01:30 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 13:53:53 -0800 Subject: RE: [TR] I believe carburetor issues > The timing may have shifted on you. If you are running > points the points may > be working their way closed because the screw is too loose. Just a side comment; not lubricating the point cam can cause a similar problem. The points close up because the rubbing block wears away quickly. When I learned this lesson the hard way, the (non-Triumph) engine wouldn't idle less than 1000 miles after putting in new points. Regapped them on the side of the road, the gap was noticeably reduced by the time I got home. Just a tiny smear of grease solved the problem. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 14:15:57 2006 From: Gary Klein To: TR Newsgroup , Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:13:06 -0500 Subject: [TR] TR6 LUK Clutch Assembly Everyone, Has anyone recently purchased a TR6 LUK clutch assembly from any one of the Big 3? And if you have, would you know the LUK model number or still happen to have the box available? I'm doing some research and am hoping one of you might be able to help me out. Thanks in advance, Gary Klein Digest '75 TR6 www.tracltd.org === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 14:20:01 2006 From: Dave1massey@cs.com To: jrherrera90@hotmail.com, tr3driver@comcast.net, Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:10:29 EST Subject: Re: [TR] Theft Prevention In a message dated 10/30/2006 1:19:55 PM Central Standard Time, jrherrera90@hotmail.com writes: > I always figgered that just the requirement to push a starter button was > theft prevention enough! > Nah. It's that third pedal that gets 'em. Dave === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 14:58:25 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: tr6guy@cablespeed.com, triumphs@autox.team.net, Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:55:42 EST Subject: Re: [TR] TR6 LUK Clutch Assembly Yes I have installed the LUK with an HVDA five speed conversion. I have about 1000 miles on it so I cannot offer any endorsement other than it has been trouble free. I chose the LUK as I understand that unless you can get an NOS Borg and Beck you should stay away from them. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 15:49:19 2006 From: McGaheyRx@aol.com To: sportsix63@yahoo.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:35:10 EST Subject: Re: [TR] Where Are They Now? In a message dated 10/30/2006 2:35:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sportsix63@yahoo.com writes: I've lost track of several interesting Heralds. I was wondering if any list members know of them? anybody look in Andy's barn? Cheers, Jack Mc === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 15:49:55 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: twakeman@razzolink.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:43:53 EST Subject: Re: [TR] I believe carburetor issues I am coming into this late, but, if I am reading this correctly you are complaining of poor idle quality and fast idle that won't settle down. I will bet that in addition to all this your idle "hunts" and your tach needle goes up and down a little as it idles. Look for a vacuum leak. When your carb sucks air from someplace it is not supposed to your idle suffers. As I said I am late into this, but if you are running Z-S carbs your bypass valves, and/or throttle shaft bushes are the likely culprit. Open the carbs and inspect the diaphragms for wear/tears. They must be in pristine condition for the carbs to work properly. All of this is assuming that you have good ignition parts in your distributor, and your dwell/gap is set properly. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Mon Oct 30 19:43:16 2006 From: ZoboHerald@aol.com To: McGaheyRx@aol.com, sportsix63@yahoo.com, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:38:19 EST Subject: Re: [TR] Where Are They Now? In a message dated 10/30/2006 2:35:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, sportsix63@yahoo.com writes: I've lost track of several interesting Heralds. I was wondering if any list members know of them? In a message dated 10/30/2006 6:37:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, McGaheyRx@aol.com replies: anybody look in Andy's barn? ==AM== Shhhhhh, Jack! No one's supposed to know.... --Andy Mace *Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet? *Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph Herald engine with wings. -- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22) Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_ (http://triumph-herald.us/) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 04:27:06 2006 From: Barry Schwartz To: ZoboHerald@aol.com Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 04:24:49 -0800 Subject: [TR] Re: sagging rear/advice I do disagree (a little), but the list knows that!! (ta da da ta, defender of the mighty Swing Spring, but I digress :-}) The reality is that the sag that is common in the later spitfires is probably due more to poor spring materials or even a spring that is slightly overstressed. A spring, basically if not overloaded or over stressed, will not change its character much when in use (look at how long typical vehicle springs last). However if stressed too far it will lose its properties no matter what it is installed in. There is nothing wrong with the spring swing design, it actually works quite well, and I have one in my Rotoflex style equipped Spitfire, but a couple of factors probably lead to the sagging problem. The longer axles of the later Spitfires put greater leverage on the "same" spring I believe is one of them. The uprated spring Andy just mentioned will help. I've got one in my car and the rear sits up just fine (actually a tad to high for my taste, I'm still waiting after a couple of years for it to sag a little) *************************** >Unfortunately, it is "the nature of the beast". Your sag is due to the >inherently bad design of the swing-spring rear suspension used on the Spits. >The longer axles put a greater load on the weaker springs and will >inevitably cause the sag you are witnessing. > > > >==AM== >I don't disagree with Joe per se, but I've long wondered if the greater >problem is with the increasingly heavier "Federal Spitfires" from 1974 on. There >is still a "heavy-duty" version of the swing-spring available from some >vendors (essentially the same spring used on the 1973 model GT6) that might be more > durable. Barry Schwartz La Mesa, CA (San Diego) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.428 / Virus Database: 268.13.18/506 - Release Date: 10/30/2006 6:15 PM === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 06:18:33 2006 From: "Jeffrey J. Barteet" To: triumphs@autox.team.net, tr6guy@cablespeed.com Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:10:32 -0800 Subject: [TR] TR6 LUK clutches, etc. Gary, FYI: in your clutch research, you might come across references to the "TRF Magic Clutch Kit" which TRF offered a few years ago. Maybe they still do. A "Buckeye Triumphs" article reverse engineered this kit and it consisted of a throwout bearing from a toyota (as I recall) a Saab 900 pressure plate and a regular clutch disk. When the kit was first marketed, I don't think the LUK pressure plate was as well known or available as it is now, and the Borg and Beck rebuilt units were suffering from some quality issues. I fitted a Sachs Saab 900 (non-turbo) pressure plate to my aluminum flywheel and a stock clutch disk and this setup has worked fine for me for a few years. The sachs unit was German, and it appeared to be of very fine quality. Before I got the Sachs pressure plate, I was running a lightened steel flywheel with a Borg & Beck pressure plate that came with the car. The rebuilt Borg & Beck was much heavier than the Sachs pressure plate and it looked like it had been built by a blacksmith. When I rebuilt the motor, I balanced the crank \ flywheel \ pressure plate assembly, and the B&B pressure plate was so grossly out of balance that the machine shop guy had to weld about an inch of 3/8" rod to one side to get it in the ball park for him to balance it. The crank that came with my motor was cracked, and I have to wonder if this pressure plate played a role in it. Anyway, just wanted to let you know of this one other option. I've heard good things about the LUK assemblies, and that's probably the way to go at this time. My car is a '62 TR4, but I believe all the 4a-6 cars that have flywheels drilled for the later diaphram pressure plates will take the Saab 900 pressure plate. -jeffrey -- Jeffrey J. Barteet Materials Research Laboratory University of California, Santa Barbara === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 11:29:55 2006 From: "fred thomas" To: "triumphs" Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:22:29 -0500 Subject: [TR] T/R 6 bad idle/running I'm very surprised no one on the list mentioned a heated fuel bowl/heated gas as to the problems Jim was having with his "6", I think this may very well be his big problem and of course T/R 6's are known big time for this occuring. "FT" === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 14:54:14 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: jlumia@ball.com, 6pack@autox.team.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:51:27 EST Subject: Re: [TR] convertible top flaps Mine is riveted to the bow, but that may not be correct. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 16:13:26 2006 From: "Graham Stretch" To: "List" Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 00:14:10 -0000 Subject: Re: [TR] No LBC content: Synthetic oil & diesel engines Hi Folks Enquiring minds need to know, how does this affect our Triumphs as I am guessing that most if not all of our cars fall in to the solid lifter bracket, are they at risk of cam / follower failure due to the reduction / absence of ZDDP in the oil, if not what is the difference between these engines and diesels (except the comp ratio of course and the fact that they burn oil) are the valve springs much more powerful and exert such higher forces on the cams / followers? Graham. ----- Original Message ----- From: Subject: Re: [TR] No LBC content: Synthetic oil & diesel engines > ZDDP is the Zinc compd that's been phased out of gasoline engine motor > oils > over the last 10 years - during this time engine builders and cam makers > have > found, the hard way, that the absence of ZDDP causes early cam failure in > solid lifter engines - engines with hydraulic lifters and roller cams > (which I'm > guessing includes all modern gasoline engines) are not similarly affected > by > the absence of ZDDP - apparently the ant-scuff properties of ZDDP are > vital > to the life of the cam in solid lifter engines. > What Cummins means is don't use oils missing ZDDP in solid lifter > engines - > that would include ALL current gasoline engine oils - synthetic or not - > except some racing and marine synthetics with additive packages including > ZDDP > Diesel engine oils (like Shell Rotella T) still have ZDDP > > Cheers > Jack Mc -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/509 - Release Date: 31/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 16:14:04 2006 From: "Graham Stretch" To: "List" Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 00:15:49 -0000 Subject: Re: [TR] Need some differential help please! Hi First of all I have been made aware that most CW pinion sets around today are not pairs. That is the gears were originally lapped together as a crown wheel and pinion pair during manufacture, these days they are mainly odds and sodds found laying around and put with a counterpart of the same ratio to make a pair, I was advised by the engineer that using such a pair would have a great likely hood of creating a new diff that whined and perhaps even louder than what you have. If it was mine and dependant on the volume of the whine I would replace the bearings and seals and fit new spacers behind the planetary gears to reduce the backlash, fit new oil and be happy that the diff will hold that oil and that whilst it holds the oil it may whine a bit but will last for ages. I have a 2000 saloon which has had this treatment and I drive real hard down country roads and have a lot of fun, the diff still whines though less loudly than before the treatment! Graham. ----- Original Message ----- From: "OKCSpitfire" Subject: [TR] Need some differential help please! > Hello Listers, Once again I am in need of assistance. Recently I noticed a > whining coming from my differenial. I considered buying another but had > decided to rebuild it instead. But, before I tear into the differential I > would like to make sure it does need a rebuild. It makes a whining noise > when driving down the road. While accerlerating the sound is more > pronounced, when riving at a constant speed it is a low steady whine and > when decelerating it seems to go away. > > The price of a pinon and ring gear is outrageous so I wanted to check here > first before committing that much money into something that may not be > needed. > > As always all help and responses are appreciated. > > J Stasyszen > OKCSpitfire@sbcglobal.net > 1976 Spitfire -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.21/509 - Release Date: 31/10/2006 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 16:20:44 2006 From: Adrian Jones To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 19:18:51 -0500 (GMT-05:00) Subject: [TR] Thrust washers Hi folks, I've posted this on the Spridgets list because it involves my 1500 MG Midget (Triumph engine!) but I would like some input from you guys as well. Its also a topic I have not seen discussed much here. It started with my complaints of a clunking noise and a bad jolt on upshifting (especially taking off from rest). The car actually stalls if you try to take off quickly but its not too bad if you let the clutch out with no gas until you are moving. I'm quite sure its not U-joints, differential or wire wheel clunk. The noise/jolting seems to come from the gearbox/clutch area - does not feel like something trivial. Someone has suggested that the thrust washers are bad. So, I took some readings with a dial indicator - first with the crank pulley pryed back and then with the clutch pedal depressed. Subtracting one reading from the other gives the full distance the crankshaft can move(crankshaft endfloat). Here's the results from nine sets of readings: 12,6,7,8,12,14,12,12,9. Not very consistent but all within the Haynes "Crankshaft endfloat" spec of 6 to 14 thou. Is this good enough or do I need to replace thrust washers? Much appreciate your thoughts. Regards, Adrian TS58324 === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 17:53:20 2006 From: aribert To: triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:47:46 -0500 Subject: [TR] THis never happened to me before October was generally a dreary, cooler than normal month in Southeastern Michigan. I even had the top up for most of a week. On Monday it was finally sunny and it warmed up. With the top down on my Spit bodied GT6, I left work early to get a house project done. While stopped for a red light, in a left turn lane, a blonde woman in a new S-class SL (she had the top down in her car also) headed in the opposite direction, smiled at me, gave a thumbs up and waved! This has never happened to me before - kind of made my day. I was too dumbstruck to respond in time. I did check the rear view mirror to see if she might have been waving at some one else. My car is what one might call a daily driver, its been about 14 years since I repainted it and the paint has no gloss left to it whatsoever. I guess it must have been the sunshine. Of course there always seems to be a pay back when something nice happens - this morning as I drove out of my neighborhood and accelerated onto a main road, there was an intense detonation sounding clatter. The car has a mild bump in compression and I run midgrade gas to avoid detonation but I have never heard this aggressive of a sounding detonation back before I switched to midgrade (about 7 years ago, and never heard any detonation ever since). I drove the car to work anyway, stopped and filled the gas tank with premium gas but that did not change things. By the time I got home the engine seemed a bit down on power, idle was about 150 rpm lower with a pronounced engine shake. I'm off to the garage to spend the rest of my evening to try to diagnose the problem. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 18:02:44 2006 From: DLylis@aol.com To: aribert@c3net.net, triumphs@autox.team.net Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:02:38 EST Subject: Re: [TR] THis never happened to me before Yeah I know. I was sitting at a light in my TR6 and a blonde smiled and waved, and then my car broke down, too. I no longer make eye contact and the car runs fine. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 18:35:39 2006 From: Roger Elliott To: "'Triumphs Digest'" Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:36:16 -0600 Subject: Re: [TR] Prestige Autowood All this talk of Prestige Autowood has me wondering. Do they do custom dashes? I have an extra gauge in my Spitfire. Thanks, Roger Elliott sherman wrote: > I purchase a dash from Randy at Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - Fiddleback > Koa. He's a perfectionist and an exceptionally nice guy. The wood is > exceptionally rich looking, as is his finish. The workmanship and care is > top-shelf... worth every penny. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 18:59:49 2006 From: "Bill Miller (LBC's)" To: "'aribert'" , Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:59:48 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] THis never happened to me before Check the distributor clamp. My 'B has a tendency to advance timing if the clamp isn't quite tight. Pretty sad when I comment on the car and not the blonde. God I must be getting old. -----Original Message----- ... there was an intense detonation sounding clatter. The car has a mild bump in compression and I run midgrade gas to avoid detonation but I have never heard this aggressive of a sounding detonation back before I switched to midgrade (about 7 years ago, and never heard any detonation ever since). I drove the car to work anyway, stopped and filled the gas tank with premium gas but that did not change things. By the time I got home the engine seemed a bit down on power, idle was about 150 rpm lower with a pronounced engine shake... === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 19:26:45 2006 From: "oliver" To: <6pack@autox.team.net>, "Triumph List" Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:31:34 -0600 Subject: [TR] lift we are seriously looking at putting in a lift, in a standard ceiling'd garage. i would like to know if anyone has any recommendations or cautions thanks! (can't wait!) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 19:27:13 2006 From: "Randall" To: Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:28:04 -0800 Subject: RE: [TR] Thrust washers > Here's the results from nine sets of readings: 12,6,7,8,12,14,12,12,9. > Not very consistent but all within the Haynes "Crankshaft endfloat" > spec of 6 to 14 thou. > Is this good enough or do I need to replace thrust washers? Adrian : The .006"-.014" is undoubtedly 'new' clearance. At any rate, you shouldn't have any trouble at all until the clearance is huge, like 1/8" (.125"). Unfortunately, I don't know what else to suggest. Might be the take-up springs in the clutch plate, or possibly loose flywheel bolts, but that's just a guess. Randall === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 20:10:35 2006 From: "Kinderlehrer" To: "oliver" , <6pack@autox.team.net>, Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:09:34 -0800 Subject: Re: [TR] lift There was a guy at Triumphest selling the EZ Car Lift. It lifts up to 26", rolls out of the way when you don't want to use it. You won't be able to walk under the car, but then you won't be putting the car through the ceiling either. You can drive over it or slide it under the car. It is powered by an electric drill and they claim it will lift 4400 lbs. (He said it would lift my truck). List price is $2,295. One of our club members bought one, we'll see if he likes it. Their web site is at www.ezcarlift.com if you are interested. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "oliver" To: <6pack@autox.team.net>; "Triumph List" Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:31 PM Subject: [TR] lift > we are seriously looking at putting in a lift, in a standard ceiling'd > garage. > > i would like to know if anyone has any recommendations or cautions > > thanks! > > (can't wait!) === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 20:16:06 2006 From: "Bob Danielson" <75TR6@tr6.danielsonfamily.org> To: "'Roger Elliott'" , Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:16:26 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] Prestige Autowood I'd suggest that you give Randy a call and ask him if they can do it for you. Bob Danielson 1975 TR6 http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org -----Original Message----- From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Roger Elliott Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:36 PM To: 'Triumphs Digest' Subject: Re: [TR] Prestige Autowood All this talk of Prestige Autowood has me wondering. Do they do custom dashes? I have an extra gauge in my Spitfire. Thanks, Roger Elliott sherman wrote: > I purchase a dash from Randy at Prestige Autowood for my TR6 - > Fiddleback Koa. He's a perfectionist and an exceptionally nice guy. > The wood is exceptionally rich looking, as is his finish. The > workmanship and care is top-shelf... worth every penny. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 21:11:43 2006 From: "Jim Muller" To: Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:11:32 -0500 Subject: RE: [TR] Thrust washers On 31 Oct 2006 at 18:28, Randall wrote: > Unfortunately, I don't know what else to suggest. The original, umm, complaint was a clunk, right? Perhaps it isn't internal to the gearbox or engine, but external. Like a broken rear mount, or something else underneath. -- Jim Muller jimmuller@rcn.com '80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+ === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 21:49:34 2006 From: "Ken Gano, home" To: "Herald Yahoo" , Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 23:49:50 -0600 Subject: [TR] FS 1960 Herald I have decided to list my 1960 Herald. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=ADME%3AL %3ALCA%3AUS%3A11&viewitem=&item=160046908262 Yes I do have a financial interest in seeing this sell :-) Thanks for the indulgence. Ken Gano === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org From triumphs-owner@autox.team.net Tue Oct 31 22:33:13 2006 From: "jim hearn" To: Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:32:09 -0800 Subject: [TR] Where does everyone put their left foot in a TR6 I know that a nice stable left foot adds greatly to driving a sports car but I don't find such a situation in my TR6. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Jim [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] === This list supported in part by The Vintage Triumph Register === http://www.vtr.org