[TR] upholstery, ZDDP, etc...

[Michael Moore]

Pete is a friend to all TR owners and is a real TR enthusiast. Pete  
is  well respected
by the TR community  and  by those who know him.I think Pete is also  
the technical Lizard at Moss/Goleta.
Best, Mike Moore

On May 7, 2009, at 9:10 AM, Arakelian, Peter wrote:

> OK, guys I'm here and I have my flame suit on...
>
> Upholstery:  I have forwarded the concerns about welded vs. sewn seams
> to my tech department.  On page A9 of the TR4 catalog we do say the
> seams are sewn not heat sealed.  However in the body of the catalog  
> and
> on the web we do not - I will have that corrected.  Grandmother's  
> sewing
> machine?  Give me a break.  If the kit was not to your satisfaction  
> Moss
> should have taken it back no question - that is our policy, unless  
> there
> were some other issues involved with the condition of the kit that  
> made
> it unusable or it was purchased a very long time ago.  Also, if you
> purchased through a distributor, they would have to give you credit  
> and
> we would credit them when they returned it.
>
> ZDDP:  Moss carries oil with sufficient ZDDP concentrations and as  
> well
> as an additive to raise the concentration of ZDDP in the oil you are
> currently using.  On the Moss web site there are links to extensive
> articles on ZDDP from the part numbers 220-810 and 220-805.  Diesel  
> oil
> may have higher concentrations, but also has a lot more detergent.   
> It's
> not just the zinc, but also the phosphates.  This was done to save
> catalytic converters, so these additives and oils can only be used on
> non-cat cars or you will clog your cat.
>
> Brake tube:  "tube to go from the fluid resevour (sic) to my clutch
> master cylinder and they sent me a piece of copper tubing for a
> refrigerator"   What was done about it?  Did we take it back and send
> you correct? The pipes on our shelf may look like copper tubing used  
> in
> a refrigerator, but they are not; they are the correct length and have
> appropriate fittings.  They do need to be bent by the end user,  
> however.
>
> Peter Arakelian - 1971 TR6 Daily Driver
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