[TR] be glad you have a triumph

dave dave at ranteer.com
Mon Jan 6 17:36:03 MST 2020


Funny you should mention the carbs; this one has a single weber for all 6 cylinders.

 

From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, January 6, 2020 2:22 PM
To: Rye Livingston <ryel at mac.com>
Cc: Dave <dave at ranteer.com>; Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] be glad you have a triumph

 

My 2015 Tacoma and I just returned from two weeks in New Mexico, including visits to White Sands National Park on its first day as our nation's newest NP and again for sunrise on the first day of the new year.

  <https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-jW4Mdjt/0/7b22ff88/X5/i-jW4Mdjt-X5.jpg> 

 

(Note those tracks in the dunes are NOT mine.)

 

Regarding Jeep YJ Wranglers of that era -- I spent many years with a 1989 Wrangler and found it to be a pretty tough vehicle, including off-roading in the Sierras.  The worst part of that Jeep was the carburetor on the 4.2:L engine.  We ended up installing Mopar's trottle body iinjection upgrade and it helped enormously.  Not cheap though.  

 

With the doors off they're just about as much fun as a sidescreen TR. 

 

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 1:20 PM Rye Livingston <ryel at mac.com <mailto:ryel at mac.com> > wrote:

I know this is getting way off topic, but I can't help myself.  My daily driver is a 2011 Tacoma, and my wife has a 2010 4Runner.  Great trucks.

 

To comment on the original topic, as others have said, the clutch slave on the 4x4s I have are not the lowest hanging fruit to get mangled on a rock. That Jeep design seems pretty odd and expensive to dismantle to repair.

 

Rye




On January 6, 2020 at 11:12 AM, Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com <mailto:don.hiscock at gmail.com> > wrote:

Indeed, Rye, the alternative to my TR3B is a Toyota product I happily take into the backcountry -- I have two "real" 4WD vehicles (defined as having a transfer case, and both Tacomas), and my most civilized vehicle is also all-wheel drive (a RX350).  Here's my 2003 Toyota Tacoma double cab.

  <https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-vKD8QzB/0/01c1c5c1/X4/i-vKD8QzB-X4.jpg> 

 

On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 1:05 PM Rye Livingston <ryel at mac.com <mailto:ryel at mac.com> > wrote:

It looks like some of us who have a Triumph, also have an off road vehicle.

 

My Triumph is a 1960 TR3A, and this my very fun and unique 1982 Toyota BJ42 Land Cruiser.  It's right hand drive, diesel, 5-speed.

 

Rye
PH: 530-FIND-RYE


On January 6, 2020 at 10:01 AM, dave at ranteer.com <mailto:dave at ranteer.com>  wrote:

we just picked up an 88 jeep wrangler from an owner who only had the car a short time.  she bought it from the original owner and never even transferred the title.

 

she's not mechanical at all but loves off road stuff and lives waaaaay out in the country.

 

on an 88 wrangler the clutch slave cylinder is INSIDE the bell housing.  someone came by to supposedly fix it, tore it all apart, and never came back.  so she sold it as is, pretty cheap.  no rust, no damage, 6 cylinder engine (just like a TR6!).

 

we're not into jeeps at all, but my 30 year old son and his wife wanted to get it.  i think we are going to love it!

 

we couldn't figure out what was going on until we did the research and figured out why it was all taken apart just for a slave cylinder.

 

wish us luck as we move forward on it!!!

 

 

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