December 2000 Newsletter
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1. But why did BL need to throw away the manual choke anyway Pollution control would be my bet You ll get better burn control over the entire engine heat range leading to better emissions figures Okay so why the FASD rather than an autochoke so common on other cars since the 1950 s You got me think it had to do with trying to modify the ZU carbs to accept either an electric choke or hot air choke or maybe trying to get the autochokes on two carbs work together Now it seems to be that the electric choke is easy enough such as Weber did but probably don t see the big picture Anyway it happened ZU took the chokes off their carbs and modified the internal gas routing such that they could bolt an FASD on the side This gave them their air pollution numbers and us something that requires air cooling fluid gas and get this an electric heating element to operate Page 7 removal steps 1 Drain the radiator that s right The fun starts here So where is this contraption located Bolted to the side of the front carb on your TR the left side if you re standing on the side of the car with the carbs and facing them Still confused Here Picture Of TR7 Engine With FASD Pointed Out Yes Know it s hard to pick it out in that pile of tubes wires and everything that doesn t look like a TR3 And trust me getting it off the car is interesting Since had to remove one in the course of writing th2. Ken Richardson know this is a memento but I ve never really read the book Off to someone who will 60 Page 9 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 Notes from Nelson Gearbox Disassembly Tis the day before Thanksgiving and the spouse is preparing for the in laws I ve been banished to the workshop with the understanding that don t make a mess otherwise I ll end up in the dog pen One of my near term goals is to pull the gearbox on my TR250 so that can deal with a sticky clutch The gearbox is whining when in neutral so don t want to put it back in without repairing it have a spare TR250 gearbox also with an A type overdrive had planned to use the spare in a 70 TR6 that is a future project So decided I d get the spare gearbox all fixed up and put it in the TR250 when repairing the clutch can then repair the whining gearbox later for use in the 70 TR6 project Unfortunately when opened the spare gearbox found gears with a few teeth missing made me think of those in laws that are coming tomorrow opened up the non overdrive gearbox from the 70 TR6 and found gears with all the teeth present then decided to rebuild the 70 gearbox and replace the rear shaft with the rear shaft from the spare gearbox will then have a good gearbox ready to accept the A type overdrive The only difference between an overdrive gearbox and a non over drive gearbox is the length
3. club newsletter I m going to start putting some of their shorter articles in here This month s edition is an article about winterizing your car How topical Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 Whe Lone layed D j aN Well thanks for sticking with me on this It s taken me a couple of months to get back to this masterwork on one of the least known objects on the mid range TR7 s the Solex Fully Automatic Starting Device or FASD for short Almost all of the rest of you call it an automatic choke naw baby naw its much more than a choke it s a gizmo A choke physically blocks off airflow through the carb to give a richer fuel air mix since cold engines don t vaporize fuel well In our beloved Triumphs only Zenith Strombergs really have chokes since the SUs pull down the jet pipe to create a richer mixture on start up not quite a choke action but it works In the ZS carbs such as the CD175 s found on latter TR4s through TR6s pulling out the choke rotates a bar into the air flow lifting up the air piston which raises the jet richer fuel air mixture while restricting the airflow lower air pressure across the jet orifice leading to more fuel sucked out which also increases the richness Both of these actions working together get your car started when it s cold As PII explain in a little bit the FASD is a separate carb in its own right stuck on the side of a ZU that has no internal choke
4. long but it sure was good for a laugh Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 Officers and the Fine Print The Buckeye Triumph Newsletter is a publication of Buckeye Triumph Club and the content herein is not officially endorsed by the staff or members of the Buckeye Triumph Club their families or lawyers If you decide to follow the advice of anything inside this newsletter you do at your own risk We are all adults here so if you do something stupid own up to it and don t sue the club Heck we don t have any money anyway Club address Buckeye Triumphs P O Box 584 Lithopolis OH 43136 0584 General email buckeyetriumphs ameritech net Web Site www nextek net Buckeye Triumphs Our current crop of Buckeye Triumph Officers is President Robert Mains 614 890 7767 ims_mains ode state oh us Vice President Murry Mercier 614 888 0838 Trsixer Yahoo com Treasurer Jim VanOrder 740 967 2110 vanorderj cham cor com Events Ron Fowler 614 833 6885 triumph ameritech net Newsletter Editor Bruce Miles 740 587 4179 bmiles intinfo com Secretary Becky Hartley 614 753 1066 jhartley frognet net Technical Consultants TR2 s amp 3 s John Hartley 740 753 1066 email jhartley frognet net or John Huddy 614 846 2321 email jhuddy columbus rr com TR 4 s John Thomas 614 855 4175 or Bruce Clough 937 376 9946 clough erinet com TR250 TR 6 Robert Mains 614 890 776
5. on the main shaft and the presence of the gearbox extension in place of the overdrive unit The most difficult part of rebuilding a gearbox is taking it apart The maintenance manual leaves most the hard parts to the reader so much so that think it s written by an engineer or an English major neither who have ever disassembled a gearbox The following describes a practical way to disassemble a gearbox tried to use the same parts nomenclature as used in The Roadster Factory Parts Catalogue The catalogue shows all parts and how the parts fit together The catalogue should be used to supplement the following description The first problem is removing the pin in the clutch operating fork so that the clutch operating shaft can be removed In most cases this pin is broken or breaks when it is unscrewed leaving part of the pin in the fork thus preventing the removal of the shaft One technique to remove the remaining part of the pin is described in the August 2000 Newsletter available on the website if you can t find your copy The next job is to remove the gearbox extension The instructions from the manual are as follows 1 Drive the vehicle onto a ramp and raise the ramp 2 Remove the exhaust intermediate pipes silencer and tail pipes 3 Remove the propeller shaft 47 15 01 4 Using tool RG421 to retain the drive flange unscrew and remove the nut and washer 5 Remove the drive flange 6 Unscrew and remove t
6. 7 ims mains ode state oh us or Jim VanOrder 740 967 2110 vanorderij cham cor com GT6 Doug Braden 614 878 6373 braden 13 osu edu Spitfires and TR 7 amp 8 s Ron Fowler 614 371 3110 triumph ameritech net Affiliations 6 Pack Chapter Center of Triumph Register of America VTR Zone Member We did not receive any input on the adventure to TS Automotive as promised from last month Perhaps next newsletter Not much more from me this month would like to send out a request to anyone that can help to come to the Business meeting and get involved with the planning for the coming year We also need volunteers for making holiday centerpieces for the annual party Nelson has suggested a transmission rebuild tech session when he swaps the transmission to his 250 in February He thought we could entice the spouses out to Granville and do some Granville things as well Hope everyone has a happy holiday See you on the 12 Bruce Miles bmiles INTinfo com Next Newsletter Article Deadline December 28th 2000 President s Corner December 2000 Blimey it s December already with the cold damp dense air that our Limey cars love so much Ever notice how our LBC s seem to roar in reaction to the hint and feel of merry ole England s blustery breath Perhaps we need one more Last Open Road run eh Bruce OK Bob let s not get too far out there November was one of those months we will always re
7. Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter Visit us at www nextek net BuckeyeTriumphs Election of Officers BT Social Business Event Tuesday December 12th The December Social and Business meeting will be held at DONATO s PIZZA on Brice Rd at Livingston Ave on TUESDAY December 12th for our end of year meeting The agenda will focus on selection of our Club Officers for 2001 details for the January Party Extravaganza and our initial plans for 2001 events We also need to expand our membership campaign and funding activities as we begin the planning for a specific site for the 2002 Six Pack Trials we will sponsor We must be ready to announce the location by the September 2001 event SO COME ON OUT JOIN US and remember you need not be present to be nominated but you will need to be present to defend yourself from being appointed BUCKEYE TRIUMPHS HOLIDAY PARTY JANUARY 13 2001 6 00 TO 10 00 PM Look for a flier in the newsletter ANNUAL DUES MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS FIRST Thank You for supporting Buckeye TRIUMPHS in 2000 a Tremendous second year for all of us Our sustained growth and expanded activities will again depend upon your continued support active involvement Page 1 and personal creativity Now HEAR YE HEAR YE The Tax Man Cometh Current member s Calendar Year 2001 Membership Renewal Dues are payable by January 30 2001 Please
8. December 12th for our end of year meeting The agenda will focus on selection of our Club Officers for 2001 details for the January Party Extravaganza and our initial plans for 2001 events We also need to expand our membership campaign and funding activities as we begin the planning for a specific site for the 2002 Six Pack Trials we will sponsor We must be ready to announce the location by the September 2001 event SO COME ON OUT JOIN US and remember you need not be present to be nominated but you will need to be present to defend yourself from being appointed BT Financials How about a new volunteer for Events Coordinator and a new host for the Feb 2001 social and business meeting We should be getting ready for a Spring Roll Out by then See Ya on the 12th and remember that there will only be 12 more days till Christmas We will have name tags to hand out to those that ordered them and we ll take new orders Do your parts shopping early and beat the rush You might consider ordering a Buckeye TRIUMPHS polo shirt or having one of your gifts monogrammed need at least six items before can get any monogramming done for us Bob Mains BUCKEYE TRIUMPH FINALCIAL STATEMENT 1999 amp 200 VEAR TO DATE EXPENSE _ INCOME DUES 1998 amp 1999 1 700 00 DUES 2000 YEAR TO DATE 1 285 00 50 50 Income 52 50 TOTAL DUES THRU 11 30 2000 3 037 50 MEMBERSHIP POSTAGE CLUB STARTUP 578 98 POSTAGE NEWSLETTER 647 33 BANK SERVICE CHA
9. RGES 136 07 CLUB CANOPY 190 34 CLUB BANNER 132 19 OTHER MISC EXPENSES 262 75 CLUB BADGES 265 00 SCHMIDTS HOLIDAY 2001 DEPOSIT 100 00 TOTAL EXPENSE THRU 11 30 2000 2 312 66 MEMORABALIA AND SHIRT FUND SHIRT AND LOGO SALES 1 719 00 SHIRT AND LOGO EXPENSES 1 810 84 NET INVENTORY ON SHIRTS 91 84 91 84 NET BALANCE 11 30 2000 Page 3 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 MARK YOUR CALENDARS BUCKEYE TRIUMPHS HOLIDAY PARTY SATURDAY JANUARY 13 2001 6 00 TO 10 00 PM RSVP We have made arrangements and are going to have our Holiday Party at SCHMIDTS SAUSAGE HOUSE IN GERMAN VILLAGE 240 E Kossuth St Columbus Ohio The time will be 6 00 to 10 00 PM We will have a Cash Bar and Buffet Dinner with three meat items salad vegetables beverage and Mini Puffs The price will be 20 00 per person includes tax_and tip This will be an RSVP event we will need your RSVP by JANUARY 8 2001 We are required to give Schmidts a headcount no later than the morning of JANUARY 9 so if you have to cancel please advise or Buckeye Triumphs will have to pay for you anyway We will collect for the Buffet when you arrive Start planning and set the Saturday evening aside and come and celebrate the Holidays and the New Year with your TRIUMPH friends We will be providing DOOR PRIZES and will have video pictures of this past year events We will have the upstairs banquet room to ourselves so come and have a boisterous good tim
10. any radio mind you but a latter BL radio to keep the pedigree somewhat in line was searching for a TR6 AM FM radio or maybe an 8 Track player when I came across the cassette unit at this year s TRF Summer Party swap meet Wha la cried this will fit in the opening directly 10 later had it in my Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 hand and headed back to the campsite to put it in Well not quite had to open up the hole for the center section a bit on both sides so that meant that didn t get it in at the Summer Party The radio needed a bit of lubrication on the tuning mechanism and a new cassette drive belt Fortunately a test tape came with the new TR7 we bought not actually a test tape it was a Madonna tape which means if the cassette player ate it no big loss so fixing that was easy The installation was straightforward after the hole was enlarged We kept the center speaker console using the speaker for the difference between L and R channels basically connecting the speaker to the hot terminals of each channel a way to get a cheesy ambiance effect Now all have to do is find a place to put the tweeters and woofers Oh the Madonna tape Glad you asked As soon as know the cassette unit is working fine I m going to beat it with a Thor Hammer Madonna Meet Thor An Impulse Function You Won t Survive Reason Just because dislike what Madonna stands for
11. ble everything That s tomorrows project and maybe a note for the next newsletter One last thought my in laws are a lot of fun The hands in some of the photo belong to my brother in law Please don t take my comments about them too seriously BT Events December Social Business Event Election of new officers Buckeye TRIUMPHS REGALIA Excellent Holiday Gift Ideas Golf Shirts Outer Banks 100 Cotton 35 00 Style 17434 Solid body color with Collar of contrasting color Wine with Navy Blue Spruce with Navy Blue White with Black Navy Blue with Green Oatmeal with Green Style 17489 Solid body color with a striped Collar Spruce with Blue Stripe White with Black Stripe Black with Red Stripe Red with Blue stripe T Shirts Lt Grey Cotton 14 00 BTC Logo front Large Wreath Logo back Patch Embroidered Logo 10 00 Buckeye TRIUMPHS Logo 10 00 Embroidered on your article Select your favorite jacket shirt or bag since the logo can be added to almost any cloth article at a cost of about 10 00 Send or bring your articles to Bob Mains Turn around is usually about 2 4 weeks Names or lettering can be added for additional costs Page 13 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 Classifieds These classifieds are free to BTC members given of course that they relate to Triumphs and are for private not business use No you cannot sell that old couch here We ll run cla
12. bly interesting to a few of you out there Getting rid of these helps me in my eventual goal of moving bookshelves to the basement 1 Service Information Book Supplementary To TR2 TR3 Service Manual This contains all the updates your manuals don t Still in original black binder These are a mix of original and good copies of originals mostly originals Rare to the max Try to find this on eBay 75 2 TR3 service bulletins issued by European Motors Standard Triumph s Authorized Mid West distributor in Detroit These are good copies of mimeographed originals gave the originals to John Warfield TRA President if remember correctly Unbound ready for you to punch holes Needless to say not your typical book store fare 20 3 1959 TSOA Handbook No cover but the rest of the 129 pagers are intact Very interesting reading on the birth of TR2 3 series as well as helpful maintenance tips Another thing you ll never find at a swap meet Softbound 50 4 Triumph TR2 3 3A by Bill Piggott First printing Yeah think you can buy this again but not one signed by Bill Pretty pictures good information period information and plenty of specifications Hardbound 30 5 Triumph By Name Triumph By Nature another Bill Piggott book Bill s definitive 300 page side screen TR book with everything you wanted to know about the TR3 s history and more Bill gave this to me at the 95 TRA Meeting and it s signed by him and
13. damn I m getting old next thing you know I ll be getting rid of my Sex Pistols albums and voting for Pat Buchannon Smashing the tape will feel almost as good as burning a VHS tape of Three s Company but not quite I ll have to work on that one Page 6 From The Net 6 Pack Has A New Web Site From Murry Mercier lt trsixer yahoo com gt Date Wednesday November 01 2000 3 24 PM Bruce FYI New 6 Pack web site www 6 pack org a much improved site Murry Date Tue 31 Oct 2000 23 01 02 0500 From Mike Brinker lt mike brinker mfasco com gt Subject 6 PACK org Website The 6 PACK club is pleased to announce our new home on the World Wide Web at www 6 pack org Our new website has a visitors area and a Members area The members area requires a User Name amp Password which will be published in our members quarterly Newsletter coming out in a couple of weeks Content for the web site is being added each week For the non members a sample newsletter will be posted in about a week in the visitors area of the site Spread the word Thanks Mike Brinker Tech Tips From Auto Restorer Magazine I ve subscribed to Auto Restorer magazine for the last few years and have to say it s the best small magazine I ve ever read on auto restoration and upkeep They are very good at keeping their articles an integer number of pages so they reproduce well say er if you were going to put them in a
14. e and celebrate the New Year To RSVP please either call or Email to Murry Mercier or Jim VanOrder Murry Mercier 614 888 0838 or TRsixer Yahoo com Jim VanOrder 740 967 2110 or vanorderj cham cor com Page 4 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 Late TR Guy tutes Of f zea Gri Late TRG uy Dec 2000 By Bruce Clough clough erinet com New Babe In The Woods I d like everyone to meet TCW103574UF 1979 TR7 FHC We picked it up last month This is a sister car to the green TR7 FHC we bought back in 1997 when Bishop Buick in Norton near Akron sold a bunch of cars they had in storage since the early 80 s Eq Pageant Blue FHC Wedged Between Ladders And Cheapie Lowes Lawnmower Unlike the lethargic green FHC with the automatic transmission this has the 5 speed making it a much sportier car The original owner has been kind to it fixing a bunch of items putting in a decent sound system while keeping it original and storing it in good garages It has only 10 000 miles on it and everything works including the A C Now we have two TR s for long trips that offer more protections than the TR4 a goal of mine over the last year The FHC is nice if you want to be driving all day in the sun and it s great in the rain it s also warm so the Page 5 A C better darn work I ve liked this car since first saw it at the TRF Summer Party in 1997 where was told to go buy
15. e it s ready to fall off don t know whom they re trying to kid removing the extension requires that the rear bearing slide off the main shaft not likely since the bearing is a force fit on the shaft One method is to use a big hammer and try to pound the extension off Big hammers and gears and bearings don t mix well instead made an Extension Removal Tool by welding 1 2 inch bolts perpendicular to the end of two threaded rods making a center by turning a point on a 3 8 inch bolt and drilling some holes in a 2 inch steel plate The next photo shows the tool in use The extension comes off easily as the nuts are tightened The TERA screw that holds the retaining plate is removed next The retaining plate fits in slots on the end of the countershaft and on the end of the reverse idler gear shaft This screw is usually difficult to remove and requires a very large Phillips screwdriver and much torque positioned the gearbox on end to get good leverage on the screw as shown in the following photo itis is now ii bedtime The spouse insists spend the neki two days being a congenial host to the in laws so stored the Page 11 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 Input Shaft Removal Tool from scrap pipe scrap angle 3 8 inch bolts and 1 2 inch threaded rods have about 25 pieces of threaded rod that were scraps from a church project about ten years ago hated to throw them away just kne
16. eedometer gear bearing with gear This bearing is an aluminum cylinder threaded on the end for attachment of the speedometer cable The first instinct is to grab the end with a pair of pliers and pull Bad idea Page 10 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 that will only smash the treads so that it will be impossible parts in a way that could remember where everything to attach a speedometer cable In most cases that won t goes be a problem since most speedometer cables are broken anyway For those who want a working speedometer the bearing can be removed undamaged using the following Tis now the day after Thanksgiving The in laws are gone procedure First attach a speedometer cable Next use the turkeys are picked clean the refrigerator is picked a large screwdriver with the tip positioned against the front clean the pantry is picked clean and the dog is hiding for lip of the cable nut to pry out the bearing See next photo fear he will be next Time to get back to the gearbox TTE before the spouse decides should help clean up the debris left by the in laws The next step is to remove the bolts at the front of the gearbox that retain the front cover the thing the throw out bearing sleeve slides over and the countershaft cover See next photo The covers can be pried off after the bolts have been removed The next step 12 is to remove the bolts and then 13 withdraw the extension housing lik
17. he peg bolt and washer 7 Withdraw the speedometer drive cable and pinion assembly 8 Using a ramp jack support the gearbox and remove the rear mounting platform attachment bolts and nuts 9 Remove the two mounting bolts and nuts Swing the steady strap forward and clear of the rear extension 10 Raise the gearbox and remove the mounting Lower the gearbox 11 Place a drip tray under the gearbox 12 Unscrew and remove the bolts 13 Withdraw the extension housing thrust washer and gasket Steps 1 2 3 8 9 10 amp 11 apply if the gearbox is still in the car My gearbox has been drained degreased and is setting on the workbench Number 4 is the first step have to do I have no ideal what a RG421 tool is made a Flange Retaining Tool something to keep the drive flange from turning when the mainshaft nut is removed by drilling a 3 8 inch hole in the end of a inch by 1 inch flat steel bar and loosely attaching it to the flange with a 3 8 inch bolt and using a second bolt to keep the flange from turning as shown in the following photo This bar also serves as a Flywheel Retaining Tool where it is attached to the flywheel with a clutch plate bolt After the mainshaft nut is removed the drive flange can be removed by tapping it lightly with a small hammer if it is too snug to slide off The next step is to remove the peg bolt holding the speedometer gear bearing no big deal Next one must remove the sp
18. ime to check the most probable culprit The usual thing that goes wrong with the gizmo is that the thermostat screws up This either is due to build up in the thermostat chamber keeping water from flowing or more likely the wax bulb inside the thermostat is on the fritz Good news bad news the fix is usually replacing just the thermostat but the bad news is it s no longer stocked Now you know why took the carbs off the yellow TR7 was Clairvoyant and knew needed a back up for the new TR7 FHC suppose should give the reader an inkling of just what the thermostat looks like Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter FASD T Stat Cute little devil isn t it memorize this picture in your mind and look for them at swap meets wwe treet we F Ha knew you d be curious The above is an exploded parts lay out of the FASD the below is what most TR7 owners want to do with it December 2000 Vol 2 11 Clough For Sale Department Hmm what do have around the garage I m tripping over These things are for sale or trade Heck maybe you have a TR7 gizmo need TR4 Transmission bought this from Doug Braden when thought ours was going south Now we don t need it and it s taking up space Good condition put that synchro first in the TR3 150 what paid for it Triumph Books I ve got a few books that haven t read in a while pronounced years that are rare and possi
19. is article thought it would be instructive to write down the 2 Take off the air filter box all the way Heave it to the side 3 Take off all the carb mounting nuts to both carbs another fun task since the bottom nuts are a amp H to get to 4 Disconnect about every damn tube wire hose and everything else on the right side of the engine 5 Pull the front carb off take it to the workbench calm down have a beer 6 As Mrs Fixit would say It s just that easy 7 Have another beer You will note that none of these steps are in the workshop manual in fact the FASD isn t really mentioned That s why I m here Okay so what is this thing Let s play operation Once you ve completed the religious experience of getting it off you ll see this sitting on your workbench Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 ENEE temp The connections are 1 Air From The Filter Box 2 FASD Output To Intake Manifold 3 Water Connections For Wax Thermostat 4 Electrical Connections For Fuel Heater 5 Where It Bolts To Front Carb All the FASD is is a little carb itself It only operates when the engine is cold When the engine is warm the thermostat inside shits it off Oh I m sorry a cheesy diagram is in order ENGINE CoD THERMOSTAT gt f TO mET T pire Box CEAARNT WATE AK Ince VALVE lt AIR VALVE Te T core bree LIT Bow Moel ou Few
20. member for The Election and for the more historically important event Buckeye TRIUMPHS British Invasion of the Corvette Corner in the new automobilia service station at the Quaker Steak and Lube on Polaris at l 71 We had a great turnout of members and we successfully reclaimed some of the rebel territory recently opened to the dining public by those Big Horsepower Detroit Iron Revolutionists with their plastic bodies We sure made a dent in their cache of chicken wings and we dropped a bit of our cash there too know we made a lasting impression on the staff Tuesday is an All the Wings you can Eat Nite and we kept them busy as we tried all of their spicy sauces We had no casualties just a few near misses as the bravehearts in the crowd tempted fate by sampling the ATOMIC wings was near ground zero but suffered no direct hit as the hot wings flew close by me I m glad to say they only winged me My teary eyes are on the mend but looking forward to a return engagement there with more of our car buffs and those gearheads who hung their cars up on the walls and ceilings to make room for us We agreed to move the December Social and Business meeting to a more sedate location and date since we have Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 a bunch of stuff that needs all of our attention and attendance So please come on out to the DONATO s PIZZA on Brice Rd at Livingston Ave on TUESDAY
21. opolis OH 43136 0584 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 BT Social Business Event Tuesday December 12th See inside for details
22. ssified ads for two months beyond that you ll have to ask for an extension FOR SALE 1973 Triumph TR6 Mimosa Yellow 84K Miles New Interior amp Under carriage Very Good Condition Runs Great 5 400 Contact John Szlag 614 297 7249 Now Taking TR6 Orders 1971 TR6 Due out of bodyshop in October Fresh signal red paint job black interior new carpet dash top refinished dashboard fiberglass front fenders This is a nice driver or could easily be for show 5500 00 1971 TR6 Due out of bodyshop next spring This will be racing green with a fresh light tan interior all new interior panels carpet Seats redone by TriTex Rebuilt engine by Eric Jones runs strong Factory hardtop overdrive new fenders new redlines on steel wheels new reflective stripe top NOS trim rings detailed engine all bumpers show quality replated no expense spared For show or concourse mid to upper teens New Triumph convertible tops by Crown TR4 4A TR250 TR6 TR7 8 Spitfire and Herald 185 00 in black or white continental grain vinyl Triumph TR6 black standard cut pile carpet set 135 00 Contact Doug Braden at PARTS PARTS PARTS Triumph and LBC parts available New Used amp NOS The Roadster Factory Moss amp Victoria Br items at discount prices Many common parts in stock Doug s Parts 614 878 6373 Braden 13 OSU edu_hittp Awww triumphparts com Page 14 Buckeye Triumph Club P O Box 584 Lith
23. submit your check for 20 00 payable to Buckeye TRIUMPHS and mail to PO Box 584 Lithopolis Ohio 43136 0584 Please include any updates for our data base PLEASE NOTE IF you joined the club after July 1 2000 then your Renewal Dues are only 10 00 for your first renewal As an explanation BT by laws established Calendar Year dues at 20 00 per family membership with full payment at initial membership The intent was to avoid monthly renewal tracking and bookkeeping efforts Members who joined after July 1 would be asked to pay only 10 at their first renewal Editor s Corner Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas Perhaps you remember the parts car that we drug home last summer As the days of summer grew shorter Kim kept reminding me about how promised that it would be gone Wellllll where it went was in the bushes elsewhere on the property out of sight out of mind This worked until fall happened Suddenly Rusty Rose has become quite visible again Oops Ryan heard Kim discussing this fact with me one day and heard her say well I ll just decorate it for Christmas Last week Ryan and a few of his friends did just that Here is the decoration that we now have in our front yard Thanks to our good friend Nelson for this picture It has become quite a hit at Granville High School So Un Granville got quite a belly laugh from it Thought you might as well doubt if this will be up
24. the green FHC by Darrell Floyd It was the only car to beat me in the Wedge class at the 97 Indy BCD where we parked side by side think this is the car I ll save for Bridgett rather than buying a 70 Newport with a slant 6 in it Well maybe 267 You Say hope everyone is a sick of the election as am As of this point 10 Nov I say let s everyone vote over and vote for Frank Ciboch for President of the USA Heck at least we d have cars Oh counted 267 election signs from Wilmington Pike to Washington Mill on OH 725 What a waste Wedge Tech Transition It s been my goal to move some of the high tech found in Wedge TR s to the older more antiquated Triumphs There are many choices here from the multi function turn signal switches that fail at the drop of a pin to the pop up headlamps to the gas trunk struts honorable mentions go to the CV joint on the driveshaft and the entire pollution control system The first system chose to retrofit was the audio system This is an actual TR7 AM FM Cassette rebuild and put in the TR4 tO 3 i Advanced Wedge Technology Pressed Into Helping An Older Brother The radio that was in the TR4 was a period AM FM tuner circa 1966 that had terrible FM multi path problems and very noisy AM reception Rather than spend 200 getting it rebuilt by one of those antique radio shops in Hemmings made up my mind to put a more modern radio in it Not just
25. val Tool using some scrap angle the plate from the Extension Removal Tool and more of those 1 inch threaded rods The threaded rods of the tool are held to the back of the gearbox housing using bolts through the angles welded to the end of the rods as shown in the following photo The bolts are those that normally attach the extension The mainshaft is pressed forward as the nuts of the tool are tightened It is only necessary to press the mainshaft forward about an inch to where the bearing is over a narrower part of the mainshaft The bearing can then be pried out of the gearbox housing using a large screwdriver as shown in the subsequent photo Once the bearing is free from the case it can be slid off the mainshaft The mainshaft can then be tilted up at the front and together with the gears removed through the top of the gearbox Next the reverse idler gear shaft and idler gear are removed Finally the countershaft gears can be slid out The easiest way to do this is to position the gearbox front down on the workbench Next remove the rear countershaft thrust washer using a pair of needle nose pliers Once this washer is removed there is enough clearance for the gears to slide out easily stored shafts with the gears and washers still in position so that will have no trouble determining which piece goes where The next step of the project is to examine each part for wear replace parts where required and then reassem
26. vy VALVE Fuse HEATER SoLEX z 77T Ss Fury Annne Smene Devce FasD aka Gizmo Okay so it s not the best artwork but what do you expect for free suppose you want to know how it works This is obvious to even the most casual observer Since both the air and fuel valves are open air and fuel will be sucked in at startup This mixture is much richer than what s coming from the carbs and provides the extra fuel to start a cold car The electric heater my guess is to assist the fuel vaporization When the engine warms up the FASD shifts off like thus Page 8 THERMOSTAT Pana fi F Ava TO gt eer gt pie Box AANT WAITZ Ae INLET VALVE lt Le lt lt TS CORB parce On Mali OLD Fvec TOTS p TAON VALVE iai cae SOLEX tzv 7 pee cae Fucey Auraaric menve Device FasD aka Gizmo Gotta love hand drawn diagrams in this era of computer graphics Anyway the function is rather simple The thermostat heats up with the coolant and forces both the fuel and air valves closed cutting off the choke function That s it Very simple So if it s so simple what goes wrong If you think your FASD isn t working the symptoms of which are either impossible starting when cold ain t working or idles way to fast when hot ain t shutting off then the first things to check before yanking it apart are all the fuel air water and electrical connections If those check out then it s t
27. w that I d find a use for them someday The next photo shows the tool in use The tool is attached to the shaft by tightening the bolts that press against a narrow part of the shaft behind the splines The input shaft is then pulled out as the rods are screwed in The subsequent photo shows the tool holding the input shaft after removal After the retaining plate is removed the countershaft can be removed to the rear by placing a long rod against the front of the countershaft and tapping gently with a small hammer as shown in the next two photos The next step is to remove the circlip on the main shaft to the rear of the center bearing using circlip pliers as shown in next photo er Once the countershaft is removed the countershaft gears drop to the bottom of the gearbox permitting the input shaft and main shaft to be removed The input shaft and front bearing are removed next through the front of the gearbox One way to accomplish this it to lightly tap a long punch positioned against the outer race of the front bearing from the inside of the gearbox Rather than doing this decided to make an Page 12 Buckeye Triumphs Newsletter December 2000 Vol 2 11 The mainshaft must now be pressed forward and off the center bearing One way to do this is to drive the shaft out of the bearing with a large hammer Again prefer to not pound shafts bearings and gears with a hammer So you guessed it made a Mainshaft Remo
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