Thought that I would reintroduce myself and let everyone know that I am still here although I dont take part of the discussion much. Charmaine and I (Michael)...
Hi Michael, Asunny day, the wind blowing through your hair, and the sound of the sports car going down the road. I just bought myself an old 1960 TR3 it's...
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Hey fellas, Remember me? I bought a electronic distributor for my spitfire about 2 months ago. I wrote in with an unusual noise… we went through some...
D~ I am guessing you shorted out the capacitor across the points. Vance ... From: PTOA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PTOA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of rkc_chef ...
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Jul 4, 2005 2:12 am
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Electronic distributor... the 'module' is inside the distributor. thanks for the reply Vance. Does your theory still hold? D~ ... points. ... Of ... we ... it...
Hi Mike, My name is Sandy. Tom and I have been members of the PTOA since about 1997. If you want to get Jazzed about driving that wonderful car ,this weekend...
I live 300 miles to the north in British Columbia............Try that drive in an afternoon! just kidding......I am good friends with Colleen W. and I always...
Michael, You have long been an inspiration to me. I remember when you had the Vitesse...I loved that car as you had it looking great! In fact it inspired me...
I just did this same thing on my 78 320i with an MSD coil; I was testing the compression and forgot to unplug the + and - wires. Always do that! My snap was...
ahh... that sounds like what I heard... snap/crackle/pop.. =;> no wait, that was breakfast. what is the procedure for testing the coil? I can go buy a new...
D~: No. It gets worse; The electronic module is toast. Electronics don't like 40,000 as a rule. =:-( Vance ... From: PTOA@yahoogroups.com...
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Jul 6, 2005 11:16 am
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D~: I suspect the coil is just fine. It is the electronics that drive the coil I am suspecting are gone. When the spark jumped from the coil to both the ground...
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Jul 7, 2005 4:01 am
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John: I am about a week away from it being drivable, although it will not be done at that point. I need to wire the dash and install the hood, and then it...
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Thanks Bruce, you have now inspired me, although I am a little worried about you having a GT6 as I have seen your other cars! It will probably be the best one...
Hi All, I just have to say; it's great to see all the knowledge it the group, and all the help being given. When I was looking for an old TR3, it was your...
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Jul 8, 2005 12:00 am
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1979 MGB wipers don't work. What circuit do we look into for a friend who does not have a schematic diagram. Thanks Sandy...
... The first things to check would be the motor and the switch. You can check the motor by hooking it up directly to a battery. Use a continuity tester for...
Hi Patrick, Thank you for the info. Charlie had checked the fuses,looked at the wiring which he said looked brittle. He couldn't get them to work before going...
Thank you for all your great advice on my ignition problems. I bought a replacement electronic distributor from BPNW. Unfortunately their vendor had...
Has anyone who is planning to attend the Concours Sunday received their confirmation? Sent mine in quite a while back and still have gotten no notification. ...
Hi, does anyone know where I could take my TR4A to have the carbs dialed in? I do not have the equipment or do I trust my limited knowledge to have a crack at...
Paul: You don't say which side of town you are on. If you are on the west side of PDX, then British Auto Works in North Plains can do the job ...
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Jul 18, 2005 12:09 am
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Vance, Firstly thank you for your reply. Unfortunatly I live in Hazeldell (N. Vancouver). Maybe someone else out there has a suggestion. Paul ... the ... the...
I received an email about this show. It's on Saturday the 30th at Portland Meadows. Here's a copy of the Word doc I received. ... Event Manager Car Toys, Inc. ...
That doesn't look like an automatic to me. -greg ________________________________ From: PTOA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PTOA@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
Guess we should introduce ourselves. We are Jack and Dee and were members of PTOA a number of years ago but dropped out because of conflicting work schedules....
Welcome! It's good to have you here. One of the biggest reasons I started this group was to give members who can't make it to the regular meetings a chance...