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5 minutes ago, neil mckay said:
J type overdrive gearbox problem. On occasions if I select reverse quickly the lever jams I reverse position but vehicle remains in forward gear. It can only be rectified by removing gaitor , metal housing and stick and levering over to LHS slot to slot to get back into neutral. Any ideas what is causing this problem please ?
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J type overdrive gearbox problem. On occasions if I select reverse quickly the lever jams I reverse position but vehicle remains in forward gear. It can only be rectified by removing gaitor , metal housing and stick and levering over to LHS slot to slot to get back into neutral. Any ideas what is causing this problem please ?
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I have pinking problem timing etc ok can any one advise me of any suitable octane boosters to try
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Higuys can anyone tell me the procédure to remove the gearbox and advise any snags must do replacements at the sand time
Cheers
Neil
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Higuys can anyone tell me the procédure to remove the gearbox and advise any snags must do replacements at the sand time
Cheers
Neil
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Higuys can anyone tell me the procédure to remove the gearbox and advise any snags must do replacements at the sand time
Cheers
Neil
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Hi I am running a 72 TR6 without overdrive. Can anybody tell me what would be involved if wanted to fit a box with overdrive ?
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Can anybody let me know what they think is a reasonable labour time for a garage to charge me to replace a water pump, change all coolant and heater hoses, replace thermostat and fan belt ?
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I'll give it a try !Not as nice as Castrol R but it has a nice smell... CVL is even better, I use CVL in my elan which has a much more stressed engine than my 6. Millers stuff definitely makes the cars run sweeter... For me anyway.
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Absolutely all the fuel injection parts were suupplied in a box in the boot!Neil
Please forgive me for stating it, but are you sure?
There are not many owners that would ditch injection in favour of Strombergs
Regards
Peter
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What like castrol R ?Millers VSP and 98 octane, runs nice... And smells good.
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Thanks PeterRedex will reduce octane.
http://www.more-powe...s-for-power.htm
Use it once every year or so to clean out carbon deposits.
Octane booster is only needed if your engine has too high compression for 97RON . I doubt the effective compression ratio on a twin carb engine needs more than 97RON and will probably be happy on 95. Unless the head has been skimmed.
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Thanks Austin think the engine is 150bhp CP series think i'll stick with the regular fuel and report back in a month or so.Hi Neil,
You haven't mentioned which TR6 you have bought. There were basically 3 variants - the CR and CP engines were generally for use outside of North America, and ran with the Lucas petrol injection system. The others ran carburettors and a very low compression ratio. If you have a North American car, you definitely do not need any fuel additives. If you have a CP or CR car, converted to carb's - well that's possibly a little more muddy. Others will probably have more definitive suggestions than I - but I am deeply suspicious of fuel additives that claim to effectively increase the octane rating of your fuel - and that is the only reason you would need an additive. The modern petrochemical industry produces fuel that contains a number of additional chemical additives. If the octane booster you propose to use contains the same additives that are already in the fuel, it will give you nothing. I think I would advise running straight fuel from a reputable garage and oil company. If the car runs well in all conditions, then run with it. If not - well another topic on the 'forum' might be in order! Good luck, let us know how you get on.
Austin
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Hi Just puchased a TR6 converted to unleaded and twin strombergs.Should I use octane additive or just plain redex as previous owner recommended ?
J type overdrive gearbox problem
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Thanks John , I'm fairly new to this forum , much appreciated