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Keep us appraised Chris, I'll be going over in just over 3 weeks for my annual pilgrimage, in My 1993 RX-7 though ! Very tempted to take the TR6 one day soon.
Martyn.
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Evening all.
Been a while since I've posted, and still yet to get to my first TR meet, need to make the car reliable enough to get there first !
So, problem, every now and again the ignition dies. Just goes, and I roll to a halt. Leave it a minute or so, starts straight off, and off I go again. Or I open the bonnet, waggle the connections, and off we go. Thought process deduces that I have a bad connection or even a bad earth, so I will go through the system next and have a look.
Before I do though, a question. I have a Lumenition setup that all came on the car when I bought it, and there seems to be a stray wire, as shown by 'A' in the photos. Anyone have an idea if this should be connected to anything, such as the -ve or +ve of the solenoid ? Stab in the dark I know, but thought I'd ask. Best sort it as I've sold my regular transport now, the TR6 is my daily drive.
Cheers !!
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Right, OK, went to Bristol......(had checked the pipes in the footwells and they seemed nicely intact before I left)
Trip down fine with the roof down, bar the numb fingers through my driving gloves when I got there. Pulled strongly at 70 on the M4 though.
Parked up on level ground, under a tree unfortunately but beggars can't be choosers in Bristol. Came back to the car the next afternoon (it had chucked it down) and again, quite a bit of water in the passenger footwell. Staining also on the inside of the roof, I am pretty certain now that the material is just letting water straight through it.
What about proofing ? There are several products available to waterproof your roof, anyone tried any ?
It would be a shame to bin a good-fitting roof that keeps the car quiet and warm if I can't re-proof it.
Cheers all,
Mart.
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Hey guys.
Chris at TRGB is sending me a headlining rubber for the windscreen if it's that (rain has been horizontal recently), and he also suggested the drain tubes which I will check out this weekend. Also driving it to Bristol (in what looks like rain) Friday so wish me luck !
Cheers for your help.
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So I took my Dad out for a drive at last, show him how superior my TR6 is against his old MG (frankly just wanted him to know I hadn't bought a pup), and we got back, and I said I'd show him the engine. "Pull that lever there Dad, give it a tug as it sticks a bit"........
So he turns round to me with the handle in his hand as he was obviously superman in a previous life. The cable hasn't snapped, just the handle come off the cable, so fortunately (phew) I can still open the bonnet with a pair of pliers on the cable.
Fixing advice ? Can the handle successfully be crimped back onto the cable or is it just a damn sight easier to replace the whole cable and handle ?
Cheers,
Mart.
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Hi Andy.
Recently bought a 6 from TRGB, dealth with Chris, absolute top man. I went there for two hours and drove 4 TR6s and also the white TR4 you mention. It's a bit tatty in that it will never be a concours car, but it drove and stopped very well, no smoke, good oil pressure. I was almost in love with the shape and very tempted, but frankly as the classic was to be my everyday drive I opted for the TR6 as it would be cheaper to run overall, the panels for TR4s are damn expensive alone. I certainly would have picked the TR4 above some of the TR6s I saw though.
For a bit of peace of mind too, the fanbelt on my '6 started to delaminate when I got it home, so TRGB just sent me out a new one which arrived the next day. They're also providing me with a new windscreen when they find a decent one as my current one has polarized a bit, and Chris also gave me some metal clips for my hood for when the plastic ones break and even a few more for my Dad's MG too !
Good service and people you can trust I reckon, if the car was bad they would step up and sort it, most people with old cars are part of the forums and word of mouth speaks volumes, to act any differently would jeopardise their business.
Now I'm off to phone Chris for some commission !
Good luck with your purchase.
Mart.
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Gents, there is nothing better than joining a forum where everyone dives in to help everyone else, thank you so much for your guidance.
Sunday morning (so it wasn't me in Amersham), I disconnected the fuel pipe from the carbs and we were definitely getting fuel delivery when I turned the engine over. Next, pulled a spark plug and no spark whatsoever when turning over. Had a good look around the ignition circuits and wiring, Lumenition box doing something or other, then noticed the damn earth had come of the solenoid. Such a ridiculous oversight I thought something else must be up but I turned her on the key and after a little fight she started up, huge smile on my chops. After a little run she was as smooth as anything, still running at 1/4 temp, 1000rpm idle but happy to cruise in o/d at 85.
But now I'm realising what owning a convertible means. When I opened the car up on Sunday to work on it I was greeted by two ducks and a fish such was the water inside. The hood is meant to be new, but I could see wet areas inside on the hood and the footwell carpets and soundproofing were sodden. They are now hanging in the rafters of my garage over buckets and the TR6 has been moved into the garage. Fortunately my next door neighbour had some tea-bag-sized bags of the silica they use when you buy new shoes, so that's soaking up most of the moisture that's left I hope.
Any advice over hoods ? Are we able to proof them later in their life, like you do with a breathable coat ? I'll have to take the seats out and sort the rust and paint the flooring when we have better weather, I might just leave it with no carpets in it.
Cheers once again, Mart.
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Cheers Gents.
Fuel pump is not transparent and has 'made in Canada' stamped on the top. Chris suggested the plunger on the pump but it doesn't have one. Fuel filter seems to be full of fuel.
Will update you after I have a play at the weekend.
Cheers.
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Hey all, hope you're good.
OK, so I got my TR6 from Chris at TRGB a couple of weeks ago, did the 40 miles back plus another 80 on top that first night, car hasn't started since. When I got home it was low on fuel, and I parked it on my drive tail down nose up as there is a gradient.
Didn't start the next day, hasn't since. Last weekend pushed it up the road (blown away how heavy she is !), turned it round and rolled back down the slight hill, trying to bump start it. I think there may have been one cough, but no joy (not a good gradient). Parked it nose down this time. Since then I've topped up the petrol and been turning the engine over daily, with a booster sometimes (although it cranks fine on the battery), with no joy at all. What have I done ? Dragged up some cr@p from the bottom of the engine ? Got some sort of airlock in my fuel feed ? It's a US Import but I think all the EGR stuff has been removed when it was restored and made RHD, twin SUs, some form of engine mod as it's quite powerful, does run with an idle of 1000rpm though.
This weekend I shall disconnect the fuel feed to the carbs and see if fuel is pumping (although I haven't been smelling any), pending that result I'll decide what's next.
To reflect honestly on Chris and TRGB tough they have been excellent, it would just be nice to start of where I mean to continue and fix it myself, especially as it will be my daily drive (I work from home).
Second thing was the water temp gauge, on the whole journey home and around afterwards it went up to 1/4 on the gauge in what I expect is a normal fashion but never went above it. Gauge correction or thermostat issue ? Don't want the engine running too cold.
As ever, thanks in advance guys, can't wait to see some of you so you can show me round my car !!!
Martyn.
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Mart
How do you get away with that small number plate on the Mazda?
Wyn
Luck and an easy throttle pedal whenever I spot the plod !
On the way to Germany though I have to pay most of the petrol stations 'up front' as their cameras can't read the plate.
Used to have one of the same size on my GT-Four too. I always carry a regular sized one in the boot for the 'I've just been to a show and forgot to change it' quote.
Mart.
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OK, so surprise surprise, Chris at TRGB called me today and the car is ready, well before I expected it to be, excellent !
I called Sue at Towergate whilst I was walking the dog, and not much after that I had a comprehensive policy, unlimited mileage for a 35 year old living in Milton Keynes, car doesn't have to be garaged for the policy, all the usual Homestart breakdown and foreign cover, £261. Not bad, quite a bit more than some of you are paying but it is unlimited (The 6 will be my daily drive, when I have to drive anywhere that is).
Mailed Peter S Taylor, they came back with £105 w/o breakdown for limited miles of 3000.
Didn't get a chance to call Adrian Flux or Footman James as I was in a rush to go and collect the car.
I left TRGB in the car as the sun was going down, wrapped in scarf and hat with the roof down, and drove the hour home. I'm impressed I've had the reservation to only empty half a tank of petrol so far :-D
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Hi Mart hope your new car meets all your expectations i know mine did (ex us71) but now injected any help i can give please ring me 01844 208508 (near thame) why not give rosy pugh a ring shes the secretary of the chiltern tr group 01865 891078 we meet in the coach &horses at chislehampton be nice to see you there Regards Bob
I look forward to meeting up with you guys but unfortunately not then as I don't get the car until the day after ! Can't wait to start learning about the car !
I will also report back on my insurance findings, I'm tempted to see if I can get a two-car policy as my other steed is a modified 1993 Mazda RX-7 Type R2 that I take to the Nurburgring every July.
Mart.
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I'm also a very satisfied Towergate customer. If you are a TR Register member you will find the TR policy difficult to beat. See Towergate Insurance discussion link
Excellent, found the link not long after posting (d'oh), thanks anyway Gents. Will call them shortly.
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I tried pretty much everything that was on the market at the end of the '60s in terms of additives - as in looking to achieve that split-second faster gearchange and/or overdrive engagement.
The swinging 60s eh ? You talking about the cars or yourself ??!!! ;-p
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Bonjour all, just joined this forum as I've bought a 1973 (yeah, wanted tax exempt but it's such a nice car) Ex-US French Blue TR6 with twin carbs from Chris at TRGB.
Bristling with questions but the main one has to be has anyone got any contact details for the above insurers ? Adrian Flux is no problem but some of the others may be. Picking the car up tail end of next week... :-D
Mart.
Deformed head on Gear box filler plug.
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Slightly off topic, and a basic request for some help please !
My gearbox / clutch is making some intresting noises. A ticking sound when the clutch is depressed, but now I'm also getting some noises when the clutch is not engaged and the car is not in gear. When in gear and motoring it is fine.
I'd like to check the gearbox oil. Where's the filler, and is there a dipstick type device ? Is there somewhere I can go (web) that gives me an idea of some of the simpler TR6 tasks ?
Please excuse my naivety.
Cheers. :-)