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Great day spent behind the wheel

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MadRiver

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Just had to put up a post about the day I spent with Greenie. First thing this morning I met a fellow Triumph owner I've been corresponding with to pick up four *perfect* ROstyle hubcaps that he was selling. He was a great guy, lives about a mile from me, and has a great TR3A. The weather was perfect -- warm and sunny -- and I of course set off in Greenie. From there, I met friends for lunch across town, and then hit the supermarket and the hardware store. I made a quick stop at home to top up the dashpots (which I had forgotten to do before setting out), and then went for a drive to visit some friends. Drove home as the sun was setting. Got some great comments from people througout the day.

Once home, I wasn't ready to stop playing Triumph, so I decided to finally tackle Greenie's low-note horn, which hasn't worked in the year I've owned the car. I removed the horn, and lo and behold, I discovered that the horn had been repainted at some point during Greenie's misspent youth, and the painter hadn't masked the connectors or sanded the off. No wonder it wasn't working! So, I sanded off a pretty thick coat of paint, and the low-note horn sprang to life!

All in all, a *perfect* day spent with the car, especially with the warmer than average day.

B.
 
I find the Lucas electrical wiring very rewarding to work on. It seems like every problem I've ever had could be easily solved by consulting the wiring diagram, and using a little common sense.

Adam H.
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1972 Triumph Spitfire.
 
Once again, it's the weekend and that means it's raining in New England. Sigh............
 
Rained yester, cloudy today...but I still took the 6 out for a run to get the water out of it(been sitting out in the rain all week).
 
Geez
If anything should be left out in the rain it should be one of the MGs. After all this is a Triumph forum. You have one heck of a motor pool to take care of.
 
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