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Re: [Fot] Uncle Jack's Competition Manual

To: "Tim Murphy" <timmurph@fastbytes.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] Uncle Jack's Competition Manual
From: "Kas Kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:01:50 -0700
I'm in the midst of outlining another multi page missive and will include 
the rear seal stuff an also about allowing the engine to vent properly. You 
really do not need to have an oil shower coming from everywhere on the 
engine.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Murphy" <timmurph@fastbytes.com>
To: <Group44TR7@aol.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Uncle Jack's Competition Manual


> Earlier this year when I was replacing the sleeves and pistons in the TR4 
> vintage racers engine Jack sent me his "Jack Drews Tips for Engine 
> Assembly".  It was very useful, to say the least, and was my guide for the 
> "rebuild".  I don't know how widely Jack distributed this.  I did some 
> additions and editing to clarify for my own use.  I also had one addition 
> on installing the distributor to the oil pump drive that Jack had 
> mentioned.
>    If there is interest in Cary's proposal, this document may make a good 
> starting point.  I was also talking to Kas at Watkins Glen about 
> installing the stock rear seal on the TR motor and Kas mentioned that he 
> hadn't put that in his books and maybe should have.  I'm sure there are 
> other things that could be added to a "FOT Competition Manual".  As I'm 
> still learning about the TR4 motor, I for one would like to see this 
> happen.
>
> Tim
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Group44TR7@aol.com>
> To: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 5:01 AM
> Subject: [Fot] Uncle Jack's Competition Manual
>
>
>> Amici
>>
>>        For many years, Uncle Jack  was the custodian so to speak of the
>> Coors TR3. It was moved to  a mini-storage near Jacks many years ago with 
>> good
>> intentions on  my part, but nothing really happened until this past 
>> winter when I
>> finally said  lets get this done. Over the years that the car sat in
>> mini-storage, Jack and I  had many occassions to talk about TR3s.
>>
>>        One of things that I so  appreciated about Jack was his knowledge 
>> of
>> Triumphs. With his untimely passing  away, also went away from us a lot 
>> of
>> experience and knowledge. I use to  half-jokingly, half-serious ask Jack 
>> when I
>> could get an advance copy  of his forthcoming Triumph Competition Manual.
>>
>>        There is extensive  coverage in Kas's competition manual, but I
>> realized in talking with Uncle  Jack that there was a lot of experience 
>> and
>> knowledge that Jack so unselfishly  shared with anyone who asked that was 
>> not covered
>> in the competition manual. It  clear from the dialog on this "blog" that 
>> many
>> of you also possess important  experience and knowledge that would be 
>> helpful
>> to current and future Triumph  owners/racers.
>>
>>        So I put forward for  consideration the concept of FOT expanding 
>> upon
>> Kas's original competition  manual with an online manuals that FOT works
>> together to build. If we are only  the temporary custodians of our cars, 
>> then we
>> need to pass along to others the  knowledge with how to repair and 
>> maintain
>> them.
>>
>> Cary
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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