since the heads off............pressure test it, check the liner height and
fit a"new" shim gasket.
make sure the block to head surface is clean clean clean !
good luck
Tony
> From: budscars@comcast.net
> To: emanteno@gmail.com; KENMUN@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:49:31 -0700
> CC: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] tr3 over heating
>
> It sounds like a head gasket to me...sometimes it takes very close
> inspection of the gasket..look for dark tracks where the water may have
> leaked under/over the gasket without actually burning the gasket.
> Racer Bud
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Irv Korey" <emanteno@gmail.com>
> To: <KENMUN@aol.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] tr3 over heating
>
>
> > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 2:36 PM, <KENMUN@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> during the last race at sebring in feb the tr3 got very hot very fast
> >> after
> >> a couple laps. when i checked there was very little coolant left and the
> >> #4 plug was wet.
> >
> >
> >
> > When this happened at Road America in Jim Hill's TR6, it was a head
gasket
> > leaking into the water jacket, heating and pressuring the cooling system.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Irv Korey
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