Greg,
You may want to give Ken Gillanders a call at British Frame & Engine (626)
443-0939 or email bfekeng@aol.com .
He sells better quality bearings, springs and pretty much whatever else you
could use for the TR2-6 (emphasis is on the TR2-4). He has some special
suppliers back in UK for a lot of things that you just can't find easily
over here.
No financial interest or anything, just a great guy who knows a TON about
these cars and engines and has lots of alternative items to the "big three".
Dave Moag
77 Spitfire
62 TR3B
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Solow <gregmogdoc@surfnetusa.com>
> To: TeriAnn Wakeman <twakeman@cruzers.com>; Morgans@autox.team.net
> <Morgans@autox.team.net>; Triumphs@autox.team.net
> <Triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 8:18 PM
> Subject: Poor quality reproduction parts
>
>
> We are assembling a cylinder head for a customer with a TR-4
> engined Morgan
> +4. We had to replace the valve springs. The new springs
> which we got from
> Moss Motors only give 60# of pressure with valves on the seat
> at the correct
> installed hight. If you don't have 80 to 85# on the seat, I know from
> experience that the exhaust valves will burn in about 12,000
> miles. TRF is
> out of stock. I don't know about Victoria British, I suppose
> we will try
> them next. Racing springs are 50% stronger and will work,
> but I feel that
> they will accelerated wear because of the added loading.
> Every time we
> complain to Moss their reaction is always that "we don't get
> complaints from
> anyone but you" or people don't drive their cars enough miles
> for it to make
> any difference" The only way we are going to start getting
> consistently go
> quality parts is to complain loud, clear and offen, whenever it is
> warranted.
>
> Regards, Greg Solow
>
> The Engine Room
>
> Santa Cruz, Ca.
>
>
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