There's a fine line between a wee bit daft and off to the institution with
you :-) Anyway, probability is that the cable snapped on your TACand
speedometer from lack of lubrication - or it may have rounded out where it
goes into the back of the TAC - had that happen with my speedometer cable.
Easy enough to check out.
Did you check the heater control valve under the hood to make sure it was
open?
Glad you made it back and welcome to the proud brother/sisterhood
(personhood?) of TR3 owners - the ones with the chattering teeth.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: D. Michael Scott <dms@snip.net>
To: Stephen P. <sppchicago@excite.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: At Last... (longish)
>
> That's the Spirit I like Stephen!!! You gotta be a wee bit daft to join
the LBC
> club, and lovin' every minute!! Glad you survived a winter Fargo in a
TR3A -
> sounds surreal and d*** frigid! Best of luck with your new vehicle!!
> D. Michael/TR6
>
> "Stephen P." wrote:
>
> > Well, on Friday, I bought a one-way airplane ticket to Duluth, MN (a
very
> > expensive ticket, I might add) to purchase a 1958 TR3A. I then drove
the
> > car back to suburban Chicago on Saturday, an approximately 537 mile,
10-hour
> > trip (approximate because the odometer is non- functioning; the mileage
> > estimate is from mapblast.com). The owner was wonderful to work with.
Even
> > though I brought some of my own tools, he insisted on giving some extra
> > tools, and went out that morning to buy a jack just in case I had a flat
> > tire on the drive back. He owned the car for six years, having bought
the
> > car from a fellow in New York state who had owned the car for about 13
> > years.
> >
> > The car is mostly original. The body work is acceptable, but a lot of
> > misaligned panels - particularly one side of the bonnet where it meets
the
> > fender. Someone along the way did a very amateur paint job and it shows
on
> > (less than five feet) inspection. The interior is in very good shape as
is
> > the top.
> >
> > The car ran fine during the drive except the tachometer started
chattering
> > and squealing as soon as I got on the highway and then gave out. This
> > really scared me, because my first thought was the transmission was
giving
> > out. But I reached under the dash, felt for the tach cable, and felt
the
> > vibration. (Any ideas on the problem?)
> >
> > Actually, in addition to the tachometer, the speedometer, gas gauge,
etc.
> > don't work either which made the trip a little more challenging, but a
lot
> > of fun. The hand brake kind of works, but hte seeler provided me with a
> > wood block that works quite well.
> >
> > The worst part, was the heater didn't work. I thought I was prepared
for
> > the drive with a heavy coat, gloves and a head band to cover my ears,
but it
> > was d*** cold. Gas stations doubled as heat warming centers for me. It
> > took me an hour to warm up once I got home. My face is still red a day
> > later from frostbite (I think). Bear in mind this is past the middle of
> > November in Duluth and Northern Wisconsin, yet here I am driving an LBC.
> > Cold, but no snow or ice.
> >
> > I have benefitted from much of the advice on this list and will now rely
on
> > it a lot more. I want to thank everyone in advance for any help I get
from
> > lurking or posting, and I will try to post anything I learn in my
> > adventures.
> >
> > Steve Peca
> > Wheaton, Illinois
> > 1958 TR3A - TS23867L
> >
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>
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