George, I added the same exact parts as well as electronic ignition, in 10
years I have been stranded twice, my very first trip after frame-off to
Albany, N.Y. for VTR, after a 600 mile drive I lost the water pump pulley as
I pulled into the host hotel parking lot, and then last month 750 miles to
VTR S.E., I lost a u-joint (@ over 90mph), this was driver abush, not the
car. I have very strong opinions about these cars and the remarks made about
them, most failures are owner related and not auto related, preventive
maintence goes a long way. My last thought is, we all know old classic
Ford/Chevy etc, they never break-down do they, yea sure, ask the owners how
much time they spend on maintenance. "FT"
----- Original Message -----
From: Geo Hahn <geohahn@azstarnet.com>
To: TR <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 25, 1999 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: Curious...everybody's list of how to modernize...
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> Ken & Beth wrote:
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> > (what) would you change and in what order (from most likely to
> > leave you stranded to least)?
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> I'll tempt fate by saying this: My changes have been: modern tires,
spin-on
> oil filter, electric fan and an AM/FM cassette... nothing to increase
> reliability. In 22 years of driving TR3s I have never been stranded.
>
> Geo Hahn
> 59 TR3A
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