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Re: [TR] Hi-Torque starter

To: anabil007 <anabil007@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Hi-Torque starter
From: "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2016 21:19:26 -0500
Cc: TR3/6 <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Delivered-to: mharc@autox.team.net
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Don't know much about these but could there be a rubber anti-torque bushing s=
tarting to wear?  =20

Sent from my Altair 8800

On Aug 20, 2016, at 2:08 PM, anabil007 <anabil007@comcast.net> wrote:

Has been on Casper (1957 TR3) for many years, at least ten (10), still works=
 great.   But =E2=80=A6 you knew this was coming, while fiddling with the tu=
ning, I used the solenoid to =E2=80=9Cbump=E2=80=9D the engine, and I notice=
d the starter moved.  This could not be a good thing, but just loose bolt(s)=
  easy fix =E2=80=A6 not =E2=80=A6 all bolts were tight, two 9/16 mounting, a=
nd two 10mm case bolts, yep 10mm indeed. =20

So I can move the starter a small distance by hand, still starts car, no wei=
rd noise, not hot.   So =E2=80=A6 pull it and check everything, a real pain,=
 or just wait for it to fall off.

Thanks for the help



"Life is too short to drive boring cars"

Bill Pugh
1957 TR3 "Casper"=F0=9F=91=BB
TS16765L
Wallace, CA
anabil007@comcast.net=F0=9F=90=94


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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Don't know much about these but could t=
here be a rubber anti-torque bushing starting to wear? &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>S=
ent from my&nbsp;<span style=3D"background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A=
ltair 8800</span></div><div><br>On Aug 20, 2016, at 2:08 PM, anabil007 &lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:anabil007@comcast.net";>anabil007@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:=
<br><br></div><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html ch=
arset=3Dutf-8">Has been on Casper (1957 TR3) for many years, at least ten (1=
0), still works great. &nbsp; But =E2=80=A6 you knew this was coming, while f=
iddling with the tuning, I used the solenoid to =E2=80=9Cbump=E2=80=9D the e=
ngine, and I noticed the starter moved. &nbsp;This could not be a good thing=
, but just loose bolt(s) &nbsp;easy fix =E2=80=A6 not =E2=80=A6 all bolts we=
re tight, two 9/16 mounting, and two 10mm case bolts, yep 10mm indeed. &nbsp=
;<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">So I can move the star=
ter a small distance by hand, still starts car, no weird noise, not hot. &nb=
sp; So =E2=80=A6 pull it and check everything, a real pain, or just wait for=
 it to fall off.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">T=
hanks for the help</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""=
><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica;  font-style: norm=
al; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-=
height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text=
-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit=
-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-wo=
rd; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; " class=
=3D""><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; c=
olor: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant=
: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; o=
rphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none;=
 white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -we=
bkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webk=
it-text-stroke-width: 0px;  "><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-n=
bsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; " class=3D""><span c=
lass=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0=
, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font=
-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; te=
xt-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space:=
 normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-dec=
orations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-strok=
e-width: 0px;  "><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: spa=
ce; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; " class=3D"">"Life is too short t=
o drive boring cars"<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Bill Pugh<br class=3D"">19=
57 TR3 "Casper"=F0=9F=91=BB<br class=3D"">TS16765L<br class=3D"">Wallace, CA=
<br class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:anabil007@comcast.net"; class=3D"">anabil007=
@comcast.net</a>=F0=9F=90=94</div></span></div></span></div>
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