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Re: [TR] rope trick thingy

To: Paul Dorsey <dorpaul1@gmail.com>, Triumph list Team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] rope trick thingy
From: Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2019 13:09:47 -0500
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The =E2=80=9Crope trick=E2=80=9D is for emergencies, when you just can=E2=
=80=99t get the head off any other way.  In that case, chances are good tha=
t the liners are so stuck they don=E2=80=99t need to be retained.  But also=
, IMO, if it=E2=80=99s that bad, it=E2=80=99s time to pull the liners anywa=
y (in which case they don=E2=80=99t need to be retained either).

I=E2=80=99ve taken apart some pretty sad TR3 motors, and never had to resor=
t to the =E2=80=9Crope trick=E2=80=9D.  Getting the head off a Stag or TR7 =
can be a real challenge, but the TR3 has never been a problem for me.

- Randall

From: Paul Dorsey
Sent: Monday, September 2, 2019 9:38 PM
To: Me; Triumph list Team.net
Subject: [TR] rope trick thingy

Is the rope trick the thing where you put the rope in the cylinder down the=
 spark=C2=A0 plug hole and then turn the engine so that the piston breaks t=
he head gasket seal?=C2=A0 I thought someone said not to turn over the engi=
ne?


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ss=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal>The =E2=80=9Crope trick=E2=80=9D is =
for emergencies, when you just can=E2=80=99t get the head off any other way=
.=C2=A0 In that case, chances are good that the liners are so stuck they do=
n=E2=80=99t need to be retained.=C2=A0 But also, IMO, if it=E2=80=99s that =
bad, it=E2=80=99s time to pull the liners anyway (in which case they don=E2=
=80=99t need to be retained either).</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o=
:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>I=E2=80=99ve taken apart some pretty sad TR3 mo=
tors, and never had to resort to the =E2=80=9Crope trick=E2=80=9D. =C2=A0Ge=
tting the head off a Stag or TR7 can be a real challenge, but the TR3 has n=
ever been a problem for me.</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p=
 class=3DMsoNormal>- Randall</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><=
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ne;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href=3D"mailto:dorpaul1@gmail.com";>Paul Dor=
sey</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, September 2, 2019 9:38 PM<br><b>To: </b><a =
href=3D"mailto:dorpaul1@gmail.com";>Me</a>; <a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox=
.team.net">Triumph list Team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[TR] rope trick thi=
ngy</p></div><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal=
>Is the rope trick the thing where you put the rope in the cylinder down th=
e spark&nbsp; plug hole and then turn the engine so that the piston breaks =
the head gasket seal?&nbsp; I thought someone said not to turn over the eng=
ine?</p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div></body></html>=

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