PS: I forgot to mention the engine on this car was supposedly rebuilt 14,000
miles ago.
On 5/1/02 9:07 PM, "John" <jhardt@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm new to this list and relatively new to Triumphs. First a quick intro:
> 18 years ago my first car was a '69 TR6. I owned the car long enough to
> catch the bug and was lucky that it required only basic maintenance.
> Unfortunately, after having the car for about a year I was forced to sell
> for financial reasons. This month I've finally taken the plunge and
> acquired my second TR6 (a '73). As a proud new owner I expected maintenance
> to be part of the fun. But I didn't expect to be faced with a major repair
> only two weeks after my purchase. Which brings me to my question...
>
> Yesterday while driving near my home the engine started making a loud
> rattling sound. Upon stopping at the next intersection, the car died and
> wouldn't restart. After a few seconds of cranking (bad move, I know) there
> was a "pop" and a puff of blue smoke came out of the breather cap.
>
> I've removed the head cover and discovered that one of the rocker arms has
> snapped. Also, the valve stem is broken with half the stem laying under the
> head cover and the rest down in the cylinder. The spring for the same valve
> is also broken.
>
> My question is whether you guys think this is a repair that a newbie should
> undertake himself? If it can be described as relatively simple, but time
> consuming (a weekend or two) I'm inclined to give it a shot. But if there
> is some hidden "gotcha" that I could screw up I may let my local mechanic
> take car of this one. What do you guys think? Any words of caution or
> advice would be appreciated.
>
> John
> Dublin, Ohio
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