Listers,
Thanks for all the ideas and support... Life goes on.
I figured out how the raised little zit got there and beware it
could happen to you.
The Wednesday last I was out in the garage checking out the
leaking fuel pump fittings I was collecting parts for.... BTW
thanks to Michael Ferguson the fittings are replace with new
ferules and all is well. I had opened the bonnet from the
drivers side... it stayed in place... and assumed that the rod
had engaged. I walked away to get a tool and SLAM.
The oil can effect in the hood sheet metal is very big and the
momentum sprung the center of this big area against the
thermostat housing. Try pushing down on your bonnet. So make
sure you have the rod completely engaged.
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
My TR4 Restoration Web Site
http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn/Home.html
E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Brian Sanborn
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 3:37 PM
To: Triumph List
Subject: TR4 Bonnet Damage Problem - HELP!
Listers,
Need some experience and wisdom!
Thursday early evening and this morning I have been driving the
car for the first time since last Fall. During the winter I
changed my fan to a 6-bladed TR type and I balanced it with a
bike wheel balancer... used the TR balance pieces and all. The
result is the engine winds up through 4500 RPM real smooth. Last
year after the engine rebuild I re-installed the original 4-blade
big paddle fan.... it had a nick on one of the blades and must
have been way out of balance.... because I would get a lot of
vibration in the 3300 to 4200 range. I tended to shift before
3000-3500. The new fan as transformed the car into a real fast
rocket because I can now really floor the engine and let it wind
up before shifting.
Now the problem...
I returned this noon time after really wringing the car out on a
local back road.... to find an ugly dimple in the middle of my
bonnet just over the thermostat housing. It looks like a big zit
on an other wise beautiful smooth bonnet and paint job. I am in
mourning over this loss. What is going on here!!! There seems
to be more than a 1/2 inch of clearance between the bonnet and
the thermostat housing. The motor mounts are screwed down tight.
The engine does not move much (and not upward) when you let out
the clutch quickly against some wheel wedges.
Anybody seen this before?
Brian Sanborn
62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
My TR4 Restoration Web Site
http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn/Home.html
E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com
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