Hello Listers,
I got a freebie from a guy in April of 2000 that had been sitting in his
yard since 1981. I heard about it from a third party and didn't really
expect to find a TR6 when I got there. He bought it from a dealer with
every intention of fixing it up but never did get around to it. Car was
in the mud over the frame. Took it out of the mud using a flatbed. Once
the rear wheels freed up from dragging it on the street, I stuck it in
gear and the engine turned. After I got it home I checked the oil and
sniffed the gas. Gas didn't really smell dead - he might have added some
prior to me showing up. Reconnected rotted fuel line at the carbs, a
little starting fluid and had it started in 10 minutes with 60 to 70 lbs
of oil pressure. A little leaking from the carbs but really ran well for
the circumstances. This engine, whose number surprisingly enough is only
7 digits from the original, is going into my driver. This car was
terribly rotted but it was amazing how easily most of the bolts were
removed.
Happy motoring,
Jay Welch
Abington, MA
1971 TR6 project and 1973 TR6 driver coming out of a coma soon
Member "Cape Cod British Car Club"
http://clubs.hemmings.com/capecodbritish/
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Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 20:59:32 -0500
From: David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>
Subject: First Start of the Year - TR6
Message text written by Kevin & Deana Brown
>Fired up my old '74 TR6 autocross car for the first time since last
summer. First I drained the old gas (by just hooking a piece of fuel
hose on the steel line going in to the carbs and pumping the fuel pump
by hand I was able to syphon it out) and poured in new gas. I then
pumped the fuel pump by hand to prime the carbs. While doing this I saw
fuel squirting out the overflow of the rear carb; however, I was able to
fix that by tapping on the side of the float bowel with a hammer. I
then dropped in a battery and after less than 10 seconds of cranking the
car started and was running great. The brakes, clutch and everything
else seemed to work.<
Big deal! In November of 1998 I parked my 71 TR6 in a horse barn
(ex-horse
barn) with a full tank and pulled the battery lead. In July of 1999 I
reconnected the battery and fired it up and with only an oil change I
then
drove it 4,000 miles to Portland Maine and back for the VTR.
These cares are greatly under-rated in terms of reliability. Enjoy your
drive, that's why they were built.
Dave Massey
St. Louis, MO USA
57 TR3
71 TR6
80 TR8
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