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Re: [TR] A flood of flukes

To: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>, TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] A flood of flukes
From: Frank Fisher <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2019 21:09:26 +0000 (UTC)
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 fluke number 4beading bends when re-attaching the front apron
fluke number 5last screw going into the captured nut finds the housing has =
broken loose.
fluke number 6=C2=A0scratched the paint taking the front off again.

btdtoh the pain
frank

    On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 02:04:25 PM PDT, TERRY SMITH <terryrs@comcas=
t.net> wrote: =20
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My wife had an old college roommate over for lunch on Sunday, so better par=
t of valor I made myself scarce with a 4 and a half hour aimless drive in t=
he TR3.=C2=A0 I should say four hours and twenty-eight minutes, because exa=
ctly two minutes from home the car lost all power.=C2=A0 No coughing, stumb=
ling, fluttering.=C2=A0 Just total power one minute, complete shutdown the =
next.=C2=A0=20





Towed it home with the loader, got it in the garage and went to work testin=
g.=C2=A0 No spark out of the plugs.=C2=A0 Good spark out of the coil.=C2=A0=
 Swapped the Pertronix unit out for points, engine started and car ran fine=
.=C2=A0 I think I'm done with electronic ignitions.=C2=A0 I very likely kil=
led the thing leaving the key on or somesuch idiocy to which I am prone.=C2=
=A0 Fluke number one.=C2=A0=20





Next I ran it up to temperature at high idle so I could check the mixture o=
ne last time, I noticed it was overheating.=C2=A0 There are no knocks, ratt=
les or grindings going on.=C2=A0 Oil pressure is steady and good.=C2=A0 Tes=
ted this twice, so I've either got a water pump or thermostat problem.=C2=
=A0 Fluke number two.=C2=A0=20




Happen to have a new spare water pump already so I thought to replace both =
the thermostat and pump while the coolant was already drained.=C2=A0=C2=A0 =
I got under the car to unscrew the plug from the radiator to let the water =
out.=C2=A0 Got the plug out, then noticed that not only the plug came out, =
but the threaded housing came out with it.=C2=A0 Apparently it's like a plu=
g within a plug, one threaded, the other weakly soldered it in.=C2=A0 This =
is one of the new radiators from one of the Big 3. Fluke number three.=C2=
=A0=20





Gadfrey.=C2=A0=20





Spent today pulling the valence and the radiator.=C2=A0 I'll take it to som=
e radiator place to have the plug housing brazed in instead of soldered.=C2=
=A0 At least getting at the water pump is going to be easier.=C2=A0=20





Terry Smith, '59 TR3A=C2=A0 TS 58667


New Hampshire







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        <div>fluke number 4</div><div>beading bends when re-attaching the f=
ront apron</div><div><br></div><div>fluke number 5</div><div>last screw goi=
ng into the captured nut finds the housing has broken loose.</div><div><br>=
</div><div>fluke number 6&nbsp;</div><div>scratched the paint taking the fr=
ont off again.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>btdt</div><div>oh th=
e pain</div><div><br></div><div>frank</div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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                    On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 02:04:25 PM PDT, TERRY SMITH=
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<div><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;co=
lor:rgb(51, 51, 51);">My wife had an old college roommate over for lunch on=
 Sunday, so better part of valor I made myself scarce with a 4 and a half h=
our aimless drive in the TR3.&nbsp; I should say four hours and twenty-eigh=
t minutes, because exactly two minutes from home the car lost all power.&nb=
sp; No coughing, stumbling, fluttering.&nbsp; Just total power one minute, =
complete shutdown the next.&nbsp; <br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-f=
amily:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=
=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 5=
1, 51);">Towed it home with the loader, got it in the garage and went to wo=
rk testing.&nbsp; No spark out of the plugs.&nbsp; Good spark out of the co=
il.&nbsp; Swapped the Pertronix unit out for points, engine started and car=
 ran fine.&nbsp; I think I'm done with electronic ignitions.&nbsp; I very l=
ikely killed the thing leaving the key on or somesuch idiocy to which I am =
prone.&nbsp; Fluke number one.&nbsp; <br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;fon=
t-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p st=
yle=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51=
, 51, 51);">Next I ran it up to temperature at high idle so I could check t=
he mixture one last time, I noticed it was overheating.&nbsp; There are no =
knocks, rattles or grindings going on.&nbsp; Oil pressure is steady and goo=
d.&nbsp; Tested this twice, so I've either got a water pump or thermostat p=
roblem.&nbsp; Fluke number two.&nbsp; </p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-f=
amily:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=
=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 5=
1, 51);">Happen to have a new spare water pump already so I thought to repl=
ace both the thermostat and pump while the coolant was already drained.&nbs=
p;&nbsp; I got under the car to unscrew the plug from the radiator to let t=
he water out.&nbsp; Got the plug out, then noticed that not only the plug c=
ame out, but the threaded housing came out with it.&nbsp; Apparently it's l=
ike a plug within a plug, one threaded, the other weakly soldered it in.&nb=
sp; This is one of the new radiators from one of the Big 3. Fluke number th=
ree.&nbsp; <br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial,=
 sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font=
-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);">Gadfrey.&nbsp;=
 <br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-seri=
f;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:he=
lvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);">Spent today pulling the =
valence and the radiator.&nbsp; I'll take it to some radiator place to have=
 the plug housing brazed in instead of soldered.&nbsp; At least getting at =
the water pump is going to be easier.&nbsp; <br></p><p style=3D"font-size:1=
2pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></=
p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color=
:rgb(51, 51, 51);">Terry Smith, '59 TR3A&nbsp; TS 58667<br></p><p style=3D"=
font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 5=
1);">New Hampshire<br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica,=
 arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p><p style=3D"font-size:12=
pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(51, 51, 51);"><br></p=
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