I agree, especially the checking the liner height part.
This is very critical, especially with the steel gasket.
Also check for clearance on top of the water pump housing under the
head. If it's hitting, the head won't clamp down good.
It shouldn't be necessary to add wire in order to get a good seal,
something is wrong..
HTH
Glen
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony and Annie Garmey <horizonracing@msn.com>
To: budscars@comcast.net; emanteno@gmail.com; kenmun@aol.com
Cc: fot@autox.team.net
Sent: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 4:27 pm
Subject: Re: [Fot] tr3 over heating
since the heads off............pressure test it, check the liner height
and
fit a"new" shim gasket.
make sure the block to head surface is clean clean clean !
good luck
Tony
> From: budscars@comcast.net
> To: emanteno@gmail.com; KENMUN@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:49:31 -0700
> CC: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Fot] tr3 over heating
>
> It sounds like a head gasket to me...sometimes it takes very close
> inspection of the gasket..look for dark tracks where the water may
have
> leaked under/over the gasket without actually burning the gasket.
> Racer Bud
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Irv Korey" <emanteno@gmail.com>
> To: <KENMUN@aol.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] tr3 over heating
>
>
> > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 2:36 PM, <KENMUN@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >> during the last race at sebring in feb the tr3 got very hot very
fast
> >> after
> >> a couple laps. when i checked there was very little coolant left
and the
> >> #4 plug was wet.
> >
> >
> >
> > When this happened at Road America in Jim Hill's TR6, it was a head
gasket
> > leaking into the water jacket, heating and pressuring the cooling
system.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Irv Korey
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