I've been driving my '4 for 7 years. Not daily, but often. And, I've yet to
encounter this problem. And, I've never talked to a TR4 owner who has
experienced it. Strange... Then again, what station do you keep on the radio?
"And to think, it all started with a tractor!"
Don Sforza dsforza@megahits.com KA1WV
1963 TR4 Connecticut Triumph Register CT16707L
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> From: token1@ridgecrest.ca.us
> To: Dsforza
> Subject: Re: Droopy TR-4 Motor
> Date: June 16, 1997 7:11 PM
>
> MR. Mike wrote:
>
> >Not meaning to ask stupid questions, but have you checked the
> >rear mount (at the tranny)? The slipstream tends to migrate
> >oil that way and the rubber will degrade quickly if you're not
> >careful about oil distribution (read leaks). The PO of
> >CT34831L had a similar problem (contact between fan and
> >radiator) which he griped about to me when he sold it, and
> >which I solved by replacing that piece. If it's shot, the
> >front two won't hold everything together for very long.
> >
> > -MM
>
> In both cases the rear mount looks good, but niether is new.
>
> As a side note, everone who has responded to me about this problem, with
> personal experiance, has referred to a NON Over Drive car. Both cars I
> am haveing the problem with are NON Over Drive vehicles. Could this be
> an afliction seen only in Over Drive challanged vehicles? Anyone ever
> seen this problem in an Over Drive equiped car?
>
> So Long,
>
> Darrell Leach, KD6LRC DM-15, Ridgecrest, Ca
> email: token@owens.ridgecrest.ca.us
> 1962 TR-4 (CT5368LO) Every Day
> 1962 TR-4 (CT13108L)
> 1965 Spitfire Mk.II
> 1967 Spitfire Mk.III (In work, lots of 1500 stuff)
> Keeper of the TR-4 List. Version 1.2 availible.
>
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