Hi Listers,
Just spent most of the day reorganizing my garage. It was badly needed, tools
everywhere and even if found, no room to work.
That was a secondary motive however. In one of my earlier posts, I had
mentioned that after getting the engine started (after a 25 year slumber) I
discovered that I would have to rebuild the head. When I bought the car it
came with LOTS of spares including new exhaust valves still packed in
pariffin. I new that they were there, somewhere, finding them was the hard
part. Naturally,I found them in the very last box.
Not only that, I have a spare head devoid of ancillaries, and other than being
rusty, appears to be in almost new conditon. So at this point I will shortly
send out both heads and all valves to a rebuilder, and let him choose what is
best.
Is there a way to add hardened valve seats to a TR3 head? If so, where do I
find parts?
Also, does someone offer a rebuild kit for a TR3 water pump? The bearings and
impeller are fine, I only need the seal and a rubber part refered to as the
"spinner".
Victoria British shows the seal available. However, neither they nor Moss
show the spinner available, and being somewhat new, I still haven't been able
to get a complete TR3 catalog from TRF as I have been told that it is out of
print.
Well that's it as far as an update.
Gary Bouffard
TS 58399
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