Carl
With regard to the build date of your TR4, mine was completed on
November 13th 1963, and has chassis number CT 272216 L, so your's is
older than mine by about 4890 cars. Mine's body number is 27380/CT.&
engine was CT 26894-E (now CT25553E -replaced when in the USA) The first
car built in 1963 is allegedly chassis number 18605 (according to Bill
Piggot's book) so that makes 8611 cars built up to Nov 13th 1963 - I
guess yours was built about June 1963 (strikes permitting) . The
Heritage certificate will tell you !!
Cheers
Brian Johnson (UK)
1963 TR4 AFP 503A (UK) / IZS 733(USA) - CT27216-L (now not L but O )
1954 TR2 46 BHX TS554-O UK Car in pieces
1989 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLI - Eurobox but it goes !
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CarlSereda@aol.com wrote:
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> thanks Pete,
> your answer makes good sense to me ... BTW when I measured the oil pump back
> in '74 (when I was 18) it was pretty much the same as today (and I lapped
> plate back then and now). Someone else wrote that their manual specified you
> can expect 200,000 miles of use on them so I may have 50 to 70K left!- if I
> could get the hardened guts I think I would change it now though.
> The .020 I measured was when I took the outer and inner rotor out of the
> casing (but kept together) and measured clearance between inner and outer
> rotor as you would while it's in the pump casing. When the inner rotor shaft
> is in place inside the case it holds it in a centered position but when you
> pull it out there is more slop (hence larger gap reading). It probably is an
> irrelevant measurement as all the books I read say you should measure the
> inner to outer rotor clearances while they are in the casing.
> Carl
> '64 TR4 since '74 (you certainly got me beat on the '63 since '63 tagline!)
> ps; have you ever taken out your pistons? ...when I put the new pistons and
> liner set in '74 the new pistons had four rings vs three of the previous set.
> Now I need to buy new pistons/rings again as two got coolant damage (seeping
> head gasket) and I am concerned about getting the best pistons and rings
> (haven't taken liner measurements yet - but initially planning on boring
> liners to .020 over). Any ideas on quality pistons/rings?
> I think you're right about crank condition - turned it in '74 but in '82 I
> just popped in new crank bearings and slipped in a reground cam/lifters when
> I redid the head... While I'm at it I may go with the new rubber rear crank
> seal ..not convinced it's really neccessary ...but will see as I dig deeper.
> Any thoughts on these issues?
> ps2; my TR4 has always been registered as a '64 but it has black California
> plates with a '63 stamped in the corner- I think it was built in Nov '63
> according to the date on top of the windsheild wiper motor casing. My car is
> commision CT 22326L Engine CT 22494E and body tub marked 21591 CT. I have
> Strombergs and totally open crankcase breathing like the TR3s (no 'y' tube).
> Is this close to your car?
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