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Re: TR4 radiator: sad tale of woe

To: GERARD_WINN@HP-France-om9.om.hp.com
Subject: Re: TR4 radiator: sad tale of woe
From: Brian Johnson <b.johnson@diamond.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 22:07:17 +0100
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Gerard

There are several places in the UK you could try - start by calling TRGB
(+44 1487 842168), then TR Bitz(+44 1925 861861), Robsport
International  (+44 1763 848673) or  TR Trader (+44 161 426 0050). 
Radiators occasionally are for sale in the TR Register magazine  (a good
club to join - see their Web Site) but I don't have the latest one
handy. Oh yes - there is alway Moss's (+44 181 948666)

Best of luck!

-- 
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 !
Internet b.johnson@lycosmail.com
New website http://websites.diamond.co.uk/~b.johnson/index.htm

GERARD_WINN@HP-France-om9.om.hp.com wrote:
> 
> 
>      Listers,
> 
>      This time I think I've screwed up big! Anybody out there know of a
>      radiator miracle worker, in Europe?
> 
>      The sad story...
> 
>      While doing some work recently, I jacked up my TR4 underneath the
>      front chassis crossbar to put the axle stands underneath. Being a
>      sensible person, I rocked the car ever so gently to make sure it was
>      stble before putting my arms underneath... it wasn't! 3 seconds later
>      and the jack finished underneath the radiator, and of course
>      completely crushed the bottom box.
> 
>      lesson 1: when you jack up the car, put the handbrake on
> 
>      That's not it. Mr clever then decided in a fit of complete stupidity
>      that he could probably mend it himself and save lots of money! I got
>      the bottom box off and reshaped it, and I think it's recoverable.
>      However, I think that in the process I've destroyed the the plate it
>      fits in to (at the bottom of the core)... and this, so the local
>      radiator specialist says, is unrepairable.
> 
>      lesson 2: don't try and mend radiators yourself
> 
> 
>      Any advice anybody? What's the best way to proceed? Is there some
>      radiator guru in Europe somewhere? Can these things be bought second
>      hand somewhere?
> 
>      Embarrassed lister
>      Gerard Winn, 1963 TR4
>      Grenoble, France
> 
> 
>

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