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Re: [TR] tr3 w/s gap?

To: "Frank Fisher" <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>, "William Brewer"
Subject: Re: [TR] tr3 w/s gap?
From: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2011 09:17:17 -0400
Frank and others,
Are you sure that the curve goes toward the driver?  The way that I now have 
tried the bottom seal is with the curve going away from the driver.  That 
way it continues under the stanchion mounts and following the stanchions 
curvature. (even though the seal will get trimmed so that the stanchions and 
scuttle are metal to metal).  I wish I had a picture to go by.
Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frank Fisher" <yellowtr3@yahoo.com>
To: "William Brewer" <wsb1960tr3a@att.net>; "Triumphs" 
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2011 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] tr3 w/s gap?


> Paul
> also remember that the gasket has a curve to it. at least mine did.
> install it so the curve is curving toward the driver not toward the front 
> of
> the car.
> Frank
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: William Brewer
> <wsb1960tr3a@att.net>
> To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday,
> November 4, 2011 8:02 AM
> Subject: [TR] tr3 w/s gap?
>
> Hi Paul,
>    I don't
> think that our cars was made that well to start with. My car was
> rolled onto
> its side in the fire grass on the side side of the 405 freeway in LA
> before I
> got it.
>    My car's W/S fit the same way. There is a flat seal (MOSS -
> Sealing rubber
> lower part 680-470) under the frame that should fill the gap.
> I also had a big
> gap between the stanchions and the cowl that ISTR filling
> with weatherstripping.
>    Good luck.
>    I drove to work today in the snow &
> rain and remembered all the places
> water gets in in a TR3.
>
>  -Bill
>
>
> Date:
> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 19:41:46 -0400
> From: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul@bellsouth.net>
> To:
> <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [TR] tr3 w/s gap?
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> The engine is running good. I've been admonished to turn
> my attention towards
> other things.  The slave cylinder...no, I won't go
> there... IMME
>
> Windshield Installation:
> Not exactly remembering what I'd seen
> at car shows, I trimmed an end of the
> new bottom seal for the windshield.  I
> only trimmed about an inch (or should I
> speak metric?).  Since it was a trial
> fitting of windshield and stanchions (in
> situa?), a gap appeared seemingly
> bigger than what should have been.  Surely
> the age of my scuttle hasn't made
> it shrink?
>
> The gap I'm talking about exisits on both ends of the windshield
> at the
> bottom.  Whereas the middle of the car's windshield lays squarely on
> the new
> bottom seal, the ends of the w/s are about 1/2" away from the top of
> the
> scuttle.  I bought this new tinted w/s off ebay from a glass dealer, and
> it
> was for a TR3.  It fit my fram ok.  What gives?
>
> Thanks, Paul Dorsey  60
> TR3  TS71316
>
>
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