Re: [TR] TR3 gearbox TS numbers

["Andrew S. Mace" <zoboherald@aol.com>]

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 I suspect the odds of that being the original gearbox are in your favor!
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Andrew Mace
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On 25 Feb 2021, at 03:58, DAVE HOGYE <dlhogye@comcast.net> wrote:


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 Hello listers,   Can anyone shed some light on the relativity of gearbox n=
umbers compared to engine and vin numbers?=C2=A0 I don't have that number l=
isted on the Heritage certificate of my TR3.=C2=A0=C2=A0   When I bought my=
 car back in '08, the original engine and trans were not in the it.=C2=A0 Y=
ears later, I found the original engine block, as per the Heritage certific=
ate, among 11 other TR engines in the previous owners garage while helping =
him move some things.=C2=A0 He said at the time that he was sure that he di=
d not get the block with the car and had no idea it was original to it.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0   Now, while looking through a bunch of gearboxes from the same p=
erson, I found a box with a number about 800 later than the VIN and 151 lat=
er than the engine number.=C2=A0 I'm thinking this might be the original bo=
x from my car.=C2=A0 I'm thinking that if the engine numbers were later tha=
n the VIN, gearbox number might be even later.=C2=A0=C2=A0   I will most li=
kely never use it, or put it back in the car, but I will keep it with the c=
ar if there is a chance it is the original unit.   Dave H.=20

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<div> <font size="3">I suspect the odds of that being the original gearbox are 
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<div style="font:12pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Andrew Mace<br>
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<font size="1">*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?<br>
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph 
Herald engine with wings.<br>
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)<br>
Triumph 10 / Herald / Sports 6 vehicle consultant, The Vintage Triumph 
Register: http://www.vtr.org<br>
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and Triumph Herald 
Database: http://triumph-herald.us</font></div>
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<div dir="ltr"><br clear="none">On 25 Feb 2021, at 03:58, DAVE HOGYE &lt;<a 
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   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">Hello listers,</span>
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   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">Can anyone shed some 
light on the relativity of gearbox numbers compared to engine and vin 
numbers?&nbsp; I don't have that number listed on the Heritage certificate of 
my TR3.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">
   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">When I bought my car 
back in '08, the original engine and trans were not in the it.&nbsp; Years 
later, I found the original engine block, as per the Heritage certificate, 
among 11 other TR engines in the previous owners garage while helping him move 
some things.&nbsp; He said at the time that he was sure that he did not get the 
block with the car and had no idea it was original to it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
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style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:#333333;">
   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">Now, while looking 
through a bunch of gearboxes from the same person, I found a box with a number 
about 800 later than the VIN and 151 later than the engine number.&nbsp; I'm 
thinking this might be the original box from my car.&nbsp; I'm thinking that if 
the engine numbers were later than the VIN, gearbox number might be even 
later.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>
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   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">I will most likely never 
use it, or put it back in the car, but I will keep it with the car if there is 
a chance it is the original unit.</span>
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   <span style="font-family:helvetica;font-size:12pt;">Dave H. <br>
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