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1. TR3 engine rebuild (holed piston) (score: 1): Author: "Chris Bohn" <cbohn@sidepipe.com>; Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 14:55:22 -0800; In addition to my TR4A, I've got a 59 3A that I have owned since 1980. It was a real sweet ride until it holed a piston in 1990. I pulled the head then but haven't done anything to it since. It has; /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00254.html (8,154 bytes)
2. Re: TR3 engine rebuild (holed piston) (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:56:55 EST; Correct me if I am wrong but I thought the whole purpose of the wet liners was to allow insitu overhauls such as this. You could pull the head (already done in your case) and drop the pan and then un; /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00260.html (8,760 bytes)
3. Re: TR3 engine rebuild (holed piston) (score: 1): Author: "Ed" <justbrits@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 18:22:10 -0600; <quote> I'm also wondering where all those pieces of the piston top wound up...and I figure the answer can't be good... </quote> <quote> (assuming the cam bearings are not toast). </quote> <quote> or; /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00262.html (7,516 bytes)
4. RE: TR3 engine rebuild (holed piston) (score: 1): Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>; Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2006 19:27:25 -0500; Personally, if I were keeping the car for some time, I'd pull the engine and check everything, particularly if you already have oil pressure issues. Doesn't make sense to me to spend $500 - $1,000 f; /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00263.html (8,898 bytes)
5. RE: TR3 engine rebuild (holed piston) (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>; Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2006 17:43:50 -0800; No doubt this will be a minority opinion ... if the crank journals are in decent shape then I would just change the main & rod bearings in-situ and not worry about the cam bearings. Pull and inspect; /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00283.html (8,937 bytes)
6. Re: TR3 engine rebuild (holed piston) (score: 1): Author: Dave1massey@cs.com; Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 07:54:19 EST; You know what your problem is, Ed? You're a bloody perfectinosit! <G> Sure, if you want it perfect you have to pull the engine and hot tank the block and align bore the mains and fit new cam bearings; /html/triumphs/2006-03/msg00316.html (8,320 bytes)

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