Paul,
You may get a double dose of this message. I put a comma after "net"
on first reply, by accident, and the mail daemon got afetr me.
On the water pump, the bronze bushing is usually what goes. On some
TR3-4 pumps, there is a grease fitting to help keep the bushing lubed.
I know there is a fiting on the TR4 I have.
This car was origninlly sold in Mexico City . I think it has
been through two previous owners. Triumphs were very popular
inMexico, as they are today. There also seems to be a pretty good
supply of parts down there. The only problem is there are so many
fees and duties, it isn't practical to try and get them across
the Border.
I put Morey's in the trans of the 68 GT6 about two years ago.
The car has been driven almost daily since. Only recently did the
lay gear give it up. So the trannie isbeing replaced on Friday of
this week since the lay gear is no longer available. I'm also
swapping out the 4.1.1 rearend for a 3.2.7. This should greatly
improve
my road speed.
I also use Moery's in teh carnkcase. It's real thick, like STP
but doesn't break down under heat. Sure helps prevent dry
starts after the car has sat for a week or so.
You mentioned TRF. Charles Runyan was on line recently. His e-mai add;
is.
COVCAR@aol.com
This is a personal line. Not for orders or info.
Good luck on the water pump.
Tony R.
69GT6
68GT6
64TR4
TTFN
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>Tony R.
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>Thanks for the help. I'll give the Valvoline people the 60/80 mixture
>and get a can of Morey's.
>
>Your right on the water pump. After it cooled I did some unbolting and
>the gaskets were sound, but apparently the seal on the shaft was shot.
>The water was coming out of the slot on the lower/forward portion of
>the pump shaft housing.
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>It's early, but I'll be giving TRF a call in about an hour.
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>I can't complain, the pump was not rebuilt when I redid the engine 21
>years ago, and I doubt that it had been touched before that, so 40+
>years on the same pump seems reasonable.
>
>I had a 1964 TR4, BRG with wires. Bought it used here in Pittsburgh in
>1965, put nearly 70,000 miles on it until 1969 when after getting
>married, having the front end needing a complete rebuild and rust
>beginning to overtake various key areas, and not having a place to work
>on the car, I traded it for a brand new VW Bus. Got $25.00 on the
>trade. Two weeks later I saw the car on the U. of Pittsburgh campus
>with hardly a spot of rust and a new inspection sticker. I wonder how
>long the bondo the car dealer plastered on the car lasted before the
>old rust came back through ? Look for four little holes in a
>rectangle pattern on the glovebox wood. I had a brass nameplate there
>and took it off when I sold the car.
>
>Again, thanks for the help.
>
>Paul g. Wiegman
>1957 TR3 #TS14551L
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