Sumner,
Being in the process right now of refurbishing the heater on my own tr-3
sounds like an internal problem in the motor itself.
I have had great luck taking in all kinds of motors (electric) into "the
oldest" alternator & starter rebuilder in the area. They all have a large
supply of stock and you might be suprised what an "old pro" can come up
with...."gee this looks like the bearing and brush set out of a '63
Kelvinator refrigerator and I have THOSE parts here somewhere......."
Give it a try, usually a quick 10 or 20 seems to make those parts lists and
labour charges get alot shorter.
Bryce Mack
(not the taxman)
-----Original Message-----
From: Sumner Weisman <sweisman@gis.net>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, March 20, 1998 9:39 AM
Subject: Tr-3 Heater
>
>My TR-3B has the standard factory option heater. Last fall, the heater fan
>suddenly started making a loud, screeching noise. I shut it off and froze
>the rest of a 200 mile trip in October. (Top down, of course.) I am about
>to take the heater out of the car and put it on the bench. Has anyone had
>this happen? Perhaps it's something easy like the mounting screws
>loosening and the fan rubbing against the body of the heater. The
>distributors don't seem to list a replacement motor, if I have to replace
>it. I have a 12vdc 4-3/4 X 4-3/4 inch "muffin fan" that I could use. Any
>comments from anybody?
>
>Sumner Weisman
>Framingham, Mass.
>
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