In a message dated 5/8/2006 1:36:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
Dave1massey@cs.com writes:
That's the real fun of these cars, the driving. Do a leak down test and if
it is a burnt valve, drive it as is. I drove my MGB in college for a year
with
a burnt valve, no worries. The TR3 is hearty enough to do well with only
three cylinders. ;-)
==AM==
My dad and I ran his Herald 1200 convertible for probably at least two years
on what I suspect was a burned valve...without incident or further damage.
There was no question that SOMETHING was wrong in the #2 cylinder, as pulling
the plug lead made no difference.
That car has been sitting in storage for decades now; sometime soon I hope
to start restoring it. Maybe I'll check out the problem then.... ;-)
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er,
Triumph Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
Check out the North American Triumph Sports 6 (Vitesse 6) and
Triumph Herald Database at its new URL: _http://triumph-herald.us_
(http://triumph-herald.us/)
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