That's terrific! That's a really clever solution to the problem.
The reason you haven't had to try that again might be related to global
warming, or perhaps you got yourself one of those fancy plug-in dip sticks.
Hey, I've been wanting to communicate with this group for some time and Mark
Bradakis just got me dialed in.
Thanks Mark,
Dave Hogye
Santa Cruz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter" <pfullam@nycap.rr.com>
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2013 8:15:52 PM
Subject: [TR] Winter driving
In its first years, my TR4 sat outside all the time, including some -20
degree winter nights. After a couple of unsuccessful attempts at a really
cold start, I thought it might be better if the engine could spin faster.
So I pulled two of the spark plugs, and it started on two cylinders. It was
pretty lumpy, but it ran. I gave it about 30 seconds, then put in the third
plug and ran it another 30 seconds. I put in the fourth plug and was good to
go, without grinding the battery flat. The last time I had to do that was in
1966.
On mounting hood badges, I discovered that the pins on my TR4 badge are the
about the same diameter as a 4-40 machine screw, so I ran a 4-40 die down
the pins and mounted the badge with two nuts and washers. Rigid, vibration
free and removable.
Pete Fullamm
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