[Fot] Fwd: Unknown TR Part

[Allen Washatko]

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> From: "Charly Mitchel" <charly at mitchelplumbing.com>
> Date: March 24, 2011 9:01:04 AM CDT
> To: "Allen Washatko" <awashatko at wi.rr.com>, "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net 
> >
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Unknown TR Part
>
> Yes that is the purpose of it.
> Charly Mitchel
> TR6 #44
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen Washatko" <awashatko at wi.rr.com 
> >
> To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 5:19 PM
> Subject: [Fot] Unknown TR Part
>
>
>> FoT,
>>
>> Does anyone know what the conical(half) shaped piece of metal is that
>> is attached at the left (driver's side) mounting point for the
>> steering rack? It sits about 1/2" in front of the lower left front
>> corner of the engine block. Is it to prevent the engine from surging
>> forward under extreme de-acceleration?
>>
>> Allen
>>
>>
>> Allen & Jody Washatko
>> 1971 TR6  - Number 6
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