[Nobbc] TR4A is back in Calif.

[wendell bain]

Hi Gerry,

Glad to hear you made it back with few problems.

My Morgan has the same engine as your TR. I have been using
Chevron Delo for diesel engines with zddp (zinc phosphate), either
multi grade or single grade since the oil companies removed zddp to
please
the big three without warning so catalytic converters in new cars would
live longer.
I also use.... Are you ready? STP that has zddp in it. Flat tappet
engines should be using something with this additive and with
EVERY OIL CHANGE.
Never mind what they tell you about just for break-in mileage only.
OR you can replace the cam and tappets along with the bearings,
oil pump, etc. as you will start getting metal flakes in the oil
and that gets pumped everywhere.

The TR engine should rev. to 6000 without problems with stock rods.
Beyond that you need Carillo or some other racing rods and unless
the engine has been really tweeked to make power above 6000 you
should be fine. Speaking of being fine, it seems we have an incomplete
sentence (see red type below).

Hope this helps.

Cheers,

Wendell


On Oct 11, 2010, at 4:13 PM, G. Mugele wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> The TR4A made it to Glen Ellen with very few mis-steps.    After
> departing Flagstaff all went well to the Calif border.   We even went
> up to 5500 in 4th for a while to escape someone following excessively
> closely.   We'd planned to make it to Bakersfield to take in all the
> culture of that lovely city.  :-D
>
> However, abouut 130 miles west of needles I made an interesting
> discovery;  just because the gauge indicates that a third of a tank
> remains, it ain't necessarily so.  She coughed a few times and then
> allowed me to coax her to the next roadside call box.   Whew.....
> There was some apprehension that it wasn't something so simple as an
> empty tank since I did previously notice a bit of weep from the fuel
> pump.  After an excruciating  wait for the rescue,  two gallons was
> all it took.  Now behind schedule we were on our way once more.   We
> ended up spending the night in that garden spot of the Mojave:
> Barstow.
>
> In the morning all of the interesting passes over the Sierra remained
> closed so there was to be no Tioga for us.  Dang it.   Okay... over
> toward I-5 with an arabesque to avoid Bakersfield.... via Arvin.  We
> were home shortly after sundown and she was comfortably snuggled in
> the garage next to the German road rocket.   She seems to be fine but
> has
>
> She's settling in rather well and is only having a minor incontinence
> problem... she did pee on the garage floor a little her first night.
>
> Which brings me to a question for those with experience coddling the
> old timers.  What is THE choice of oil?
>
> I was told by a TR3 owner that, to protect the cam and valve gear,  I
> should use this stuff:
>
> http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/racing/racing-motor-oil/9
>
> What I heard and read online is that the modern oils don't have the
> needed zinc for these old engines.  Is there any consensus of the best
> stuff to use?   She seems to convert some of her crankcase oil into
> propellant when cruising long distances at speed and, as noted above,
> she does piddle a little bit.   however there is no obvious issue with
> the crankcase otherwisde.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> Gerry
>
>
> G. Mugele
> mewgull at mugele.net
>
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