[Nobbc] TR4A is back in Calif.

[MarkDarley]

According to their guy on the phone, Kragen in San Rafael has Delo  
15/40 on sale for $11 a gallon. You might get you local store to match  
it.

This sounds like a great option for my leaky/burny 1957 1500 MGA.  
Anyone feel it is a bad choice?

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On Oct 12, 2010, at 5:24 PM, "G. Mugele" <mewgull at sonic.net> wrote:

> Thanks for all the valuable feedback.   I'll be acquiring some Delo
> since that seems like an obvious choice for those also have some
> diesels in the fleet.
> I did some checking around today and I find that the parts stores in
> this area have a variety of alternatives (I mean Smothers and Santa
> Rosa Auto Parts, not Kragen, etc) but they charge dearly for it.
> While I would not like to scrimp where my new love's health and
> welfare are concerned, I think spending more than $10 per quarts seems
> excessive.
>
> Wendell,
> The missing piece of that sentence was that she seems to have low oil
> level after resting for more than a few minutes.    I must have been
> using a Lucas keyboard.
>
> I put the volt meter on her last night and there was no obvious drop
> in voltage by morning and I didn't see any puddle of electricks
> underneath her this morning either so I'm taking that as a good sign
> that she's not leaking electrics and that the smoke is still mostly in
> the wires.
>
> She probably won't make any Saturday rides for a while.... not until I
> get some of the issues taken care of....  Steve took off the crank
> driven fan and installed an electric.  It's not thermostatically
> controlled however and I find that I obsess about the temp gauge,
> especially in traffic.   I suspect that the radiator needs boiling
> out, at a minimum.  So that's the first order of business.  The
> throttle linkage is a bit mucked up.   Still have no wipers.  The
> clutch needs attention and I have to find the source of those bangs,
> groans, and creaks under acceleration.  Oil Pressure gauge is dead.
> And so on.   So she's on a very short leash until all that is sorted
> out to my comfort level.
>
> Now... does anyone know where to find a new or refurbished Union
> ignition locks.   This one is pretty used and loose.... it took me a
> while to learn the combination: push the key in, turn about 5 degrees
> clockwise, pull gently and slowly turn clockwise until starter
> engages.  None of the keys seem to work in the doors and the trunk
> locks or not at its option.
>
> No flag in the boot but there is a single black calif license plate.
> I'm hoping that Dee can find the other one.... or the original
> registration.   That will allow me to keep the proper plates.
>
> I'm also having a bit of hassle folding up the top.... there is no
> doubt that I'm doing it wrong but I can't tell how.   When the top is
> lowered into the bin behind the seats the two conical pins that mate
> with the ports on the windshield frame point straight up.   They are
> higher than the surrounding bodywork and so, when the tonneau is
> pulled taut, I risk punching holes in it.  I need lessons in top
> stowage.
>
>
> On Oct 12, 2010, at 10:34 AM, wendell bain wrote:
>
>> 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).
>
> G. Mugele
> mewgull at mugele.net
>
> *** I am certain there is too much certainty in the world.   --
> Michael Crichton
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