[TR] Smoking TR3 after replacing Head Gasket

[Chip19474 at aol.com]

Allan,
 
This doesn't sound good to me.  Back in the early 70's when  I replaced a 
head gasket on my old MGB for the first time it ran great for  3 days then 
started smoking again like a Stanley Steamer.  Off went the  head and upon closer 
inspection I found a small crack between two  cylinders.....very small, hard to 
see but under a good light it was there.   What did I learn from 
this!!??......check the head very carefully - better yet  have it magnafluxed by a shop 
before finishing the job.  There's a  reason why head gaskets fail and quite 
often it's not solely the gasket's fault  (unless you owned a Ford Taurus but 
that's another story that will never need to  be repeated thanks to ownership of a 
quality automobile from an Asian  manufacturer).
 
Check the head!!!
 
Chip Krout
Delaware Valley Triumphs, Ltd.
Skippack, PA
1976 TR6  CF57822U
 
 
In a message dated 6/9/2008 3:01:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
areich at telus.net writes:

After  1/2 hour of running, it 
was till smoking the same amount. The car 




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