[TR] Daily Telegraph - TR4 Buyers guide

[Don]

I agree with Randall. Jonmac told me as much when I queried him on the  
subject a few years back.

I know you could buy some engine parts from the Massey- Ferguson  
dealer a few years back but that was limited to tappets, push-rods and  
maybe rockers and rocker shaft. Beyond that, smaller bore/pistons,  
different crank throws, camshaft, etc. etc.




On 5-Aug-09, at 8:58 PM, triumphs-request at autox.team.net wrote:

>> I am sure I will be corrected if wrong, however, I understood that  
>> the
>> 2,3,4, motor was originally used in the Vanguard and then adapted  
>> for use
>> in
>> the Ferguson tractor.
>
> Pretty close.  My understanding was that it was intended from the  
> outset to
> be a multi-purpose engine design; and was adapted for several  
> applications
> including the Vanguard (it's first usage), the TR2-4 (and variants  
> like the
> Italia and Morgan), and of course Ferguson tractors.
>
> But there were substantial differences between the variations; the  
> tractor
> version in particular even had a different cylinder block casting.   
> Not
> quite the "same" motor.  If memory serves, the Vanguard version only  
> made 68
> bhp; the Ferguson version even less than that.
>
> -- Randall