[TR] Daily Telegraph - TR4 Buyers guide

[wbeech at flash.net]

All know is that when I took my TR3 crank to be turned, the shop could only
find the specs listed under Ferguson.

Bill Beecher
'58 TR-3A TS/30766 L (On the road in 2009!)
"A Triumph is man's best friend, it always comes when it is called...of
course, some times it is difficult to make it go"

 

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Don
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:49 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Daily Telegraph - TR4 Buyers guide

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
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