[TR] tr3 w/s gap?

[Frank Fisher]

Paul
also remember that the gasket has a curve to it. at least mine did.
install it so the curve is curving toward the driver not toward the front of
the car.
Frank


________________________________
From: William Brewer
<wsb1960tr3a at att.net>
To: Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday,
November 4, 2011 8:02 AM
Subject: [TR] tr3 w/s gap?

Hi Paul,
    I don't
think that our cars was made that well to start with. My car was 
rolled onto
its side in the fire grass on the side side of the 405 freeway in LA 
before I
got it.
    My car's W/S fit the same way. There is a flat seal (MOSS -
Sealing rubber 
lower part 680-470) under the frame that should fill the gap. 
I also had a big 
gap between the stanchions and the cowl that ISTR filling
with weatherstripping.
    Good luck.
    I drove to work today in the snow &
rain and remembered all the places 
water gets in in a TR3.

  -Bill


Date:
Thu, 3 Nov 2011 19:41:46 -0400
From: "Paul Dorsey" <dorpaul at bellsouth.net>
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Subject: [TR] tr3 w/s gap?
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The engine is running good. I've been admonished to turn
my attention towards
other things.  The slave cylinder...no, I won't go
there... IMME

Windshield Installation:
Not exactly remembering what I'd seen
at car shows, I trimmed an end of the
new bottom seal for the windshield.  I
only trimmed about an inch (or should I
speak metric?).  Since it was a trial
fitting of windshield and stanchions (in
situa?), a gap appeared seemingly
bigger than what should have been.  Surely
the age of my scuttle hasn't made
it shrink?

The gap I'm talking about exisits on both ends of the windshield
at the
bottom.  Whereas the middle of the car's windshield lays squarely on
the new
bottom seal, the ends of the w/s are about 1/2" away from the top of
the
scuttle.  I bought this new tinted w/s off ebay from a glass dealer, and
it
was for a TR3.  It fit my fram ok.  What gives?

Thanks, Paul Dorsey  60
TR3  TS71316


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