[TR] 65 mph

[Andrew Uprichard]

This has been an enjoyable thread.  I guess I have two driving styles:  with
and without the lovely wife.  When I first restored the TR3, Maggie was
scared at being in a 50 year-old car and asked if we could stay below 60 for
her first trip.  I, of course, agreed.  I set the speedometer at sixty and
hit the first tight corner.  The rush was instantly annulled by "the look".
I did make up for it later, however:  on the way home a truck pulled
alongside us on the Mass turnpike.  "She's a beauty !" the guy shouted.  "I
know," I said, "and we've been married a long time!"

 

I am still milking that moment of brilliance.....

 

Andrew Uprichard

Wedding anniversary 9-19

 

  _____  

From: Frank Fisher [mailto:yellowtr3 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 6:29 PM
To: Andrew Uprichard
Cc: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] 65 mph

 

after break in period 2 years ago, i was tempted to test the TR3 on the 15
freeway south of lake Elsinore. pushed it to 100 and then backed off.

since then have been trashing the car and even done a little spirited
driving with a couple of guys on this list. 

ill let them identify themselves

Frank

 

From: Andrew Uprichard <auprichard at uprichard.net>
To: 'Joe DeMuth' <jdemuth at ties2.net>; triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 3:15 PM
Subject: [TR] 65 mph

Joe!  You rarely drive faster than 65mph?  I am going to take the fifth on
this, but I was speaking to a guy at the Battle of the Brits (annual show
for the Detroit Triumph Sportscar Club last Sunday - and well attended) who
had just bought an unrestored TR3 from Canada a month previously.  He had
gotten caught in a thunderstorm and said how he did 95mph to get home dry.

My TR3 has clocked 105 by some reckless individual.  I'd be interested in
knowing of other owners:  cautious cruising or spurious speeding???  And
what happens on this chat page stays on this chat page......

Andrew Uprichard
Never broke the speed limit

-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Joe DeMuth
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 3:46 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Oil in the radiator

OK gang, I need help. The TR3A is using water and it appears there is  
oily water in the radiator. It does not look like there is water in  
the oil. I did a compression check and have 150+ lbs/sq-in on all  
cylinders. I am assuming a head gasket. Is there anything else that  
could explain the symptoms, and is there any other testing I should do  
before pulling the head? The gasket that is in the car currently is  
about 6 years old. I rarely, if ever, drive the car faster than 65 mph.


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