[TR] 65 mph

[Frank Fisher]

Andrew
i too have the 2 driving style.
my waif of 33 years met me when i was a
hot rod freak and has been able to put up with a lot of my driving. and
learned to be no sluch either.
but when i really let the carbs open, i think
its only fair to scare just myself
B 

From: Andrew Uprichard
<auprichard at uprichard.net>
To: 'Frank Fisher' <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com>;
triumphs at autox.team.net
Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 3:59 PM
Subject: RE:
[TR] 65 mph


This has been an enjoyable thread. B I guess I have two driving
styles:B  with and without the lovely wife. B 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. B I, of course, agreed.B  I set the speedometer
at sixty and hit the first tight corner. B The rush was instantly annulled by
bthe lookb. B I did make up for it later, however:B  on the way home a
truck pulled alongside us on the Mass turnpike. B bShebs a beauty !b the
guy shouted.B  bI know,b I said, band webve been married a long
time!b
B 
I am still milking that moment of brillianceb&b&b&b&b&
B 
Andrew Uprichard
Wedding anniversary 9-19
B 
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
B 
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 themselvesFrank
B 
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!B  You rarely drive faster than 65mph?B  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.B  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.B  I'd be
interested in
knowing of other owners:B  cautious cruising or spurious
speeding???B  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 isB  
oily water in the
radiator. It does not look like there is water inB  
the oil. I did a
compression check and have 150+ lbs/sq-in on allB  
cylinders. I am assuming a
head gasket. Is there anything else thatB  
could explain the symptoms, and is
there any other testing I should doB  
before pulling the head? The gasket
that is in the car currently isB  
about 6 years old. I rarely, if ever, drive
the car faster than 65 mph.


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