[TR] Tr2 engine rebuild time

[glemon at neb.rr.com]

replace rhe riming chain and tensioner, my first rebuild fo an engine in similar condition was successful except for that little omission.  I soon had a worn tbrough timing tensioner AND timing chain cover. 

Carbs should be fine unless you are doing more mods.  My Healey 100  2,660 cc) had 1.5" SUs and it pulled like a train to its scintillating 4700 rpm redline.  Greg Lemon

---- Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Correction. H4 is 1.5" duh.
> 
> Working on too many carbs lately...
> 
> On Nov 24, 2016 9:43 AM, "Geo Hahn" <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 6:17 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Does the collective knowledge think the 1.25 bore strombergs will breathe
> >> enough for 86mm pistons?
> >>
> >
> > The TR4 used 1.75 ZS -- a 1.25 carb would be just a bit more than 50% of
> > that.
> >
> > Not my area of expertise but I would doubt you would like it.
> >
> > Geo
> >
> >
> >
> >