[TR] TR4 Radiator Overflow Bottle

[Alex & Janet Thomson]

That same trick should always be used when trying to thread screws and bolts
into soft materials such as aluminum and plastic. Turn the fastener
backwards until you hear a click and feel the fastener dropping into its
thread. Learned that from a chainsaw mechanic many, many years ago.
Especially important when using self-tapping screws such as those that hold
skid-pans on the bottoms of some  cars. Whenever I change oil in my wife's
Subaru, the skid plate has to come off the bottom of the engine compartment.
I can always tell an inexperienced mechanic was involved at the dealership
when we hire out oil changes because the screws are difficult to remove -
they have cut a new thread into their respective holes in the frame when
last installed. Someday, there will be no material left to cut threads into.

 

Alex Thomson

 

From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Brian
Kemp
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2018 11:59 AM
To: Bill Brewer; triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4 Radiator Overflow Bottle

 

You may already know this, but on hard to align lids, here is a tip.  Put
the lid in place and turn counter-clockwise until you feel a click (the
threads aligning).  Then turn clockwise.  This works for all types of large
threaded devices that don't align nicely.  I use this skill regularly on
large peanut butter containers and the very oversized Costco animal cracker
plastic jar.

I have a replacement, likely from TRF and never noticed a problem.

Brian

On 10/6/2018 3:24 PM, Bill Brewer wrote:

      So on my 1953 Morgan +4 I installed a TR4 radiator overflow reservoir.
I am pretty sure I got it from Moss. The bottle was very poor quality, as
was the lid. They don't line up squarely and it always appears
cross-threaded. I am pretty sure that they are both messed up, but it is
possible that only one side is messed up. Has anyone else experienced this?
Is there a better source for a better setup?

     Bill in Tehachapi






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