[TR] Without the radiator?

[Paul Dorsey]

 OK I won’t do that . But if I have to do it without the radiator I’ll
attach a hose to the inlet isn’t that on the bottom of the engine? Paul

On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 7:16 AM Peter Ryner <pryner at outlook.com> wrote:

> Paul,
>
> I can’t say if I got a full 5 minutes, but I’ve set mine up on the chassis
> and run it for a few minutes to check the engine out before putting the
> body back on without a radiator.  I had the fuel pump hooked up to a gas
> supply and made an electrical circuit with an on switch for power to the
> distributer and a starter relay for the starter.  Don’t see why you
> couldn’t just fill the carbs but it won’t run very long and won’t test the
> fuel circuit from the pump all the way through the carbs. I had a oil gauge
> hooked up to verify oil pressure and used an IR non contact thermometer to
> watch the block temp.
>
> Pete
>
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> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Paul
> Dorsey <dorpaul1 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, September 8, 2018 8:28:14 PM
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> *Subject:* [TR] Without the radiator?
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>
>  Another dream :  Can I Crank it up and run it for five minutes without
> the radiator attached?
>
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