[TR] Setting valves Procedure

[Michael Marr]

When my TR was in running condition, I used to hand crank it regularly just to amuse the kids.  They thought it was magic.

Mike

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From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Randall
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2018 8:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [TR] Setting valves Procedure

> level ground, 4th gear, push it... easy.. no tools.

FWIW, My driveway slopes towards the street, so I usually run the valves in reverse order.

Also, if you have limited space (like in a garage with the door closed), you can do a cylinder or two, then knock it out of gear, roll back to the other end, put back in gear and do the others.

Kind of ironic, for years I had the crank dog available, but no hand crank.
Then after deleting the crank dog, I got several hand cranks in a pile o'parts.  I've still never been able to hand crank any of my TR3s!  

Did get rather good at push-starting by myself; but that was over 40 years ago.  I wouldn't want to do it today.

-- Randall  

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