[TR] My Tr3 garage find folly

[David Friedlander]

Good luck, Chris! I have, more than once, undertaken TR projects for which
I took pictures along the way. In looking back at them, I find myself
wondering: "What was I thinking when I undertook this!?" But with the end
in view, it all now seems quite worthwhile....

Happy New Year all!

Dave

On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 8:46 AM Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> A few months ago, I bought two tr3 basket cases from a long time stalled
> dreamer.  It's really bittersweet to some extent, he planned to take
> classes to weld and paint..... Unfortunately, the two cars are parts cars
> at best.
>
> So now I'm trying to save them. I've enlisted two friends, but I'm the
> bodywork guy.
>
> I have since been retrieving all of my old fabrication tools lent out over
> the years. my plasma torch is not coming back, he said after 7 years its
> his... But the brake and roller are back.
>
> Soooooo. ive been soaking the stuck engine with a cinderblock attached to
> my tr2 crank with conduit and hose clamps. Read on an old tractor forum
> that could unstick a stuck motor. A couple months later, I saw the cinder
> block closer to the ground!
>
> i stuck it in gear, sprayed more kroil and started rocking back and forth.
> Soon had 360 degree rotation, with nice sucking sounds from the spark plug
> holes.
>
> Tomorrow, I will hook up the starter and do a compression check. If all
> look somewhat promising, we will attempt firing procedure.
>
> fingers crossed!
>
>
>
> Sent from my TRASH-80
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