[TR] [EXTERNAL] Re: VINs

[DAVID MASSEY]

 Obligatory political comment:  Generalities (eg: all government agencies are bumblers and all private enterprises are well run) are based on anecdotal evidence and usually fall apart upon closer inspection.  The correct answer to most questions is "It depends."

There, done.
I don't know about the TR3 head but I had my TR6 head shaved but ran with stock valve seats.  Very soon there after I found I was suffering from valve seat recession in all the exhaust valves.  Intakes were not problem.  Too late as it turned out and one cylinder in particular was not getting compression anymore.  I figured that some day I will address this but didn't feel like pulling the head at this time.
Then the head gasket blew.
$600 later I have a reworked head with hardened seats.  What a difference having all six cylinders work makes.

Yet another anecdote.
 
Dave 

 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: TERRY SMITH <terryrs at comcast.net>
To: Reihing, Randall S. <Randall.Reihing at utoledo.edu>; Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>; Triumphs (triumphs at autox.team.net) <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, Nov 8, 2019 6:25 pm
Subject: Re: [TR] [EXTERNAL] Re: VINs

  Okay.  You're both right.  On topic, sorta, and too shameless self-promotion.  I also spent 26 years as a Director of poverty programs leading government programs. Randall actually helped me once with a transportation issue I was having for welfare clients we were putting into work activities.     
   My book on exactly how government policy is set, is now out on Amazon:  "Gaudy Baubles and Fartworms:  an insiders guide to welfare."   
   Now, on to Triumphs.  What is the latest thoughts on hardening seat valves in a TR3?   
   Terry Smith, '59 TR3A   New Hampshire   
   
   
  
 On November 8, 2019 at 10:12 AM "Reihing, Randall S." <Randall.Reihing at utoledo.edu> wrote: 
 
  Sorry Jeff, I know some are very good, and I apologize for not being more specific.  When it comes to the academic arena I spent 37 years in, and many hospitals, it is all too frequently the very first, overriding, priority. Make sure everyone understands who committed, and is responsible for, the error before resolving the issue. With 11 full-time and 12 part-time years in the corporate sector it was very rare to encounter the same priority before resolving the issue. Mistakes, or procedural errors, in the corporate sector were identified, resolved and everyone just moved on. Most of the time you never knew who created them, only that it was an issue to be resolved.  
 Randall Reihing    From: Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate at gmail.com>
 Sent: Friday, November 8, 2019 9:37:02 AM
 To: Triumphs (triumphs at autox.team.net) <triumphs at autox.team.net>
 Subject: Re: [TR] [EXTERNAL] Re: VINs         
  
   On Fri, Nov 8, 2019 at 7:15 AM Reihing, Randall S. < Randall.Reihing at utoledo.edu> wrote: 
  
   
 This i because in all government offices the primary overriding priority when a problem is encountered is to first, and above all else, assign fault to someone. Not until that fault/responsibility for the issue has been assigned can they move forward on a solution.   
 
  
   
   With all due respect, and completely off topic:  As a government employee charged with solving problems, I'd appreciate it if you'd narrow your brush there a bit.     
    Jeff Scarbrough 
   Corrosion Acres, Ga.    ** triumphs at autox.team.net ** 
 
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