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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If I can see correctly, it is the bottom of the tappet (or lifter, or mushroom follower) that is pitted and that is in contact with the camshaft all of the time. I have my own identical (and worse) examples from our TR6.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Alex Thomson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Frank Fisher<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 04, 2015 3:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> David Porter; healeys; Triumphs; Triumphs List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] [Healeys] Let's talk oil some more..<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12629"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>do i see pitting around the top of the tappet also?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12629"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>if so that's kinda strange as it has no contact with anything.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12628"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12627"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>frank<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12626"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12625"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12542"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12541"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12623"><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> David Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com><br><b>To:</b> healeys <Healeys@autox.team.net>; Triumphs <Triumphs@autox.team.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 3, 2015 8:07 AM<br><b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12701">Subject:</b> Re: [TR] [Healeys] Let's talk oil some more..</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12540"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yiv4798957523><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12539"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>oops.. wrong picture.. let's try this one..<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12621"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>On 8/3/2015 8:26 AM, David Porter wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt' id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12538"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Well, <br> Here's a customers TR4 lifter after less than 2 years using synthetic oil. One of them had the bottom broken out! These were new as was the cam, which is also ruined.. just saying.. <br>DaveP <br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12619">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Suggested annual donation $12.75<o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12581">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1438710529674_12582">http://www.team.net/forums</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/frogeye@porterscustom.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/frogeye@porterscustom.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre><pre style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></pre></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id=yiv4798957523yqtfd65839><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>-- <br>Dave Porter Porter Custom Bicycles 2909 Arno St. NE Albuquerque, NM 87107 505-352-1378 Go HERE: my world <a href="http://www.porterbikes.com/" target="_blank">www.porterbikes.com/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id=yqtfd77441><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/yellowtr3@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/yellowtr3@yahoo.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>