<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35055"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35054">i find my TR3 runs cooler on colder days.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35053"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35052">yes, about 20 degrees cooler.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><br> <div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35051"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35050" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35049"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35048"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35047"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35046"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "terryrs@comcast.net" <terryrs@comcast.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Randall <TR3driver@ca.rr.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> triumphs@autox.team.net; cfmtr3a@verizon.net<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:20 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TR] TR3 Temperature<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1453302407045_35080"><br>Oh dear. That raises another question. On days when it's in the outside temperature is in the thirties driving to work, is it normal for the operating engine temperature to run as much as 20 degrees cooler? It does run at 185 on "normal" days.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">And apologies to the list. I don't make it a practice to complain about vendors. Only had the one experience with my gauges,and as has been mentioned, that has now been some long years ago. 'Nuff said.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Terry Smith, '59 TR3A<br clear="none">New Hampshire<br clear="none"><br clear="none">----- Original Message -----<br clear="none">From: "Randall" <<a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com" href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>><br clear="none">To: <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:cfmtr3a@verizon.net" href="mailto:cfmtr3a@verizon.net">cfmtr3a@verizon.net</a>, <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br clear="none">Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 12:40:41 PM<br clear="none">Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Temperature<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">> What is the optimal temperature for a TR3? Gauge has center <br clear="none">> point at 185 degrees. <br clear="none"><br clear="none">That's where I run mine. Practical Hints notes that "Under normal running, the temperature should not exceed 185F."<br clear="none"><br clear="none">But I've sometimes wondered if that wasn't an example of British humor <g><br clear="none"><br clear="none">Randall<br clear="none"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">** <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">Forums: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/terryrs@comcast.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/terryrs@comcast.net</a><div class="yqt1330631901" id="yqtfd76894"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">** <a shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Donate: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br clear="none">Archive: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br clear="none">Forums: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br clear="none">Unsubscribe/Manage: <a shape="rect" href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/yellowtr3@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/yellowtr3@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none"></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>