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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> My daughter was tearing around in the TR6 and it made a loud sound and then stopped. There was no spark. I was testing for spark and I noticed that the distributor shaft wasn’t turning while the engine was cranking. I popped the valve cover and none of the valves move when the engine is cranking. Just great… Hopefully it is just a timing chain. I can see the fan turning while the engine cranks, so I know that the crank is turning. I have the grill, shroud and radiator out and am working on the front crossmember, which has probably never been removed. I hope to get to the timing cover tomorrow night to see what delights await.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> I have various questions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Is the TR6 engine free turning or is it an interference engine? I am wondering if the valves hit the pistons.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> Is the heavy-duty timing chain that Moss sells worth it?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> The radiator doesn’t have a petcock. I am thinking of having one soldered in. I don’t see a boss (deliberate flat mounting spot) on the bottom backside of the radiator. Can I just have a radiator shop solder a threaded petcock base on?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> I am in the martially precarious predicament where I have four British cars that all need lots of love. Two are driving, but have issues. My wife wants to throttle me for sequestering myself in the garage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> -Bill<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></body></html>