'58 Complementary Triumph TR3 Motorcar

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On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 17:10:01 -0800, Jim Weir wrote:

What does that mean?

Jim


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What does that mean?

Jim


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Trade-A-Plane equivalent for cars, emphasis on classics/collectibles.

Some things to keep in mind if you buy a British road oiler:

Why do the British drink warm beer?
Because they have Lucas refrigerators.

Why didn't the Germans bomb the Lucas factory in WWII?
They considered it to be allied territory.

How to interpret oil puddles under a British car:

Platter size - time for new seals and gaskets all around.
Saucer size - everything is normal.
no puddle - you are out of oil.

What is the one statement that is ALWAYS true about dual SU carbs?
They are out of sync.

Start looking now for a source of wentworth wrenches and bumper stickers
reading "All the parts falling off this car are of the finest English
workmenship". I'd send you one but I used the last one on the Jag.


--
Jim Pennino, Clean fingernails and British car free since 1985

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The other question is: Why do the British not have a good computer industry?

Because they couldn't figure out how to make them leak oil.

Jim



shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-How to interpret oil puddles under a British car:
-
-Platter size - time for new seals and gaskets all around.
-Saucer size - everything is normal.
-no puddle - you are out of oil.

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

In wrote:

What is the one statement that is ALWAYS true about dual SU carbs?
They are out of sync.

You are speaking for yourself here. Once properly set, they typically
stay that way until the next idiot decides to screw with them in an
attempt to fix some problem caused by the Lucas ignition.

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In rec.aviation.owning Del Rawlins wrote:
In wrote:

What is the one statement that is ALWAYS true about dual SU carbs?
They are out of sync.

You are speaking for yourself here. Once properly set, they typically
stay that way until the next idiot decides to screw with them in an
attempt to fix some problem caused by the Lucas ignition.

Not quite...

I still remember the picture quiz in one of the car mags that showed a
pair of SUs with the question "What are these?", the correct answer
being "Out of sync".

Other than cleaning the points and plugs at 3k and replacing them at
6k, I never had any problems with the ignition systems. Of course this
was before gold or platinum plugs became available.

I especially loved the carb on the Triumph. It didn't take long to learn
to keep a spare diaphram and a screwdriver in the trunk for when the
damn thing cracked and started leaking air limiting your max speed to
about 15MPH. Armoralling them seemed to make them last a bit longer.

--
Jim Pennino, spender of way too may Sundays sitting on the tyres of
British road oilers

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wrote:
What is the one statement that is ALWAYS true about dual SU carbs?
They are out of sync.


This is not true. They will stay in sync for weeks at a time and
may be adjusted in about the same time it takes to 'check' the oil.
Bit of hose and a good ear. When they sound the same, they're synced.
-t

In tongaloa wrote:
wrote:
What is the one statement that is ALWAYS true about dual SU carbs?
They are out of sync.


This is not true. They will stay in sync for weeks at a time and
may be adjusted in about the same time it takes to 'check' the oil.
Bit of hose and a good ear. When they sound the same, they're synced.

There is a procedure to follow when adjusting and synching the SU carbs
and if you do not follow it, you will have a devil of a time getting
them right. Also the use of the Uni-Syn tool is a much more precise
technique than listening to the hiss.

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In rec.aviation.owning tongaloa wrote:
wrote:
What is the one statement that is ALWAYS true about dual SU carbs?
They are out of sync.


This is not true. They will stay in sync for weeks at a time and
may be adjusted in about the same time it takes to 'check' the oil.
Bit of hose and a good ear. When they sound the same, they're synced.
-t

"...weeks at a time.."; I stand by the original statement.

For those that want to see the "official" procedure, you can find it at
http://www.britannia.org/mg/garage/d...?ArticleID=004

Of course, after a while you just do a quick and dirty.

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Jim Pennino

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Jim Weir wrote:

Anybody got a lead on one of those old rascals?

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Jim Weir writes:

My lady has just informed me that she would consider a complementary Triumph TR3
to our classic '58 Cessna 182 a good idea. She's willing to cash in her old
Chevy on the Triumph...oil leaks and all...for a TR-3 of that era.

Anybody got a lead on one of those old rascals?


And you people worry about fixing AIRCRAFT electrical systems....

"A good days work, and home before dark"
The sign at Lucas Works...

I know a horder of such British cars. He owns two very essential
tools:

a) a cell phone

b) a pickup truck with car hauler trailer.

Good luck Jim. If you don't believe me, ask Click & Clack....
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