'58 Complementary Triumph TR3 Motorcar

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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Don Tuite wrote:

Another random thought or two, starting with California aviation
history: For many years, the FBO at Santa Ynez had '58 Chevy
Biscaynes as their rental fleet.

If you really object to tinkering with cars to keep them running, don't
buy *any*
American iron made in '58.

George Patterson

We had a '58 Chevy with a 283 in it. My dad put 100k miles on it and then
he sold it to a family in Madison County who put another 100k on it before
it was junked. We had a '59 Chevy too. It had a 283 V-8. I would sneak
it out in the dark of night and do 120 in it up Middle Fork Straight.

They bought them from the City of Santa Ynez as surplus when the city bought new
cars. They must have had twenty or thirty of them at one time.

Jim



Don Tuite
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Another random thought or two, starting with California aviation
-history: For many years, the FBO at Santa Ynez had '58 Chevy
-Biscaynes as their rental fleet. Maybe they bought them from a
-Tijuana taxi company.



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

"Del Rawlins" wrote in message
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While Jim is looking for a Triumph, I think your suggestion makes a lot
of sense. 8^)


Sorry... Old age is setting in. 8^)

Try: http://www.triumphtravelers.org/

Gerry

There is a book you need: "How to repair your foreign car" by Dick
O'Kane -- it was written in the 1960's and was mostly but not
exclusively about British vehicles.


It had chapter titles such as:

Why, when Britannia rules the waves, can't they make a car
that runs in the rain?

Carburettor is a French word meaning "Leave it alone...."


There were also chapters on what your tool kit should have. The
typical British car's contents were described and derided "The
mallet for knock-off spinners will do you no good when you need a
lug wrench...."

It suggested you take a sunny day and figure out how to jack up the
car & change a tyre then, not not wait for a dark, cold rainstorm.
[Hint: my BiL's Morgan is jacked up from INSIDE the car..]

There was an entire chapter on likely the worst-designed piece of
hardware since the Tacoma Narrows Bridge -- yes, the SU electric
fuel pump.

And every single word is true. Buy it before you get the car.



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"David Lesher" wrote in message ...


There is a book you need: "How to repair your foreign car" by Dick
O'Kane -- it was written in the 1960's and was mostly but not
exclusively about British vehicles.

I was listening to click and clack one day and a woman called in and her
recently licensed son had been offered two used cars as gifts from relatives.
One was an old RangeRover and the other was a non-descript type.

Their suggestion as that owning the Ranger would teach him a valuable
lesson: "Never buy a British car."

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

Don Tuite wrote:

Typically, V8s of the '50s got 12-13 miles to a gallon. Caddys got as
much as 17. Remember the "Mobilegas Economy Run"? 20 mpg was
unheard-of for Detroit iron. Until the Falcon and Corvair. (OK. I'm
slighting the Nash Metropolitan.)

What, no King Midget?

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.

--
Jim Pennino

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wrote:

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

Man! And I thought I had it bad rebuilding the rear end of my old Ford! They do
this every few weeks?

George Patterson
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