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Re: Radiator overflow tube

To: "Dave & M" <rusd@velocitus.net>
Subject: Re: Radiator overflow tube
From: John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 08:03:01 -0400
Thanks for the research Vance!   I'll leave mine white and maybe throw a 
black one in the boot  for the next car show:)    John


Navarrette, Vance wrote:

>     rml:
>  
>     Sad news, but "The Original Triumph TR4/4A/5/6" got it wrong. The 
> correct overflow tube (according to my 1974 Sales Brochure) is indeed 
> the white translucent tube, probably polyethylene.
>     I dug out my sales brochures. The 1975 brochure engine shot does 
> not show enough of the engine compartment to see it, but the 1974 
> brochure clearly shows the overflow tube, and it is of the style shown 
> by the roadster factory, which TRF claims is completely correct. So my 
> sales brochure agrees with the TRF and the tube on my car at the time 
> of my purchase.
>     I think John's buddies and the concours judges got it 
> wrong, unless it changed at some point after 1974.
>  
>     Vance
>  
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: John Mitchell [mailto:jmitch@snet.net]
>     Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 8:51 AM
>     To: Navarrette, Vance
>     Subject: Re: Radiator overflow tube
>
>     Vance, I also had white, but I'm told it should be black, so
>     assume mine got replaced somewhere along the line.  Thanks for the
>     info.  John
>
>     Navarrette, Vance wrote:
>
>>      rml:
>>
>>      My car had what I presume was the original tube (as you
>>described - translucent white). I replaced it with polyethylene tubing
>>of the appropriate size. Purchased at the hardware store, total cost $1.
>>Bent it using a heat gun. Looks factory perfect, if I do say so myself.
>>
>>      Vance
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
>>Behalf Of Robert M. Lang
>>Sent: September 12, 2006 6:53 AM
>>To: John Mitchell
>>Cc: 6-Pack; triumphs@autox.team.net
>>Subject: Re: Radiator overflow tube
>>
>>On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, John Mitchell wrote:
>>
>>  
>>
>>>     Hi everybody,  I want to order some black tubing to make a
>>>    
>>>
>>correct 
>>  
>>
>>>radiator overflow tube.  The out tube of the radiator measures 5/16".
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>>Could someone provide me with correct ID and OD and some approximation
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>  
>>
>>>of what the tube is made of?  Is it more like a plastic (Nylon, PVC, 
>>>etc.) or closer to rubber or possibly a plastic rubber mix.  Thanks
>>>    
>>>
>>for 
>>  
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>>>any help.   John Mitchell  76 TR6
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>????
>>
>>The overflow tube on all of my TR6's is a semi-clear (sort of whitish)
>>nylon-like material. The only black was the "connector" between the
>>radiator cap and the overflow tube.
>>
>>Are you talking about "that" tube or the whole shebang?
>>
>>Just curious.
>>
>>rml
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