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Subject: Stuff and "The Nightmare Continues"...
From: gpetrola@prairienet.org (Gregory Petrolati)
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 95 13:17:07 CST

        Dear S.O.L. Brothers & Sisters,

        I'm well into the third month of rebuilding the engine &
        tranny of "The Green Man", my TR4. The block and sleeves
        have been to the machine shop. The sleeves were bored out
        to .040 over and the block was boiled out... No problem.

        The as far as the moving parts are concerned, the news si
        not so good. After testing OK at first the crank proved
        cracked on a second magnafluxing. (the machinist said he
        though "It sounded funny" when he started to work on it).
        (sigh). I just picked up a used crank that I ordered from
        a salvage yard in Wisconsin (according to Chris, the owner
        the crank has been tested and is OK). If the weather gods
        smile I will take the crank to the machine shop tomorrow
        to be balanced and shot peened... The flywheel is there
        being lightened. Needless to say the outlay for the "new"
        crankshaft has put a crimp in my hobby exchecquer and will
        delay the green beast's return to the road (`tho I still
        want to be back driving it in the spring).

        Scott, regarding the seats of your TR4. I took my seats to
        a reupholstery shop to be redone(with the kit from Roadster
        Factory) The total charge for both seats was $185... I'd
        shop around to see if you can find a cheaper shop. BTW, my
        TR4 VIN# is CT4852L... we're exactly 1000 cars apart!!!

        Tom Storey, Though I'm not an expert the fast cranking of
        your Spit kinda points (for me) to no spark. When a similar
        event occured to my TR4 at the Albany NATC, the culprit was
        a burned through coil to distributor lead. 

        Take care all,

                Greg "I have not yet begun to pay" Petrolati

--
 Send in a check for $50,000 and a brand new Aston Martin DB7 and
  you could win... a statement in 25 words or less!!!

   gpetrola@firefly.prairienet.org (greg Petrolati)  1962 TR4 CT4852L


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