Hi all
Just returned from NASCAR races . Had a great time .
Re engine color .I have an original TR3 engine in my 1962
2 seater #5112 and it had / has a dark red or maroon colored
block paint .Any information that I found agreed with this when I
rebuilt my car . I heard that this was the way they kept track of the
engines that went to Morgan and the engines (black ) that went into
the TR3 .The TR4 was black For what its worth ????
Cheers Glenn Nigh
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael D. Miles, PE <mdmiles@mdmpe.com>
To: <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 4:45 PM
Subject: TR Engine Colors - Revisited
> Having now reached the threshold of painting the block on my '61 +4
> (TR-3 motor) I went back to an earlier thread on this list (1996
> comments on engine colors) to do a bit of research. Sure enough I
> found as expected that black was the typical color for the TR-2,3,4
> engines.
>
> What threw me however is that in John Worralls book (Original Morgan
> 4/4, Plus 4 and Plus 8), he mentions that "the Vanguard block was
> painted black, whereas the Triumph engine was maroon.".
>
> The accompaning photos (pp 52, 53) show a TR-4 motor in black. I've
> decided on black anyway but I thought the contradiction to be a bit
> curious. Any further comments?
>
> The two other areas of color concern are the clutch bell housing
> (which appears a 'natural' metal finish in the photos) and the Moss
> gearbox housing. Any comments or suggestions?
>
> --
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> Michael D. Miles, PE Consulting Design Engineer
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