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Starting an engine on Jackstands

To: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Starting an engine on Jackstands
From: Rainer Wallnig <Wallnig@KR.FH-Niederrhein.DE>
Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 18:04:33 +0200
At 11:24 15.05.1997 -0400, you wrote:
>Jack asks:
>"Is it dangerous (or stupid) to start a TR3's engine with the car up on
>jackstands?"
>

Jack, 

I even let the engine run with the car (TR4 `63) on jackstands, in gear 4
to let the rear wheels turn up to 100 km/h. If the car is safe enough on
the stands, nothing can happen. And nothing happend.
I did this to find out why the car vibrates at appr. 100 km/h (60 mls/h)
I didn`t find out, she still vibrates so I must go very fast thruogh this
spped!

Rainer Wallnig TR4 `63 daily


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