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Re: 30,000 or 130,000

To: Brian Borgstede <borgstede@umsl.edu>
Subject: Re: 30,000 or 130,000
From: Bollen <bollen@ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 17:33:16 -0400
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
References: <v03007803b152e1bdc378@[134.124.176.30]>
Brian Borgstede wrote:
> 
> List,
> I just got a parts car (TR250), and the odometer reads 32k Miles.
> The car has spent many years outside without a top.
> The interior is not just rotten, it's gone!
> 
> Many of the parts look origional.
> -Black and yellow heater, rad. fuel hoses.
> -The diff. has the bolt-together cover and the gears don't feel sloppy.
> -the engine compartment looks origional with exception of the Capacitive
>    ignition box.
> -Origional vacuum hoses and vac. switch under the carbs.
> -The carbs have slotted screws holding the dashpots on.
>    Are these supposed to be philips or posidrive?
> -Brake and clutch pedal are worn, but not bad.
> 
> How can I tell of it's 32k or 132k?
> 
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>           NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS:    borgstede@umsl.edu
> 
> Brian Borgstede                 I
> Telecommunications Engineer,                    I       '68 Triumph
> University of Missouri, St. Louis       I
> Instructional Technology Center I          TR-250
> Phone:  (314) 516-6433          I
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How about checking end float in the crank to see if the thrust washers
are worn?



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