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Re: TR-3 crank

To: "Chris Amley" <amley001@gold.tc.umn.edu>
Subject: Re: TR-3 crank
From: "Sumner Weisman" <sweisman@gis.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 08:44:19 -0400
Cc: "Triumphs" <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
Chris,

Sorry, there's no more room in the corner.  I'm still there because of my
recent statement that there were not tubeless tires in the early sixties. 
You'll have to wait until I get out.

Interesting about overheating.  I've always assumed (perhaps wrongly
[again?]) that a 50 - 50 mixture of ethylene glycol and water was right.

Sumner

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> From: Chris Amley <amley001@gold.tc.umn.edu>
> To: sweisman@gis.net
> Subject: Re: TR-3 crank
> Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998 9:57 PM
> 
> Sumner,
> 
> Thanks for the info re electric fans.  Sounds like a workable option.  
> 
> You probably have looked into these points, but I've learnt the hard way
> that my car will overheat if the ignition is too advanced or if there's
> too much ethylene glycol coolant in the system (about a 15% mix is what
> I use now) (does that qualify me for that corner everyone's crowding
> into?).
> 
> Regards,
> Chris

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