I know you've all been waiting patiently for the exciting conclusion to my
starter saga. Sorry for the delay, but have been travelling a lot ately, it
seems.
.. we left off in the last epsiode with a very nice rebuilt starter from
BPNW that was the wrong type. Following the advice from the list, I
concluded that PO had replaced the transmission, starter, and thankfully,
the flywheel, (That's why I haven't awarded him the D designator in DPO).
So, my presumably 1961 TR3A has:
Transmission with dipstick and filler on the side accesable only through
the floor boards.
A bullet nose starter,
A pressed on ring gear.
So they all match, but seem to be from a previous year. That's the good
news. The bad news is that the parts for bullet nose starters are very
rare.
Here's where the hero comes in - Peter from WorldWide Auto Parts was
monitoring the list, an offered to take a look at my starter. Peter found
the real villan, the NAPA sub-contractor that rebuilt the starter a year
ago. Apprantly he made it up as he went along and used wat ever parts he
could find, which weren't the right ones. Peter rebuilt the bendix and
shipped it back - it is now installed and working fine.
Tomorrow I plan to install an Electronic ignition in hopes of making it
start easier and therefore lengthen the life of the starter.
The moral of the story, if you take your Triumph, or part thereof, to
anyone for anything, and they say "It's not one of those British cars, is
it?" Go somewhere else.
Bob
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