Gerhard Wiederholl writes:
>Hello all,
>
>some weeks ago someone forwarded an EMAIL of someone in Germany with 2
truck
>trailers full of Triumph parts to the list. Last week I visited this man
and
>found a very impressive collection of used parts, mainly from Triumphs.
Said
>man, Corvette Stingray owner, knows very little about Triumphs and tryed
even to
>sell me a Big Healy engine as a TR 6 engine.
>
>However I thought I found a good engine for my TR 6 with the correct
prefix
>"CC", number 83725, and bougt it after extensive inspection. It has no
flywheel
>and no manifolds on it and I didn t care because I thought I could use the
parts
>from my original "CC 31998" engine.
>
>What I found out until now is that my early "CC" flywheel and inlet
manifold
>seem not to fit.
>
>Question: If I manage to get a late inlet manifold and a late flywheel,
will
>everything else from my early engine fit (carburettors, starter motor,
clutch
>etc.) or is there someting else I should know. Any experiences or
opinions.
>
>
>Gerhard Wiederholl
>
>1969 TR 6
Herr Gerhard,
I am very much suprised to find out that the flywheel does not fit. I
purchased
an engine from a 1973 TR6 for installation in my 71 TR6 and other than the
intake manifold I had no troubles transfering parts. The starter, water
pump,
distributor, everything, fit just fine.
Check again the flywheel and let us know if they are really incompatable.
Maybe the 69 model is different from the 71 thru 73 models.???
Good luck
Dave Massey
St. Louis, MO USA
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