Hhehhe,
Reminds me of when I first bought my TR6. It was running but with a bad u-joint
and a an exhuast leak that sounded like a Harley. I waited a month(nothing
compared to two years) to drive it so I could fix things but in the mean time
I'd crank the engine and let it run for about 20 to 30 minutes every few days
and sit and pretend the rear was squating under a heavy accelleration ;-).
Anyway, once I got the u-joint fixed, I tried to crank it and it turned over
but would not start. Assuming the worst, I got out a timing light to check the
spark, pulled the fuel line going to a carb. Bingo, I was not getting any fuel
to carbs, checked the fuel pump, no gas there either. DUMB PRESENT OWNER
syndrome, your out of gas you idiot. Got it running and that first squat was
very therapeutic.
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On Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:29:22 David Moag wrote:
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>Hello Listers ---
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>Yesterday, after 2 years of going through every chapter in the repair
>manuals two or three times, I drove the TR3B for the first time since I
>bought it (and it had sat in a field for 15 years before that). Talk about
>pumped up!!! Now it's pretty ugly (front apron missing, bonnet tied down,
>gotta hold the doors in, brakes go damn near to the floor before stopping,
>have to pull the accelerator pedal back up with your foot as soon as you can
>spare its use on the brake, all the paint is either 37 years old or primer),
>but talk about FUN! I got so excited I extended my "once around the block"
>initial drive to "once around the neighborhood". This led to the fulfilling
>experience of walking 1/2 mile back home to haul back the gas can I was
>going to use before becoming overwhelmed by the whole thing.
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>Once again, THANK YOU SO MUCH! to all of you. I not only could not have
>gotten this far without you, I never would have even considered trying. And
>while my wallet may have been more complete if I had not taken this path,
>the rest of me would not. So this moment was yours as well as mine.
>
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>Dave Moag
>62 TR3B (pretending it's a real car for a day)
>77 Spitfire
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