Skip,
I'll add a few more things to think about:
1. Put in an overflow bottle (you can get aftermarket ones or get a TR4A
set up from the usual suspects), at the very least, it will help protect the
streets.
2. Do you have a shrowd in front of the radiator?
3. Are you sure you have the right radiator cap? It has to be like 3/4" neck
and 4 PSI, not very common, .
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill McLeod" <wbmcleod@theriver.com>
To: <skip@shervington.org>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: TR3A Running Hot
> skip@shervington.org wrote:
>
> >My engine bay is changing color from BRG to a bright rusty orange! She
> >runs hot and I still can't tell where she's steaming from exactly. Looks
> >like it might be around the neck area. Is there supposed to be smoke
> >coming from the crankcase through the oil filler tube after a short spin
> >around town? Or is that just because she's running hot? Temp gauge says
> >190 most of the time, but in stop & go traffic it jumps to 210-220 then
> >every now and then pegs at 230 and starts bleeding all over the street.
> >Any suggestions on where to start?
> >Skip Shervington
> >'58 TR3A TS34885L
> >Santa Cruz, CA (The cool ocean breeze helps a great deal!)
> >
> No. 1 RULE: fill only to the point where you can see the fluid in the
> bottom of the square pipe under the rad cap. That leaves room for
> expansion. Get a new rad cap 7#. Go get a TR-6 fan (they fit). Use
> water with rust inhibitor and water wetter (Red Line). Make sure your
> timing is not retarded.. Make sure you are not running too lean. You
> really should not have a problem in Santa Cruz, even with the heat wave.
> (Lastly, go get a pusher fan at Pep Boys, but if you have checked the
> rest, your block and rad probably need cleaned.) Will your block drain
> through the side petcock, or is it clogged up? These are all lessons
> from 40 odd years driving tr's in Phoenix (1959) to Tucson (now). Oh
> yeah, it will smoke there if hot....
> Regards, Bill McLeod
> Slightly Classics
> Tucson, AZ
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